Kamika T. Dillard, Fail Forward Coaching

ICF ACC · PMP

Meet Your Coach

Hi, I'm Kamika.I help you fail forward.

I spent years at Microsoft as a Program Manager focused on customer experience strategy, learning how to take big, messy challenges and turn them into clear plans that people could actually act on. Along the way, I learned that the thing holding most of us back isn't a lack of ability. It's how we relate to failure.

As an ICF ACC certified coach and PMP, I combine real strategic rigor with warmth and honesty. I'm a big-picture thinker who's also walked the road of starting things and struggling to finish them, so I build programs that meet you exactly where you are and help you move.

Fail Forward Coaching exists for the achievers, the overthinkers, the people-pleasers, and the emerging leaders who know they are meant for more. Setbacks aren't the end of your story. They're the bridge to your next level.

Credentials & Experience

ICF ACC

Associate Certified Coach, International Coaching Federation

PMP

Project Management Professional

Ex-Microsoft

Program Manager, customer experience strategy

Strategy & Customer Experience

Years leading customer experience strategy at Microsoft as a Program Manager, turning complex problems into clear, executable plans.

Certified Transformation Coach

ICF ACC certified, blending coaching frameworks with real-world leadership experience to help clients move forward with clarity.

Entrepreneur & Builder

A natural entrepreneur building purpose-driven ventures, with a heart for helping others finish what they start.

Beyond Coaching

On the mic, on a mission.

Kamika hosts The Black Women Will S.A.V.E. Black Women Podcast, creating space for honest conversations about leadership, healing and moving forward.

Kamika hosting The Black Women Will S.A.V.E. Black Women Podcast
Host, S.A.V.E. Black Women Podcast
Kamika in conversation with a podcast guest
Real conversations with real leaders

Through speaking, facilitating and the podcast, Kamika shows up for community because transformation grows in connection. The platform amplifies the same message at the heart of Fail Forward Coaching: your setbacks are not the end of your story.

Listen to the Podcast

Ready to move forward?

Let's find the right starting point for your growth, together.