Helping Professionals Navigate Life, Career + Business Transitions with More Ease, Less Chaos
Kathlyn Ferdinand
Founder
Head of strategy & Operations
TRansition Strategist
Hey there,
I’m kathlyn
I help women — primarily educators, creatives, nonprofit leaders, entrepreneurs, or somewhere in between — navigate life and career transitions through my company Genesis Collective Media.
I focus on helping them move strategically through change, including the leap from employee to entrepreneur.
I also partner with mission-driven organizations to lead operations, manage transitions, and build systems that support change readiness. Whether it’s restructuring, growth, or new initiatives, I help teams align, execute, and thrive amid uncertainty.
Within the last decade, I experienced multiple life and career transitions:
Earned my master’s
Relocated to a new city (three times)
Lost my father and navigated ongoing grief
Faced four periods of unemployment in five years
Became an entrepreneur
And somehow, I made it through without completely falling apart, even though there were times I felt like I was barely holding it together.
Professionally, I bring 15 years of experience in program management, operations, and change management within:
Higher Education Institutions
Membership Organizations
Legal Marketing
Healthcare Communications
Technology
And always with a focus on helping people and teams lead and manage change effectively.