Kat Kuhl

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Personal goal pursuit at Career Break

Hastings, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Kat Kuhl is a VP of Engineering, currently at Smartsheet, with a background leading teams at Adjus. A graduate of American University, she is recognized as a visionary and strategic leader who genuinely cares for her colleagues. She specializes in coaching and developing engineering teams to achieve high performance.

Kat is deeply passionate about creative pursuits, having taken a career break to focus on editing the novels she has written. She also dedicates her time to social impact, volunteering with organizations like Manara to mentor and unlock the potential of tech talent from the Middle East.

She has taken a break from her engineering career to pursue her personal goal of editing her drafted novels.

Personality Overview

Big Picture Person

Full Of Energy

Believer

They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.  They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.

Topics They Care About

Engineering Leadership
Her career is defined by leadership roles (VP, Director) and she has authored content on the specific practice of managing other managers and setting clear team expectations.
Creative Writing
She is taking a dedicated career break to focus on a personal passion: editing the novels she has already drafted, showing a serious commitment to her creative goals.
Mentoring Tech Talent
She actively volunteers to mentor engineers, particularly women from the Middle East, and uses her network to help them find opportunities and grow their careers.

Media Appearances

Kat has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Personal goal pursuit at Career Break
2-2025 - 9-2025
VP of Engineering at Smartsheet
1-2024 - 12-2024
VP of Engineering at Adjust
1-2023 - 12-2023
Senior Director of Engineering at Adjust
1-2022 - 12-2022
Director of Engineering at Adjust

Education

2004 - 2007
B.A. from American University

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Exp : 4 Location : Hastings, England, United Kingdom Job Level : N/A Designation : Personal goal pursuit at Career Break
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Insights For Selling To Kat

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be friendly and entertaining in your conversation
  • Use adjectives like ‘amazing’, ‘coolest’, ‘unbelievable’ etc.
  • Speak enthusiastically with energy, maintain a clear and confident tone

DONT's

  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail
  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • Don’t assume a yes just because they have not said no

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Kat is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Kat

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Kat move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can Kat take some risk or not?

  • They can take certain risks that are unlikely to have personal consequences.

You And Kat

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