Cathy McCullough, M.S.
Founder, McCullough Leadership Group
Cathy McCullough loves what she does for a living. Clients tell her what she does best is stir the difficult discussions around people & strategy. Both are about clarity, focus, & intent, & Cathy believes it should be a results-oriented journey. She works with C-Suite leaders to establish & leverage measurable, observable, and unified strategies that will serve as catalytic mechanisms for forward movement.
Her work has helped growth companies throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, India, and the Middle East to develop strategies for continued revenue generation while also creating high performance cultures through Executive Coaching and Strategic Consulting.
Over the past 30 years, Cathy has built a life where passion & people are at the core, where inspiring real relationships & transformation are paramount. She has always pursued things that she’s passionate about of which entrepreneurship, leadership, organizational culture, & strategy are a part.
Cathy earned her Bachelor’s degree in psychology and her Master’s degree with an emphasis in organization development and leadership at Oklahoma State University, where she graduated with honors. She has spent the past 25 years working with organizations from all sectors in the areas of strategy, organizational culture (as linked to bottom-line performance), executive coaching, and leadership team development. She holds numerous certifications such Master Certification of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Strategic Planning, Master Certification with AchieveGlobal, Development Dimensions International, Organizational Culture Analysis, Leadership 360 Assessment and Analysis, Emotional Intelligence, Strategic Planning, and Performance Management. Her entrepreneurial drive has resulted in her ownership of a small business in her early years, when she was named a Delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business.
Over the years, international associations have invited Cathy to present on strategy, “people” issues, organizational culture, leadership, and workplace accountability. She has made presentations to groups such as Entrepreneur’s Organization (EO), the Academy for Human Resource Development, the Association for Talent Development, the Precision Machined Products Association (PMPA), Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma’s Annual Conference, the Rhythm Systems Breakthrough Conferences, and more. Publications include A Practical Guide to Needs Assessment, 3rd edition (Wiley Press), T+D Journal, College & University Auditor, and Forbes, to name a few. She is also co-author of Predictable Results: How Successful Companies Tackle Growth Challenges and Win, which is on the Amazon Best-Seller list.
As Founder of McCullough Leadership Group, Cathy has consulted with numerous organizations around the world and across a wide spectrum of industries (i.e., non-profit, technology, healthcare, education, hospitality, manufacturing, financial, media, professional services, etc.) in helping C-Suite leaders align their teams and accelerate their growth.
Cathy has a personal commitment to make a positive difference by working with leaders of organizations as they strive to reach their full potential while also impacting bottom-line results.