Business Consulting and Leadership Coaching for Founders and CEOs

Business owners typically bring me in when growth has created complexity, the founder has become the bottleneck, the leadership team needs more accountability, or the business needs a clearer direction.

Every engagement is tailored to where you and your business are right now. The foundation stays the same: clarity creates momentum.

Ways to Work Together

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Strategic Partner

Ongoing business consulting and strategic advisory.

For leaders who want a trusted partner in decision-making. This work helps you step back, gain perspective, and move forward with confidence.

Together, we focus on strategy, priorities, and execution. You stop reacting and start leading with intention.

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Leadership Development

Executive coaching and leadership development for leaders and their teams.

For leaders who want to elevate how they show up. This work strengthens leadership presence, communication, and confidence. The result is better alignment, stronger teams, and leadership that drives results.

My coaching draws on Positive Intelligence and brain-based coaching, so new habits stick after our conversations end. Leadership teams can also go through my 12-week leadership development series, which more than 70 leaders have completed.

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Growth Intensives

Focused, short-term work on growth strategy.

For moments that require focus and decisive action. Growth Intensives are designed for leaders facing inflection points. We work quickly to clarify strategy, remove obstacles, and set a clear path forward.

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Client results speak louder than promises.

  • Working with Cathy has been truly transformative for me as a leader and founder.

    She pushed me outside of my comfort zone in the best way and helped me clearly define my goals and actually achieve them. Through her guidance, I learned how to confidently lead a team, create effective processes, and build systems that support both growth and accountability. I’m a stronger, more intentional leader because of her.

    - Chloe Mervine, CEO + Founder of Big Ass Luxuries

  • Increased Orbit changed my life!

    With Cathy’s coaching, I’ve changed my mind-set and am now leading with a brain-based approach. That adjustment has had a profound impact on my business, my approach and my employees. No one joins my leadership team without going through one of Cathy’s courses. Every team retreat involves her guidance. I’m a forever believer in what she does!

    - Suzanne Droese, Founder and Principal of Droese Public Relations

  • Working with Cathy has been one of the most transformative decisions we’ve made for our business at Estate Five.

    She meets us in both the everyday challenges and the big, strategic moments, always making each person feel capable, confident, and equipped to show up as their best. Our business is stronger, our team is more confident, and our leadership is better because of her.

    - Lindsay Pierce, Executive Vice President of Estate Five Media

  • We have worked with Cathy for over five years during some of the most formative stages of our Company's growth.

    I can confidently say that much of our success as a startup is directly attributable to her work with our team. As a business management consultant and leadership coach, Cathy embedded herself into our organization in a truly meaningful way, providing real-time leadership, management, and organizational support.

    - Lynsey Eaton, Founder and CEO Estate Five Media

  • Working with Cathy has fundamentally transformed my approach to leadership and team development.

    This past year, we achieved our most successful year in business to date—surpassing our previous 25-year benchmark by 18%, a direct reflection of the clarity, accountability, and leadership structure Cathy helped us build. Investing in her expertise has been one of the most impactful decisions we’ve made for our business.

    - Denise McGaha, Founder of Denise McGaha Interior Design

  • I have had the pleasure of knowing Cathy for over 20 years.

    She is one of the most thoughtful, dedicated, and motivated professionals I know. She has a passion for helping people identify their potential, clarify goals, and drive meaningful growth. At Perennials Sutherland LLC, she led a leadership initiative that aligned management on growth and execution. Anyone who engages with Increased Orbit will quickly see the value of working with Cathy as a committed partner in growth.

    - Steven Tobey, Sales and Business Development

  • Working with Cathy has been invaluable to our business.

    She brings an honest outside perspective, challenges our thinking when needed, and consistently provides actionable guidance that has meaningfully improved our decision-making, team development, and wholesale strategy. Beyond her deep experience and industry connections, she’s simply a pleasure to work with. We trust Cathy completely and consider her a true partner and friend.

    - Matt Stevens, Co-founder of Hotel Lobby Candle

  • I have had the privilege of working with Cathy Hodges in two pivotal chapters of my career.

    She first supported me as a consultant and later as a mentor who helped guide me into my current role at Stonewall Kitchen. Cathy brings a rare combination of strategic thinking, practical execution, and authentic leadership. She asks the right questions and delivers clear, actionable guidance. She consistently challenges me to think bigger and believe in myself.

    - Stacie Fowler, VP of Sales, Gift and Specialty

  • Working with Cathy changed the trajectory of my business.

    Her coaching style is firm and confident, but she guides you to growth rather than preaching to you about how to get there.  It is amazing, because as she works with you to figure out what needs to happen within your business, you are also gaining the tools to apply to future opportunities and obstacles that may come up.  She is my most important resource.

    - Linda Eyles, Owner of Linda Eyles Design