Hi, I’m Kate Wood—a coach, intuitive guide, and the founder of Illuminate Coaching. I help people and organizations gain clarity, reduce stress, and move forward with confidence and purpose. My work blends intuitive insight, leadership experience, and practical tools to illuminate what’s possible—and what’s next.

How I Got Here

My path to coaching grew out of years of leading, mentoring, and navigating both business and life challenges. I discovered that my greatest strength is supporting people to recognize what's possible, define where they want to go, and uncover what might be holding them back. Overtime, that ability to guide others became not just part of my work, but the foundation of my purpose.

Today, I combine my professional experience with intuitive insight to support leaders, teams, and individuals. I believe that fulfillment and performance go hand-in-hand – and both are within reach and both are within reach when you are focused on what matters most.

The Work I Do Now

At Illuminate Coaching, I partner with both individuals and companies. For leaders in teams, I offer intuitive leadership, development, fulfillment, and performance, coaching, and team alignment programs – helping organizations, cultivate clarity, healthy, culture, and sustainable results. For individuals, I provide the same depth of insight and support through one-on-one coaching and tools for navigating life transitions. I am a certified presence based coaching, core practitioner, and a navigating's transition coach through the modern elder Academy, every session, whether for a CEO, a team, or an individual client, is grounded in intuition, clarity and care.

Community Leadership

As the Co-Founder of The Table, LLC, I’ve led initiatives to make Nashville a model city for equity and inclusiveness. Under my leadership, The Table has grown to 315 members and secured 16 company sponsors. My bipartisan approach has helped foster lasting partnerships and initiatives that increase prosperity for people of color.

Published Work

I’m also the author of the Clarity Compass book series, including a workbook and journal designed to help individuals and teams identify priorities, make aligned decisions, and move forward with intuition.

Professional Background

Prior to founding Illuminate Coaching, I spent more than 20 years with American City Business Journals, where I held multiple leadership roles, including Market President and Publisher of the Nashville Business Journal. That work gave me firsthand insight into how leaders think, what drives teams to succeed, and the challenges people face in balancing professional achievement with personal fulfillment.

Personal Note

I live in Nashville with my husband, Lee, and our family of five children. Outside of coaching, I find joy and grounding in meditating, canoeing, painting, tennis, and photography—some of which I share on this website.

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