Executive & Leadership Coaching
Individual coaching for leaders ready to strengthen their confidence, expand their impact, and lead at their next level.
Stop second-guessing yourself in rooms you belong in.
You’re good at what you do.
You didn’t get here by accident.
You’ve worked hard. You’ve earned your seat. You’ve proven yourself more than once.
And still…
There are moments you hear yourself hesitate.
You soften when you want to be direct.
You over-explain when you want to be clean and clear.
You stay smaller than the situation actually calls for.
Part of you knows you’re capable of more.
Another part of you feels like it still has something to prove.
That tension you feel is not a skills problem.
That’s an inner leadership problem.
You don’t need to push harder or become more impressive.
You need a space where you can make identity-level shifts—the kind that change how you trust yourself, how you use your voice, and how you show up as a leader.
That’s what private coaching gives you: a grounded, powerful container where you stop circling the same internal blocks and finally create the calm, clarity, and confidence to lead in a way that feels authentic.
This isn’t a skills problem
You’re not struggling because you don’t know what you’re doing.
You’re not stuck because you need more credentials, more tools, or more preparation.
You already have the skills.
You already have the experience.
You already belong at this level.
What’s actually getting in the way is not about competence - it’s about self trust.
In moments that matter, you find yourself proving, over-functioning, or holding back instead of leading from a grounded place.
That’s what creates the gap between what you’re capable of and how confidently you show up.
And that’s why pushing harder doesn’t really work.
Real change starts when you rebuild trust with yourself and claim your identity as a leader; when your inner sense of authority catches up to the role you’re already in.
Areas We Explore
Confidence + Self-Trust: You've spent years proving yourself, but imposter syndrome is always in the background. I help you strengthen the self-trust needed to make decisions, take action, and lead from a place of grounded confidence.
Grounded Leadership: Real leadership doesn't come from having all the answers. It comes from knowing how to navigate uncertainty, build trust, make decisions, and bring out the best in others. I help leaders strengthen these skills while staying connected to who they are.
Leading with Intention: It's easy to become consumed by solving problems, putting out fires, and reacting to what's in front of you. I help you step out of the weeds, think more strategically, and lead with greater intention, vision, and impact.
Communication + Difficult Conversations: Knowing what needs to be said and actually saying it are two different things. I help you build the confidence, clarity, and communication skills needed to address issues directly and move forward without carrying the emotional burden with you.
Over-functioning + Boundaries: Many high-achieving leaders become the solution to every problem. I help you step out of over-functioning, build trust in your team, and create the space needed to lead more strategically.
Empowered Decision Making: Second-guessing yourself, seeking validation, or revisiting decisions you've already made can quietly erode your confidence and momentum. I help you strengthen your self-trust, make decisions with greater clarity and confidence, and move forward with conviction.
Sustainable Leadership: Success shouldn't require constant overextension. I help leaders identify the patterns that drive burnout, create healthier ways of operating, and build the capacity to lead effectively over the long term, while enjoying their lives right now.
Career Growth + Designing What’s Next: You've achieved many of the goals you set for yourself and are now asking bigger questions about purpose, fulfillment, impact, and the next chapter of life and leadership. Together, we explore what that next chapter looks like and how to move toward it with clarity and intention.
There’s a version of you that already knows, already trusts, already leads boldly.
The Work Beneath the Work
Many leadership challenges have both a practical and a personal dimension.
A difficult conversation may require stronger communication skills. It may also require addressing the fear of conflict that's been keeping you from setting boundaries for most of your life.
Delegation may require new leadership strategies. It may also require letting go of the belief that everything depends on you and learning to accept help.
Stepping into a bigger role may require developing new capabilities. It may also require strengthening your confidence and trust in yourself.
That's why my coaching addresses both the outer work of leadership and the inner work that shapes how you lead.
Together, we develop the skills, strategies, and behaviors needed to navigate leadership effectively while also identifying the patterns, beliefs, and blind spots that may be limiting your growth.
