About Catie Holmes | Strategic Operational Systems Consultant for Nonprofits, Mission-Driven Leaders, & Entrepreneurs

Founder, Owner Innerwork Strategies, Ltd.
Strategic Operations Consultant

At Innerwork Strategies, I do more than create a structure and walk away. I care just as much about the innerwork as the operational work. The throughline. The why. I get to know the agency, the history, the mission, the heartbeat behind the work because I believe it all matters in the strategy.

I’m not here to drop a template and walk away. I listen deeply. I look for what’s real under the clutter. I help build systems rooted in self-trust, transparency, and collaboration where everyone has a seat at the table and the work actually reflects what matters.

This is about more than productivity. It’s about alignment. It’s about building something that works and feels right. I'm not just a consultant—I'm a partner who cares as much about your mission as you do.

Why I Do This Work

In early 2024, I lost both my parents—one struggling in active addiction and the other after decades of quietly navigating chronic illness . Their deaths, less than a month apart, gave me space to finally see things clearly. I grieved their passing—and in that process, I did my own innerwork. I became whole again. Not by moving on, but by moving deeper.

I’ve always been in the helping field. But this experience clarified exactly how I want to help. I’m not here to skim the surface with basic workflows and org charts. I’m here for the guts of it—the innerwork of operations. The therapy of how an organization runs on the inside: the systems, the relationships, the flow, the friction.

I’ve burned out from jobs I loved twice before. Once trying to hold up a whole organization that wasn’t going to support itself, and again thinking I had to do it all alone. Both times, I was praised for my skill and competence, but inside I was drowning in responsibility, over-functioning, and flying blind without real systems or ways to ask for support.

That experience didn’t just teach me what not to do—it taught me how to build differently. Not with hustle and heroics, but with clarity, collaboration, communication, and infrastructure that actually holds.

Now, I bring everything I’ve lived, learned, and built into work that sits at the intersection of strategy and people. Work that helps people lead with clarity, communicate with intention, and build systems that don’t just function but feel right.

What Innerwork Strategies Can Offer You

At Innerwork Strategies, I offer both solution-focused services (think: operational clarity, systems design, decision frameworks) and solution-focused coaching for individuals and small teams who want to do their work with more intention and ease.

  • Signature Operational Strategy Services: I make backend systems feel human, clean, and effective. I bring order to the chaos so your vision can thrive and project management for changemakers.

  • Project Management: I execute. If you need to start something, let’s begin it.

Final Thoughts

It’s About Becoming Someone You Trust
Most people think they need better tools, more time, clearer plans. Sometimes that’s true. But more often? They need to trust themselves again. Trust their judgment. Their vision. Their pace. That’s where I come in.

I’m not just here to “optimize.” I’m your trustworthy, strategic right hand. Your thought partner. The one who listens deeper, asks better questions, and cares about your mission just like it’s my own.

Together, we build systems that actually work—for how you work. Systems that can hold the pressure, flex with real life, and keep your focus where it matters. We don’t do this by chasing perfection. We do it by starting within—and building what works.

Start Within. Build What Works.
That’s the core of Innerwork Strategies. Not just smarter operations. Not just better decisions. But a return to the kind of leadership that feels honest, grounded, and clear to make your meaningful work work.

Because when you trust yourself—and your systems—you stop spinning. You start moving.

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My Inner Framework:

Enneagram Type 1 (The Improver):
I’m driven by a need for integrity and a desire to do what's right. My work is intentional, structured, and grounded in high standards. It’s not just about efficiency for me, it’s about making things better, more honest, more whole. That’s what makes me a clear-eyed strategist and a compassionate partner in change..

StrengthsFinder:

Futuristic: I’m inspired by what lies ahead. I envision new possibilities for growth and change, bringing that forward-thinking energy to every project. I help clients look beyond their current reality and into a future full of potential.

Relator: I dive deep, fast. Surface-level doesn’t interest me. Trust and connection are core to my work. I’m driven to help individuals and teams cultivate these bonds and build genuine relationships.

Individualization: I’m wired to notice what makes each person or system unique. That’s how I craft custom strategies. Ones that actually fit and feel aligned with the person or team at hand.

Strategic: I see patterns where others see mess. I love a tangle and I love simplifying it even more.

Achiever: I care about results. I’ll hold both the vision and the to-do list. I help people stay focused, follow through, and get things done.

MBTI (ENTJ - The Commander):
I’m built to lead. Not for the sake of control or spotlight, but to help others act with clarity and confidence. I don’t shy away from tough decisions or complexity. I step in, take charge, and move things forward but always in a way that honors the humans at the center.

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