BD: Business Development Roundtable: Sustaining Your Business During Difficult Economic Times
The Business Development Roundtable 2026 is designed as a welcoming and collaborative space for chapter members, this virtual roundtable offers opportunities to learn, exchange ideas, and share resources that support the growth and sustainability of their coaching practices.
Are you concerned about sustaining your coaching business during these challenging economic times? Whether you’ve weathered difficult cycles before or are facing this kind of uncertainty for the first time, you are not alone.
Join your colleagues for a facilitated conversation exploring the strategies, skills, and mindset needed to develop, sustain, and even grow your business during ongoing economic and societal change.
Together, we will:
• Reflect on what “success” means for your business this year
• Address burn-out, exhaustion, and the temptation to disengage
• Draw on the collective wisdom and resilience of fellow coaches
• Identify practical actions to support your professional growth and personal well-being
Please join us for this unique opportunity to learn from one another, strengthen our resilience, and move our coaching businesses forward with greater clarity and confidence.
Your facilitator, Katherine (Kit) Prendergast, PCC, Leadership Development Coaching & Training
Kit brings 25 years of hard-earned experience navigating her coaching and training business through three economic downturns and an international move. She is the founder and owner of Career Connections of Sierra Nevada, LLC, a leadership development coaching and training company based in Reno, Nevada, established in 2003.
Kit brings extensive experience and expertise to the People Side of Leadership which adds a unique value to her work with both seasoned and emerging leaders. Her clients appreciate that Kit’s training courses and professional coaching services are always customized to their specific needs and concerns.
Kit proudly holds the PCC level credential (2008) from the International Coach Federation (ICF) as well as multiple certifications, including Executive & Leadership Development Coach, Social & Emotional Intelligence Coach, and previously a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with Kaiser Permanente HMO.
Kit lived and worked in Norway for several years, which gave her a deep appreciation for different cultures. She also volunteered in several countries with Global Volunteers, helping rural communities become more self-sufficient. These experiences sparked her strong interest in serving clients both nationally and internationally.
