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• Katarina Polonska is a guest on Staci Millard's podcast "The Small Business School Podcast", episode 323 aired July 31, 2025.

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Nov 2024 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos · New York, New York, United States

• Helping C-suite, executives, founders & entrepeneurs become as successful in their relationships as they are in their careers.

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Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos · Los Angeles, California, United States

• On the Successfully In Love Podcast, host Katarina Polonska will share deep insights into the nature of love, relationships, and the Behavioral Science of Attraction. Alongside some incredible guests, this podcast is for ambitious, career-driven people who are looking to transform their relationships and get the clarity they need to achieve their potential.

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• Podcast Hosted by Scott Maderer on the Inspired Stewardship Podcast

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Apr 2024 – Apr 2024 · 0 mo · United Kingdom

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• One Step Outside Podcast hosted by Anna Lundberg

Dec 2023 – Dec 2023 · 0 mo · United Kingdom

Oct 2023 – May 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos

• Fractional Head of Growth, helping grow this brilliant behavioural change business.

Aug 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

• Leadership and relationship coach for Greenhouse Culture Coaching. Also strategic advisor and consultant for business development.

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Apr 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 1 mo · London Area, United Kingdom

• Back to MindGym, but this time as a Performa Coach!
• Precision coaching is laser focused on generating sustained behavior change in as few as 4x45 minute sessions. It helps individuals identify clear goals from complex challenges, build creative ways to achieve those goals, and equips them with science-backed techniques to overcome hurdles. Through Performa, precision coaching creates change at scale, fast.

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

• I support fast-growth companies with their sales. Building on my 13+ year track record in selling across EMEA and North America, across 3 industries, including SaaS, I offer fractional and contract based support. I help with GTM, sales strategy, sales advisory, and growth strategies.
• For more information, message me.

Dec 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

• With a Masters in Gender studies, Professional certification in pyschological safety, and 5+ years of professional behavioral science experience across non-profit and for-profit organisations, I have a rich and nuanced understanding of the challenges involved in solving for pyschological safety with integrity, profitability, and sustainability.
• I am a free-lance Consultant and Advisor to companies and non-profits, big and small, available to help globally.
• Please email me at info@katarinapolonska.com to explore where I can support you - I'm excited to!

Oct 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

• I'm a Science-Backed Relationship Coach, , Founder of the Successfully in Love® Method, ex-Regional VP of a global Behavioral Science Firm, Published Gender Dynamics Social Scientist (University of Oxford M.St) & Podcast Host with guests like John Gray, of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, NY Times Bestseller Marci Shimoff, & Christina Tracy Stein, daughter of world-renowned Brian Tracy.
• I help ambitious professionals become Successfully in Love®.
• I offer:
• 1:1 & group relationship coaching to help you be as successful in your relationships as you are in your career
• Executive coaching
• Corporate consulting
• I am ICF accredited, NLP & Hypnotherapy certified, Integrated Attachment Theory accredited, Gottman Institute trained & also a Mindfulness based stress reduction practitioner & certified in breathwork.
• "Katarina's is by far the most superior program that I've ever seen. It's very thorough and I enjoyed every bit of it. Katarina is so engaging and intelligent, the depth and breadth of our conversations was incredible." - Charlie, Founder
• "With Katarina, you will move ahead faster in your career, enjoy better health and fitness, form wonderful relationships, make more money and unlock your full potential for unlimited success and achievement." Brian Tracy, Public speaker
• "I wholeheartedly recommend this for anyone on a journey of self development -- relationships are a key part of our lives and this is a powerhouse program for showing up as your best self. Katarina has poured her heart and soul into making a powerful and effective transformative system. It’s a really worthwhile investment with a great coach. Working with her creates safety in exploring personal relationships with openness, compassion and proven methodology.” Derek, Founder and Doctor
• "From disorganized and fearful to securely attached in less than 6 months...wow, I mean, what is this program? You've helped me transform my relationships so much" Karla, Founder

Oct 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

Oct 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 7 mos · New York, NY

Jul 2022 – Jan 2023 · 6 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

• Recruited to grow EMEA region for this global, leading coaching start-up in a nascent team of 30.
• Despite being on track to hit target of $1.8M in this role, my experience in receiving BetterUp coaching with the coaches allowed me to gain clarity into my greater purpose and passion of becoming a coach myself.
• Exceeded targets in first 6 months with pipeline of 5x rather than 4x.
• Independently gained Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Professional Certification at the University of
• Cambridge as part of my learning stipend. Received Distinction and came amongst top percentile in class.

