Kathy Caprino

Kathy Caprino is an internationally-recognized women’s career and leadership coach, executive trainer, speaker, Senior Forbes Contributor, podcaster and author, dedicated to the advancement of women in business.

A leading media voice on women’s careers, entrepreneurship, leadership, and personal growth, she regularly contributes to outlets including Forbes, Thrive Global, LeadersHum, and LinkedIn. She is also the author of two acclaimed books -- "Breakdown, Breakthrough: The Professional Woman’s Guide to Claiming a Life of Passion, Power, and Purpose" and "The Most Powerful You: 7 Bravery-Boosting Paths to Career Bliss" -- the latter now being published in Arabic, Chinese, and Polish. She is also a LinkedIn “Top Voice,” with 850,000 followers as well as 154K subscribers to her LinkedIn newsletter “The Finding Brave Circle.”

A champion for working women, Caprino is a former corporate Vice President turned psychotherapist, career and executive coach, and widely recognized author and speaker on women’s advancement. She is the Founder and President of Kathy Caprino, LLC (formerly Ellia Communications, Inc.), where she leads top-rated career growth programs including The Amazing Career Project, The Amazing Career Coach Certification, and The Most Powerful You (sponsored by a division of the United Nations and other major organizations). Through her Career Breakthrough coaching, speaking, and training programs, Caprino empowers women across industries to build careers of success, impact, and meaning.

Drawing on her national research, therapeutic and coaching training, and her business experience, Caprino provides one-on-one career consulting, group training, online courses, workshops, leadership seminars and training resources aimed to support women to reach their highest professional visions. Her latest book, "The Most Powerful You," examines the seven most damaging power gaps that hold professional women back. Through compelling real-life stories of women who have faced and conquered these challenges, the book offers practical guidance, proven strategies, and exercises—featuring insights from more than 30 of the nation’s leading experts on women’s success.

Caprino is a frequent invited speaker and workshop presenter in the areas of women’s empowerment, overcoming adversity and challenge in the workplace, effective communication, networking and LinkedIn success, navigating successfully through change, and identifying your passion and fueling your work with it. She has spoken at over 200 women’s and leadership conferences, Fortune 100 training events, teen leadership forums, and national business and training events.

In her top-ranked podcast Finding Brave, Caprino interviews the nation’s top movers and shakers, influencers, bestselling authors, leadership and entrepreneurial experts, creatives, and more, all who are demonstrating their own version of “finding brave” and helping us make the impact we dream to in the world.

As a top media source on women’s career and entrepreneurial issues and trends, she has appeared in over 200 leading newspapers, publications and podcasts both nationally and worldwide, including the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Washington Times, SELF, Glamour, MORE, and on national radio and television.

Before founding her career consulting firm, Caprino built a distinguished 18-year corporate career in publishing, direct marketing, and membership services, where she held senior leadership roles including Director and Vice President of marketing, product development, research, and product management.

Caprino received her MA in Marriage and Family Therapy from Fairfield University, her BA in English Literature from Boston University, and earned other educational certifications and training from New York University, University of London, and the Institute for Life Coaching Training. Her career coaching and consulting firm is based in Stamford, CT.