Best of Best Review is honored to recognize Kari Ghanem as the Best Transformational Coach in the United States of 2026. Through her pioneering work in conscious leadership and transformational coaching, Kari has redefined what it means to lead with purpose, presence, and authenticity. This prestigious award celebrates her remarkable impact on leaders across the country, guiding them from the pressures of success to a more grounded, purposeful way of leading.

Rewriting the Leadership Narrative

Leadership has often been defined by visibility, speed, and results. However, behind closed doors, many leaders experience a quieter struggle, an internal disconnect that can undermine their true potential. Kari Ghanem's approach to coaching recognizes that true leadership begins from within. Her transformative coaching helps leaders move beyond the surface-level demands of performance and reconnect with their inner compass.

As founder of www.karighanem.com, Kari works with founders, executives, and visionary leaders who seek a deeper alignment between their external success and internal fulfillment. She has helped countless leaders shift from an autopilot mode of operation to one grounded in conscious choice, presence, and self-trust.

A Shift from Success to Self-Alignment

The leaders who seek out Kari’s coaching aren’t necessarily failing, they’re succeeding, but at a cost. They’re feeling the disconnect between external achievements and internal satisfaction. Through her coaching, Kari helps them navigate the internal shifts necessary for sustainable success. Leaders often come to Kari after feeling the heavy toll of years of pushing forward to meet expectations, carrying responsibilities, and living in a reactive state. Her work begins with slowing down and cultivating presence, a practice that helps leaders regain connection with their inner voice and authentic leadership style.

Coaching Focused on Awareness, Not Just Advice

What sets Kari Ghanem apart from traditional coaching models is her emphasis on awareness over advice. Instead of providing step-by-step solutions, Kari helps leaders gain clarity about their current thought patterns, behaviors, and emotional triggers. She invites them to explore how they are showing up in their leadership roles and whether their actions are aligned with their true desires and values. Kari’s approach centers on self-awareness, allowing clients to examine patterns of over-responsibility, self-doubt, and control, and ultimately empowering them to make conscious choices for transformation.

Her sessions are characterized by depth and honesty, where she creates a safe space for clients to explore questions they rarely voice, questions like, Who am I when I’m not producing? and What do I truly want now?

Presence: A Leadership Skill with Tangible Impact

A central theme in Kari’s work is the practice of presence. For Kari, presence is not a vague or passive concept; it is a dynamic leadership skill that brings real-world results. Leaders who master the art of presence communicate more effectively, make aligned decisions, and lead with integrity. By cultivating presence, leaders stop living in the future or the past and become anchored in the present moment. This shift in focus not only transforms how they lead but also positively impacts their relationships with their teams and the organizational culture.

As Kari teaches her clients, the more grounded a leader is, the more trust they inspire in others. When a leader is fully present, their team feels it, and trust, honesty, and transparency naturally follow.

Rebuilding Self-Trust for Authentic Leadership

A pivotal breakthrough for many of Kari’s clients occurs when they reconnect with their self-trust. In today’s world, where external validation often overshadows inner knowing, many leaders lose touch with their innate wisdom. Kari’s coaching helps them rebuild trust in themselves, so decisions no longer require justification, and boundaries become clearer and stronger. As a result, leaders find themselves making decisions with greater ease and confidence, leading with authenticity rather than performative success.

A Transformative Influence Beyond One-on-One Work

Kari Ghanem’s impact extends beyond individual coaching sessions. She is also a sought-after speaker and author, with her insights resonating through her books and speaking engagements. Her upcoming appearance at a global women’s leadership conference in Paris marks another milestone in her mission to spread the message of conscious leadership to a global audience.

Kari’s writing and speaking amplify the importance of self-aware, emotionally intelligent leadership, inspiring leaders to look beyond productivity and embrace a more holistic, human-centered approach to success.

Why Conscious Leadership is the Future

As the landscape of leadership continues to evolve, employees, partners, and communities are gravitating toward leaders who exemplify authenticity and emotional intelligence. Kari’s work is at the forefront of this shift. She teaches leaders that success isn’t about doing more; it’s about being more aligned with oneself. Her coaching emphasizes that when leaders operate from presence and self-trust, their influence becomes more powerful, and their success becomes sustainable.

Kari Ghanem’s commitment to helping leaders lead from a place of alignment, authenticity, and presence makes her the clear choice for the Best Transformational Coach in the United States of 2026 award. Her transformative work continues to inspire leaders across industries, encouraging them to redefine success and lead with clarity, purpose, and inner strength.

For more information on Kari’s coaching services, visit www.karighanem.com.