Your Expertise Got You Here. It Can't Get You There.
You solve complex problems in minutes. But leading humans is taking everything you've got and it's still not working. You're drowning in decisions your team should be making, working weekends to stay on top, wondering when leadership stopped feeling like a strength.
This isn't about working harder - you’ve already tried that! It's about upgrading your operating system.
WHAT CLIENTS ARE SAYING
"I started working with Catherine around the time we raised our Series B and were scaling past 100 people. There were lots of day-to-day scaling challenges and new things to learn. I especially valued the 360 review with board members and leadership team knowing everyone's candid feedback made it easier for me to progress on my leadership journey."
— Oyvind Henriksen, Co-founder
You Can't Read the Label From Inside the Tin
You built your career on being right. Having the answer. Solving it yourself. That code ran perfectly when you were the one doing the work.
Now you're leading, and that same code is corrupting everything:
Your team waits for you to decide because they've learned their thinking doesn't count
Strategic work never happens because you're buried in operational firefighting
You can't take holiday without Slack lighting up because nothing moves without you
You work Sunday nights without thinking twice because catching up is the only way to stay ahead
You know how to delegate, give feedback, think strategically.
The problem is deeper: your identity is still tied to being the person with the answers.
WHAT CLIENTS ARE SAYING
"I've absolutely loved working with Catherine. She brings an amazing energy, and even when our session topics are heavy, she always manages to leave me smiling and enthused. Our work has seen my personal growth really accelerate. Think of Catherine as the superstar mechanic, who after poking around under the hood, sends you back out onto the road more like a pristine supercar than the rundown second hand car she received!"
— Jamie Hughes, CFO
"I started coaching looking for tactical answers like 'how to survive in a new job.' Catherine took me on a journey that enabled me to ask different questions about my emotions, beliefs, and assumptions. The tactical questions either became irrelevant or resolved effortlessly."
— Wei Wang, Head of Commercial Excellence
"Working with Catherine was a powerful antidote to leadership loneliness. A chance to feel seen and understood, as well as see myself in others."
— Finn Shephard, Founder & CEO
What Actually Changes
Most leadership coaching gives you frameworks you won't use and accountability you don't need. You're not struggling because you lack models for delegation. You're struggling because letting go feels like losing control, and control feels like safety.
This work rewrites that code.
We start by mapping your current operating system—the invisible rules running your leadership. Then we debug it. Not with more frameworks, but by understanding what's actually happening when you can't delegate, what identity protection looks like when you micromanage, why strategic thinking feels impossible when you're wired for crisis response.
The work includes:
Fortnightly 1:1 advisory sessions where we diagnose patterns you can't see from inside them
Real-time troubleshooting between sessions when you're facing actual decisions
Practical experiments that shift behaviour without requiring you to "trust the process" blindly
WHAT CLIENTS ARE SAYING
"Catherine quickly assessed my needs and allowed me to show up unprepared and vulnerable. She's smart, insightful, and keeps it real."
— Antoinette Daniel, Founder & CEO
What Leadership Looks Like When the Code Changes
Decision-making distributes naturally because your team learned it's safe to think. They stop escalating every edge case because they understand the principles, not just the rules.
Strategic capacity opens up because you're not trapped in operational detail. That project you've been "meaning to get to" for six months? You actually have the headspace for it now.
Key person risk drops because the business can actually run without you. Your holiday doesn't require a 47-point handover document and daily check-ins.
You lead from choice, not from compulsive over-functioning. You can be in the detail when it matters without needing to control everything.
The transformation isn't comfortable. You'll grieve the identity that got you here. You'll feel temporarily useless before you feel useful differently.
But on the other side: leadership that leverages your brilliance without burning you out.
WHAT CLIENTS ARE SAYING
"Tools that appear like a genie from a bottle when I need them. I've grown as a person and leader with capabilities to continue growing independently."
— Zoe Boreham, Chief People Officer
This Works For Leaders Who:
Built their careers on technical brilliance and now feel like they're failing at the "soft stuff." Who work 60+ hour weeks while their team waits for permission to move. Who got promoted because they're exceptional at the work - not because anyone taught them to lead humans.
Specifically:
Technical Expert leaders (VPs of Engineering, Chief Actuaries, Heads of Consulting) where the work got you promoted but people management is draining you
COOs and operations leaders managing complex teams and realizing that optimizing processes doesn't optimize humans
Founders scaling past 50 people where your superpower becomes your constraint
This doesn't work for leaders who:
Want validation that their current approach is fine. Need someone to tell them they're doing great - you probably are, that's not the issue. Aren't willing to feel temporarily useless while learning to be useful differently.
WHAT CLIENTS ARE SAYING
"Catherine helped me deliver the 'performance' I wanted as a leader. With that came business results and a greater feeling of both confidence and calm."
— Tim Bardell, Chief Delivery & Transformation Officer
Ready to Start Leading Differently?
The first call is a chemistry check - no pitch, no pressure. We'll talk about what's actually happening, whether this approach makes sense for you, and if we're the right fit.
Let's build a version of leadership that leverages your brilliance without burning you out.
WHAT CLIENTS ARE SAYING
"All senior leaders should work with a coach to take them out of the echo chamber of their inner circle. Catherine does this with kindness and compassion but don't expect her sessions to be cuddly."
— Elizabeth Wooliston, Underwriting Director, Non-Exec Director