Catapult Leadership Programs

 Designed for Women Leaders in Finance and Tech

We believe that women in Finance and Tech have the potential to shape the future of their industries. Our focus is on empowering these leaders, who are navigating complex and competitive environments, to elevate their influence and drive greater impact.

Elevating Women Leaders Without Limits

Most leadership programs are expensive, short-term, and tied to budget cycles. 

Ours aren't.

Our primary way of supporting businesses and women leaders is through our membership-based program, offering two options designed to provide ongoing coaching, consulting, and leadership support. With a one-time investment, your leaders gain access to:

  • High-impact coaching and consulting at a fraction of traditional costs.
  • Ongoing expert guidance to navigate real-world leadership challenges.
  • A structured, results-driven approach built for women in finance and tech.
  • On-demand access to leadership resources, expert insights, and a supportive network.
  • Designed for companies to invest in their women leaders—yet flexible enough for individuals to join on their own.

Beyond our memberships, we also offer other products, including workshops, group coaching, and consulting services that support businesses more broadly, helping organizations drive leadership excellence and sustainable growth at every level.

Our Approach 
Creates Impact at Every Level.

Our impact extends far beyond the women we coach. When they thrive, the benefits ripple across the entire organization—HR gains more engaged and capable leaders, executives see stronger performance and alignment, and teams experience better leadership, collaboration, and results. By investing in their growth, you’re strengthening the foundation of your business.

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Did You Know?

Not enough time

68% of employees say they don’t have enough uninterrupted focus time during the workday. (HBR)

Need
help

40% of leaders say they don’t get enough coaching and support  from their manager. (Fortune)

Learning gets applied

75% of leadership development professionals estimate that less than half of what they train gets applied on the job. (Forbes)

Want autonomy

67% want employers to show trust by giving them the power to make decisions. (Forbes)


Many women leaders working in technology and finance roles are spread too thin, juggling competing priorities and constantly pressured to deliver results, making it difficult to fully support their teams. Even with strong internal resources, these challenges can feel overwhelming. Our unique blend of consulting and coaching provides the focused, strategic support women leaders need to clarify their direction, enhance their effectiveness, and lead with confidence. By combining tactical consulting with personalized coaching, we empower women leaders to achieve lasting success. We call this blended service C²LEAD.

Our C²LEAD Model

What is C²LEAD?

C²LEAD, which stands for Coaching and Consulting for Leadership Excellence and Accelerated Development, is a specialized service designed to provide high-impact, personalized guidance to the leaders within your organization. What sets C²LEAD apart is our ability to seamlessly pivot between coaching and consulting—adapting in real time to address the unique challenges your leaders face. This rare skill ensures that they receive the right level of support at the right moment—whether that means strategic advice, leadership coaching, or problem-solving expertise. Our team is made up of experts who do this effortlessly, helping your leaders not just grow, but excel with confidence in their roles—driving stronger results for your business.
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How is C²LEAD Different from Other Forms of Coaching and Consulting?

C²LEAD is designed to provide real-time, high-impact leadership support that seamlessly blends coaching and consulting—a rare capability that sets us apart from traditional consulting firms. Other firms rely on predefined frameworks and fixed methodologies, offering time-limited solutions that require significant investment. While effective in some areas, these approaches can overlook the day-to-day leadership challenges that have the most immediate impact. C²LEAD takes a different approach. Our experts adapt on the spot—whether that means solving a strategic challenge, strengthening leadership skills, or refining decision-making—so your organization sees faster results and stronger leadership at every level. 
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Who Benefits from the  C²LEAD Model?

The C²LEAD model creates impact at every level of your organization. Women leaders who participate gain the strategic guidance, coaching, and problem-solving support they need to navigate challenges with confidence. But the benefits don’t stop there. HR sees stronger leadership pipelines and increased engagement, executives gain leaders who think critically and operate at a higher level, and teams experience the ripple effect of better decision-making, communication, and collaboration. What leaders learn from C²LEAD doesn’t stay with them—it permeates your organization, elevating how everyone works, thinks, and leads.


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Fueling Organizational Growth
Through Leadership Consulting

When your leaders are equipped to handle challenges effectively, your entire organization thrives. By partnering with us, you extend the capabilities of your internal learning and development teams. We offer a blend of digital products and live coaching and consulting to strengthen leadership capabilities, boosting productivity, enhancing team support, and fostering a healthier, more engaged workforce. Investing in our custom coaching solutions ensures your leaders are prepared to drive your organization toward long-term success.

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Unlocking Potential with Accessible Digital Solutions

Digital
Leadership Development

Personalized
Growth Journeys

Scalable
Coaching Solutions

Real-Time
Impact Tracking

Continuous
Leadership Development

Transformational
Leadership Experiences

Our digital leadership development programs are designed for today’s leaders, offering the flexibility to learn anytime, anywhere. Seamlessly integrating into your organization’s digital ecosystem, we leverage cutting-edge technology to deliver scalable, accessible training that fits into busy schedules. Whether your leaders are in the office or on the go, they can access personalized coaching and resources that foster the skills and mindset needed to excel in today’s fast-paced, digitally-driven world.

Every leader’s journey is unique, which is why our programs are tailored to meet individual needs and goals. We create personalized growth journeys that empower leaders to leverage their strengths and address their challenges. Through a combination of group and one-on-one coaching, targeted learning resources, and actionable feedback, we ensure that each leader’s development path is as distinctive as they are, driving both personal and professional growth.

Our scalable coaching solutions are designed to bring high-quality leadership development to every level of your organization. Whether you’re looking to support a small team or a global workforce, our programs can expand to meet your needs without compromising on quality or impact. This scalability ensures that all leaders, regardless of their position or location, have access to the tools and support they need to succeed.

