Inspire through stories and activate your teams.

With the right tools and motivation, anything is possible.

Cat Slack presents keynote topics, facilitates workshops, and hosts keyshop experiences. Cat brings decades of experience and proven strategies that have led organizations to double and even triple their revenue in a single year.

Keynotes

Need a speaker for your event? Cat travels all over the world to present lively sessions, motivating audiences with practical strategies and energetic storytelling.

  • We live in a culture obsessed with the myth of the self-made success story. The dominant narrative tells us that if we just try hard enough, grind long enough, and suffer silently enough, we’ll make it. What that story leaves out is community - and without it, we’re burning out. This hyper-individualized mindset doesn’t empower us; it isolates us. It shames us for needing help, even though no meaningful success happens in a vacuum.

    In this keynote, Cat entertains with stories from decades of raising half a billion dollars for nonprofits all over the world to create a mindset shift for her audiences. She teaches her proprietary GIVE framework: four principles for growing community and busting the bootstraps myth. The audience will move from seeing resilience as an individual grind to understanding it as a collective advantage:

    • G – Give the adversity a name: We can’t grow from what we refuse to face. Naming the adversity is the first step in telling the truth and rewriting the story.

    • I – Imagine a new definition of success. Instead of chasing someone else’s version of winning, define what success looks like for you.

    • V – Voice your strength. Your resilience is real and is a powerful part of lasging change.

    • E – Engage your community. Healing, progress, innovation happens better in community; none of it happens alone. Ask for help. Offer it freely. Build a room full of people who show up, and in turn show up for them.

    Cat will make you laugh, she might make you cry, and she’ll definitely remind you that none of us are meant to do this work in isolation.


  • More than ever, people are searching for something deeper than a paycheck. In particular Gen Z and Millenials state they want purpose and work that matters from their employer and they’re not afraid to walk away from roles that don’t align with their values. A Gallup/Walton Foundation study shows the single strongest predictor of happiness for Gen Z isn’t money or title - it’s whether they believe their work serves a greater purpose. Service isn’t a nice-to-have anymore. It’s the foundation of well-being, retention, team cohesion, and impact. So why do so many workplaces still treat purpose like an afterthought?

    Cat is a strategic closer who uses storytelling to drive mission-based results. She has raised over half a billion dollars for nonprofits worldwide. Her own “bootstraps” story with homelessness brings a deeply personal and heartfelt perspective. Cat’s work has been featured by The Atlantic, Metallica’s blog, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Hundred Magazine, countless ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX affiliates, and more.

    In this keynote, Cat entertains with stories from decades of raising money for nonprofits all over the world to create a mindset shift for her audiences. She teaches her proprietary framework to create BOLD teams that invest in the community and therefore invest in themselves and their shared goals.

     B – Bust the Bootstraps

    Reject the myth of going it alone: real success is built by recognizing adversity and activating collective support.

    O – Observe First

    Draw near and listen deeply: let the experiences of those most affected guide your understanding and direction.

    L – Lead as a Team

    Know your motivations and your limits to work together to create lasting change.

    D – Do the Work

    Purpose without action is as useful as a forgotten core value: real impact comes from showing up and following through.

Workshops

Help your team reach their goals with a hands-on workshop with Cat. Workshops are facilitated and strategically balanced to meet your people where they are, and show them how to take the mission further.

  • More than ever, people are searching for something deeper than a paycheck. In particular Gen Z and Millenials state they want purpose and work that matters from their employer and they’re not afraid to walk away from roles that don’t align with their values. A Gallup/Walton Foundation study shows the single strongest predictor of happiness for Gen Z isn’t money or title - it’s whether they believe their work serves a greater purpose. Service isn’t a nice-to-have anymore. It’s the foundation of well-being, retention, team cohesion, and impact. So why do so many workplaces still treat purpose like an afterthought?

    Cat is a strategic closer who uses storytelling to drive mission-based results. She has raised over half a billion dollars for nonprofits worldwide. Her own “bootstraps” story with homelessness brings a deeply personal and heartfelt perspective. Cat’s work has been featured by The Atlantic, Metallica’s blog, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Hundred Magazine, countless ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX affiliates, and more.

    In this keynote, Cat entertains with stories from decades of raising money for nonprofits all over the world to create a mindset shift for her audiences. She teaches her proprietary framework to create BOLD teams that invest in the community and therefore invest in themselves and their shared goals.

     B – Bust the Bootstraps

    Reject the myth of going it alone: real success is built by recognizing adversity and activating collective support.

    O – Observe First

    Draw near and listen deeply: let the experiences of those most affected guide your understanding and direction.

    L – Lead as a Team

    Know your motivations and your limits to work together to create lasting change.

    D – Do the Work

    Purpose without action is as useful as a forgotten core value: real impact comes from showing up and following through.

  • A once-yearly snapshot of fundraising trends with an action-packed planning session with your team. This is an excellent kickoff to your annual strategy meetings or a team retreat.

  • Creating a transformative space for your team, Cat will teach how to share personal and organizational narratives in ways that foster resilience, build connection, and inspire action.

Keyshops

Exactly like it sounds - a combination of a Keynote + Workshop. Get the best of both worlds in a 90 minute session, providing a hands-on experience that your people will remember for years to come.

  • A once-yearly snapshot of fundraising trends with an action-packed planning session with your team. This is an excellent kickoff to your annual strategy meetings or a team retreat.

  • Creating a transformative space for your team, Cat will teach how to share personal and organizational narratives in ways that foster resilience, build connection, and inspire action.

  • Tell Cat your needs and we’ll make a fun, engaging, and meaningful Keyshop to activate your team.

  • “Cat is outstanding. She is an incredible leader and one of the best speakers I have ever seen. She can also raise money with the best of them. She is sincere, genuinely interested in the people, and dynamic.”

    – Joe Pert, President, Board of Directors, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley

  • “I learned more about my coworkers in this three-hour session than I have 3 + years working with them!”

    Workshop Attendee, All Faiths Food Bank

  • "Cat's workshop was not just another meeting but a transformative experience that equipped our board with practical tools designed to inspire and stimulate action. The impact of her session was immediate."

    — Shannon Price, Executive Director, Edmond Fine Arts Institute

  • "Cat really showed the group through examples and conversation how to be open and honest with donors and still manage to get commitments from them."

    — Attendee Feedback, Feeding America National Summit

  • "Cat uses her energy, candor, and humor to authentically connect to attendees. She neither talks over or talks down to her audience. "

    Karen Senger, Food Bank of Northern Nevada

  • "Cat is an amazing speaker. I love her energy and she keeps your attention. I learned so much from this workshop."

    Kendra Carroll, North Texas Food Bank

  • “This session went beyond practical advice on how to obtain meaningful and memorable stories from our neighbors in a respectful and dignified way. This experience reminded me of why our work in the community is so vital and the reasons behind the passion that drives us all to want to make a difference."

    Workshop Attendee, All Faiths Food Bank

  • "A down to earth way to change our thought process about how we see our neighbors, their experiences, and their needs. This workshop was one of the best trainings I have had in a long time, Cat was engaging, relatable. Throughout the session I was able to learn ways to make my stories "sticky" and to change the way I relayed the message."

    Rosario Becerra, Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona

  • "I loved it! It's hard for me to give 3 hours of my day to one thing, and I can honestly say that I was engaged and connected the entire time."

    Jenny Yeager, Food Bank of Northern Nevada

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