Work with me because I have been where you are going.
I have experienced many of the opportunities and challenges you are facing, and by sharing my leadership strategies and tools you will feel clearer, supported, more confident and happier, because it will be an easier and faster path towards the achievement of your goals.
CFO and Board Leader
Catherine is a highly experienced CFO, director, and business leader with over 25 years of experience working in global commercially focused organisations, with over 10 years at Board level. Catherine is a Chartered Accountant (FCA) qualified at KPMG and a fellow of the Institute of Directors. She engages regularly with a strong network of CFO’s and C-Suite Directors and is a thought leader and speaker providing leadership strategies and delivering practical and supportive advice on the current challenges facing leaders and aspiring leaders.
Mentor
As a mentor, Catherine is passionate about supporting and inspiring you as a professional to grow and flourish into the best leader you can be, reaching your potential whilst enjoying the journey of progression. You will get access to her experience, knowledge, and learnings from her professional and personal growth journey to help you overcome (often hidden) obstacles, accelerate the advancement in your career, and bring simplicity and clarity to your real-life current situations, challenges or decision making.
Catherine will help you identify any skills gaps needed to be a successful leader and will work with your strengths to enhance your confidence, self-belief, and knowledge. You will feel more successful, develop a stronger presence, and embrace opportunities to create more value for your organisation. She will act as your sounding board and someone who will challenge and push your thinking, motivating you and hold you accountable for any actions.
Mental wellbeing Mentor and Trainer
Catherine creates and facilitates workshops to help people improve their understanding of their mental wellbeing and provide tools for looking after themselves and others. She is a Trustee and Treasurer of the charity Mindapples, a charity established to help people take better care of their minds and improve their mental health and wellbeing to aid performance, productivity, motivation, and energy.
A great leader can inspire change. A great team makes change happen.
Bringing the simplicity to the complex, bringing the energy to the overwhelming, bringing the clarity to the problem, bringing my value to the solutions, guiding, and supporting people to be the best they can be.
Catherine learnt her business skills through a professional career in finance and with over 10 years of commercial and strategic experience at board level, where her strengths were:
● running a global business in partnership with executive management and board colleagues. Being directly involved in and understanding the value drivers of business performance; forecasting and managing profitability and cashflow; and helping to develop, evaluate and implement business strategies in a highly proactive way to create efficient profitable entities. Increasing revenue and increasing the value of the company.
● mentoring and guiding the people within the companies to understand the vision and strategy (and within that to achieve their personal goals) and support the achievement of the organisation’s objectives.
● creating, leading, and developing teams recognised as value adding business partners and advisors, communicating clearly, and engaging with their own clients.
● constantly improving herself by learning and continuing to grow. Choosing to take action and make effective changes for desired outcomes.
● being an empathic and emotionally intelligent leader.
● leading and facilitating board level discussions on current business issues.
She has had the privilege of working with so many wonderful people from all around the world. They opened their doors for her; shared their culture and business practices and made her see that everyone can work together collaboratively and with ease irrespective of distance and language.