Coaching for organizations and individuals who want sustainable results.
Burnout isn't a willpower problem. It's a systems problem. The same way a well-designed infrastructure needs planned maintenance windows, high-performing people need structured recovery built into how they work.
That's the lens I bring — part coach, part systems thinker. I help organizations and individuals design wellness that works the way they do: with logic, data, and a bias toward what actually lasts.
Three- or six-month engagements focused on sustainable lifestyle change — stress, movement, sleep, nutrition habits, and recovery. Built around your actual life, not a template.
For organizations building or improving a wellness program — not just a one-off event. Needs assessment, program architecture, vendor evaluation, and metrics that actually mean something.
20 years of racing distilled into 1:1 sessions. Mental strategies, pacing secrets, fueling tricks, and the hard-won knowledge that separates finishers from those who thrive on race day.
From sprint to Ironman — real talk on swim/bike/run logistics, transitions, mental resilience, and race-day execution. Coaching from someone who's done it and learned everything the hard way.
Steady state is the endurance zone where effort is high and sustainable — the place you train hardest to reach because it's what carries you when everything hurts and the finish line is still far away.
I named this practice after it because the same is true of how people perform at work and in life. Sustainable output isn't about motivation or willpower. It's about design — habits, recovery, stress management, and the self-awareness to know when you're redlining before it becomes a problem.
I'm Katie Vargo — a health and wellness coach, certified personal trainer, and two-time Ironman finisher who spent 20 years in enterprise technology before bringing both worlds together. I don't help people push harder. I help them build the habits, recovery rhythms, and self-awareness that make sustained high performance actually possible — at work, in training, and in life.
Sustainable performance isn't about pushing harder. It's about building systems that make recovery as intentional as the work itself.
30 minutes to understand your situation, goals, and whether this is a good fit — for both of us.
For individuals, a full lifestyle intake. For organizations, a light-touch audit of current wellness gaps.
A specific recommendation — workshop topic, coaching package, or consulting scope — with clear pricing.
Practical, measurable, designed to stick. With check-ins and accountability built in from day one.
Whether you're an individual ready for real change or an HR lead exploring a workshop — let's talk.