Supporting Women Founders & Entrepreneurs

Because building a business shouldn’t mean burning out or doing it alone.

Why Founders Need More Than Advice

Being a founder is more than a job, it’s a relentless balancing act. From fundraising and scaling to leading teams and managing life, the pressure is real.
SheLeads provides coaching, strategy, and hands-on support so women founders can grow with clarity, confidence, and energy

Founders don’t just need advice. They need someone who can operationalise their vision.

Our Founder Services

This program accelerates your personal and professional growth with practical, structured support. Together we’ll co-create a roadmap based on your goals, challenges, and life context.

Designed for women navigating change you could either be—stepping into management, returning to work, or progressing into leadership - we will work to define what is the area where you need the more support and suit the program to your needs.

You’ll leave feeling grounded, prepared, and empowered to lead this phase in your life.

  • Your personal leadership partner.

    • Ongoing 1:1 coaching & mentoring

    • On-demand support via text/voice

    • Tools for self-doubt, boundary-setting, and leadership mindset

    • A trusted sounding board who helps you breathe, reset, and keep moving

    Look inside the wing -women program

    • Your right-hand operator during scale.

      • Vision-to-execution leadership

      • Systems, processes, and operational design

      • Team building & role clarity

      • Go-to-market & commercialisation strategy

      • Change management & culture building

        Look into Fractional COO services

  • For business owners and entrepreneurs who need clarity & growth pathways.

    • Strategic planning & commercial validation

    • Customer journey & product design

    • Revenue model refinement

    • Leadership & culture alignmen

Working with Katherine was a game-changer. In just one session, I went from stuck in the weeds to having a clear, practical plan and the confidence to follow through.
— Emma Jackson - Emma-Jackson Design

Why SheLeads for Founders?

  • 20+ years scaling startups, social enterprises & high-growth businesses

  • COO/CEO background with global expansion experience

  • Deep expertise in both strategy and execution

  • Known for bringing calm to chaos, clarity to complexity, and trust to the founder journey

Unlike most fractional execs, Katherine brings hands on COO expertise helping operationalise strategy with coaching. She doesn’t just “fix” things, she builds lasting capacity in the founder and team.
— Matt Grant - Motoru


Book a free 30 minute Power Session

Bring your latest challenge, I’ll bring the calm (and a game plan). Experience me in action.

Let’s build the engine behind your vision.

Meet Katherine

WWith over 30 years of experience across startups, scale-ups, corporates, and social enterprises, Katherine brings a rare mix of entrepreneurial grit and COO precision to every founder she works with. She has built and scaled her own ventures, led teams of hundreds, and stepped into C-suite roles where she’s driven growth, commercialisation, and cultural transformation.

As both an entrepreneur and seasoned COO, Katherine knows what it takes to move from vision to execution, building systems, teams, and strategies that allow businesses (and their leaders) to grow without burning out.

Her passion lies in helping founders and business owners lead with clarity, confidence, and authenticity. She champions Leading Like a Woman a leadership style that embraces empathy and strength while staying rooted in resilience and purpose.

Blending business acumen with psychological insight, Katherine offers coaching and mentoring that’s both practical and deeply personal. She understands the unique challenges women face as founders and leaders—the self-doubt, the balancing act between business and life, and the weight of carrying both vision and execution.

As a mother, entrepreneur, and mentor, Katherine’s goal is to be the trusted partner behind the vision, helping women build thriving businesses while staying true to themselves.