ABOUT KAte

I’m Kate Lombardo and I’m on a mission to prove that the boldest, most expansive version of you is just one better question away.

W H Y ?

Because after a decade of building global businesses and navigating every kind of setback imaginable— I know the thing holding most of us back was never our talent. It was the questions we were asking.

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I live by a simple belief— the quality of your life is determined by the quality of your questions.

It sounds easy. But I spent years not believing it — chasing the wrong dream, asking the wrong questions, and wondering why I kept ending up in the same place. I moved to New York City at 22 with an acting dream, a carry-on suitcase, and absolutely zero backup plan. Three months in, my lung collapsed. The debt followed. And suddenly the “practical” decision was to take a stable teaching job — even though I knew from day one it wasn’t where I was meant to be. Every day I asked myself “how do I get out of this?” And every day, I stayed stuck.

It wasn’t until I stopped asking how to escape and started asking what I actually wanted that everything began to shift.

That shift led me to yoga. Then to becoming a yoga teacher. Then to owning a studio — until the pandemic shut the doors for good. What felt like an ending turned out to be the beginning of something much bigger. Today I serve as Yoga Director at YogaRenew, one of the world’s leading online yoga schools, where I’ve been a driving force in training over 80,000 students across 25+ countries. Along the way, I co-founded Rooted, a mentorship platform helping wellness entrepreneurs build businesses that actually sustain them.

MY MOTTO IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE

“ Playing small was never your destiny. It was just the answer to the wrong question.”

2010

Accepted a high school teaching job. Stable. Safe. And completely, utterly wrong.
2015

Went all-in on yoga — teaching, building, and betting on herself.
2018

Became a successful yoga studio owner. The dream was working.
2020

Lost both studios in the pandemic. Merged with YogaRenew. And found a bigger stage.
2022

Co-founded Rooted. Started mentoring yoga teachers to build businesses that actually sustain them.
2025

Stepped into keynote speaking. Ask Better, Lead Better is born — and so is the next chapter.
2008

Moved to NYC chasing an acting dream. Lung collapse. $50k+ in medical debt.

Here’s what I know… you’re not stuck because you lack talent, drive, or vision. You’re stuck because of the questions you’re asking. I’m here to help you ask better ones — and witness the magic that follows.

Today, I share the lessons I’ve learned through my lived experiences on stages, in boardrooms, and conference rooms — helping leaders, entrepreneurs, and powerful women ask better questions, break free from limited thinking, and build something they’re boldly, unapologetically proud of.

Everything I bring to the stage comes straight from my actual life — the wins, the plot twists, and the moments that humbled me enough to finally start asking better questions — with some positive psychology + science-backed strategies to support it.

I’m married to an incredible man and we’re raising our soon-to-be family of five in Hoboken, NJ — a city that somehow feels like a small town if you know where to look, which honestly feels very on brand for me. We escape to Italy whenever life allows, I start most mornings in meditation, and I firmly believe that a Nutella croissant + a perfectly poured cappuccino counts as a masterclass in presence.

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