About Us
About Catalyst Leadership 360
Executives play a pivotal role in shaping their organizations’ vision, culture, and success. At Catalyst Leadership 360, we understand the unique challenges that come with this responsibility—from navigating complex decisions to inspiring teams and fostering alignment across the company.
Our mission is to empower executives to lead with clarity, confidence, and emotional intelligence. Through tailored coaching and experiential learning, we help you rebuild trust, enhance communication, and create strategies that drive measurable success.
Beyond supporting individual leaders, we specialize in helping management teams strengthen their collaboration, alignment, and effectiveness through our leadership and team development workshops. These immersive experiences are designed to address key team dynamics, foster trust, and create a culture that thrives on connection and shared purpose. Whether you’re refining your leadership approach or developing a high-performing team, Catalyst Leadership 360 is your partner in lasting transformation.
Our Philosophy
At Catalyst Leadership 360, we believe that leadership is more than a position—it’s a mindset and a relationship. True leadership starts with self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and the ability to inspire trust and connection in others. Our approach is grounded in the belief that experiential learning is the most powerful way to create lasting change, combining proven leadership principles with the unique wisdom of horses.
Through this transformative process, we help leaders and teams uncover deeper insights, challenge limiting patterns, and develop skills that foster growth and success. We are committed to creating a supportive environment where executives and teams can explore innovative solutions and bring meaningful change into their organizations.
Our Core Beliefs:
- Leadership begins within: Self-awareness and emotional intelligence are foundational to inspiring trust and leading effectively.
- The power of experience: Hands-on, experiential learning fosters deeper understanding and long-lasting change.
- The wisdom of horses: Horses provide honest, immediate feedback, helping leaders recognize their impact and refine their approach.
- Authenticity matters: Genuine leadership builds trust, connection, and sustainable success.
- Collaboration drives growth: Strong teams thrive on trust, alignment, and shared purpose.
- Sustainability in leadership: Lessons learned with us are designed to create lasting impact in daily professional life.
At Catalyst Leadership 360, we don’t just teach leadership; we transform how it’s practiced.
Meet Our Founders
Ralf Holzapfel
Ralf Holzapfel is a seasoned executive and leadership coach with decades of experience as an executive leader in large-scale organizations. Throughout his career, he has successfully driven strategic alignment, enhanced communication, and strengthened team dynamics, bringing practical insights and real-world solutions to leadership challenges.
As a Maslow-Certified Leadership Coach and a Certified Executive Culture Coach, Ralf uses his wealth of experience and creative strategies to guide leaders toward profound self-awareness and success. His dynamic approach is deeply rooted in emotional intelligence, communication, and strategic thinking, enabling leaders to unlock their full potential and lead with confidence.
Ralf’s insights into leadership and self-awareness are captured in his 2023 book, Know Thyself – A Revolutionary Approach for Self-Awareness and Leadership Success. Through this book and his coaching, Ralf offers leaders actionable tools and frameworks to achieve sustainable growth and transformational leadership.
Ralf’s coaching style is as engaging as it is effective—infusing warmth, creativity, and innovation into every session. His approach ensures that executives are empowered to address immediate challenges and equipped to create long-term, meaningful impacts within their teams and organizations.
Corina Holzapfel
Corina Holzapfel is a seasoned professional in leadership development, emotional intelligence, and experiential learning, with a strong foundation in positive psychology and mindfulness practices. She brings a wealth of expertise in natural health and resilience training, which she seamlessly integrates into her approach to executive coaching.
Corina combines her deep knowledge of leadership coaching, somatic practices, emotional regulation, and resilience to create transformative, high-impact experiences for executives and teams. Her coaching is designed to help leaders achieve clarity, build trust, and lead authentically, aligning personal values with professional goals.
Her passion lies in empowering leaders to reach their full potential while fostering trust, collaboration, and emotional intelligence within their teams, creating lasting organizational impact.
Corina Holzapfel
Corina Holzapfel is an experienced professional in leadership development, emotional intelligence, and experiential learning, with a strong foundation in positive psychology and mindfulness practices. She brings a wealth of expertise in natural health and resilience training, which she seamlessly integrates into her approach to executive coaching.
Corina combines her deep knowledge of leadership coaching, somatic practices, emotional regulation, and equine behaviour to create transformative, high-impact experiences for executives and teams. Her coaching is designed to help leaders achieve clarity, build trust, and lead authentically, aligning personal values with professional goals.
Her passion lies in empowering leaders to reach their full potential while fostering trust, collaboration, and emotional intelligence within their teams, creating lasting organizational impact.
Why Choose an Equine-Assisted Leadership and Team Development Workshop for Your Management Team?
Equine-assisted leadership and team development workshops provide a transformative experience for management teams looking to overcome challenges, strengthen collaboration, and elevate performance. These hands-on sessions offer potent insights into team dynamics, trust-building, and effective communication, all while fostering deeper connections among team members.
By working with horses, participants receive immediate, honest feedback, helping them identify and address behaviours that impact team cohesion and productivity. The outcome is a more cohesive, aligned, and high-performing management team equipped to drive organizational success.
Benefits for Your Management Team:
- Build Trust and Connection: Strengthen relationships by addressing underlying trust issues and fostering open, authentic communication.
- Enhance Communication Skills: Master clear and effective communication to reduce misunderstandings and promote collaboration.
- Resolve Conflict Productively: Gain practical tools to navigate disagreements and create a healthier, more dynamic team environment.
- Strengthen Leadership Alignment: Align your management team with organizational goals and values to drive unified action.
- Improve Team Dynamics: Address challenges that hinder collaboration, fostering a culture of mutual respect and shared purpose.
- Achieve Long-Lasting Results: Integrate the lessons from the workshop into daily operations for sustained impact
Equine-assisted leadership training is a unique and powerful way to develop leadership skills, foster team alignment, and achieve meaningful, long-term success.
Why Choose an Equine-Assisted Leadership and Team Development Workshop for Your Management Team?
Equine-assisted leadership and team development workshops provide a transformative experience for management teams looking to overcome challenges, strengthen collaboration, and elevate performance. These hands-on sessions offer potent insights into team dynamics, trust-building, and effective communication, all while fostering deeper connections among team members.
By working with horses, participants receive immediate, honest feedback, helping them identify and address behaviours that impact team cohesion and productivity. The outcome is a more cohesive, aligned, and high-performing management team equipped to drive organizational success.
Benefits for Your Management Team:
Build Trust and Connection
Strengthen relationships by addressing underlying trust issues and fostering open, authentic communication.
Enhance Communication Skills
Master clear and effective communication to reduce misunderstandings and promote collaboration.
Resolve Conflict Productively
Gain practical tools to navigate disagreements and create a healthier, more dynamic team environment.
Strengthen Leadership Alignment
Align your management team with organizational goals and values to drive unified action.
Improve Team Dynamics
Address challenges that hinder collaboration, fostering a culture of mutual respect and shared purpose.
Achieve Long-Lasting Results
Integrate the lessons from the workshop into daily operations for sustained impact.
Equine-assisted leadership training is a unique and powerful way to develop leadership skills, foster team alignment, and achieve meaningful, long-term success.
Ready to Redefine Leadership and Transform Your Team?
Harness the power of Catalyst Leadership 360’s executive coaching, leadership workshops, and team development programs. Strengthen your ability to lead purposefully and precisely while creating a cohesive, high-performing management team built on trust, collaboration, and strategic alignment.