Gina Catalano
Gina Catalano works with high growth CEOs to improve their operations and increase the value of their business. Sometimes referred to as the “CEO’s Swiss Army Knife”, she has over 20 years of experience leading and working with businesses and excels at integrating business development and operations.
She has authored two Amazon bestsellers, Tandem Leadership: How Your #2 Can Make You #1 and Changing Lanes: The Owner’s Guide to a Successful Exit. In Tandem Leadership she outlines an innovative strategy for entrepreneurs to work with the #2 or “second in command” leader in their company to achieve the success in all areas of their lives. Her most recent book, Changing Lanes offers a blueprint for company owners to strategically prepare themselves and their business for the last phase of business ownership.
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She currently volunteers for Startup Tucson’s Thryve mentorship program and is a member of the IdeaFunding committee – a day of entrepreneurial celebration and education within TenWest’s week of innovation. She is also a certified Advisor for the Value Builder System™ based on John Warrillow’s book Built to Sell and a Martha Beck trained Life Coach. She holds a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Master of Public Administration from the California State University, East Bay.