We want to help you find your path.

At PathForward, we believe real growth is personal, and so is the path to getting there. That’s why we offer a flexible, individualized approach that honors your unique journey. Growth isn’t one-size-fits-all and neither are you. Whether you need personalized coaching, lively group workshops, self-paced programs, or all of the above, we’re here to support you in the way that fits you best so your growth feels empowering, sustainable, and truly your own.

Your Path. Your Passion. Our Mission.

You are standing at the doorway of your becoming.

Inside there’s a vision you’re ready to remember,

A purpose you’re craving to rise into,

And a path forward no longer defined by others’ expectations,

Designed by YOU.

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UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Jan 20-22, 2026 5:15PM PST / 8:15PM EST

Ignite 2026!

Design Your Boldest Year

2026 isn’t just another year - it’s a rare cosmic ignition!

REGISTER TODAY

The year of the Fire Horse only comes every sixty years. The year 2026 brings a double-fire energy of momentum, courage, and possibility. A year made for those who are done shrinking, done inheriting a life filled by others’ expectations, done waiting for permission.

This is your moment to light the match!

Ignite 2026! is a three-day, live virtual mini program designed to help you:

  • Remember the vision you can feel rising inside you

  • Reclaim what you truly want

  • Design a path forward that feels bold, brave and unapologetically yours

This isn’t a resolution workshop, it’s a reclamation!

Together over three intimate 75-minute sessions, we’ll move through a journey of reflection, remembrance, ignition, and design! We’ll breathe. We’ll feel. We’ll explore. We’ll turn our inner sparks into strategy, and our longings into language. We’ll honor the intensity of this Fire Horse year by pairing passion with grounding, momentum with meaning, and big vision with tender self- trust, so you are ready to rise, not burn out.

Because fire without direction can burn out of control, but fire with purpose?

That’s alchemy.

Special Early Bird Price $47 | Reg Price $67

Special early bird pricing ends at 11:59PM PST on January 9, 2026

OUR APPROACH

Designed to fit your life

PathForward offers a flexible, personalized support model designed to meet you where you are. Whether you’re drawn to the energy of live virtual workshops, the intention and focus of one-to-one coaching, or a quiet self-led journey through one of our self-paced programs, everything we offer is designed to fit into your life, not the other way around.

Our Offerings

Program Suite


LEVEL 1 | SPARK SESSIONS

Focused introductions designed to spark clarity, insights, and momentum.

Spark Sessions are ideal if you are:

  • Curious about a topic and want to explore it with intention

  • Seeking insight or direction without a long-term commitment

  • Looking for a meaningful entry point into deeper personal or professional growth

Best for: Exploration, awareness, and early momentum.


LEVEL 2 | THE MOMENTUM SERIES

Self-led learning for deep application and real-world integration.

Programs within The Momentum Series are ideal if you:

  • Want to go beyond insight and into practice

  • Value structure but prefer self-directed learning

  • Are ready to invest the time in meaningful change

Best for: Skill-building, mindset shifts, and sustained personal growth.


LEVEL 3 | THE FIRELIGHT COLLECTION

Immersive, facilitated experience for transformational change.

Programs within The Firelight Collection are ideal if you:

  • Learn best through active dialogue and shared experience

  • Want real-time guidance and accountability

  • Are ready to embody change not just learn about it

Best for: Deep transformation, integration, and supported growth.

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Coaching Packages


TIER 1 | ILLUMINATION SESSION

A 90-minute clarity sparking coaching session that uses reflective, somatic, visualizing and strategic coaching techniques designed to help you reconnect with you inner flow, surface what matters most, and leave with renewed direction and focus.

An Illumination Session is ideal if you are:

  • Feeling stuck, scattered, or at a crossroads and carving clarity

  • Sensing something wants to shift but can’t quite name it

  • Ready for insight, reflection, and meaningful next steps without committing to long-term coaching

  • Wanting a powerful reset or intentional starting point


TIER 2 | THE LIGHTED PATH

A four (4) session coaching journey designed to illuminate your path forward through steady support, reflection, and forward-moving conversations that turn insight into meaningful momentum.

The Lighted Path is ideal if you are:

  • Ready to move beyond clarity into consistent action and integration

  • Navigating change, growth, or a season of becoming something more aligned

  • Wanting accountability, support, and a trusted thought partner along the way

  • Seeking sustainable progress rather than quick fixes


TIER 3 | THE RISING EMBERS EXPERIENCE

A high-touch coaching experience that combines a powerful clarity-sparking session with five (5) additional coaching conversations to support deep integration, expansion and sustained personal growth.

The Rising Embers Experience is ideal if you are:

  • Ready for a deeper commitment to your growth and transformation

  • Stepping into a new chapter, identity, or leadership season

  • Wanting both a strong beginning and ongoing support to stay aligned

  • Craving space for reflection, accountability, and embodied change

WORK WITH US
A woman with dark, curly hair, wearing a black turtleneck, smiling in an office setting. Kara Withers

My Big Vision

Hi, I’m Kara. PathForward founder, leadership & mindset coach, course creator, growth enthusiast, innovator, change maker . . . and a relentless believer in what’s possible for people when they finally stop playing small, discover their path, and uncover the courage to follow it.

Through my years of work in organizational leadership development and women’s empowerment, I’ve witnessed something powerful: women who are hungry to discover themselves. They’re eagerly diving into their inner work - uncovering their purpose, facing their fears, and forging their own courage. But the biggest barrier I continue to see? Connection.


Women aren’t lacking passion or potential; they’re lacking the networks that allow them to truly thrive.

That’s why PathForward is founded on community first, fueled by growth, and ignited by the momentum to create meaningful change.

Because the truth is: we don’t rise in isolation. We rise in connection.
And when women come together - authentically, bravely, and without competition - we ALL rise higher.

My vision is a thriving ecosystem where women are deeply supported as they reclaim their voices, walk in their authenticity, and rise into their next chapter. A space where your path is yours to design, but never yours to walk alone.

This isn’t just about coaching or creating courses. PathForward is about igniting something deeper: a ripple of courage, clarity, and collective momentum that lifts everyone higher.

“The process that you go through with Kara is one that you won’t regret. I thought I was pretty self-reflective and connected to myself. But through her systems, I have discovered there’s so much more to learn about myself.”

- BONNIE L., PATHFORWARD CLIENT

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