Feb 2022 – Jul 2022 · 5 mos · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Promoted to Regional Vice President at MindGym with target of $1.2M
• Helped multiple clients develop comprehensive DEI, wellbeing, leadership development, and hybrid work learning and development plans for the organisation
• On track to closing quarterly revenue targets
• Successfully renewed key enterprise accounts before leaving the company and handing over pipeline/contracts
• Favourite stories:
• Creating human transformation program for a 11,000+ employee construction company, enabling them to move from a miserable culture of exclusion, disengagement, attrition and low performance, to one of increased inclusion, performance, and wellbeing. Stakeholder equity grew to the highest levels yet despite the pandemic, and satisfaction ratings were record high. Psychological safety works!
• Creating 2 year comprehensive DEI program for large scale retailer, building buy in and belief amongst senior stakeholders and cascading the new narrative down the organisation. DEI budget increased and after a year of training, DEI is now part and parcel of the organisational culture. Performance, revenue, and engagement have significantly increased. Woo!
• Developing a 2 year well-being and manager development program for energy company that increased manager competency, performance, and engagement significantly. After building belief in the importance of inclusion, psych safety and connection, DEI became a new focus, creating a large-scale company transformation program.

Apr 2020 – Apr 2022 · 2 yrs · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• MindGym are behaviour change specialists that equip ambitious companies to be ready for tomorrow.
• MindGym translates behavioural science principles into a unique set of experiences, products and tools that slip into your people’s days, hands and minds - creating company-wide behaviour change.
• As Regional Client Director, I was able to:
• Close over $1.2M of sales revenue in 2 years
• Close over 25 new logos including enterprise accounts with over 8k employees
• Grow existing accounts, at times up to 125%
• Singlehandedly grew the Canadian market by over 300% during the pandemic
• Deliver extensive DEI and wellbeing training to companies throughout 2020-2022

Mar 2019 – Apr 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo · Vancouver, Canada Area

• Oversaw Business Development and Member Operations for all 600+ Members and Associates of The Digital Technology Supercluster. The DTS facilitates and funds ambitious, collaborative technology leadership projects that develop products and platforms. Through this, Canadian businesses grow and prosper, creating jobs, inspired work environments and economic growth for Canada.
• As Director of Member Operations, oversaw all 600+ partners and their relationships to, and within,
• the Supercluster. Coaching members on forming strategic partnerships, this role involved directing
• the organization’s business development strategy, account management, and creating
• collaborative consortia whilst coaching Members in seeding new projects and developing MVPs.
• Closed 14 new Members worth total of $10M+ in first 7 months.

Mar 2018 – Mar 2019 · 1 yr · Vancouver, Canada Area

• This was a new 10M euro investment venture philanthropy start-up of Frank Giustra (Lionsgate Entertainment Founder). A private-partnership of philanthropists, foundations, and brands (Ikea, Coca Cola, Libra Group), we helped refugees by funding and scaling high-impact interventions in health and livelihoods in Greece.
• In just one year, I:
• Grew this project to the targeted 10M euros, on a 1-year contract, by creating and overseeing the fund
• development strategy, partnerships and donor pipeline, CRM system, securing funds, and conceiving
• and bringing to life the organization’s brand identity, marketing, and online/offline presence.
• Brought together, and pitched to 20+ tech entrepreneurs in BC, generating $800k+ CAD of donor funding.
• Organized a HNWI dinner in Boston securing $250K+ CAD for Ascend’s new impact investment fund.
• Oversaw partnership management, new lead generation, research, fundraising strategy and outreach.

May 2017 – Jul 2022 · 5 yrs 2 mos · London and Vancouver

• I grew the Vancouver Oxford and Cambridge Alumni society by 160%, acting as Membership Officer and helping recruit and welcome new members, whilst also supporting with events.
• Previously, I held the role of Events Officer in London, for Oxford10, the official London-based young alumni community of Oxford University. We were run by 8 alumni volunteers, and backed by the Alumni Relations team. I helped run monthly events in London, and regularly partner with Cambridge and other Ivy League Alumni groups. Check us out here: www.oxford10.com

Feb 2017 – Apr 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos · London, United Kingdom

• This data-driven philanthropy tech start-up, backed by Dustin Moscovitz, co-founder of Facebook, commits tech entrepreneurs to give back by pledging 2%+ of their own exit proceeds to vetted, effective non-profits.
• I was responsible for growing Founders Pledge across new European markets and increasing pledges.
• Closed over $197 million in pledge commitments as part of a team of 3 over 8 months, including from
• major tech entrepreneurs with companies valued at over $1B (including founders of Uber, WeWork).
• Individually closed over $7M in approx. pledge value in 12 months.
• Generated an average of $25M per month in potential pledge value leads, exceeding my set monthly
• target by 500%, by devising and launching a revolutionary new sales strategy (“growth dinners”).

Aug 2016 – Oct 2016 · 2 mos · Oxford, United Kingdom

• Oxfam is a globally renowned aid and development charity with 70 years of experience, working and campaigning with partners in over 90 countries worldwide.
• I worked part-time in the Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy department, whilst studying at Oxford, and focused on helping generate new campaigns to recruit and engage corporate partners in their women’s empowerment initiative.

Sep 2015 – Jul 2016 · 10 mos · Oxford, United Kingdom

• I was awarded a fully-funded scholarship to research gender dynamics on Oxford's Women's Studies M.St. programme in 2015. My specialities include evaluations of gender dynamics from 1980s to the present day, effectiveness in women's empowerment initiatives, disenfranchised white masculinity in the US from 1980s - present day, and sexual violence.
• Awarded the Jesus College Academic Prize for Triple Distinction.
• Recipient of the Clarendon Fund Scholarship (22,000+ applicants for 140 places)
• Recipient of the Santander Fund Scholarship
• Recipient of the Jesus College Scholarship
• I was also Publicity Officer at Bacchus, Oxford University Wine Society.

