A Message From Katy
“I created this business because I know firsthand what it feels like to be living the wrong life. When I went to finally change things up, I realized how difficult a transformational change can be. I knew that incremental tweaks were not going to get the job done so I reached out and asked for help (hard to do!) and was fortunate to have resources and people who helped me.
As I discovered personally, big change can only happen when you have a proven process, tools, and a support system committed to your change alongside you.
I dedicated my career to building a proven process, tools, and a support system to help other people make it through to the other side of the big change they are after.”
Everything we offer here at Katy Hansell Impact Partners is designed to promote clarity and help people access their own power and fuel their own transformation.
Our proprietary programs (processes), tools, and our support system (community) have proven effective for 500+ multi-year relationship clients who have scaled the impact they care about. We invest in continuous learning so that we are always informed about state of the art research and programs that can make change easier and more sustainable.
If you are looking for a supportive ecosystem and state of the art tools to help you work hard for your goals in the mess of change, then…
We are here for you! Let’s Talk!
Awards
Top 15 Executive Coaches in Chicago, 2024, Influence Digest
Top Women’s Empowerment Coach, 2024, Coach Foundation
Top Executive Coach, 2022, Coach Foundation
Certifications
Professional Certified Coach (ICF PCC), 2024, International Coaching Federation
Certified Co-Active Professional Coach (CPCC), 2023, Co-Active Training Institute
Certified High Performance Coach (CHPC), 2023, High Performance Institute
Certified Accelerator Coach, 2013, Brave Thinking Institute
Certified Quantum Leap Coach, 2013, Brave Thinking Institute
Certified Professional Coach, 2013, Brave Thinking Institute
Partners
High Performance Institute, Brendon Burchard, The Burchard Group (2023-ongoing)
Positive Intelligence, Global Coaches Grant Project, Shirzad Charmine, (2023-ongoing)
Forbes Coaches Council (2016-ongoing)
Duke University Alumni Coaches (2014-ongoing)
Mentor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
RISE Leadership Training for Women, The Gaia Leadership Project
Affiliations
Board Services:
Board of Directors, Member, United Planet (2023-ongoing)
Patron, TWIN The World’s Innovation Network (2021-ongoing)
Advisor, Duke Alumni Association / Duke Career Services (2018-ongoing)
Board of Directors, Emeritus Member, Kellogg Alumni Council (2019-2023)
Member, Pete Henderson Society, Kellogg, Northwestern University (2023-ongoing)
Professional Experience
Commercial Banking Officer with The Northern Trust of Chicago
Global management strategy consultant with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Director of Strategy, Bayer
Katy (MacKinnon) Hansell
MBA, CPCC, CHPC, ICF PCC
I’m a proud mother of three adult sons (Charlie, Malcolm, Robert) and four rescue cats (Tiger, Madame Fluffball, Ninja, Cristiano Ronaldo The Cat). (One cat / one son, but then a do-over was required so four! LOL.)
I live in a small town north of Chicago and am blessed with the best of both worlds. Flyover country is not without its charms!
I am obsessed with Britbox / British who-dun-its, Scottish accents, Scottish highlands, London, Paris, NH lakes, policy / strategy / game theory, and pasta. My passion is talking with other people who are obsessed with the same show I am currently watching. I love tennis and crossword puzzles and am getting better at each…slowly!
I grew up in northern NJ as a textbook middle child (Ha!) and our family moved to LA when I was 15. I had the good fortune of getting an amazing education making me both a “Blue Devil” (B. A., Economics With Distinction, cum laude, Duke University) and a “Wildcat” (MBA, cum laude, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University).
My formative professional experiences prior to FT coaching / strategic advisory work were: as a commercial banker with The Northern Trust Company, as a management consultant with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), as a seconded consultant to Baylor College of Medicine / Methodist General / Texas Children’s Hospital, as a director of strategy with Bayer AG, and as a business strategy consultant in private practice.
My FT coaching / strategic advisory work focuses on building long-term relationships with clients and supporting them in different ways throughout their careers. I am a big believer in the power of unlocking opportunities by getting clear about what you really want to do and having a support network (including a coach) to achieve it. I am trained and certified in many coaching modalities which enable me to offer cutting edge, research-backed programs that empower people to adopt the capabilities of positive intelligence and high performance in their leadership.
I give back through volunteering and board service and am involved with organizations that want to promote cross-cultural understanding (United Planet) and innovation (TWIN The World’s Innovation Network).
I contribute articles to the Forbes Coaches Council (and formerly to HuffPost, cnn). I have a TEDx talk, “How to Get Unstuck In Work & Life”, 2015.
Aside from my beloved and totally awesome family and friends, what I am most grateful for is the clients I get to partner with who inspire me everyday with their courage, smarts, tenacity, humor, grace, innovation, and ambition. Biggest hugs to them all!
