Contact Katie

  • katie.bennett@mackayceoforums.com
  • 604-807-8386
MacKay Certified Master Chair

Katie Bennett

Vancouver, BC

About Katie

  • Leadership Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • Executive Coaching

    Bio

    Katie Bennett is a big picture strategic thinker, with laser insight and is deeply inspiring. Her contagious energy is what she is known for. Over the past 20+ years, after an 11-year career in advertising, Katie pivoted to coaching and strategic planning, working with CEO’s and Executives to build high functioning leadership teams aligned around a clear and actionable strategic plan, and designing systems of accountability to deliver results.

    She has an uncanny ability to make the complex, simple; to coax leaders out of their comfort zone; to build high degrees of trust with a group very quickly; and to hold people accountable to their results. In 2017, she added chairing with MacKay CEO Forums to her mix, providing deep facilitation skills and a broad and diverse network and is one of our Master Certified Chairs. Katie holds an HBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and is a certified coach with The Coaches Training Institute and the ICF.

    Personally, she and her husband Jim have been married since 1997, live on the North Shore, and she is proud mother of 2 young men, Jake and Tyler. An avid athlete, in her spare time Katie loves to ski in the powder at Whistler, mountain bike on the north shore trails, go to F45 regularly and most recently is trying her hand at pickleball! Add travel and red wine to the mix and you get the picture!

    Katie’s Group Overview

    Katie is a Master Certified Chair and has been chairing with MacKay since 2017. Her industry experience includes technology; wealth management; real estate; big pharma; clean tech; media; advertising; insurance; construction; manufacturing, engineering, seniors living.

    Meeting Locations

    Each of Katie’s Forum Groups meets 7 times per year. Each member hosts the meeting at their preferred location, hosted in the Greater Vancouver region.

    Group Member Overview

    Katie leads and mentors 4 Forum Groups of Global CEO’s, business owners and entrepreneurs as well as C-suite executives, to help them resolve their biggest challenges.

    • Engineering & Design
    • Energy & Clean Technology
    • Insurance
    • Automotive
    • Legal
    • Technology
    • Finance
    • Mining
    • Hospitality
    • Real Estate

    Benefits of Peer Learning

    Leadership can be isolating. Peer learning creates rare space to be understood, challenged, and supported by others carrying similar responsibility.

    What is Peer Learning?

    A Trusted Space

    A confidential, judgement-free environment where leaders can speak openly, think clearly, and be fully heard.

    Shared Experience

    Perspective from peers who understand the weight and consequences of leadership decisions.

    Diverse Perspectives

    Insight from non-competing peers across industries, backgrounds, and leadership styles.

    Voices From Our Forums

    Hear directly from our community how peer learning at MacKay CEO Forums delivers perspective, accountability, and practical insight, helping leaders think clearly, make better decisions, and move forward with confidence.

    Assess Your Leadership Mastery

    Designed for CEOs, Executives, and Business Owners, this assessment offers a structured reflection on how you lead, decide, and show up across all areas of life. Discover your leadership strengths, growth edges, and readiness for peer learning.

    Take the Quiz

    Who It’s For

    MacKay forum groups are designed for CEOs, Executives, and Business Owners who value confidential dialogue, shared experience, and a high -accountability culture. Members are growth-oriented leaders navigating real complexity such as people, strategy, scale, and succession, and are committed to showing up prepared, engaged, and open to perspective.

    Find the MacKay Membership That’s Right for You

    Find the peer learning membership that fits your leadership role.

    Become a Forum Chair

    Apply your facilitation skills, business acumen, and leadership experience to build high-trust, judgement-free peer learning forums for CEOs, executives, and business owners.

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