Kim Tolmie

Kim Tomlie solves what Harvard Business School identified as the leadership development crisis: 75% of organizations rate their programs as ineffective because they focus on soft skills instead of business results. As Consulting Partner at Lone Rock Consulting, she has designed award-winning leadership experiences that improved senior leader effectiveness by 20 percentage points at The Coca-Cola Company, where she led programs for 2,000+ leaders and earned the Brandon Hall Gold Award for creating training that actually drives performance.

Kim's expertise in building leadership programs that deliver measurable business outcomes was proven when Coca-Cola's CEO made her programs mandatory—not because they felt good, but because they worked. Her innovative approach achieved what most training cannot: a 4.5 out of 5 ROI rating with 90% of participants finding sessions effective. Unlike traditional competency-based programs, her methodology focuses on the three critical skills that drive organizational performance: creating Clarity, building Alignment, and generating Movement.

Her comprehensive understanding of what actually changes leader behavior spans telecommunications, manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, and consumer goods industries. At Coca-Cola, she abandoned lengthy classroom sessions for practical, immediately applicable experiences that leaders could implement to drive real results. Her digital coaching programs for 1,000+ senior leaders achieved a Net Promoter Score of 50 by focusing on business outcomes rather than abstract leadership theories. Her "Straight TALK" courageous conversations program was implemented globally because it solved real communication problems that derail team performance.

As Consulting Partner, Kim facilitates Lead In 30 leadership cohorts, helping participants become "3rd Leaders" who create systematic approaches to business results. Her certified coaching through MindGym's Precision Coaching techniques and partnerships with Harvard Business Publishing, Duke CE, and MindGym ensure cutting-edge delivery that addresses what's broken about traditional training: lack of accountability, follow-up, and connection to business performance.

Kim holds an MBA from Boston University and dual degrees from UNC Chapel Hill. She resides in Atlanta with her family.