Donnetta Kay

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DISC Type : CD

Leadership Coach, Helping Working Parents at Next Phase Leadership

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Donnetta Kay is a leadership coach who helps working parents in management roles become energized leaders. A former Senior Program Manager at Google and KPMG, she holds an MBA and PMP certification. Colleagues have described her as a dedicated, thoughtful, and natural leader.

Her work is driven by a personal mission to help parents see that thriving at work and home is possible, stemming from her own experiences as a high-achieving mother. She focuses on helping her clients avoid the exhaustion and health risks associated with chronic stress.

After leading a project at Google that achieved $5 billion in annual client cost savings, she pivoted to establish her own leadership coaching practice.

Personality Overview

Fast But Analytical

ROI Driven

Rigorous & Demanding

They like to move fast and expect the same from others.  They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.

Topics They Care About

Work-Life Balance
Her coaching practice is entirely focused on helping working parents reduce burnout, regain control of their time, and thrive both at work and at home.
Preventing Burnout
She aims to help professionals avoid burnout before it becomes a medical issue, drawing from her own experience as a senior leader nearly reaching that point.
Leadership Mentoring
She provides a 90-day, one-on-one mentoring program for managers, focusing on sustainable leadership, boundaries, and productivity systems.

Media Appearances

Donnetta has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
Leadership Coach, Helping Working Parents at Next Phase Leadership
11-2024 - 10-2025
Senior Program Manager - Core Engineering at Google
5-2023 - 12-2024
Senior Finance Program Manager at Google
3-2020 - 4-2023
Finance Program Manager at Google
12-2015 - 3-2020
Program Management Office Lead at RSM US LLP

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Washington State University
Bachelor of Science - BS from The University of Montana - College of Business

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During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

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  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Donnetta is

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  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Donnetta

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Donnetta move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Donnetta take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

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