Athena is the first and only career care ecosystem for executives, board directors, investors, founders, and thought leaders building portfolio careers on their terms.
The career care ecosystem for mid-life, mid-career, high-achieving women.
Cohort-based courses in board readiness, investing fluency and AI transformation.
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At Athena, we believe career care is self care. Not an indulgence, but an investment. A lifelong practice centered on you and strengthened by the community around you.
Careers now run longer, change faster, and belong to you, not your employer.
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Our team represents numerous cultures, with wide ranging capabilities.
Certified leadership coach (PCC, CHIC) with a focus on propelling women to the boardroom, Professor at the University of Washington Foster School of Business
Cate Goethals has inspired hundreds of leaders to unleash their personal and professional power, working with brands from Amazon and Autodesk to Boeing and the United States Postal Service. Through her work Cate has helped high-level executives understand both what it takes to sit on a board and they unique value they bring to the boardroom. A former journalist, corporate communications specialist who holds an MFA in creative writing, Cate understands the power of storytelling and centers this in her coaching practice.