Kyoko K
A native of Japan, Kyoko is a highly experienced, executive coach with 15+ years corporate leadership background in global financial services.
Experience
For the past 20 years, Kyoko has coached senior leaders; country CEOs, regional heads, and high-potential executives across Fortune 500 companies in sectors including finance, healthcare, IT, entertainment, and professional services.
Previously, she led a culture transformation initiative for a major U.S. financial institution in Japan - an experience that ignited her passion for helping leaders and organisations grow, while building deeper alignment for their purpose and core values.
Expertise
Kyoko specialises in leadership transitions, particularly supporting executives moving from operational or technical roles into broader strategic mandates. Her expertise includes role transition, influence, change management, emotional intelligence, inclusive leadership, and cross-cultural effectiveness. Drawing on her own leadership experience in complex matrix organisations, she engages clients with empathy, relevance, and strategic clarity.
Coaching style
Kyoko’s coaching is reflective, intuitive, and adaptable. She creates safe, non-judgemental spaces where clients can examine their internal landscape, uncover limiting patterns, and trial new ways of leading.
While rooted in Clean Language, her versatile approach draws from the Performance Coaching framework and NLP tools. She offers both calm presence and constructive challenge, meeting clients where they are and helping them navigate the shift from high-performing managers to values-driven, strategic leaders.
Her sensitivity to organisational culture and cross-cultural dynamics adds depth and resonance to her work.
Qualifications
• Professional Certified Coach (PCC, ICF)
• Certified Clean Coach & Level 1 Clean Facilitator
• NLP Master Practitioner
• MBTI Step II Practitioner
• Hogan Leadership Suite Certified
• Harrison Assessment Certified
Coaching philosophy
Kyoko believes people have a natural desire to grow. Her role is to help clients become aware of the patterns in thinking, emotion and behaviour that shape their leadership and to support them in making intentional, values-aligned shifts.