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.
Episodes
9 episodes
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...
Human-Centered Leadership
Liz Milner, Executive Director and facility chaplain at the Correctional Institutions Chaplaincy (CIC) in Northern California, joins Colleen for a conversation on resilience, leadership, and the quiet power of leading with deep purpose. As the ...
The Courage to Lead in Uncertainty
Brett Donelson, founder and CEO of The Cycle Effect, joins Colleen for a candid conversation about leading a nonprofit organization built through innovation, experimentation, and growth. Brett shares the pressures of scaling without a clear roa...
Leadership in Seasons of Change
Natalie Small, founder of the nonprofit Groundswell, joins Colleen for a live coaching conversation on navigating leadership, transition, and purpose-driven work. As Natalie prepared for motherhood and stepped back from day-to-day operations, s...
Leading with Heart and Discipline
Lauren Baker, Founder and CEO of The Wonderfund, joins Colleen for an unscripted coaching conversation on what it truly means to lead a mission-driven nonprofit with both heart and discipline.Together, they explore the real...
Strength-Based Leadership in Creativity
In this episode, Colleen speaks with Sharon Polli, Executive Director of the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Sharon shares how she leads highly creative teams while managing constant context switching—from budgets to donor...
Leading Through Grief with Compassion
In this episode of The Strength Catalyst, Colleen Boselli sits down with Jeff Kimball, co-founder and Chief Program Officer of Empower Change, for a coaching conversation about leading through grief. Jeff shares how his personal experi...