Sep 2015 – Oct 2015 · 1 mo · London, United Kingdom

• Since 1993, Women for Women International has helped more than 462,000 marginalised women in 8 countries affected by war and conflict.
• Before starting my gender postgrad degree at Oxford, I helped in the Policy & Fundraising dept. Successes included researching and helping create the company’s Grassroots toolkit, as well as supporting with the “She Inspires Me” art auction fundraising campaign at Bonham’s.

Oct 2014 – Mar 2015 · 5 mos · Dubai, UAE

• Maritime and Mercantile International (MMI), a subsidiary of the Emirates Leisure Retail Group, is a passionate and dynamic marketing, sales and distribution organization.
• I was Brand Manager for 21 premium brands across the Middle East and East Africa including Campari, Russian Standard Vodka, and Patron Tequila. My successes included meeting all sales targets for all 21 brands for 2015-2016, launching Bulldog Gin into the market, and organising, designing, and hosting the Formula 1 Patron sponsorship event in Abu Dhabi and Amarula sponsorship event at the Dubai Rugby 7s whilst remaining under budget.

Mar 2014 – Oct 2014 · 7 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• TSB, a subsidiary of the Al Habtoor Group, provides Mineral Water and Soft Drinks to the Middle Eastern Market.
• I helped launch this new premium drinks start-up as their growth lead by creating, implementing, and overseeing the entire marketing and sales strategy. Successes included winning key stakeholder accounts that increased overall market share by 40% within the few months I was there, and also developing the entire marketing and communications strategy.

Oct 2013 – Oct 2015 · 2 yrs · London, United Kingdom

• This UK leading wine retailer was established in 2000 by Richard Branson's Virgin Group:
• Responsible for launching the company’s new corporate division in London on a 6-month contract.
• Reinvented, structured, and managed new Corporate Partnerships pipeline and secured 6-figure deals.
• Won 4 key partners within 2 months, exceeding targets by 30.

Apr 2012 – Mar 2014 · 1 yr 11 mos · Spain

• Champagne Solutions is your leading luxury drinks supplier. Based in Ibiza, CS supplies champagne, premium spirits and wine, at highly competitive rates, to the on-trade (HORECA), yachts, private clients and concierge services.
• Discovering a market opportunity in Spain, I co-founded and set up a wholesale business aimed at distributing premium drinks to HORECA accounts across the market. Successes include single-handedly overseeing the entire brand creation and identity, marketing strategy, acting as 50% of the sales strategy, and expanding our services to include a private client concierge division. The company continues to thrive through to 2017, since my exit in 2014.
• As co-founder of this business for two years, I was responsible for everything from initial business
• conception (rigorous market analysis, concept design, brand creation, fundraising, growth
• strategy), to overseeing marketing strategy, and executing sales.
• Company was successfully profitable within 9 months at an avg. of 21% net profit margin.
• Generated $372k in revenue in just 4 months, expanding the company from 2 to 8 employees.
• Won 12 large key accounts within first 4 months including the notable Pacha group and Blue Marlin Ibiza.
• Business is currently generating over 1M euros in profits (2022), showing profitability years later.
• http://www.champagnesolutions.es

Aug 2011 – Jan 2012 · 5 mos · London, United Kingdom

• Laithwaites Wine delivers products to over 700,000 customers.
• After I finished University, I cut my teeth in sales in the wine industry with this hands-on Internship as I studied for my Wine and Spirits Education Trust qualifications. After a stint in retail, I collaborated with the Events Management team to organize and run various wine events such as the Ladies Wine Circle, weekly wine tastings, bespoke client events, and the annual Vinooplis Wine Show for 2000 customers.

Jul 2010 – Aug 2010 · 1 mo · Benson

• During University, I sought work experience at RAF Benson in the fast-paced Media and Communications office.

Dec 2009 – Jan 2012 · 2 yrs 1 mo · London, United Kingdom

• The Orion Publishing Group Limited is a general book publisher based in London of bestselling fiction, non-fiction, illustrated and children's books across imprints Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Gollancz, and Phoenix Paperbacks.
• Throughout my time at University, I sustained intermittent internships and project positions in the Editorial division of Orion Publishing Group.

Sep 2009 – Jun 2010 · 9 mos · Nottingham, United Kingdom

• The Sanctuary Newspaper was also known as The National Satirical Student Paper.
• Whilst at University, I was Senior Features Editor for The Sanctuary Newspaper, the University's satirical political paper.

Sep 2007 – Jun 2010 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Nottingham, United Kingdom

• I gained my NLP certification and was branded as one of Britain’s youngest Neuro-Linguistic Practitioners. Inspired by this niche, I created and brought to life a successful life-coaching business for cash-strapped students. This kept me inspired throughout my academic career (and helped fund the fun!)