Herding Cats
When admin becomes overwhelm.
You started something great: good people doing excellent work. But somewhere along the way, you became the answer to every question, the approver of every decision, and the first call when anything goes sideways.
Herding Cats is here to get things back on track – but not with a cookie-cutter, corporate playbook. We provide practical, strategic support that helps your business run without you in the middle of everything.
Any of these sound familiar?
- I hired great people and somehow ended up with more on my plate, not less.
- Nothing moves without me. And I’m exhausted.
- I find out about problems too late.
- Half of my team’s job is living in my head, and only my head.
- I avoid the hard conversations because I don’t know how to have them without it getting weird.
- I can sense that the vibe has shifted, but I don’t know how to fix it.
- We keep solving the same problems over and over because nothing ever actually gets fixed.
- I promoted my best people into management and accidentally made my own life harder.
- I started this business to do the work I love. I can’t remember the last time I loved it.
If any of these bullet points are causing your eye to twitch involuntarily, then you’re exactly who we work with.
No pitch, no pressure. Just a conversation to see if I can help.
The way I work is built around you.
Herding Cats steps in as your trusted right-hand, helping you build the people, structure, and leadership confidence to scale – without losing the vibe that makes your business special.
I offer a 2–3 month strategic partnership for founders of growing businesses who are ready to stop carrying everything themselves.
It’s not a suite of services. It’s not an hourly arrangement. It’s one committed partnership, tailored to your business, with a clear beginning, middle, and end – and tangible, immediate benefits.
Life on the other side.
Go from founder-dependent to team-enabled.
You don’t need to be across every single decision. Being able to trust your employees means that your business is working. Here’s what that actually feels like:
- You can take a real holiday. Imagine spending two weeks on the beach, without your business falling to pieces. It’s possible. Not because you spent your holiday in a “hotel business centre” – but because you built a company that doesn’t need you 24/7.
- Your managers actually manage. They handle what they’re supposed to handle. The hard conversations, the team dynamics, the day-to-day decisions – without it all quietly boomeranging back to you.
- There’s time to think about the business. You actually have space to be strategic. To be creative. To remember why you started this thing in the first place.
- You don’t have to explain how to do everything. People know what “good” looks like, who owns what, and how to get there. You no longer have to fix the same problems, over and over.
- The vibe is even better. “More structure” doesn’t flatten what made the place special. If anything, people feel more supported, have clearer roles, and can do their best work.
Turns out cats can be herded after all.
If any of this rings true, we should talk.
Our first conversation is free and no-commitment. Just two people working out if it makes sense. 30 minutes. If it’s a fit, we can get started.
Carry less as a founder and free up some headspace by empowering your team – find out how we work or more about Olivia.