Kris Carpenter
Co-Founder, Leadership Coach & Head of FinanceKris Carpenter brings deep financial expertise and a practical, results-driven mindset to Optify’s leadership. With more than 30 years of experience across corporate finance, consulting, and executive leadership, she understands how leadership decisions translate into real business outcomes.
At Optify, Kris ensures the company’s growth is both strategic and sustainable, while also playing a key role in shaping client solutions that tie leadership development directly to organizational performance. As a certified leadership coach, she partners with leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen decision-making, and lead with confidence, especially in high-stakes environments.
Kris is passionate about helping organizations move beyond one-off coaching experiences to build scalable, high-impact leadership ecosystems. Her ability to connect financial insight with human development makes her a trusted partner to both executives and organizations looking to drive meaningful change.
She holds extensive experience in financial leadership and consulting, and combines that expertise with her work as a certified leadership coach to support leaders and teams at every stage of growth.