The result is change that doesn't just solve the immediate challenge—it changes the way you lead moving forward.
WHAT LEADERSHIP COACHING LOOKS LIKE
Coaching is a collaborative partnership designed to help you navigate challenges, accelerate growth, and create meaningful change.
Every engagement is tailored to the individual, but our work typically includes:
Two coaching sessions over Zoom per month
Personalized support between sessions
Tools, homework, and resources as needed
A focus on both immediate challenges and long-term growth
What my clients are saying
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Grounded Through Uncertainty
I am so grateful my path crossed with Kara's. It truly felt like serendipity to meet her during a time of career transition. She provided the guidance I needed to step into a new chapter with clarity and a sense of peace about the past.
Being an executive female, she equipped me with the tools to stay grounded through uncertainty and self-doubt, to be able to show up with authenticity and confidence.
I would highly recommend Kara to anyone looking for a safe, trusted space to learn more about themselves, deepen & grow.
Talitha C - Sr Director Enterprise Sales
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Navigating a Pivot
I had the great pleasure to work with Kara as a coach. Kara helped me explore and reframe some of the past trauma I had, that was negatively impacting how I was interacting at both work and in my personal life.
In Kara’s empathetic, respectful, open, and joyful guidance, I also navigated a pivot point in my career I was exploring. I was approaching things from an all or nothing lens, and she helped me look at things from a place of abundance. It grounded me and allowed me to move forward.
I have recommended Kara to other colleagues and friends. The benefit I experienced from her coaching was not only felt by me, but also seen by my supervisor.
HR Director - Portland, OR
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Embodied Decision Making
I had a powerful coaching session with Kara where she introduced me to the concept of embodied decision making. I’ve read books and heard podcasts about listening to the body’s wisdom - but I’d never used my body to guide a decision that wasn’t health related. This was different. And surprisingly effective. It became clear which path felt right for me.
Senior Partner & Marketing Executive and Business Development Leader - Portland, OR
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Aligned with My Purpose
My sessions with my life coach Kara Sigua are coming to an end. After my 4 months with her, I am approaching life in a whole new way that has helped me stop procrastinating, break bad habits, and just live with more joy and purpose. I didn't know what I thought a life coach was, but Kara was what I needed at a point in my life where things felt unstable and inconsistent.
If you are looking to "get your shit together," which is what I told her my goal was during our first session, then check her out. Invest in yourself and follow her flow and you will see changes in your life.
The four months with Kara were life changing. Not just because of what we did in those four months, but because she taught me a different way of thinking, I can continue to grow and keep my mind open to what it can do.
Our work together has brought me to a place where I am working hard and hustling, but it feels so good to do it now that my life is aligned with my purpose.
Eloise - CEO The High-Achieving Housewife Podcast
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Confident, Empowered, Steady
Coaching with Kara was such an incredible experience. Her presence is loving, integrous, and sincerely genuine. You can tell that Kara really cares and is also so knowledgeable and so experienced in her coaching skills. I came to her feeling incongruent with the pricing for my business. I left feeling confidence, empowered, and steady in asking for the true value of my work. Immediately, I noticed a shift from our session and was able to execute on the actions that she and I had discussed. I highly recommend Kara for coaching.
Deanna T - Love, Life & Dating Coach
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Navigating Change
I started working with Kara during a significant period of transition in my life. My career, as I had known it for years, was shifting. My board positions were winding down, and my kids were growing up and heading off to college. I felt unanchored and uncertain about what was next.
Through our work together, Kara helped me find solid footing and reorient myself for this next phase of life. She guided me with compassion, clarity, and insight, helping me reconnect with my true north. Most importantly, she helped me learn how to be present—with myself, my choices, and the moment I’m in.
I’m leaving this experience feeling grounded, empowered, and ready for what’s next. I’m deeply grateful for her support and would recommend her wholeheartedly to anyone navigating change.
