Catherine Bell

An entrepreneur, leadership expert, executive coach, and bestselling author, Catherine has spent more than two decades helping leaders and organizations flourish through greater self-awareness, courageous leadership, and healthy culture. As Founder and CEO of The Awakened Company, she partners with executives and organizations around the world to navigate change, elevate leadership, strengthen teams, and build workplaces where both people and performance thrive. What sets Catherine apart is her ability to bridge worlds. She combines the strategic rigor of business with the transformative power of the world's wisdom traditions, helping leaders cultivate not only stronger organizations, but wiser ways of leading. The Enneagram is central to her work, providing a powerful framework for leadership, relationships, creativity, and personal transformation. A serial entrepreneur and award-winning PROFIT 500 founder, Catherine holds an MBA from Smith School of Business at Queen's University, a Sociology degree from Western University, and certifications in the Enneagram, yoga, corporate governance, and contemplative practice. She has taught at Smith School of Business, was a Jarislowsky Co-Fellow at the Haskayne School of Business, and sat on many not for profit boards. She is the bestselling author of The Awakened Company, creator of two Enneagram audio programs with Sounds True, and co-founder of Awakenly, a mindfulness app that integrates contemplative practice with the Enneagram. Her forthcoming book with Russ Hudson explores the intersection of creativity and the Enneagram and will be published by Penguin Random House/Hay House in 2027. Whether she's coaching a CEO, leading an executive retreat, or speaking to thousands, Catherine's work invites people to awaken: to themselves, to one another, and to what's possible when business becomes a force for human flourishing.