Dr. Katie T. Larson, Ph.D. is a Growth Coach, Hypnotherapist, and founder of GrowthQuests. She helps individuals and groups learn, transform, and Grow in all areas of their personal, family, and career lives. She creates unique Quests --inner journeys-- that allow clients to explore their life from a deeper perspective, helping them find more purpose, meaning, and joy. A courageous explorer of inner and outer worlds, she has traveled the globe as a scientist, educator, and scholar gathering unique and universal aspects of how one’s life journey unfolds. She is also a student of a wide spectrum of wisdom--including modern neurological research, ancient mythology, esoteric principles, and consciousness studies. A lifelong nature lover, Katie began her career in science education and holds an M.A.T. in Biology from Miami University. While working as a biologist with local people in the Kenyan Maasai tribe, the Mongolian steppe, and the Borneo rainforest, she became passionate about cultural exchanges as forms of personal transformation and later earned a Ph.D. in Leadership and Change with a focus in Transformative Learning from Antioch University. Through her research she has become passionate about sharing the valuable concepts of Growth and Transformation with her clients in practical, realistic, and playful ways. Dr. Larson has also worked worldwide as an educator and consultant for international schools, NGOS and private institutions for over a decade. She has led groups of all sizes on nearly every continent through reflective, transformative practices designed to foster leadership development, creative problem solving, and personal transformation. She is an acclaimed performance storyteller, professional mentor, published author, TEDx Speaker, Transformational Coach, and certified Creative Depth Coach with JourneyPath Institute. www.GrowthQuests.com