Running a food business comes with unique pressures. Between production pushes, compliance audits, and daily operational challenges, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. But creating a thriving workplace culture doesn't happen by accident. Culture only changes when leaders do. That is why we focus on Leadership Coaching for Food Industry professionals. We help food industry leaders and organizations build warm, supportive environments where great leadership drives results at every level. Founded by Jill Stuber and Tia Glave—two leaders who have lived these exact pressures from the inside—Catalyst is designed to support you every step of the way.
Whether you are stepping into a new leadership role, developing your team, or transforming your entire organization, there is a path built specifically for where you are right now.
Growing the leaders your organization needs starts with real skills and real application. We offer friendly, coaching-based programs built specifically for everyone from frontline supervisors to leaders of leaders. Our Food Manufacturing Leadership Training programs include frontline bootcamps and strategic learning opportunities that create lasting change.
Leadership culture is either driving your results or limiting them. We help food companies build a system that makes excellent leadership the norm, rather than the exception. Through our Leadership Transformation Program, we offer culture diagnosis and on-site consulting to help you build the supportive culture your organization is truly capable of.
We believe in giving back to our community. We offer plenty of ways to stay sharp and connected, all completely free. Join our weekly conversations on Real Talk, download free tools for every stage of your journey, or tune into a podcast built just for food industry professionals. There is no purchase necessary to join in—just show up and become part of the conversation.
Leadership development is not just a nice perk. It is a vital business strategy. Every food company we work with deals with the same gap: the distance between what their organization is capable of and what it actually delivers on a daily basis. That gap is rarely a procedure or training problem. It is a leadership culture problem.
We gently challenge people to reimagine leadership through the Catalyst Method™. Every engagement relies on a science-backed framework that creates a genuine shift in how you lead.
Our clients often tell us that our approach feels like a complete turnaround from other programs full of corporate jargon. Because we have lived this work, it lands differently.
We know food. We have lived the pace and complexity of this industry, so we already know what a third-party audit means and what it costs when a strong leader leaves. We also coach with science, grounding our work in adult learning and neuroscience to create real behavioral shifts.
Most importantly, we start with the mirror. Helping leaders see how their own behavior shapes the culture can be a little uncomfortable at first, but that honest reckoning is exactly why the change sticks. And we stay through the change, standing by your side during the hard moments when your leadership culture is actually tested.