Measure the impact of leadership development in real-time with our advanced tracking capabilities. Our platform provides HR and organizational leaders with real-time data and insights, allowing them to monitor progress, assess the effectiveness of coaching, and make informed decisions about future development initiatives. This transparency ensures that your investment in leadership development is driving tangible results and contributing to the overall success of your organization.

Leadership development is not a one-time event; it’s a continuous journey. Our programs are designed to provide ongoing support and development for leaders, helping them to adapt and grow as they face new challenges and opportunities. Through regular coaching sessions, personalized feedback, and evolving learning resources, we ensure that leaders remain engaged and equipped to lead effectively throughout their careers.

Our programs are designed to do more than just teach leadership skills—they’re designed to transform how leaders think, act, and engage with their teams. We create immersive, experiential learning opportunities that challenge leaders to step outside their comfort zones and explore new ways of leading. These transformational experiences not only enhance individual performance but also drive broader cultural change within the organization, fostering a more dynamic and effective leadership culture.

Leadership & Management Training

Core Components of Our Products

On-Demand
Digital Learning 

Online Leadership Community

Live Consulting
Blended with ICF Coaching

Strategic Leadership & Adaptive Execution

Human Centered Design Coaching and Training

Automatic Access to New Modules and Live Webinars

Shelisa Bainbridge Leadership Coach
Shelisa Bainbridge

President and Managing Partner

 Certified Executive Coach.
 ICF Certified.
 Board Certified.

MEET THE FOUNDER

Shelisa Bainbridge

"You didn’t get here accidentally. You’re already making an impact. But the game completely changes when you stop trying to prove yourself, shift your thinking, and fully own your ability to influence." - Shelisa Bainbridge

Shelisa Bainbridge is a dynamic executive coach with over 25 years of corporate leadership experience, known for her transformative impact on Canada's top brands. As the visionary leader of the Catapult Leadership Consultancy, she’s redefining the path to power for women in leadership, ensuring they rise and thrive.

Shelisa specializes in working with women in tech, finance, and other fast-paced, high-stakes industries, helping them navigate complex organizational dynamics and equipping them with the strategies to drive change, expand their influence, and command greater authority in their organizations.

With Catapult, she has created a company that democratizes leadership development by combining digital solutions with live consulting and coaching, crafting personalized growth journeys that empower leaders at every level.

Her mission is to foster ongoing improvement and positive change, ensuring that high-quality leadership solutions are accessible to all women, driving measurable results across businesses.

Join this Free Webinar

Join this webinar to discover a transformative reframing technique that has revolutionized employee effectiveness, job satisfaction, and team performance for my clients. This approach creates high-performing teams, whether implemented across an entire organization or within a single team, yielding significant results for leaders and their teams.

In this session, I will publicly reveal four secrets that have empowered companies like yours to successfully adopt this reframing strategy. We'll begin by examining three common indicators that I encounter in the vast majority of businesses. These indicators act as symptoms of a prevalent issue, and with repeated diagnosis, it becomes clear they all point to the same underlying condition.

See you there!
Shelisa Bainbridge
Broad Expertise, Proven Impact
We’ve worked with leaders across industries, company sizes, and organizational structures—from fast-growing startups to established enterprises. Our experience spans financial services, technology, consumer packaged goods, retail and beyond,
giving us the insight to support leaders in various environments. No matter your industry, our approach delivers practical,
real-world solutions that drive leadership excellence at every level.
Nielsen IT Consulting Inc.

Our clients love us

Shelisa gave me the confidence I needed to lean into my potential. Her leadership tools are tactical, targeted, and helped me overcome the obstacles that made me feel stuck in my career. I highly recommend her private coaching and Catapult course to anyone who wants to jump-start their career in the right direction.
founder, marketing and branding
I truly miss talking with you and you are the best!! You are a true mentor, and you've helped me so much throughout my journey as an entrepreneur, I cannot thank you enough. Always, yes thank you forever. You always deserve more than 5 stars!! You are worthy of 5 times the amount of stars, even more than that!
founder, social enterprise
Shelisa has been helping my business and career thorough her coaching. Her direct and pointed consultation has opened my eyes to things I wasn’t recognizing in myself, my career or business in the past. I have enjoyed working with Shelisa and can confidently say that here coaching has improved my bottom line.
Senior manager, sales
With the demands of my business becoming more and more complex and challenging, I really appreciated the strategic and plan based approach that Shelisa was able to impart on me during our time working together. Her practical and constructive techniques not only cut through a lot of the day-to-day frustrations I was experiencing but it also set me up to focus on the more important leadership aspects of my career. Her positive and informal coaching style also resonated strongly with me and I would recommend her very highly. Thank you Shelisa!
Director, Global Automotive
Shelisa designed and facilitated a workshop for our clients who were early adopters of a new SaaS offering that our firm has developed called ETAS (Enterprise Technology Administration Service). The outcome of the workshop was to assist our team with the development of ETAS service offering roadmap. The participation from our clients was amazing and the information that we gathered from the session enabled us to develop and assign priority for future enhancements and modules. Our ETAS roadmap has only had minor modifications which we attribute 100% to Shelisa and her expertise in leading the group to identify common pain points and client needs. I hope to work again with Shelisa in the future and would highly recommend her to others. Shelisa is a professional and highly skilled at what she does.
President, it consulting firm
Shelisa went above and beyond in our engagement. As a coach, mentor, and leader of this business, she consistently delivers exceptional value. The results have exceeded my expectations, and we are excited to work with her again for our upcoming coaching sessions. Her expertise and dedication ensure you always get much more than you pay for.

AVP, Financial services
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