Meet the Change from Within Life and Business Coaching Team

We believe happiness comes from the alignment of your values and your behavior. For example, if you value collaboration; but work in a job that requires you to work alone most of the time, it is likely that you will be unhappy. During our initial meeting, we will discuss and clarify your values.

Who is at the helm of Coaching from Within and how can they help you achieve your personal and professional goals?

Change From Within is owned by two Silicon Valley professionals and designed to help colleagues meet their professional and personal goals.  Bill has experience in Engineering, Training and Project Management. Kathy has built a career in Human Resources. We enjoy helping people live their lives to the fullest. We are compassionate people who love to help others. Here are some details about our background.

We have a unique set of skills and experience with over 55 years in the high tech world of Silicon Valley.

Coaching for Silicon Valley High-tech Professionals

• Engineering
• Systems
• Programming
• Project Management
• Training
• Finance
• Quality Assurance
• Human Relations
• Corporate Management

Education, Experience and Training

• Human Resources
• Business Administration (MBA)
• Secondary Education
• System’s Science (Cybernetics)
• Electronic Engineering

Bill Haskell

Qualifications

Certified Guiding Mindful Change Coach
Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Santa Clara University
Secondary Education Credential and Master’s Degree in Education from Stanford University
Master’s Degree in Cybernetics (System Science) from San Jose State University
Bachelor’s of Science degree in Electronics Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara
Bill has been a high-tech professional for 35 years.

Experienced Project Manager

As a Project Manager for over 15 years, Bill worked with enterprise software delivery, IT, online-learning course creation and management, commercial hardware, and audio for toys.

Systems Engineer

As a Systems Engineer with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Electronic Engineering, Bill worked for TRW for over a decade. He worked on hardware and software projects, as well as design, systems administration, and large system installations.

Education is a Passion

Education has always been a core value for Bill. After receiving his B.S. in Electronic Engineering and working for a while, his interest in the Systems Theory and applications beyond engineering led him to a Master’s degree in Cybernetics covering the field of System Science. In the midst of this, Bill took time out to work as a credentialed high school math teacher.

From the Head to the Heart

Eventually, Bill needed more. He started to explore his curiosity of a more holistic perspective. He embarked on a journey to explore his humanistic side. He went back to school to earn his Master’s degree in Business Administration and a Secondary Education credential. Then he went back to work, but as a high school math teacher, instead of a high-tech guy.

Return to Silicon Valley

Eventually, Bill decided to return to the high-tech world again but in project management where he could apply all his skills, education, experience, as well as his humanistic values to serve people with his head and heart.

Why Coaching?

In recent years, the need to serve and support others has become a burning desire for Bill. He is happiest when he is guiding others on how to change from within in order to achieve career transitions to live happier, more balanced lives. His specialty is to help other high-tech professionals find a way to balance all their skills, experience and training to do work they love on their terms and live a life they love living.

Bill’s Change from Within

Bill walks his talk. He explored the possibility of escaping the rat race, in order to live a life by design, on his own terms. And now, it is his passion and mission to help other busy, burned-out, Silicon Valley, High-Tech professionals find their way to live a balanced, healthy, happy life while enjoying a fulfilling career.

Kathy Katusha

Kathy is a compassionate and empathetic coach that deeply cares for people and finds great joy and personal fulfillment in facilitating and nurturing her clients to find and achieve their goals and passions in life.

Education

Kathy’s professional qualifications include:

• Certified Guiding Mindful Change Coach
• B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara
• Professional certificate in Human Resources Administration from San Jose State University
• Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) since 2004
• Two professional certifications in Behavioral and Values analysis

Experience

Kathy has over 25 years of HR experience in Silicon Valley companies, legal services, healthcare and Stanford University.  She has been in an executive HR role for the past 18 years with extensive domestic and international HR leadership experience.  Kathy is a specialist in employee and executive coaching,  leadership development, teambuilding, conflict resolution, employee relations and employee engagement while also leading all HR and Safety programs worldwide.

Family

Kathy is also the proud mother of two (2) college-age daughters and loving wife to Change from Within co-owner, Bill Haskell.  Very experienced with the challenges and joys of family life,  she understands firsthand the many emotions, dilemmas, and roadblocks that parents and marriages face in today’s world.