About core leadership

Guiding leaders of privately held businesses to evolve themselves and their culture in a way that inspires their people to fulfill the company vision.

Maria Kast; leadership development; high-vibe leadership

Our vision

Creating a Culture of Connection

We envision leaders who are connected to their inner coach and the people they lead in a way that supports a culture of intention and engagement.

Our mission

Evolving Leaders For Greater Impact

Creating leaders who embrace personal evolution to build a more positive influence on their people and the communities in which they live.

Our CORE Values

And what we asked our clients to embrace:

Personal Evolution

We are here to learn, and evolve through our circumstances continuously improving the relationship with ourselves and others.

Extreme Ownership

We don’t play the blame game. We take full responsibility for our actions, results and the steps toward improving them.

Non-Judgment

We do not judge ourselves or others, but rather accept and embrace love and acceptance for those we serve.

Stick-to-it-iveness

We don’t give up, because we know that with each setback, we learn how to improve ourselves and our ability to fulfill our vision.

trust & surrender

Forcing control is a recipe for frustration; we focus on letting go and trusting the journey.

Meet Our CORE Team

We're a heart centered team helping privately held businesses create a culture of intention, meaningful connection and continuous evolution in partnership with the Inner Coach. Our collaboration builds a foundation of leadership that inspires your people to take ownership of their role in fulfilling the company vision.

Maria Kast

Founder, Lead Coach

& Adventurer

Maria is an outdoorsy gal who loves experiencing life, adventure and of course sharing the power of the Inner Coach.

She is a 3x business owner and executive coach who’s been helping executives and teams to eliminate the downhill thoughts and behaviors that keep them from achieving their vision.  

In 2019 she developed her CORE-4 process that teaches an intuitive, yet structured approach for growing yourself, your team, and therefore your business. This process supports her mission of creating leaders who embrace personal evolution to build a more positive influence on their people and the communities in which they live.

Maria leads CORE’s Executive Leadership programs.

Sarah Napoli

Emerging leader coach,

program facilitator

& lifelong learner

Sarah finds joy and happiness in learning new things. She is empowered by her new wellness journey and finding that a strong CORE not only makes you successful in the gym but also in life.

With over 25 years of leadership experience, Sarah has worked with the best in the beauty, fashion and med-tech businesses. She passionately believes in the power of potential and takes pride in seeing those in her orbit reach their potential and achieve their greatness.

Sarah is a product of the CORE 4 Achievers Program who works with emerging leaders and companies to invest in themselves to level up their leadership and build strong teams.

Sarah leads CORE’s Emerging Leaders programs.

Jay-B Guarismo

operations ninja

& fired-up dancer

Jay-B loves to dance like nobody’s watching, letting her spirit soar to the rhythm of life! She fearlessly embraces challenges, as she believes this openness is the key to becoming a better human and helping others.

She is the glue that holds the Core Leadership team together. She’s a meticulous, task-driven operations ninja. If a project needs management, she’s always ready with processes and systems to make it happen with ease.

Jay-B also leads customer relations for Core Leadership events. When your questions hit our support inbox, she’s ready, willing, and able to provide the answers you need.

Our CORE culture

Whether working with your team or out and about doing what we love, we are who we say we are - heart centered leaders who truly care about people, our environment and creating meaningful connections.