About
Kristin A. Sherry is a bestselling and award-winning author and creator of the YouMap® profile, a 2020 Career Innovator Award recipient (Career Directors International).
She is the managing partner of YouMap LLC, which certifies coaches, consultants, leaders, career services and HR professionals as YouMap® coaches and facilitators.
Kristin is the author of international bestseller, YouMap, and a 2020 Pencraft award-winner in business for her management book, Your Team Loves Mondays...Right?
Her most recent book, Ready, Set, Coach!, co-authored with Board Certified Executive Coach Judi Spear, hit #1 bestseller in Consulting on Amazon in four countries and was awarded Best Career Book of 2023 Runner-up by the Indie Book Awards, the world's largest Indie award. Kristin & Judi's combined 40 years of experience helps coaches and consultants build a thriving practice.
Kristin is also the author of Mom's Choice Awards® Gold children's books You've Got Gifts!, You've Got Values! (co-authored by Lila Smith), You've Got Skills!, You've Got Personality!, You've Got Quirks: And You're Wonderful!, and the 2021 Motivational Book of the Year, Maximize 365 (Indie Book Awards).
Featured Work
Ready, Set, Coach! Build a Thriving Coaching Business Fast
82% of coaching businesses fail within two years. Ready, Set, Coach! is your guide – based on 40 years of experience – to build a thriving coaching or consulting business.
Ready helps you discover who you are as a coach and if you are suited for consulting, coaching, or a hybrid model. Personalized activities help you build your own “Coach Canvas” with guidance to practically apply the insights.
Set teaches you essentials of messaging and marketing, client contracts and proposals, creating and pricing services, assessments, niches, attracting clients, passive income, and hiring the right assistant.
Coach! guides you through discovery calls and time management, best practices and tools for coaching, handling free service requests, managing difficult clients, and more!
Ready, Set, Coach! is the “Coach’s Bible” to refer to again and again.
