Meet Karin Willmer

Executive Coaching · Facilitation · Storytelling

I work with non-profits, community organizations, and executive leaders who want to lead from the inside out — organizations committed to integrity, shared purpose, and human-centred leadership.

Across more than 30 years in journalism — newspapers, magazines, and CBC Radio — and more than 15 as an organizational leader and executive coach, I've learned that the most resilient organizations aren't built on the best strategy. They're built on the capacity to listen — to their people, their community, and the moment they're in.

My role is to help you build that capacity. The intuitive knowledge your people carry isn't soft data — it's often the most accurate signal available about what an organization is ready for, what it fears, and what it's capable of. When leaders learn to work with that signal, change becomes something people move toward rather than resist.

I work with organizations and communities navigating change, across the public sector, non-profits, government, senior leadership teams, and volunteer boards.

I'm not your forever person. I'm here to help you find your own way of leading — and then get out of your way.