"Hi, I am Cat McIntosh. Let's create something amazing!"
Growing Businesses with
Grit, Gratitude, and Grace!
Growth Mindset + Action = Results!
My diverse, professional background has provided many perspectives enabling me to bring fresh, new ideas to any organization. By fostering synergy between people, ideas, and desired outcomes, I develop strong relationships. I have a core belief that respect, gratitude, and follow-through with clients, stakeholders, and team members are the keys to long-term success. My skill and sincerity in relationship-building is highly valuable in continuing to elevate the excellence desired by growth-oriented companies.
Now is a perfect opportunity for you to leverage my out-front leadership style, passion for business development, and ability to continually evolve my thinking and skills for the greatest benefit of your company, its mission, and all the people it serves.
As a senior, executive-level event and marketing professional, the expertise I bring to your organization includes:
- Mastery in all areas of marketing, sales, event production, and sponsorship development
- Proven track record of developing, leading, and motivating highly effective teams of talented people
- Professional, dynamic public personality with excellent public speaking and networking skills
- Skilled in developing and implementing strategy through collaboration with stakeholders
- Strong background in high-level client relationship management
- In-depth knowledge of go-to-market strategies through various channels
- Experienced in developing, managing, and overseeing revenue and expense budgets
- Highly effective in startup and turn-around situations
- Experienced in working with Boards of Directors and C-suite executives
- Highly skilled in verbal and written communications including the ability to move communications cohesively from one platform to another, and from one audience to another
- Multifaceted experience in developing and managing charismatic brands
- National and international media, marketing, and sales experience
- Consistent use of research, data, and benchmarking to make decisions and drive results
- Working knowledge of all relevant information technology platforms and programs
- Avid and experienced outdoorswoman accomplished in cycling, skiing, mountaineering, hiking, fly fishing, hunting, sailing, and more!
I have worked at all levels of business management and development including:
- Strategic planning, mission and objective development, stakeholder buy-in, budgeting and funding,
- Tactical program development, execution, follow-up, and assessment of return
- Team building and culture development - both with new hires and "inherited" staff members
- Developing and managing dynamic campaigns then nurturing qualified leads through the journey to deliver new business, and strengthen existing relationships resulting in more closed-won business
- Developing, pitching, and executing large-scale, multi-channel marketing campaigns on regional, national, and international levels
I have worked with the following wide range of entities and organizations to help them raise capital, increase sales, and garner support as well as develop their brand identity, value proposition, market segments, sales strategies, and human and social capital:
- Small and large private businesses
- Publicly traded companies
- Startups and new initiatives
- Destination resorts and real estate
- Communities and non-profits
- Individual Entrepreneurs
What Others Have to Say
"I hired Cat to be the Marketing Director for my group at Informa and she made an immediate impact. At the time, my marketing team was reporting into different people and moving in different directions. Cat quickly created a cohesive team culture, identified and filled the marketing channel gaps, crafted brand strategies for each brand, and, in general, raised the level of skill and execution. As a result, attendance at all of our events started to grow, attendee quality improved and our largest event, LDI, had record-breaking attendance. This all happened in less than a year. Cat is the consummate professional. Her marketing/branding skills are top notch and her leadership skills are outstanding. If the opportunity arises, I would jump at the chance to work with her again."
By Gary Lynch who supervised Cat at Informa
"On 12/13/16, Forbes published this list of modern-day essential leadership skills: executive presence, resiliency, culture management, navigation of the ambiguity, hybrid of skills, multigenerational management, collaboration, emotional intelligence, social media presence, authenticity, mastery of crucial conversations, the leadership of virtual teams and independent contractors, co-creative leadership. The article points out that the list will “evolve over time as do the needs of businesses”, but I’ve found it to be persistently relevant, and have referred to it many times, though mostly in the sense of which one or two of the skills I have. In working for Cat, I’ve realized that she has every single one of them. She built one of the most powerful teams that I’ve ever had the fortune of being a part of, led us through some intense company changes, and did it will admirable class."
By Debbie Schmidle who reported to Cat at Questex
Here are a few things I can help you with
Marketing + Technology
Event Marketing + Production
Event Marketing + Production
Event Marketing + Production
Event Marketing + Production
Event Marketing + Production
Business Development + Sales
Team Development + Leadership
Team Development + Leadership
Team Development + Leadership
Team Development + Leadership
Team Development + Leadership
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