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Leadership / Operator Coaching for Trades Businesses
Leadership that scales — for companies we own with you.
One-to-one and cohort coaching for CEOs and COOs inside our equity partnerships — installed after Acquisitions, not sold off the shelf. Catalyst works with trades and home-service operators nationwide.
Definition
Leadership / Operator Coaching is accountability and decision infrastructure for leaders at companies where Catalyst has an equity stake — portfolio operators, not walk-in consulting clients. The path in is Acquisitions or an equity growth partnership first; coaching is what we install once we are aligned owners.
When should a trades business use Leadership / Operator Coaching?
- Catalyst holds equity in your company through an acquisition or growth partnership.
- You are the bottleneck and the board — internal and Catalyst — agrees the leadership rhythm needs to change.
- Post-close, you need operator coaching from people who also have skin in the P&L.
Common Leadership / Operator Coaching failure modes
- 01
Treating coaching as a standalone purchase when there is no equity partnership.
- 02
Strategy without people systems inside a portfolio company.
- 03
Heroics mistaken for leadership when the business needs institutional rhythm.
Process
How a Leadership / Operator Coaching engagement works
01
Align
Confirm the partnership context — ownership structure, leadership scoreboard, and what good looks like for the equity story.
02
Practice
Weekly coaching cadence inside the portfolio — agendas, decisions, and follow-through tied to enterprise value.
03
Transfer
Install rituals the leadership team runs without Catalyst in every room — built for companies we grow together.
Proof
Coaching is led by Jennifer Bagley (Founder & CEO) and Melanie Osio (COO) — operators with equity in the outcome, not consultants billing hours.
What do trades owners ask about leadership / operator coaching?
- Can I buy leadership coaching without an equity deal?
- No. Coaching is reserved for companies where Catalyst holds equity — through an acquisition or equity growth partnership. If that is not you yet, start with Growth Strategy consult or explore Acquisitions.
- Who leads the coaching?
- Jennifer Bagley (Founder & CEO) and Melanie Osio (COO) — operators who have built inside the trades ecosystem and stay involved where Catalyst has equity.
- Is this therapy or consulting?
- Neither soft talk nor slide decks. It is operator coaching for equity partners: accountability, decision frameworks, and systems you install with your team — after we are aligned owners.
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Which other consult service fits where the business is stuck?
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- AI TransformationPractical AI adoption for field, office, and leadership — with AI training delivered through JustStart AI.
- Brand & Demand SystemsPositioning, narrative, and demand engines built for operators — not agencies chasing vanity metrics.
Keep exploring Catalyst
Explore an equity partnership
Coaching is for companies where Catalyst holds equity. Tell us about your business and whether an acquisition or growth partnership is the right first step.
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