Hey Reader, Well, this was a fun surprise.I discovered today that theGrio recently featured Katalyst and my work in a story about why Black women are rethinking what success is supposed to feel like. Outlets publishing things about us without me even knowing is definitely a new business (and life!) level unlocked.I’ve been talking about this for years.For so many women I work with who have pivoted to independent consulting or are considering it, the question isn’t simply, “How do I become...
7 days ago • 1 min read
Hey, Reader, This is Part 2 on yesterday's email. Let’s calculate EBITDA. EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. For a small consulting practice, think of it as an operating health check: How much did the business produce after covering the normal costs of delivering the work and running the business? The calculation changes slightly depending on how you pay yourself. Let’s use a $150,000 consulting practice. If you pay yourself through payroll:...
16 days ago • 1 min read
Hi, Reader, This one is going to be a two-parter because it's an important money thing that I want to make sure we're wrapping our heads around. Most independent consultants are not sitting around wondering, “How much did my business earn?” We’re asking: Did the invoice clear?Can I pay myself? Did I save enough for taxes?Is there enough left for my actual life? So when someone says we should know how much the business earned, the reasonable response might be: Who cares? I made money. Here’s...
17 days ago • 1 min read
Hey, Reader! Today's newsletter was prompted by a memory I had recently and a reminder as I'm in the thick of building some pretty big things with Katalyst and once again confronting some mindset stuff. Sharing because I think some reflections here could be valuable to you.I was in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, at one of our Katalyst Fill Your Cup retreats with Katalyst members and friends a few years ago. The night was winding down… most of our attendees were winding down too. I decided to sneak...
22 days ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader, In case you didn’t know, I’m kind of obsessed with creating things that we can use to help us get a little more connected and a little more free. (keep reading for something extremely robust that will help you immediately, or if you want to just get to it, click here). It’s been part of my wiring from the very beginning, I'm told. I’m certain now it’s the reason I went through the traumatic experience at my last exec role in 2020 that led me to abruptly resign (my catalyst...
5 months ago • 2 min read
Same mission. Still building new ways...new systems so that we all can WIN. Introducing KatalystEDU. For the past five years, I've been helping people turn their years (often decades) of expertise into thriving, values-aligned, and connected consulting businesses through our nonprofit consultant mastermind community. Now I am scaling that work in a big way with KatalystEDU, a new learning platform (think MasterClass x Mindvalley with a Katalyst flair). We are spending the next four months...
8 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, I promised on LinkedIn that my next newsletter would talk about B2B/B2C. So, here goes! Turns out, I’ve been running two businesses all along. I didn’t plan it that way. It just...happened. (That’s the beauty and the chaos of a flowy--VERY Pisces--business model, right?) For about two years, I thought I was solely a consultant. Then I realized Katalyst is both B2B and B2C. I serve organizations through fractional and project-based consulting. (B2B) And I serve people—mostly women...
11 months ago • 1 min read
Reader! Today, Katalyst Consulting Group turns FIVE. ✨ Five years ago today, I sat in my bed around 10 o'clock at night--my kids then five and three with zero understanding how life was about to change--filling out my incorporation paperwork as the name "Katalyst" dropped from seemingly nowhere, and I hit submit. While I consulted quietly on my own for about a year and half, the community & event elements of our work were born in late 2021 from that singular moment.When I started this journey...
11 months ago • 1 min read