Cathryn Peirce
Life and executive coach for founders and professionals
| Hourly rate range | $80 to $155 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | Confidence and self-esteemPurpose and directionStress and overwhelmGoal setting and accountabilityCEO and founder coachingBurnout and resilienceConflict and difficult conversationsStartups and founders |
| Works with | Founders and business owners and Professionals |
| Also coaches | Executive coach and Business coach |
| Practice | Mountain Tops Consulting |
Cathryn Peirce is a life and executive coach who helps founders and professionals build stronger self-trust and reach big goals. She runs Mountain Tops Consulting and leads programming at the Entrepreneur House of San Diego. Before coaching, she was a three-time founder in climate fintech, consulting and fiscal literacy. She has coached 18 professionals and run 200+ hours of executive masterminds, 60 development workshops and 5 leadership retreats.
What Cathryn helps with
Cathryn works on the inner habits that hold people back from their goals. She also helps with stress, decisions and next steps at work and in life.
- Negative self talk and limiting beliefs
- Burnout and managing stress
- Lack of self trust
- Feeling purposeless or unsure of next steps
- Unhealthy communication patterns
- Making aligned decisions
- Taking consistent action on goals
Who Cathryn works with
Cathryn coaches professionals and startup founders. She has worked with clients in AI, investing, financial services and tech. She also leads programming for the founder community at the Entrepreneur House of San Diego.
How Cathryn works
Cathryn blends Adlerian psychology, virtue ethics and applied positive psychology, with a focus on human flourishing. Clients start with performance and satisfaction assessments for each area of life. They then work on limiting beliefs, key motivators and a goal strategy. She builds a custom tracking dashboard called the Motherboard. It follows behavior patterns, themes of failure, blind spots and monthly, quarterly and yearly goal progress. Accountability checks and help with daily conflicts are part of the work.
Background and qualifications
Cathryn spent 8+ years as a three-time founder in B2B climate fintech, consulting and fiscal literacy. She also worked 14+ years as a workshop facilitator and educator, and 5 years as an international speaker. She founded Carbon Zero Financial and Share the Wealth Workshops, which teaches budgeting, saving and investing to women. She served as interim CEO of Letulet and as Executive in Residence at Carneros Bay. She now works in partnerships at Collective and coaches through Mountain Tops Consulting.
Cathryn Peirce pricing
Programs and services
- One-on-one life and executive coaching
- Executive masterminds
- Development workshops
- Leadership retreats
- Fractional C-suite services
Cathryn Peirce reviews
Cathryn Peirce has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 36 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.
The CoachVouch take
She coaches from real founder experience, having started three companies and served as an interim CEO.
Best for founders and professionals who want to build self-trust, beat limiting beliefs and hit ambitious goals.
Common questions
How much does Cathryn Peirce charge?
Coaching with Cathryn runs $80 to $155 an hour. Message Cathryn from this page for an exact quote.
What does Cathryn Peirce help with?
Cathryn Peirce helps with negative self talk and limiting beliefs, burnout and managing stress, lack of self trust and feeling purposeless or unsure of next steps.
Does Cathryn Peirce have reviews?
Cathryn Peirce has a 5.0 out of 5 rating from 36 reviews on Leland, as of September 2026.
Does Cathryn Peirce coach startup founders?
Yes. She leads programming at the Entrepreneur House of San Diego, which supports founders. She also hosts weekly masterminds and quarterly retreats there.
What is the Motherboard in Cathryn's coaching?
It is a custom development dashboard. It tracks behavior patterns, themes of failure, blind spots and goal progress.
How do I contact Cathryn Peirce?
Send Cathryn a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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