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Karl Stewart

Karl Stewart

Executive Leadership Coach | Purpose-Driven Growth Catalyst

Location icon Brooklyn, NY

About

I facilitate powerful insights into your purpose, helping you stretch into your potential and spark deeper, more meaningful contributions to both your life and the planet’s long-term resilience. Through my work, I guide individuals and teams toward sustainable success, supporting their growth in emotional intelligence, executive function, and well-being. Whether it’s building leaders or empowering organizations, I aim to create a lasting impact that fosters curiosity, grace, and resilience.

Notable Roles

Head of Human Resources at HUSH Studios
Head of Human Resources at Noteworth
HR Business Partner at BuzzFeed Inc

Job Categories

Executive Leadership
Training

Industries

Education
Media
Design and Technology

Top Skills

Executive Coaching for Resilience and Growth
Positive Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence
Leadership Development
Team Dynamics
Strategic Human Resources Solutions
Purpose-Driven Inquiry
Accountability

Special Interests

Barriers to our best selves and optimal performance
Traction in effective cross-difference relationships
Obstructions to well-being despite self-care agency
Available
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Contract
Fractional
Hybrid
Remote

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Coaching
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Speaking

What I Offer

I help leaders and organizations thrive by addressing challenges with clarity and compassion.

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1:1 Coaching

2-Month Intensive (12 Sessions) – Dive deep into your personal and professional growth with customized strategies to enhance your emotional intelligence, decision-making, and leadership skills.

Skill Development Workshops

90-Minute Interactive Sessions – Workshops designed to address topics like managing conflict, leading teams effectively, and leveraging the power of differences.

Group Coaching

2-3 Months Coaching with 5 Leaders – Focused on enhancing interdepartmental collaboration and achieving success against key organizational initiatives.

Ask Me About

Shirzad Chamine's Positive Intelligence Framework
Emotional Intelligence
Leadership Development
Conflict Navigation in High-Pressure Settings
Interdepartmental Collaboration Enhancement
Power of Diverse Perspectives
Self-Regulation
Stress Management
Purpose-Driven Career Design

One-on-One Leadership Coaching

Customized strategies to unlock your personal and professional potential, focusing on resilience, decision-making, and emotional intelligence.

Interactive Leadership Workshops

Practical skill-building sessions tailored to enhance team collaboration, conflict resolution, and innovation.

Group Coaching for Teams

Targeted coaching to improve cross-departmental alignment and collective success.

Purpose-Focused Strategy Sessions

Align your career trajectory with your values and long-term goals for transformative personal and organizational impact.
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Wisdom at Work

Areas of Expertise

Executive Coaching with Positive Intelligence

Transforming individuals and teams through proven mental fitness frameworks, enabling them to navigate challenges, build resilience, and foster personal growth.

Leadership Development and Emotional Intelligence

Guiding leaders to harness the power of self-awareness and interpersonal connection, unlocking stronger collaboration and decision-making abilities.

Strategic People Operations

Driving alignment between organizational goals and human capital strategies, creating environments where talent thrives and sustainable performance is achievable.

Key Achievements

Sustainable Leadership Practices

Helped a team of leaders increase cross-departmental collaboration by integrating emotional intelligence and conflict resolution strategies.

Employee Engagement Transformation

Developed and implemented inclusive practices at HUSH Studios, amplifying employee retention and fostering a culture of belonging.

Human Resource Strategy Optimization

Led strategic HR initiatives at BuzzFeed, creating efficient workflows that reduced organizational friction and enhanced team performance.

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Wisdom is...being comfortable in the "I have no idea" with curiosity, grace and breath.

Summary of Skills

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