Catherine Cates
EOS Implementer and leadership team coach for entrepreneurial leaders
| Hourly rate range | $225 to $300 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | Team performanceLeadership developmentConflict and difficult conversationsCEO and founder coachingScaling and growthOperations and systemsLeadership and team buildingFinance and profit |
| Works with | Founders and business owners and Executives |
| Also coaches | Business coach |
| Based in | Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Credentials | Certified EOS Implementer; Harvard MBA |
Catherine Cates is a leadership team coach and Certified EOS Implementer who helps entrepreneurial leaders align their teams and get results. She has led more than 300 sessions. Before coaching, she managed $2B private placement portfolios at Prudential and worked as a McKinsey consultant, a CFO, a CEO and a COO. She leads turnarounds and uses plain talk and humor to make hard conversations productive.
What Catherine helps with
Catherine works with leadership teams that feel stuck in messy meetings, unclear roles and old habits. She helps them get clear on vision and accountability.
- Aligning a leadership team around one vision
- Fixing messy, unproductive meetings
- Clarifying who is accountable for what
- Breaking out of "we've always done it this way" habits
- Having hard conversations that lead to action
- Scaling a business through the messy middle
- Building teams that want to show up on Monday
Who Catherine works with
Catherine works with entrepreneurial leaders and their leadership teams. Her clients run growing companies and want more focus, clearer roles and better results. She has worked with businesses in Atlanta and beyond.
How Catherine works
Catherine uses the EOS framework as a Certified EOS Implementer. She pairs those tools with her own executive experience to turn big ideas into action. She works with the whole leadership team in facilitated sessions, and has led more than 300 of them. She uses candor and humor to keep hard conversations moving. Her focus is removing what slows a company down so the team can run at full strength.
Background and qualifications
Catherine started in corporate finance and spent decades in finance and operations. She managed $2B private placement portfolios at Prudential. She led turnarounds in manufacturing and construction. She worked as a McKinsey consultant, a CFO in a private equity turnaround, a CEO of a multi-state staffing company and a COO in the trades. She holds a Harvard MBA, is a Dartmouth graduate, and is now a Certified EOS Implementer.
Catherine Cates pricing
Programs and services
- EOS implementation for leadership teams
- Leadership team facilitated sessions
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The CoachVouch take
She is a former CFO, CEO and COO who now coaches leadership teams as a Certified EOS Implementer.
Best for entrepreneurial leaders who want their leadership team aligned and accountable.
Common questions
How much does Catherine Cates charge?
Coaching with Catherine runs $225 to $300 an hour. Request an intro for an exact quote.
What does Catherine Cates help with?
Catherine Cates helps with aligning a leadership team around one vision, fixing messy, unproductive meetings, clarifying who is accountable for what and breaking out of "we've always done it this way" habits.
Is Catherine Cates certified?
Catherine Cates lists: Certified EOS Implementer; Harvard MBA.
What kind of experience does Catherine Cates bring to leadership teams?
She has worked as a McKinsey consultant, CFO, CEO and COO. She also managed $2B private placement portfolios at Prudential.
Does Catherine Cates use a set framework?
Yes. She is a Certified EOS Implementer and uses EOS tools with leadership teams.
How do I contact Catherine Cates?
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