Kristin Campbell, PhD, PCC, BCC, ACPEC

Executive Coach

Dr. Kristin Campbell is an accomplished leader with more than 23 years of hands-on experience in strategic leadership, team development, and transformational growth spanning healthcare services, medical device, and pharmaceutical industries. Throughout her career, she’s witnessed firsthand how the right leadership development can transform individual, team, and organizational impact. As an executive coach, she’s earned a reputation for leveraging neuroscience to help leaders transform their mindsets, executive presence and relationships—often with immediate results

Kristin is widely recognized for her results-oriented, collaborative, and adaptable coaching approach. She serves as a trusted advocate who challenges clients to achieve growth they didn’t know was possible, creating safe spaces where vulnerability becomes the foundation for breakthrough performance. While her deep expertise in healthcare sets her apart, her coaching reach extends across industries, including work with executives at global technology giants like Google, Apple, Meta, and Amazon, as well as leaders at major food and beverage, insurance and automotive companies.

Her unique educational journey—from a BS in Biology through an MS in Biotechnology Management to a PhD in Organizational Leadership—gives Kristin a distinctive ability to blend scientific rigor with business acumen and interpersonal insight. This combination has helped her identify what she calls the “secret sauce” of elevating individual, team, and organizational performance. Her doctoral dissertation focused specifically on trust among leaders in healthcare organizations—research that directly informs her coaching methodology today.

Kristin holds multiple coaching certifications, including:
Professional Certified Coach (PCC) by the International Coaching Federation
Board Certified Coach (BCC) by the Center for Credentialing & Education
Advanced Certified Personal and Executive Coach (ACPEC) by the College of Executive Coaching
Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI); Hogan Development Survey (HDS) ; Hogan Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory (MVPI) by Hogan Assessment Systems
EQ-i 2.0 (Emotional Intelligence) by Multi-Health Systems
PQ (Positive Intelligence) by Positive Intelligence Inc

What’s your coaching philosophy in action?

I meet clients where they are, creating a safe space where they can be vulnerable about sharing their needs, aspirations, and what’s most important to them. I work with each client to get to the root cause of what’s holding them back from reaching their full potential.

What’s the leadership challenge you’re known for solving?

I help clients make a life-changing impact on their mindsets by guiding them to uncover the root of negative thinking that may be clouding their decisions, undermining their executive presence, and affecting interpersonal relationships—both personal and professional. I’ve observed tangible, often immediate, results with many of my clients by leveraging neuroscience-based assessments and translating them into concrete, real-life applications.

Describe your ideal coaching client.

I especially enjoy working with C-suite executives and leaders within healthcare systems. My ideal client is open-minded, curious about all possibilities, and ready to put in the work and be intentional about their leadership development. It’s incredibly fulfilling to co-create and partner with clients on their leadership development journey.

What would surprise people about your approach?

Some might be surprised that my approach is both direct and empathetic. I’m an advocate who will challenge clients to achieve growth they didn’t know was possible, while creating a safe space where trust serves as the foundation. In fact, trust among leaders in healthcare was the focus of my doctoral dissertation research.

What’s a leadership breakthrough you’ve witnessed?

I use neuroscience-based assessments to help clients identify patterns in their thinking and how they handle situations. I’ve observed complete transformations in numerous clients after we debrief these assessments and uncover the root cause of their limiting thoughts. The best part is that many clients see their relationships with colleagues dramatically improve once they become aware of the impact they have on interactions, both professionally and personally.

What’s your unique background experience?

My educational journey—from Biology (BS) to Biotechnology Management (MS) to my PhD in Organizational Leadership—taught me to blend science with business acumen and interpersonal dynamics. This combination helps me identify the “secret sauce” for transforming low-performing teams into highly functional, successful ones.

My executive coaching experience spans diverse healthcare sectors, including hospital systems, pharma, biotech, and medical devices. Beyond healthcare, I’ve coached executives at major technology companies (Google, Apple, Meta, Amazon), food and beverage brands (Kraft Heinz, Nestle), plus leaders in insurance, automobile, and public sector organizations.

What myth about executive coaching do you love to bust?

Leaders who say they are too busy for executive coaching are exactly the leaders who need coaching most! If they are not putting their wellbeing first, then burnout becomes a real possibility.