What if a company could be more than a place to work? What if it could become a thriving community where people, purpose, and profit flourish together?
In this inspiring conversation, Dr. Doreen Downing sits down with entrepreneur, executive coach, and bestselling author Catherine R. Bell to explore the ideas behind her book The Awakened Company.
Catherine shares the lightning bolt moment that inspired her work and explains why presence, mindfulness, belonging, and human connection are essential ingredients for healthy organizations.
Together, they discuss:
• What it means for a company to be “awakened”
• Why organizations are communities of people, not just profit generating systems
• The role of presence and mindfulness in leadership and workplace culture
• How awakening begins with recognizing our interconnectedness
• Why healthy cultures lead to stronger engagement, innovation, and financial success
• The importance of curiosity, belonging, and conscious leadership in times of change
• Practical ways to bring more awareness and humanity into everyday work and life
Catherine offers a refreshing vision of business as a force for good and reminds us that meaningful change begins with something surprisingly simple: pausing, paying attention, and taking one small conscious step forward.
About Catherine R. Bell:
Catherine Bell is the Founder and CEO of The Awakened Company, where she helps leaders, teams, and organizations create healthy cultures where people and business thrive together. An award winning entrepreneur, executive coach, speaker, and bestselling author of The Awakened Company, Catherine is passionate about bringing more presence, purpose, and humanity into the workplace.
She teaches at Queen’s School of Business, is an Enneagram expert, and co-founded the mindfulness app Awakenly. She is also the creator of two Enneagram audio programs with Sounds True. And her upcoming book is The Creative Moment: Awaken Your Creativity Through The Enneagram.
Through her work, Catherine inspires organizations to move beyond traditional business models and create environments rooted in connection, well-being, and conscious leadership.