Dr. Cathy Owens-Oliver

Dr. Cathy Owens-Oliver is a national speaker and thought leader who is widely sought-after in the education industry.  She has presented at hundreds of national conferences and written for leading scholarly journals. Her work also appears in college textbooks. She is the CEO of Educational Effectiveness Group, a teaching, coaching, and consulting firm in Charlotte, NC.  She provides leadership effectiveness coaching to educators, edupreneurs, and change-hungry career women. She has traveled the U.S. and Canada training leaders. Her signature coaching program AWOL- Advancing Without Leaving has helped countless women increase their impact and income beyond the workplace. She teaches them how to tap into “what else and what more” they have to generate wealth. Her books Everything but Satisfied and Church Girl, Get Your Life have helped women worldwide regroup, reset, and get their lifework done! Her recent Amazon bestseller: Why Schools Fumble, is used nationally in schools and colleges to improve education post pandemic. She is the founder of Girls Got LIFE, a nonprofit organization that provides mentoring and leadership development for young girls. She enjoys writing, gardening, golfing, mentoring millennials, and teaching Bible study. Follow her at “DrCathyO” on all social media.