The Awakened Company

”In a world of economic uncertainty, The Awakened Company gives a roadmap to a new way of doing business — a way that is humane, fosters innovation, and meets the needs of All stakeholders, including Mother Earth.” - Tony Robbins, New York Times #1 Best-Selling Author, Entrepreneur, Philanthopist

“This is a must-read for those of us in the organization world”— David Daniels, M.D., Professor Emeritus, Stanford University

The Awakened Company is a revolutionary guide to creating conscious, purpose-driven organizations—from bestselling author and business leader Catherine Bell.

In a time of increasing corporate burnout, leadership crises, and workplace disconnection, The Awakened Company offers a bold and timely blueprint for transforming how we lead, work, and grow. Blending conscious leadership, corporate mindfulness, and sustainable business strategy, this bestselling business book challenges outdated models of success and introduces a new way of doing business—one rooted in purpose, people, and profit.
Award-winning entrepreneur Catherine Bell draws on real-world examples, in-depth research, and practical tools to show how companies can become energizing, sustaining, and regenerating forces—not only for their shareholders but for employees, communities, and the planet.

In this transformative guide to awakened leadership, you will learn:

• How to develop purpose-driven company culture
• Tools for building mindful leadership practices at every level of your organization
• The role of emotional intelligence in business success
• Why outdated boom-bust business models are failing—and what to do instead
• How to create sustainable, high-performing teams rooted in human connection

Whether you're a CEO, entrepreneur, HR professional, or team leader, The Awakened Company will help you rediscover the soul of your business and unlock the true potential of your people.

Catherine Bell is an author who has created organizations that last. Her work weaves practical know how, wisdom traditions, and business research. She is a serial entrepreneur, business leader and best-selling business author. As Founder of The Awakened Company, Catherine helps organizations build healthy corporate cultures. Inc. Magazine recently named her as one of the top 10 innovative CEO’s revamping the future.

Catherine’s revolutionary business book, The Awakened Company, was awarded the Nautilus Book Awards in Business & Leadership, a best seller one week after its release, a best seller on Amazon, chosen as “8 of The Best Leadership Books of 2015”, and recognized as a top book combining business and mindfulness. Catherine has been published in Fortune, HBR, Profit, Conscious Company Magazine, Women of Influence and written for the UN. She has taught the Awakened Company Process in over 23 countries. She also teaches at Smith, Queen’s School of Business.

Catherine has an MBA from the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University, a sociology degree from Western University, is certified in the Enneagram, and is a yoga instructor. She is a former Jarislowsky Co-Fellow at the Haskayne School of Business. She has launched an app called Awakenly - designed to wake up people’s inner wisdom.

She is an Advisor to the Science Centre and Impact Society, and created the Awakened Project to provide microcredit to entrepreneurs.

Catherine has been married 27 years, has two sons, loves playing tennis and windsurfing.