Kathleen Fanning bio

Meet Kathleen Fanning
M.Ed., PCC

Kathleen Fanning is a leadership coach, speaker, educator, and author who specializes in empowering professional women. With over 25 years of experience in business, higher education, and the public sector, Kathleen brings extensive expertise to her coaching practice. She is an ICF PCC credentialed coach with a lifelong commitment to learning, ensuring professionalism and skill in her coaching. Having traveled the world and immersed herself in different cultures, Kathleen embraces diversity and inclusivity in her approach. As someone who has personally experienced the challenges and triumphs of being a professional woman, Kathleen provides a safe and trusting space for her clients. By working with Kathleen, you can tap into your true potential, achieve success and fulfillment, and create a balanced and purposeful life.

Areas of Expertise

• Leadership Coaching & Training
• Personal & Professional Development
• Resilience & Wellbeing
• Mental Fitness / Positive Intelligence
• Team Building & Group Facilitation
• Training & Presentation Skills Development

Training, Certifications and Assessment Tools

• PQ Coaching Certification (Positive Intelligence)
• Certified mBIT (Multiple Brain) Coach
• Mindfulness for Coaches: Rising Minds
• Professional Practice Certificate in Training & Development
• Transactional Analysis TA 101 – Coaching Development
• Certificate in Coaching Skills (Coaching Development/Tipperary Institute)
• NLP Master Practitioner
• Licensed in the use of the Myers Briggs Type Inventory MBTI and Belbin Team Roles

Memberships & Awards

• ICF (International Coaching Federation) Awarded Coach of the Year 2023 
• FIITD (Fellow of the Irish Institute of Training & Development)
• Director of Membership & Development Irish Chapter ICF
• Member of Irish American Chamber of Commerce, Philadelphia and the Irish Business Organisation of NY

Recent Clients

• ACC Senior Services (CA) - Leadership Team
• Tipperary County Council – Developing Women’s Caucus for Local Government Representatives
• Health Service Executive - National Clinical Leadership Centre for Nursing and Midwifery
• Munster Technological University – School of Business and Hincks Centre for Entrepreneurship Excellence
• Technological University of the Shannon - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Department
• University College Cork - Centre for Global Development

Based in Ireland and working globally

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