With a background in accountancy and many years of experience working with growing businesses, Cathy offers collaborative and highly practical support to female founders and founders from diverse backgrounds who want clarity and confidence around their finances.
Cathy is known for being a warm, trusted and relatable partner, supporting founders to move beyond reports and spreadsheets and truly understand what their numbers are telling them.
She has worked across sectors including food and drink, health, technology and service-based businesses, and has also run businesses of her own. This gives her a practical, real-world perspective on the challenges founders face.
A trademark of Cathy’s approach is simplifying the complex. She prioritises translating ‘accountant-speak’ into plain English and helping founders build a strong grasp of the fundamentals investors care about most.
A session with Cathy is a strong fit if you are at angel, pre-seed or seed stage and your business is pre-revenue through to early growth. Sessions are practical, focused and tailored to your needs.
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To get the most from the session with Cathy, please be prepared to share in advance your main questions or concerns relating to your business finances, as well as any existing forecasts (back of an envelope is fine!), pitch decks or details of investor conversations you’re preparing for.