Catherine van der Meulen
About Catherine
Catherine has extensive and broad business experience hailing from an entrepreneurial family business background, in which her father founded the iconic Australian youth brand SUPRÉ. Catherine joined the company in 1997 focused on sales, marketing and building a brand with purpose. Catherine put her business aptitude to work and devised strategies aimed at driving a complete business turnaround. Her objectives were realised and soon rewarded when she helped steer the brand into the next stage of the business cycle, before being sold to Cotton On Group.
Recently Catherine has focused on helping others to grow successful organisations. Her aim is to support entrepreneurs, founders, owners and operators of businesses, organisations, social enterprises and not for profit organisations to create growth with purpose in local and international markets. Through strategy, new business models, extended education, leadership and a holistic approach to business, Catherine will challenge you to think beyond the now, and help propel you to a successful future.
Areas of Expertise
• Local & International Growth Strategies
• Business Strategy
• Sustainable Business Models
• Marketing & Branding
• Building a Brand with Purpose
Past Clients
• Country Road Croup
• Inside Retail
• Inside Retail Hong Kong
• Octomedia
• The Rocks Push
• Cream Collection
• Moeloco
• The Social Outfit
• Sportsfinda
"Catherine challenged, nurtured and guided me to become confident, focused and accountable. She looks at the bigger picture behind the brand to find it’s USP."
Pam Burnett
Cream Collection
Explore blog posts written by Catherine van der Meulen
The Importance of Future-Proofing Your Business
Here are 5 things to think about when growing a successful, profitable and sustainable organisation built for the future.