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Katia Vlachos
Leadership Transitions Expert, Professor of Organisational Change, and Internationally Best-selling Author of The First 90 Days
At a Glance
Reinvention Coach
Author and speaker committed to guiding accomplished, ambitious women as they navigate life transitions and boldly pursue their next level of fulfilment
Successful Author
Katia is the author of Uncaged: A Good Girl’s Journey to Reinvention and A Great Move: Surviving and Thriving in Your Expat Assignment
Media-friendly Expert
Featured in the New York Times, Harvard Business Review and Financial Times, helping to empower women to chart their own ambitious course towards a vibrant, fulfilling, and Uncaged life.
The Globally-Recognised Expert
Katia Vlachos is a speaker, reinvention coach, author, speaker, and meditation teacher. She has made it her mission to support ambitious, globally minded women to pursue their aspirations while navigating career and relationship transitions. She helps reclaim their power, get unstuck, and make conscious choices to build fulfilling lives.
She has spoken at forums and conferences on topics including the choices and challenges of leading a global life and navigating life transitions such as divorce. Katia’s insights on overcoming limitations, embracing bold choices and reclaiming authenticity have resonated on stages and podcasts worldwide.
Internationally Best-Selling Author
Katia is a researcher and policy analyst by training, with a master’s degree from the Harvard Kennedy School and a Ph.D. from the RAND Corporation. After a successful decade-long career as a defence analyst in the United States and Europe, Katia made the bold decision to exit the world of defence and dedicate herself to helping other global nomads like her navigate transitions and build thriving lives abroad.
Her book Uncaged: A Good Girl’s Journey to Reinvention takes readers on her deeply personal journey of transformation, proving that we can carve out a life on our own terms, no matter where in the world we find ourselves. A mother of three and married for 16 years, Katia realised she had lost touch with the adventurous free spirit she once was through decades of people-pleasing. Life-altering events, including the death of her father, meant Katia was forced to reconsider her identity and reevaluate what it means to be happy.
Author of Uncaged: A Good Girl's Journey to Reinvention
Uncaged takes readers inside a deeply personal journey of transformation, proving that we can carve out a life on our own terms, no matter where in the world we find ourselves.
With themes of self-empowerment, cultural adaptation, and personal transformation, this book reflects not just the author’s journey but also resonates with universal experiences of women seeking to redefine their life paths and rebuild who they were before they inherited other labels like parent, partner, and employee.
Whether you’re undergoing a career change, moving on from a relationship, or are in search of your own path, Uncaged offers a message of hope and the reassuring reminder that it’s never too late to be true to oneself and choose to write a new chapter.
Keynote Topics
Katia is an experienced and charismatic speaker who is available for keynotes, interviews and expert comment on topics including:
Six Steps to Reinvent Yourself
What to do if you’ve forgotten who you are, and how to reclaim your identity.
Thriving Through Life’s Transitions
Why it’s never too late to pursue your dreams, and why you shouldn’t feel guilty for wanting more from your life.
Leaving Your Toxic Relationship
What separation can teach you, including Katia’s own experience finding herself after leaving her husband.
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