Kat Sykes
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST
My Super-Power: seeing a situation through everyone’s eyes and pre-empting how everyone will react.
“Stakeholder engagement” sounds dry, but at its heart it’s about people—their fears, their drivers, their light-bulb moments. I help teams and business owners unlock that human element so projects move faster and work feels lighter.
Credentials You Can Feel
What do I know? Well, let me tell you by asking you…
Have you ever stopped a fist-fight from breaking out in a million-pound contract meeting?
I have. Working in London during my construction Project Management days.
Have you ever coaxed spirited 7-year-old twins down from a tree and back into class—together?
I have. I’m a former primary school teacher, behaviour specialist.
Have you ever persuaded eight overstretched organisations to lend staff to a digital pilot they weren’t yet sure about?
I have. Until very recently I was a Project Manager within the NHS, employed to drive digital change.
Have you ever run a workshop where tough engineers admitted their process was making them depressed, thanked me for mediating, and left with an action plan?
I have. As a change kick-start facilitator.
Have you ever put tissues on every table because you knew the training content would hit home?
I have. I always say “when you cry, you’ve found your why” and in my mindset sessions for entrepreneurs, I help delegates find their why.
These aren’t bullet points on a CV. No one needs to know dates and times and the ins and outs of anyone else’s CV. These are proof that human behaviour, understood and guided, changes outcomes.
BLIND SPOTS UNCOVERED. NO BIASES.
“Kat uncovered blind spots in our organisation with an objective assessment, no biases. She delivered a balanced-decision making approach to reduce resistance within the team, and because of this I have seen a new, positive outlook in the team, reducing resistance to change, and a greater change acceptance, aligning everyone with a unified vision.”
client testimonial
WHY DO I DO IT?
At age 5, 95 % of us think like creative geniuses. By 31, only 5 % do.
Let’s flip that statistic.
I’m driven to free people—from unhelpful school conditioning, from corporate habits, from the “we’ve-always-done-it-this-way” mindset. When we reclaim creative thinking, work becomes enjoyable and effective.
How I Help at Every Stage
From school or university, through our early careers, our transitions into leadership and, for some, entrepreneurship, we need different types of support to navigate the human challenges that come with each stage of work.
Hover/tap on a red dot to see how I can help you and your colleagues or peers at each stage.
Students & Young People
Free workshops on curiosity, collaboration, and self-worth.
Early-Career Professionals
G.O.G.G.L.E.S. model: understand behaviour and influence without authority.
Team Leaders & Managers
Kick-Start Workshops: align stakeholders quickly, reduce project pain.
Business Owners & Founders
Deep-dive programmes to rebuild processes around human motivation.
Students & Young People
Free workshops on curiosity, collaboration, and self-worth.
Early-Career Professionals
G.O.G.G.L.E.S. model: understand behaviour and influence without authority.
Team Leaders & Managers
Kick-Start Workshops: align stakeholders quickly, reduce project pain.
Business Owners & Founders
Deep-dive programmes to rebuild processes around human motivation.