Meet Kathleen O’Grady

Founder & CEO

As the Founder and CEO of Authentic Leadership Advisors, Kathleen O’Grady guides leaders to tap into their Authentic Intelligence™ (AQ), a blend of cognitive, emotional, and intuitive insight. Known for her ability to disrupt traditional leadership models with a deeply human approach.

Kathleen’s Experience

Kathleen O’Grady is what happens when a truth-teller, a soul-whisperer, and a boardroom badass walk into the same woman. She’s the founder of the Authentic Intelligence™ Framework, but don’t mistake her for some namaste-in-the-cubicle type. She’s allergic to clichés, breaks out in hives at the word “synergy,” and wields emotional mastery like it’s a lightsaber.

For nearly 20 years, Kathleen’s trained and advised some of the most formidable executives, out-coached self-proclaimed “gurus,” and built a fiercely human leadership model that flips corporate fluff on its head.

She’s part philosopher, part strategist, and part playlist curator; the kind of woman who drops a Tori Amos reference mid-workshop and somehow makes it feel like a leadership breakthrough.

Kathleen has walked through personal fire with humor, grace, and just enough F-bombs to keep it real. Her brain? A powerhouse. Her heart? Her intuition? Other-worldly. Fire-tested. Her standards? Sky high. She’s not here to play the game, she’s here to rewrite the rules for anyone tired of pretending, especially the ones who’ve felt invisible too long.

And if you’re lucky enough to sit in a room with her, virtual or otherwise, you’ll leave with more clarity than a meditation app, minus the distracting bells.

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