About Kaia
Kaia Laursen
Hello! I am an ICF-credentialed coach and former Fortune-500 product management executive with a proven track record leading high performing teams and organizations, making successful career pivots, and coaching/teaching global professionals. I have two decades of professional experience spanning multiple continents and numerous domains including product management, strategy, consulting and teaching.
Whether facilitating corporate workshops with dozens of teams, teaching hatha yoga classes, or coaching individual clients, I have come to believe deeply in cultivating authentic presence as one of the most powerful means to inspire lasting change and unlock new possibilities for personal fulfillment. I’m truly passionate about helping other leaders better connect to themselves in order to better connect with others and the world at large.
In my free time, I feel most alive in nature, engaged in movement of all kinds including yoga, dance and tai chi, and learning new things, especially in psychology. I am deeply rooted in values of health, wellness, community, equity, and learning and they influence how I show up daily in my life, both in and out of sessions with my clients.
Key Qualifications
Former Product Management Executive: Expedia Group
Education: B.A. in Economics from Middlebury College and an MBA from University of Washington’s Foster School of Business
International Experience: Lived/worked in India and Taiwan and have also managed teams spanning multiple continents
Yoga Teaching Certifications: 500-hour Advanced Teacher Training, Sivananda Yoga, 200-hour Teacher Training, Sivananda Yoga
Coaching Certifications: International Coaching Federation (ACC), Newfield Network Coaching Certification (NCC)