Kathy Varol

I help high-achievers stop performing and start living. After two decades in corporate leadership—where I helped shape the global purpose strategy at adidas and led billion-dollar brand decisions—I realized something vital: even when the metrics are perfect, the soul can still be starving. So I burned down the blueprint of the life I had built and rebuilt one that feels true. Now, I guide others through that same reclamation—blending the inner work of identity, desire, and shadow with the outer work of impact, purpose, and leadership. My work lives at the intersection of personal transformation and systemic change. Along the way, I’ve taught kickboxing in Morocco, developed new beers in middle America, served coffee in the UK, and stood barefoot in ceremony and in heels on global keynote stages. I host the Purpose and Profit podcast (top 2.5% globally), where I interview leaders building a better world without losing themselves in the process. My mission? To help people (and companies) remember who they are, and what they’re really here to do. Let’s build something meaningful—together.