Leadership

Kristy Busija is an accomplished executive coach and talent management consultant.  She partners with leaders and organizations to support life-affirming leadership, team, and organizational transformations.  She regularly facilitates transformational workshops and executive retreats. 

Kristy has worked as an executive coach and of individual, team, and organizational transformation for over 24 years and founded Next Conversation Coaching, LLC in 2017 (rebranded Next Conversation Consulting in 2024).  Her ideal client engagements combine executive coaching, team learning and meaningful and measurable transformation. Kristy has worked on a both a national and international level with organizations such as:  Kennametal, Albemarle Corporation, Providence Health & Services, Benteler Steel/Tube, Lumileds, Vallourec, University of Pittsburgh, Development Dimensions International, and Westinghouse.

 She has won numerous awards for her work - 50 Most Dynamic Women (2023), Top 20 Coaches in Charlotte (2021), Top Business Coaches (2022), Executive Coaching Awards (2022) – and regularly writes for leadership publications (Forbes and FairyGodBoss, to name a few). 

Kristy received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh and her Masters of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of Baltimore.   Kristy is a graduate of Coach Academy International's coaching program and is a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF) and the Association for Talent Development (ATD). She received her coaching credentials through the International Coach Federation (ACC) and the Center for Credentialing and Education (BCC – Business/Corporate/ Executive/Leadership Coach Designation).