Dolly - Entrepreneur & Founder
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From Anxiety to Joy
I came to Kara needing help with the very anxious decision to change my career. Kara helped me immediately with tools I could use on myself. By the end of the first meeting, I was focused without any feeling of anxiety. With Kara’s coaching tools and kind encouraging support I see that anxiety may be with me any given day but so are my gratefulness and my joy and MY LIFE!
Gina - Business Owner
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Envisioning a New Future
Thank you for coaching us as a couple to envision a shared future that is free from constraint and inspired by possibility. Your coaching lifted up areas where our thoughts were limiting us. We discovered that thoughts that we were resisting became blocks that are freed up when we acknowledge them and welcome them. You invited us to consider that these thoughts served us in some way - to protect us or make us feel safe. Once we distinguished the function of the thought, it no longer seemed significant or scary.
You aptly coached us as we developed a future that we are living into as possibility. We left the coaching sessions being empowered, hopeful and excited to be alive. You are truly an extraordinary coach, Kara!
Gerry H - Social Worker
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Trust Myself Again
When you welcome Kara into your life as a coach, you will leave every session feeling uplifted, loved, understood and supported. I came to her really struggling to trust myself and my own intuition, and she gave me the tools to listen, believe in me, and to forgive parts of my past that were holding me back from a future filled with hope and beauty. Kara is amazing and will walk you through every step comfortably and genuinely. 100% recommendation!!!
Rachel - Single Mother Recovering After Divorce
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Remembering My Purpose
I have been fortunate enough to receive coaching from Kara, and it was the most magical, beautiful and transformative experience.
During the session, Kara guided me to connect with a part of myself which I felt I had been disconnected from since a very young age. Kara was so masterful in giving me a lot of space to soak up the experience to the point where I have been able to revisit the vision and feeling numerous times since, helping me to centre myself and remember what is my purpose.
The vision was full of such joy and beauty and I'm so grateful for Kara's guidance in allowing me to access it.
Libby B - Health Coach
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From Stress to Joy
Kara was welcoming and created a calm and supportive environment (even virtually) right from the start. She was the perfect balance of going at my pace while also providing proactive activities that I needed to reflect and hold myself accountable to healthier habits. Kara was able to highlight thought patterns and help me make a shift to actively rooting my busy stressful life in joy everyday.
Lisa C - Social Worker
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Landed the Job Aligned with My Calling
Thank you for your coaching and for your extraordinary listening of me! I got a call from the Program Manager for ODHS with a salary offer of level 8 (out of 10)! I have the precise position that aligns with my calling, I get to live in my favorite place in the world, I will be making a generous salary which will make a difference for our retirement, and we will be close to family. I am really living the lit up life!
Gerry H - Social Worker
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Finding My Power
When I started working with Kara, I didn’t know where to start or even what to say because I felt lost and inhibited by my anxiety and insecurities. Kara gently helped me accept who I am and acknowledge the power I already have to design my life.
Emily T - Teacher
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Thought Patterns Shift
Thank you so much! I have noticed some thought patterns that definitely need to shift! You are a great coach and will change many lives connecting from such a heart-centered, judgement free place! It's so powerful to normalize what so many of us are feeling with affirmation that we are not alone!
Lisa B - Elementary School Staff
The first step is seeing clearly what's really driving the challenge.
Together, we uncover the patterns, beliefs, assumptions, and habits that may be influencing how you lead, communicate, make decisions, and show up in the world—many of which have been operating in the background for years.
MY PROCESS
Through my proprietary coaching framework, you will experience:
AWARENESS
EXPANSION
Once those patterns become visible, we create space for something new. Rather than judging or fighting the parts of yourself that developed these patterns, we seek to understand them.
From that place, we intentionally strengthen new ways of thinking, leading, communicating, and making decisions that are more aligned with the leader you want to become.
INTEGRATION
Awareness alone doesn't create change. Lasting transformation happens through practice.
Together, we experiment with new ways of operating in real-life situations, helping them become integrated into your leadership, relationships, and daily life until they feel natural and sustainable.