Catherine Plano

Catherine Plano Ph.D. MCC (born 10 March 1966) is a French entrepreneur, international keynote speaker, transformational mindset coach, author, and podcast show host. Plano is the founder of Global Rise & Thrive Coaching Academy and a podcast host of The Catherine Plano Podcast show.
Plano is known for helping executives, leaders, entrepreneurs, businesses and large organizations achieve greater levels of Personal and Professional Growth. She has over two decades of experience as a transformational coach and has worked with numerous renowned companies & clients. She is an internationally acclaimed mindset coach. Plano speaks frequently at conferences and industry events on the topics of mental health, women empowerment, women in business, and other socially relevant topics.
Plano is also the author of Shifts Only Happen Once You Own Your Sh!t and Lead Your Own Evolution from Within. She has been featured in several media outlets including TEDx, Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, The Business Woman Media, Women’s Day, Mindvalley, The House of Wellness, Success Story, and others.
 
==Early life and education==
Plano was born on 10 March 1966. In 2005, she attended the Life Coaching Institute of Australia, where she trained for two years. Later, in 2015, Plano enrolled at the RMIT University, where she studied for two years. Subsequently, Plano also enrolled at the Swinburne University of Technology, where she studied till 2020.
Plano has travelled the world furthering her education with some of the world's renowned teachers.
==Career==
In 2010, Plano joined the Association for Integrative Psychology,a non-profit organization that promotes awareness and acceptance of complementary, alternative, and integrative approaches to human behavior as viable ways to facilitate change.
Plano has been a transformational leadership facilitator and culture consultant since 2009. She has run a number of workshops and training programs during this time. Some of the services by Plano are leadership diagnostics and assessments; executive, leadership, and career coaching; business keynote presentations; organizational culture transformation, and others.
She is also the founder of Rise and Thrive Coaching Academy that is known for its eCourses that help the learners to accelerate their progress. Some of the programs offered by this academy are leadership development programs, online corporate training programs, accreditation Rise and Thrive coaching program, and The Feminine Leadership Antidote.
==Memberships and appointments==
Catherine is a member of
* International Coach Federation
* Australian Psychology Society
* Association for Integrative Psychology
* The Institution for Applied Neuroscience
* BCI Society (Brain-Computer Interface)
==Books==
Plano is the author of Shifts Only Happen Once You Own Your Sh!t and Lead Your Own Evolution from Within.
==Awards==
* Great podcast hosted by women in honour of women's entrepreneurship.
* Honored with the Top 15 coaches in Melbourne (2022)
* Australia Enterprise Awards (2023)
==Personal life==
Plano is passionate about assisting people to reach their highest ambitions and live a healthy and successful life. 
==In the media==
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==References==
==External links==
* Official website
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Category:French entrepreneurs
Category:French authors
Category:French keynote speakers