Her Biz April 2025 Winner
Owner of KP Life Coaching wins £500 to jumpstart her business from the NatWest funded Her Biz Start Up Business workshops.
Empowering ambitious and driven mothers to navigate the challenges of modern motherhood while pursuing professional success, Katie Powsey offers transformative coaching through her business – ‘KP Life Coaching’. Providing mindset support, practical tools, and a flagship programme, her business is designed to help women thrive without compromise.
Katie won £500 towards her start-up costs for KP Life Coaching after taking part in the NatWest funded Her Biz start-up workshop programme in April 2025, and submitting her winning business plan to the following optional competition, which is open to all participants.
The Her Biz programme, which is delivered by Let’s Do Business Group and supported by NatWest bank, consists of 4 x 2-hour workshops over 4 weeks, and aims to increase entrepreneurship by breaking down the barriers between women and starting or growing a business. Delivered virtually over Zoom by our expert business coach, the programme has been a long running success since it launched over 5 years ago. Switching things up for the April programme, the Her Biz workshops were run in-person at the Business Terrace in Maidstone, across two days.
What is KP Life Coaching?
KP Life Coaching is a transformational coaching practice founded by Certified Life and Mindset Coach, Katie Powsey. With a clear mission to empower ambitious and driven mothers, Katie helps women to navigate the complexities of modern motherhood while pursuing professional success, without guilt or compromise.
Drawing upon her extensive personal and professional background, KP Life Coaching offers a unique and empathetic approach to personal development. Katie, who was born and raised in Slovakia and is a mother of two, stepmother of three, and more recently proudly adds nanny to her job title, deeply understands the emotional weight and logistical challenges faced by women trying to ‘do it all’. Her coaching philosophy was born from a personal transformation and a desire to fill the void she observed in conventional coaching spaces, particularly for mothers in the often-overlooked ‘middle phase’ of motherhood – raising school-aged children while managing careers or businesses.
Holding a Master’s degree in Economics and Management and bringing over a decade of experience in leadership, operations, and client-facing roles, her coaching practice blends strategic insight with emotional intelligence, offering practical tools alongside mindset work. As a certified coach, she is trained in active listening, reframing limiting beliefs, goal setting, and compassionate accountability. Katie’s clients benefit from a safe and non-judgemental space in which they can rediscover their passions, create sustainable routines, and establish boundaries that support their well-being.
“My mission is to show others that they don’t have to choose between professional success and family life. Through KP Life Coaching, I am creating a supportive, judgement-free space where clients feel seen, supported, and confident in creating a life they genuinely love.”
At the heart of KP Life Coaching is the flagship programme “Success Without Guilt”, a comprehensive 12-month online course designed for maximum accessibility and impact. Available in flexible formats, from self-paced learning to membership and private coaching, the programme enables busy mums to invest in their growth without adding to their mental load. Clients can access structured coaching, downloadable resources, live group sessions, community support, and personalised 1:1 coaching, all designed with real-life demands in mind. Valuing operating on principles of integrity, empowerment, fulfilment and balance, she strives to remove the financial and emotional barriers to self-development.
Uniquely positioned within the coaching landscape, KP Life Coaching stands apart from more generalised or narrowly focused services. While many programmes target either new mothers or women in later life transitions, Katie directly supports those in the middle such as women managing careers, school runs, relationships, and self-worth all at once.
With ambitions to grow into a globally recognised platform for guilt-free success, KP Life Coaching is on a mission to ensure that no woman ever feels she must choose between ambition and motherhood. Katie continues to build a vibrant community of women who are ready to reclaim their time, rediscover their joy, and redefine success on their own terms.
Finding the Her Biz programme
Katie joined the Her Biz Start Up Business Workshop to gain some clarity on the practicalities of starting her own business, and how she could set about making her ideas for KP Life Coaching a success.
The Her Biz Women’s Start Up Business Workshops, delivered through 4 x 2-hour sessions, covers everything from sales, marketing, finance, and business planning; and from this, Katie was able to create her plan of making KP Life Coaching official, and how she could turn her hobby into a full-time business. After completing series of workshops, Katie submitted her business plan to the subsequent competition, which is open to all attendees, and won the £500 prize towards her start-up costs.
“Joining the Her Biz 2-day course for start-up businesses was honestly the best decision. Her Biz, and Lisa, gave me the push I needed to finally put my ideas down clearly and confidently. It took me from a dream to a very detailed goal that now feels not only tangible but actually achievable! The structure, the support, and especially Lisa’s encouragement helped me believe I could do this. Lisa’s follow-up, the resources she provided, and the way she made sure we all had everything we needed to complete our business plans was invaluable. Her experience and knowledge, together with how relatable and supportive she is, made all the difference. I really couldn’t have completed my business plan with such clarity without her help.”
Having completed the Her Biz programme with a renewed motivation for moving KP Life Coaching forward, Katie’s plans for the future is to expand digital offerings with paid courses or premium membership tiers, collaborate with aligned professions for workshops, and begin testing paid advertisement campaigns online.
“It was a pleasure having Katie take part in Her Biz, she was an active participant during the workshops and her passion for business clearly showed during the sessions. By taking part in Her Biz this helped Katie realise that she has a viable business and has since had the confidence to launch her own life coaching workshops. I wish her all the best for the future.”
All the team at Let’s Do Business Group wish Katie and KP Life Coaching the best of luck!
Do you have an idea or hobby that you want to turn into a business? We run workshop programmes throughout the year to help aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners to learn the skills to create a successful business. Interested? See our upcoming events