We begin by getting to know you and your company, then together, we embark on a journey of transformation, with a time-proven, multi-tiered process that has changed countless lives and organizations.
At Whetstone, we take the status quo and what’s “just working”, apply the right amount of tension, pressure, and heat, and help you make something new.
Kary
Owner of Whetstone Inc.
Kary has a passion for the heart of the individual. He is a “heart surgeon” that unlocks the authenticity of the individual, leading to deep transformation and enabling clarity of truth and direction.
Whether Kary is working with a founder/owner preparing for transition, a CEO and their leadership team, addressing executives or association leaders in a conference or board setting, or helping a client gain greater clarity on an individual basis, he offers profound insight, masterful facilitation and integrity that impacts the heart of the leader.
For over two decades, Kary has been the lead consultant and strategist on a wide range of client engagements for organizations across the U.S. and Europe. In this capacity, he has worked with senior executives and leadership teams on projects related to:
- leadership succession and development
- executive development
- team effectiveness
- strategic facilitation – organizational and individual
- change management
- cultural change
- organizational integration in merger and acquisition
Kary’s extensive experience includes working with organizations across all business spectrums sizes and segments – startups, Fortune 50, mid-sized, publicly held, privately held, non-profit, and as a previous stockholder and CFO in his own family firm. Kary’s background has uniquely qualified him for the focus of Whetstone’s signature work – Succession Development.
Kary holds a B.A. in Organizational Leadership from Trinity International University and a Masters of Counseling (M.A.) from Colorado Christian University. He attended the Seattle School of Psychology – Allender Center, and holds advanced certification for trauma and abuse. He is an LPC, NBC – Licensed Practicing Counselor, Nationally Board Certified.
Kary is the principal of Whetstone Inc. and works with a closed circle of seasoned facilitators with various expertise from mergers and acquisitions, organizational and leadership development, communications, and change management. Resumes and profiles available upon request.