Kate Wade

About Me

Hi there 🙂

I am a Charleston, SC resident who has traveled the country on my journey to remain in warm weather. Originally from Connecticut, my husband and I have traveled in pursuit of wind and water landing us near family and in close proximity to the ocean. With a background in Marine Biology and a passion for watersports, I am a really fun friend to take to the beach.

With over 15 years of educational experience in the experiential education field, I have had the opportunity to work with students and adults of all abilities. The most fun I had was being able to communicate amazing information to an audience of varying interests. When working with people of all different backgrounds, one of the things I became most passionate about was better understanding how people learn. My experience in educational psychology prepared me for the work I do as an executive function coach. Behavior change is a challenging process that is dynamic and not straightforward. I love learning how people think, what their areas of expertise are, and making their day better by way of new strategies and skills.

I believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to learn new things. I am so thankful that I get to continue to learn and share my knowledge with people in meaningful ways.

**Services**
*Life Coaching
*Executive Function Coaching
*Professional Development
*Soft Skill Development

**Coaching Style**
Every brain is unique and I am honored to be able to help people develop systems that work for their needs. Coaching with The Goalden System provides individuals a safe space to enhance their executive function skills. I love guiding clients through improving their time management, focus, planning, prioritizing, and so much more! The skills we work on help make the day-to-day tasks seem less daunting and overwhelming. After improving their executive function skills, our clients often feel less stressed and empowered to take on the day.

As a coach, I take the time to get to know my clients, and truly listen to their experiences. I am a positive individual who is able to guide clients through the process of implementing new strategies to better their executive function skills. Through 1:1 coaching, accountability meetings, and check-ins, clients will always feel supported on their journey.

You’ve got the goals, we’ve got the systems to make them happen!

**Specialties**
I am an executive function coach that helps individuals improve their day-to-day skills, such as time management, focus, planning, prioritizing, organization, and self-regulation. These are skills that we all use every day, but many, don’t have a system that works for them yet. That’s where coaching with The Goalden System comes in. We focus on finding strategies and tools to help individuals develop systems that work for THEIR brain.

There is no one-size-fits-all at The Goalden System. We take an all-encompassing support approach, where our clients are guided through 1:1 meetings, as well as between meetings to continue moving towards reaching their goals.

**Experience**
*The Goalden System coaches clients that are neurodiverse, as well as those that are neurotypical.
*We support students (high school and college) in addition to adult populations.
*We know that having a supportive team is imperative to success, which is why we collaborate with other support systems such as therapists, families, and other members within our client’s life.

**Education**
*Masters of Education (MEd) in Education Psychology, University of Hawaii
– Facilitated extensive professional development workshops in addition to curriculum development.
– Specialize in behavioral change theories and practices.
– Quantitative and qualitative metrics utilized to determine efficacy of programming outcomes.

**Fees**
*Consult: The Goalden System offers a free consultation to determine if coaching is right for you. Ease and efficiency are important when onboarding our clients. Our onboarding process ensures that communication preferences are established, preferred coaching characteristics are determined, and the client’s needs are identified. We offer monthly, 12-meeting, and 24-meeting partnerships for 1:1 coaching. The 12-meeting partnerships are the preferred option for most individuals as it provides our clients with the opportunity to experience a shift in behaviors leading to positive outcomes.
*1-on-1: We offer opportunities for our community to experience the impact that accountability has on performance and motivation. The Goalden System facilitates in-person group Productivity Power Hours at various locations throughout the Charleston, SC area. We also have 1-on-1 accountability sessions that are available to all of our audiences on a virtual platform.
*Group/Cohort: We provide group workshops for schools, businesses, and organizations. Each of our workshops and associate cost is tailored to our audience and the learning objective outlined by their team. We provide a complimentary meeting with upper-level management to determine their goals and outcomes. The primary topics covered in these workshops are task initiation, time management, and prioritization. These executive function skills are universally needed among groups no matter the official setting.