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Mental Performance Coach

Author | Speaker

I help the go-to person cut through mental noise so they can stay focused and stick to the plan. Not motivation. Not theory. A system for cutting through the noise when everything's pulling at you.

KaVonte Carthron, Mental Performance Coach, Author, and Speaker
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Meet KaVonte Carthron

For the first 17 years of my career, my focus was simple: help organizations deliver successful technology initiatives.

Like many IT leaders and project managers, I viewed success through the lens of strategy, execution, systems, and change management.

As my career progressed, my perspective changed.

I became increasingly interested in what was happening beneath the projects themselves and how pressure influenced decision-making, why capable people began to overthink, and how mental noise quietly disrupted performance.

That same curiosity shows up in my creative work. I express what I see through Barz. I use those Barz to expose patterns. I help people recognize those patterns in themselves and Structured Response Transformation (SRT) helps them decide how they’re going to respond.

That thinking led me to develop the FADDs of Life™ framework, Structured Response Transformation™ (SRT™), and EmotionalOS™ practical tools for recognizing mental noise and responding to pressure with greater clarity.

Today, I help the go-to person cut through the mental noise so they can stay focused and stick to the plan.

I bring 17 years of experience leading technology programs, organizational change, and high-performing teams and now apply that experience to helping people and organizations continue performing when life gets hectic.

My philosophy is simple: Human Before Performance. Human experiences, emotions, assumptions, and recurring patterns can interfere with someone's ability to use capabilities they already possess.

“You don’t have a capability problem. You have a noise problem. And that’s something we can cut through.”

KaVonte Carthron

Credentials & Certifications

PMP®CCMP®IT PMO LeaderMental Performance PlanningCertified eOS PractitionerNeuroscience CoachTrauma Support SpecialistMental Health PanelistAdditional Training in Sports Psychology with Dr. Sara Hickmann (Ex-LA Kings, LA Clippers, NFL)Additional Training in Performance Counseling with Dr. Curtis D. Jasper

Stay Focused + Stick to the Plan

Get the 4-1-1: 4 Barz. 1 perspective. 1 question.

Designed to help you cut through the noise when performance meets pressure.

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SRT™ · EmotionalOS™ · FADDs of Life™