Because Leadership Shouldn’t Be This Hard — and It Doesn’t Have to Be.

Pure Momentum was created from a simple truth: most performance problems aren’t strategy problems, they’re leadership and system problems.


After decades helping executives navigate complexity and change, I saw the same pattern repeat, talented leaders working harder, but still not getting the results they expect.


The fix isn’t more effort. It’s clarity. It’s connection. It’s helping leaders see what’s really happening beneath the surface so they can lead with confidence and consistency again.

Belief Statement:

When leaders align how they think, behave, and operate, everything around them starts to work better, people, systems, results, all of it.

Outcome Line:

That’s why Pure Momentum exists: to make leadership simpler, execution stronger, and growth sustainable.

Meet Kerry Hearns-Smith

Organizational Psychologist | Executive Coach | Fractional Chief Talent Executive

Meet the Founder

Kerry is known as the architect leaders trust when they’re ready to turn intent into execution.

After leading global transformations across healthcare, technology, and professional services, Kerry saw the same root problem everywhere: strategy wasn’t failing, leadership alignment was.
Executives were solving for symptoms instead of causes, investing in structure and tools while the real friction lived in behavior and system misalignment. Pure Momentum was built to change that.

With over 25 years of experience leading enterprise-wide transformations and coaching leaders, she brings a unique blend of behavioral insight, business acumen, and strategic foresight to every engagement.

Her work sits at the intersection of behavioral science, organizational systems, and business strategy, helping leaders see and fix the invisible friction that stalls performance.

 

Kerry brings a rare combination of executive experience and behavioral insight. Her leadership frameworks have driven measurable outcomes such as:

  • 43% increase in engagement across leadership teams

  • 18% reduction in turnover

  • 15-point rise in trust and client satisfaction indices

  • 150% improvement in transformation adoption rates

Her approach is both human and disciplined, helping leaders connect who they are to how they lead, so clarity, accountability, and growth become consistent across the organization.

 

She has served as a trusted partner and executive coach to Fortune 500 companies, PE-backed growth firms, and complex mission-driven enterprises, earning over 14 Brandon Hall Awards, 3 CLO Learning Elite Awards, and multiple ATD recognitions for leadership excellence.

Education & Certifications

  • M.S. in Organizational Psychology, Capella University

  • Doctoral work in Organizational Psychology, Capella University

  • Certified Professional & Executive Coach (iPEC)

  • Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner (ELI-MP)

  • Digital Transformation Specialist, MIT Sloan School of Management

  • Certified in Korn Ferry Leadership Architect & 360 Facilitation

Kerry’s Core Philosophy:

“Fixing behavior and aligning systems deliver stronger bottom-line impact than any other transformation.
When leaders model the clarity they expect, everything around them starts to work better.”

Pure Momentum — Turning Leadership Intent Into Measurable Execution.

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