You're not short on ideas.
Most leaders in small and mid-sized arts organizations have already tried the obvious fixes.
New campaigns. New tools. New messaging. New processes.
When results stall, effort isn't what's missing. It's clarity.
Everything begins to carry the same weight—especially under pressure.
Why better tactics stop producing better results.
At a certain point, better results stop coming from adding new ideas.
They come from changing the conditions under which work happens.
The same work can produce very different outcomes depending on:
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timing
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focus
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sequencing
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what you choose not to do
This is where Growth Catalyst works.
It's designed for executive directors and senior staff making high-stakes decisions—often with limited control over staffing, budgets, or timelines.
Growth Catalyst intervenes at the decision level, before effort is spent and priorities collide.
What Growth Catalyst Is
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A facilitated, live program for high-stakes decision-making
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Designed for recurring, high-stakes work
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Built for real constraints: limited staff, time, and authority
What Growth Catalyst Is Not
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A course or class
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A best-practice library
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Tool or template training
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A productivity system
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A replacement for staffing or execution
Growth Catalyst is built for leaders making high-stakes decisions without perfect information or full control.
Every Growth Catalyst session is built around the same structure.
Each session is designed to reach a decision by the end of the hour—so participants leave having resolved something real.
ONE CLEAR DECISION
the session exists to support.
ONE STRATEGIC REFRAME
that sharpens how decisions are made.
ONE DECISION ARTIFACT
that documents the decision made in the session.
EXPLICIT PERMISSION
to stop doing something.
DESIGNED TO FIT
into the work you are already doing.
What a Growth Catalyst session looks like in practice
Each session is a working conversation focused on a single decision you’re already facing.
You arrive with context—not a blank slate. Together, we pressure-test assumptions, surface tradeoffs, and narrow options until one clear, defensible decision is made and documented.
There is no homework between sessions. The work happens live, in real time, while constraints are real.
How participation works
Participation is focused on making and documenting decisions during the sessions—not assigning work to complete later.
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Four one-hour sessions over four consecutive weeks
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Live participation in small groups (capped at five participants)
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$595 per participant
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Consistent weekly attendance to support momentum
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Session recordings available when conflicts are unavoidable
The result is clarity that holds under pressure—when it matters most.
BEGINS HERE.
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Enroll in a Growth Catalyst track
Choose the track that matches the decisions you need to make—and a start date that works for you.
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Attend four facilitated sessions
Join a small group for focused, decision-driven sessions that sharpen judgment and eliminate unnecessary work.
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Lead with clarity
Lead with clearer priorities, defensible tradeoffs, and decisions that hold under pressure.
Making stronger decisions under pressure
