ABOUT Kristin Carlson

Helping leaders build lasting business value.

With extensive executive leadership experience, including her role as SVP at Wells Fargo, Kristin brings expertise in organizational transformation and leadership development. Today, she helps business owners strengthen their teams, prepare for successful transitions, and build businesses that thrive beyond their founders.

SVP

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

Former Senior Technical

Leader at Wells Fargo

M&A

BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION

Experience in mergers, acquisitions,

and team integration

EXIT READINESS

SUCCESSION PLANNING

Helping owners prepare for

successful business transitions

Kristin'S COACHING PHILOSOPHY

The leadership skills that build a business aren't always the skills required to scale one.

As businesses grow and evolve, leaders face new challenges that require strategic clarity, stronger teams, and thoughtful planning. Kristin understands how organizational change, unclear succession plans, and owner-dependent operations can limit business value and make future transitions more difficult.

Her coaching philosophy focuses on aligning business and personal goals, strengthening leadership, and developing practical strategies that help owners build lasting value, prepare for successful transitions, and lead with confidence.

Awards and Certifications

EPI Thought Leader of the Year Nominee (2025)
Authorized Associate, Everything DiSC
Lean Leadership, Adaptive Business Solutions
ITIL

WHY Kristin COACHES

Helping leaders build business that thrive beyond them.

Kristin Carlson brings extensive executive leadership experience to her work as a Focal Point Business and Executive Coach. Having served as SVP and Senior Technical Leader at Wells Fargo, she understands the complexities of organizational transformation, mergers and acquisitions, leadership development, and navigating significant business changes.

Her coaching is driven by a commitment to helping business owners create lasting value, build stronger leadership teams, and prepare for the future. She recognizes that successful transitions require strategic planning, effective systems, and a business capable of thriving beyond its founder.

Today, Kristin partners with CEOs, business owners, and founders to strengthen leadership, improve organizational alignment, and develop practical succession and exit readiness strategies. She helps clients reduce owner dependency, increase business value, and prepare for successful transitions while aligning their business goals with their personal vision for the future.

A professional business coach meeting one-on-one with a client, discussing strategies, goals, and actionable plans to support business growth and long-term success.

WHERE Kristin BRINGs EXPERIENCE

Kristin helps business owners build lasting value through stronger leadership and strategic planning.

CONSTRUCTION & TRADES

Kristin helps business owners, particularly women founders, strengthen leadership, reduce owner dependency, and build more valuable businesses prepared for future transitions.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Kristin works with professional service firms to improve team alignment, develop stronger leadership, and create systems that support sustainable growth and long-term business value.

SUCCESSION & EXIT PLANNING

Kristin helps owners prepare for their next chapter by strengthening business operations, developing succession strategies, and building organizations that can thrive beyond their founders.

Ready for the next level?

If you have built a successful business but know it is capable of more, let's talk.

Explore what is limiting growth today and what needs to change to build a business that can scale, create greater value, and operate with less dependence on you.