I love a tough problem, a clean, lean solution, and seeing other people succeed. It's how I get my groove and why I love consulting. 

Working in education taught me this: never underestimate the knowledge that others bring to the table—whether that table is in a board room or a classroom. My years in the corporate world taught me to rely on data and to value smart processes and best practices that are understood and embraced across the organization. 

Using logic, data, and a keen insight into business issues and people management, I help clarify business objectives and map a pathway to meet your goals and objectives. I bring humility to my client partnerships, which helps me listen more acutely and problem-solve more creatively. While I approach issues from a higher-order strategic perspective, just as importantly, I know how to get stuff done!

I have a passion for ideas, boundless curiosity, and an intuitive and empathetic approach to people and issues that help clients solve complex problems, focus on what matters, map clear paths to success, outline communications approaches, and expand and sharpen their leadership skills.  

________________________

Catherine has advised numerous leaders, businesses, educational institutions, and nonprofits as a consultant and board member. Her nearly 25+ year career has included leading strategy and communication for the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, one of the nation’s largest and most prominent independent N-12 schools, Illinois Institute of Technology, and Chicago’s public television station.

She began her career in advertising, quickly rising to senior partner at a global agency, where she led marketing and advertising activities for international consumer goods and service clients including Procter & Gamble, Kraft, and Ameritech.

She earned her Master of Liberal Arts and Creative Non-Fiction at the University of Chicago and her BA, cum laude, from Brown University. She is an avid world traveler and reader who never met a museum she didn’t like.