
Kimberly Lai
Leadership Trainer & Coach | 5+ years training 5,000+ leaders
Studied at Yale University
Works at Origin Co.
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Kimberly's Offerings
Custom hourly · $150/hr
Get help with Change Management, Coaching and Mentoring, and
Kimberly’s Leadership Coaching Qualifications
Experience level: Vice President
60+ people coached for Leadership Coaching
Hi there, I'm Kimberly! I'm a leadership development expert who has been training and coaching clients at top organizations like Google, Netflix, and BlackRock since I was 24 years old. To date, I've worked with 5,000+ professionals globally on a range of leadership competencies and maintained a 95%+ satisfaction rating. My approach is based on first principles, so the skills you build feel intuitive and practical beyond the coaching room. If you've been struggling with: - Finding your footing in a new or expanded leadership role - Navigating tricky workplace relationships (with your team, manager, peers, or other stakeholders) - Communicating with impact, whether in high-stakes presentations or everyday leadership moments - Understanding what's holding you back from the next level - and what to do about it I'd love to support you. Book your free discovery call, and let's see if we're a fit.
Kimberly can help with:
Change Management
Coaching and Mentoring
Conflict Resolution
Emotional Intelligence
Time Management
Work Experience

Founder
Origin Co.
November 2025 - Present
Founder of Origin Co., providing leadership coaching and development services that teach professionals both the tools of effective leadership and the principles that make them work. Areas of coaching expertise include: emotional intelligence, communication, and presentation skills.

Leadership Trainer & Facilitator
LifeLabs Learning
January 2021 - Present
Interviewer
- Led 1,000+ workshops for executives and managers at organizations including Google, Netflix, BlackRock, Etsy, and Flatiron Health. Workshop topics focused on leadership and communication skills such as feedback, coaching, presentation skills, and leading change. - Served as an internal coach for LifeLabs employees, coaching professionals from junior to director level on topics including public speaking, high-stakes conversations, leadership presence, prioritization, and career growth. - Designed and led internal training on optimizing workshop performance, upon request from department leadership. Developed a diagnostic toolkit that enabled team members to level up their facilitation skills, boosting engagement and effectiveness scores.

Senior Consultant
Precision AQ
June 2018 - December 2020
Interviewer
- Advised pharmaceutical clients on U.S. and global commercialization strategy across 2-4 concurrent projects (~$300-500K total value). Highlights include developing US & global pricing strategies for a top pharma company’s pipeline oncology portfolio, impacting 50+ brands. - Led project workstreams end-to-end, including managing analyst teams, structuring analysis, and owning deliverables from kickoff through client presentation. - Regularly presented findings and recommendations to director and VP-level client stakeholders across commercial and market access functions.
Education

Yale University
BS, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
2014 - 2018
Activities and societies: Yale Symphony Orchestra, Yale Demos, Yale Women's Slavic Chorus
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