Catalyst: Your next step starts here
Turn potential into presence
You’re ready to lead — so why doesn’t everyone see it yet?
Catalyst™ helps you turn potential into presence, build real influence, and win the support you need to grow your career.
This hands-on leadership development experience, created by getWITit, is designed for all people in tech who are ready to move from manager to strategic leader.
What you'll build through Catalyst
Through interactive workshops and practical exercises, Catalyst gives you the tools to:
- Develop your authentic leadership style
- Think and act strategically
- Build business acumen
- Influence without authority
- Expand your network and strengthen your advocacy skills
- Build a personal brand and leadership vision that’s true to you
You’ll leave Catalyst with a personalized career development playbook — your action plan for navigating leadership confidently and clearly.
Your leadership journey through Catalyst
Catalyst is designed to keep your momentum going from the very first session.
You’ll start by diving into leadership foundations — exploring your leadership style, sharpening your strategic thinking, and setting a personal vision to guide your growth.
Between sessions, you’ll complete a short homework assignment to deepen your skills and prepare for the next stage of the program.
In our second session, we’ll build on that work together through live reflection, peer discussion, and hands-on strategy, helping you turn new insights into real leadership action.
After the program wraps, we’ll gather to celebrate your growth, your wins, and the community you’ve built.
Meet your instructor
The Catalyst program is led by Cari Kish, a respected technology leader at maurices and an experienced mentor who knows how to help people grow into their full potential.
Cari Kish, Leadership Program Director
Program details and cost
Participation fee: $150
Limited scholarships are available to help make Catalyst accessible to everyone ready to grow.
Catalyst is priced with our mission in mind.
As a nonprofit, we created this program to invest in our community’s future leaders, offering real leadership development without the high price tag.
Apply to join an upcoming Catalyst program
- Location: Columbus, Ohio (venue details provided upon registration)
- Classroom dates: July 12 and August 2.
- Closing celebration: Happy hour, August 2, 2025 — Walkable from the program venue
- Apply: Complete your application here – no payment required until approved to join.