--- title: If You're Not Pi$@%ng Someone Off... description: If You're Not Pi$@%ng Someone Off... image: https://www.allyenergy.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/GRIT_Profile_Katherine_Culbert-e1596226866187-owr0k2pu3mue94ijfmuu8sc5ygq3m9u1yaue4ljlhk.jpeg --- - [BUILD WITH US](https://www.allyenergy.com/work-with-us) - [GALLERY](http://ally.photos) [![Company logo](https://www.allyenergy.com/hubfs/MJTW%20Assets/logos/ally-energy-logo-2.svg)](https://www.allyenergy.com/) - [ABOUT](https://www.allyenergy.com/about) - [INSIGHTS](https://www.allyenergy.com/resources) - OUR BUILDS - [Houston Energy & Climate Week](http://www.climateweekhouston.com) - [Energy Workforce of the Future](https://www.energyworkforceofthefuture.com/) - [The GRIT Awards & Best Energy Workplaces](https://www.allyenergy.com/2025-grit-awards-best-energy-workplaces-finalists) - [Energy Capital Markets Day on Wall Street](https://www.allyenergy.com/ally-tcs-worley-new-york-marathon-team) - [THE BEE SUITE™](http://www.thebeesuite.com) - 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The CEO of [K and K Process, LLC](https://www.kandkprocess.com/) learned this mantra the hard way early in her career after being named in a labor union grievance. Twenty years later, the [GRIT Award](https://allyenergy.com/grit-isnt-a-destination-its-a-journey/) winner recognizes she does not need to be the most popular person in the room to be a successful engineer. Culbert has faced her share of challenges, while climbing the proverbial ladder. Being dismissed by others in power is chief among them. #### “I was always being told I don’t know what needs to be done technically and with regards to business advancement,” she says. “So, I have worked very hard to prove my abilities.” Rather than crumble under the criticism, Culbert met the challenges head-on. She went back to school for an MBA and is currently studying law. She became licensed, got certifications, developed and honed her skills volunteering at non-profits and, ultimately, become her own boss. #### “Now that I am the CEO, I am proving to myself and others that my technical and business skills are on point.” Pink Petro profiled Katherine long before she was a [GRIT Award](https://allyenergy.com/grit-isnt-a-destination-its-a-journey/) winner. Read all about how she [took the leap](https://allyenergy.com/taking-the-leap-how-katherine-culbert-made-the-move-to-entrepreneurship/) to entrepreneurship with a partner. In less than a year, the company turned a profit. The partnership didn't last, but the business did. “Having a partner was a challenge because we did not have the same commitment to the company.” As a one-woman-band, she handles most of the technical tasks and all the business tasks. 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