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coaching + consulting

I help small business owners and nonprofit leaders build sustainable, thriving organizations while growing as leaders. As both a former small business owner and nonprofit founder, I bring breadth of knowledge, practical experience, and a caring approach to every partnership. Our work together will:

  • Solve your immediate business challenges through practical, step-by-step solutions

  • Strengthen your core business functions including finance, operations, marketing, and team management

  • Develop your leadership skills and confidence

  • Keep you focused on long-term goals while managing daily demands

  • Ensure your business decisions align with your values and vision

Whether you're launching a new venture, growing an established organization, or planning your exit strategy, I offer personalized guidance at every stage. My approach combines strategic business consulting with leadership coaching, recognizing that a business can only grow as much as its leader does. Our collaboration goes beyond traditional consulting, empowering entrepreneurs to thrive in both professional and personal realms.

services

Small Business Services: Our work blends both consulting and coaching as needed for each unique client, providing a customized, holistic, and effective approach that will improve both your company’s performance and your growth as a business leader. Together, we will address the challenges you’re facing—whether financial, operational, strategic, motivational, or all of the above—through clear, actionable steps. Throughout our partnership, we'll ensure you stay grounded in your core values and aligned with your personal and professional goals.

Nonprofit Services: Our nonprofit team specializes in supporting and enriching nonprofit organizations through periods of challenge or change. We partner with organizations to provide steady guidance and fresh perspectives, explore practical solutions, and help nonprofits advance their mission and maximize social impact in a sustainable way. Our services benefit nonprofits of any size seeking to increase their capacity to deliver on their mission and values. We also support foundations and individual donors who want to ensure their investments build organizational vitality and resilience while strengthening the nonprofits they care about.

Brokerage Services: Our brokerage team supports small or mid-sized business owners in selling their business. We are with you each step of the way: from determining asking price based on clear and justifiable standards, to procuring qualified buyers, to contract negotiations, to closing. We are knowledgable about the process, detail-oriented, and passionate about supporting business owners through this rewarding and exciting time.

about Kate

I’m Kate Zuckerman, the founder and principal of Conscious Consults. I have 20+ years of experience in founding and managing both small businesses and nonprofit organizations. From start-up to successful exit, I’ve been responsible for every aspect of an organization’s strategy and operations.

I believe that one of entrepreneurship’s greatest rewards is the opportunity to consciously craft the work you do and the life you live. After selling my last business, I’m excited to leverage my experience and skills for the benefit of others on the entrepreneurial path. I’m most energized when working with organizations that do good in the world, whether through bringing a sense of purpose and fulfillment to their owner(s), or by addressing a larger social problem.

I am a parent of two young children, an avid traveler, and a yoga and meditation practitioner. I am fluent in Spanish, have a BA in Latin American Studies from Pitzer College, and earned a Graduate Certificate in Social Justice from Harvard University’s Extension School.

previous experience

  • My husband Ethan and I literally started our kombucha business out of our (health department-inspected) garage. Over the course of 11 years, we grew the company to a team of 20+ people, a regional distribution footprint across 9 states, 300+ accounts, and $1M in annual sales. We evaluated our success not only through our profits, but through our company’s environmental impact: with a tagline of “big flavor, small footprint,” we saved over 1 million bottles through our refillable bottle program. In 2020, we were honored with Whole Foods Market’s Regional Supplier of the Year Award for the Mid-Atlantic Region.

  • I developed and operationalized a 501c3 nonprofit organization with a mission to make healing arts practices such as yoga, meditation, acupuncture, and massage accessible to all. With the guidance of experienced mentors, the support of community partners, and by leading a talented staff and volunteer team of 90+ people, l spearheaded a community organization that has improved the health and wellness of over 10K individuals in the past 10 years.

  • My two fearless partners and I trained 80+ yoga teachers over a period of five years. An educator at heart, I relished the opportunity to dive into the physical practices and philosophy of yoga, and to guide others on their teaching path. My background in meditation and yoga gives me a special interest in work-life integration for both myself and my consulting clients.

  • I was tasked with the creation of a new department; collaborating with multiple stakeholders to develop our operational plan; and hiring, training, and managing a team of 19 people. At the time, the Getty Museum was one of the wealthiest art institutions in the world, with a fantastic company culture. While this may have given me an unusual initiation into the nonprofit space, I had the opportunity to undergo multiple training sessions in leadership and management, and benefited greatly from a mentor boss, who both provided solid guidance and gave me enough space to develop to my full potential within the position.

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