Meet the founders

Christine Raschke and Monique Pearson are catalysts for women ready to step into the most authentic version of themselves.

As Harvard Business School graduates with leadership backgrounds at Bain & Company, Meta, Amazon, and Walmart, they bring decades of experience in tech, start-ups, and consulting to their work as executive coaches. They understand the intellectual rigor required to lead at the highest levels, but they also know that meaningful transformation requires more than just a mindset shift.

With the Catalyst Retreats, they guide high-impact women through a uniquely analytical and somatic approach to transformation, growth, and self-discovery - curated three-day journeys inward to explore your past, become present, and embody your truest self.

Catalyst Retreats invite participants to:

  • Connect: Identify the patterns that once protected you but no longer serve you, and rediscover the unique qualities and strengths you may have forgotten or lost along the way.

  • Claim: Through coaching, journaling, and guided inquiry, gain a deep understanding of who you are today and what truly matters to you.

  • Calibrate: Clarify what you want to bring forth in this next season of your life and take intentional actions to make it real.

Holotropic breathwork, sound meditation and yoga are strategically woven into the program to help you access the wisdom of your body, release what no longer serves you, and deepen your sense of presence.

It is a weekend of meaningful shifts and deep connection - connection with oneself, connection with nature, and connection with a powerful, curious and inspiring group of women.

Christine Raschke, HBS MBA and executive coach, co-founder of The Catalyst Retreats with a background at Bain & Company and Tech Startups.
Monique Pearson, HBS MBA and executive coach, co-founder of The Catalyst Retreats with leadership experience at Amazon, Meta, and Walmart.