Coach, Songwriter/Storyteller, Producer & Host
TRANSFORMATION - Inspire, Connect, Evolve!
Testimonial
"Transformational Experience"
I've just had the most transformational experience of my life because of Katie's influence, and I truly mean that...
People tell me I look radiant, ask "Have you changed your makeup?" (I haven't.) Others say "You look younger, what have you been doing?"
This would not have happened but for the teaching and influence of Katie Strand.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
- Mary Stein - Career Teacher, Mother of 5
About
BIO
ORIGIN STORY
ORIGIN STORY
Katie Strand is an Emmy-Nominated Film Producer, Songwriter, Storyteller, Coach & Host. In 2019, Strand Produced The Catalyst Festival and was the Catalyst Podcast Co-Host with Executive Producer Steven Adams.
Currently, Strand is developing several projects, most notably, The Widow Lovemore - a solo music/storytelling show about connec
Katie Strand is an Emmy-Nominated Film Producer, Songwriter, Storyteller, Coach & Host. In 2019, Strand Produced The Catalyst Festival and was the Catalyst Podcast Co-Host with Executive Producer Steven Adams.
Currently, Strand is developing several projects, most notably, The Widow Lovemore - a solo music/storytelling show about connection, love, and transmuting grief into creativity and inspiration. Additionally, Strand is in the final stages of editing and will soon be publishing the relationship book co-written with her late partner Marcus Lovemore "Lovemore Women - The Men's Guide to Successful Relationships With Women," as well as several other music, mastermind and documentary projects.
Strand is also Creative Director/Partner for LiftBridgeSocial - a social media marketing & management company with a focus on healing arts, progressive causes, social justice, non-profits and small businesses. Please follow the above URL or email katie@liftbridgesocial.com for more information.
In 2018 Strand Directed/Produced Rock the Vote with the WNBA and worked with Ryan Reynolds on a Deadpool 2 commercial. Strand's projects have been featured on HBO, PBS, NBC, MTV, Fox and over 20 national commercials including an HBO/Time Warner Super Bowl commercial.
A modern-day renaissance woman, Strand plays piano, guitar, sings, sails, practices MMA/Martial Arts, Aerial Acrobatics, Stand Up Paddleboarding, and dances Fusion, Swing, Tango, Salsa and Zouk. For the better part of 25 years, Strand has been studying & practicing personal growth and self-actualization via meditation, Kundalini yoga, and personal growth seminars, which led her to earn a Master’s in Spiritual Psychology in 2008 and become a certified Hypnotherapist in 2010. She earned a Bachelor’s in Communications/Film from UCSD, graduating with honors/ magna cum laude.
ORIGIN STORY
ORIGIN STORY
ORIGIN STORY
I was born in Duluth, Minnesota to a pair of demi-celebrity over-achievers. Both parents earned scholarships to university via academics and athletics and went on to become prominent teachers, coaches, leaders and members of their community.
My childhood was full of singing for every family gathering & school concerts, playing piano, guit
I was born in Duluth, Minnesota to a pair of demi-celebrity over-achievers. Both parents earned scholarships to university via academics and athletics and went on to become prominent teachers, coaches, leaders and members of their community.
My childhood was full of singing for every family gathering & school concerts, playing piano, guitar, dancing, and learning (yes, I love learning)! The third of four children, I had the opportunity to learn from my older siblings as well as my parents and teachers. Standardized tests reveled a proclivity for language and math, so at age 10, I was ushered into the nerd-club (SAGE) and learned brainstorming, advanced math (Fibonacci sequence is my first foray into the art of math), language arts, and given the opportunity to produce, direct, set-design and costume design two completely original plays. At the same age, I was assigned to be the AV-kid, another nerd-honor that gave me the opportunity to learn how to lace and run a film projector!... which turned out to be a fun foreshadowing for my career in film!
In high-school, I auditioned and applied for The Perch Center for Arts Education in the music department, a highly competitive, residential arts high school in Minneapolis, MN (home of Prince!). Only 10% of applicants are accepted.
For college, I ventured off to San Diego and put myself through college (teacher-parents didn't have the budget to cover college/living expenses) so I got many scholarships and grants, and worked as a personal trainer, pilates & yoga instructor from 1998-2002 to fund my education at UCSD.
When I returned to Minnesota in 2018 (due in large part to the loss of my 9-year partner Marcus Lovemore and produced the Catalyst Film Festival, my father actually coached 3 owners/managers of the 5 primary event venues. Both parents continue to receive thank you letters and accolades from past colleagues and students.
WIDOWING
ORIGIN STORY
WIDOWING
For most of 2017, I took care of and held the hand of Marcus Lovemore, my love & life-partner, as he transitioned at the early age of 45. He was a healer, health/fitness expert, sifu/martial arts teacher, mindfulness master/teacher and artist. But more significantly, he was my favorite person on earth, who was on my side and in my corner
For most of 2017, I took care of and held the hand of Marcus Lovemore, my love & life-partner, as he transitioned at the early age of 45. He was a healer, health/fitness expert, sifu/martial arts teacher, mindfulness master/teacher and artist. But more significantly, he was my favorite person on earth, who was on my side and in my corner for close to 9 years. His loss was devastating... but more importantly, transformational.
My solo storytelling & songwriting show, The Widow Lovemore, shares about the experience of Marcus Lovemore transitioning and how I felt connection and communication with him during his final hours and after his death. Every human will experience the death of a loved one... Grief is ubiquitous in every human life... it taught me how to do and be with the deepest depths of despair, transmute this intense sadness/loss and grief into creativity, connection and love through curiosity, vulnerability, processing and a willingness to feel and learn from grief... within the galactic heights of love, connection and inspiration.
Grief will transform us into the best versions of ourselves, if we let it... But it's also the most difficult thing beyond anything I could've imagined... And it's made me uniquely ready and qualified to coach you through life's biggest challenges and transitions so you find yourself being the very best version of yourself.
Testimonial
"Enjoy the G-Forces"
Sometimes you’re lucky enough to cross paths with electricity and authenticity personified. Katie Strand is that. Get in her orbit and enjoy the g-forces; your life will thank you for it.
-Peter Piché, Life and Leadership Coach and creator of The Opposite Game
Testimonial
"Permanently Effective"
Experiencing the power of Katie Strand’s philosophy is transformative, so if you are not ready for fundamental change do not apply.
If you are fortunate enough to become a client, get ready to be physically, spiritually and emotionally challenged in the pursuit of excellence in every aspect of your life...
It won’t be easy, but if you commit it is permanently effective.
A.P.S. - Peabody & Emmy-Winning Director & DP for FOX, NBC, PBS, BBC & NatGeo
