The Strength Catalyst
The Strength Catalyst offers live coaching conversations that show how people can use their strengths more strategically to tackle challenges and grow with confidence. Season one features nonprofit leaders, giving listeners both practical strategies for their own lives and a window into inspiring mission-driven work.
The Strength Catalyst
Latest Episodes
Creating a Strengths-Based Culture
Amanda de Oliveira, whose role spans finance, human resources, and organizational development at WE CAN, joins Colleen for a special conversation about building a strengths-based culture. Amanda shares how one nonprofit has woven strengths into...
You, Me, and Us — A Framework for Leading Through Transitions
Aled Hollingworth, Vice President of Development at buildOn, joins Colleen for an honest conversation about two of the most universal challenges in nonprofit leadership — sustaining momentum through a major organizational transition, and steppi...
What Built It Won’t Sustain It: Growing Beyond the Founder Role
Sue May, founder and Executive Director of Love & Cornbread, joins Colleen for a candid conversation about building an organization from the ground up — and the shift required as it grows. What began as a simple act of service has evolved i...
When Everything Feels Important: Prioritizing in a Very Different Environment
Tammy Leone, Executive Director of Cape Kid Meals, joins Colleen for a candid conversation about stepping out of a structured corporate environment and into the complexities of nonprofit work. Even several years into the role, Tammy reflects on...
When You Love the Work Too Much: Delegation, Boundaries, and Letting Go
In this episode of the Strengths Catalyst Podcast, Kathleen Leary, Executive Director of Canine Partners for Life, joins Colleen for a candid conversation about growing into a new role while building and supporting a developing team. Kathleen s...
