Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengths® Coach
I help teams stop fighting their differences — and start using them. Because the friction in your team isn't a people problem. It's a strengths problem.
The problem
Miscommunication. Disengagement. People doing work that drains them. Managers who can't get the best out of their people — not because they don't care, but because nobody has ever mapped the team's actual wiring.
"These aren't personality problems. They're strengths problems — and they're fixable."
Two brilliant people keep clashing — not because they're difficult, but because they're wired completely differently and no one's helped them see it.
Your best employee is checking out. They're capable of so much more — but they're stuck doing work that doesn't use what they're actually great at.
You know your people are talented. You just don't have a framework for how to unlock them — so you manage everyone the same way and wonder why it isn't working.
Your team survived the cuts. Now they need to rebuild trust, reset roles, and find a new rhythm. That doesn't happen on its own.
I'm Kat Frati.
I'm a Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengths® Coach with over 20 years in tech — from early internet research at MITRE to navigating software teams at DeLorme (yes, the Guinness World Record globe) to building and selling my own company to $1M in two years.
I know what teams look like from the inside. I know why they struggle. And I know that the CliftonStrengths framework — when it's applied right, not just as a workshop you forget by Friday — actually changes how people work together.
How we work together
All engagements start with a free discovery call. Assessment costs are passed through at cost — no markup.
Single Workshop
Best for small teams (3–8 people) or companies that want to see what this work actually does before committing.
60-Day Engagement
For teams of 5–15 navigating a transition, conflict, or growth phase. This is where real, lasting change happens.
6-Month Partnership
For companies that want strengths to become part of their culture — not a one-time event people forget by Friday.
Not sure which is right for you? Book a free 20-minute call and we'll figure it out together.
What people say
Kat didn't just run a workshop — she helped us actually see each other differently. The team now utilizes the language of CliftonStrengths on a daily basis to help support each other in our individual businesses.
Give back
Once per quarter, I offer a complimentary Spark session to a women-owned small business or mission-driven nonprofit that can't afford full coaching. The work matters — it shouldn't only be available to teams with big budgets.
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A free 20-minute discovery call is where it starts. No pitch, no pressure — just an honest conversation about what's actually going on with your team and whether strengths coaching is the right fit.
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Common questions
CliftonStrengths (formerly StrengthsFinder) is a Gallup assessment that identifies your top natural talents out of 34 themes — things like Strategic, Empathy, Achiever, or Ideation. Unlike personality tests, it doesn't put you in a box or tell you what you can't do. It tells you what you're hardwired to do brilliantly, then we build on that. The coaching layer is what turns a report into a real change in how your team works.
Most team-building workshops are one-and-done: a fun afternoon that people forget by Friday. Strengths coaching gives your team a shared language and framework they can use every day — in 1:1s, in conflict, in hiring, in feedback conversations. The goal isn't a good day. It's a different way of working that actually sticks.
Yes — the assessment is the foundation. For The Spark (single workshop), everyone takes the Top 5 assessment (~$25/person, billed separately at cost). For The Build and The Embed, I recommend the full 34 report so we can see the whole picture. I'll handle all the logistics; you just send me a list of names and emails.
A single facilitated workshop (The Spark) starts at $1,200–$1,500 plus assessment costs. A 60-day engagement (The Build) runs $4,500–$6,500 depending on team size. A 6-month embedded partnership (The Embed) is $12,000–$18,000, billed monthly or quarterly. All engagements start with a free 20-minute discovery call, and assessment costs are always passed through at cost — no markup.
It might be exactly the right time. Post-layoff teams are often rebuilding trust, renegotiating roles, and trying to find a new rhythm with fewer people. Strengths work gives survivors a framework for understanding each other, reducing friction, and contributing in ways that actually fit them — which matters a lot when everyone's already stretched thin.
The Spark is designed for small teams of 3–8 people. The Build works best for teams of 5–15. For larger organizations, we can scope a custom engagement — reach out and we'll figure out what makes sense. I also work with individual leaders and managers separately through Just Become You.
Both. I work with remote and hybrid teams across the country via Zoom, and I'm available for in-person sessions for teams in the New England area. Either way, the depth of the work is the same — CliftonStrengths translates well to virtual formats because the conversations are the product, not the room.
I've spent 20+ years inside tech companies — as an engineer, a team lead, and a founder. I'm not translating theory into your world. I've lived it. I know what a sprint planning meeting feels like when two people with completely different wiring are trying to align on priorities. That context changes how I apply the framework — it's specific, practical, and built for the way tech teams actually work.