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Who We Are

Our Story

Development Corps is a group of leadership coaches, facilitators, trainers, and consultants ready to help clients live bigger versions of their lives. Our consultants come from top tier firms and prefer the agile, client-focused environment of a small team. The work is bespoke, built around the individual, organization, leader, or manager in front of us, because getting unstuck and growing into a stronger leader is personal, and so are the results.

The Team

Our Experts

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Kate Gigax

Founder, Coach + Facilitator

Kate is a leadership coach and facilitator with a background in organizational psychology and experience in management consulting at Booz Allen Hamilton.

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Kevin Gigax

Managing Partner,
Leadership Consultant + Coach

Kevin is an executive coach and leadership consultant with 20+ years of experience who helps executives and teams build clarity, alignment, and the capacity to turn ambitious visions into lasting results.

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Corey Winterton

Head of Analytics + Assessments

Corey is an organizational psychologist with a Master's in Industrial Organizational Psychology and 10 years of experience helping leaders build environments where people thrive and performance meets purpose.

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Katie Engel

Leadership Coach,
Leadership Consultant + Facilitator

Katie has a Ph.D. in Industrial Organizational Psychology and over 15 years of experience in management consulting and leadership development. Katie has worked with hundreds of leaders to increase their effectiveness and better understand themselves and their teams.

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Sara Layne

Operations + Production

Sara brings 13+ years of experience supporting business coaches, with a background in marketing, communications, and corporate website design, and a BA in English from Virginia Tech.

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Monica Herrera

Leadership Coach

Monica is an executive coach and leadership consultant, PCC-certified through the International Coaching Federation, who has partnered with leaders and teams across Fortune 500 and global organizations throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region.

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Janae Bawden

Leadership Coach,
Consultant + Facilitator

Janae is an executive coach and organizational consultant with an MBA from Brigham Young University and a Certificate in Leadership Coaching from Georgetown. She partners with executives and teams to build the confidence, resilience, and self-awareness needed to lead with impact.

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