Koren Motekaitis

Executive + Leadership Coach

Koren Motekaitis, Executive + Leadership Coach

Koren Motekaitis is an experienced executive and leadership coach based in Davis, California. She has over 28 years of leadership, facilitation, coaching, and team development experience in academia, sports, non-profits, and for-profit businesses.1

Background and Certifications

Koren has been a life and leadership coach since 2009 and has also served as the executive director of a non-profit organization since 2003.1
She holds a master's degree in Sports Management and was previously a tenured faculty member of Sacramento City College.1
Koren is a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator (CDTLF), trained in Brené Brown's work on vulnerability, courage, empathy, and worthiness.1
She has also trained in positive psychology coaching with the Wholebeing Institute, using the science of well-being and research-based assessments and interventions to bring about greater satisfaction, purpose, and fulfillment in life.1

Coaching Approach

Koren leverages her diverse background and certifications to focus on a wide range of topics, including leadership, diversity, self-image, creativity, social media, and human resource issues.1 Her coaching approach emphasizes vulnerability, which she believes is the strongest measure of courage and can help foster innovation and creativity.1

Podcast and Media Presence

Koren is the host of the podcast "How She Really Does It," which has been on the air since 2006.1 The podcast is a place for inspiration and possibility, where Koren shares insights and interviews with guests.3

She has also appeared in other media, such as a YouTube video discussing the two types of focus.2