About Commcoterie

Commcoterie drives program progress, navigates change, and develops stakeholder communication with companies and nonprofits on a mission so that they can achieve the transformations that help them build a better world.

I help clients uncover and untangle challenges, solve problems, roadmap for results, navigate change, and create compelling communication that engages stakeholders internally and externally for long-term impact.

My work helps clients build impactful strategies, reduce their operating costs, increase stakeholder engagement, inspire behavioral change, build long-term change capabilities at their organizations, achieve their missions, and more.

I also work with other consultants who do transformational work with companies and nonprofits to design change communication strategies that make their work more equitable and impactful.

Caitlin Harper

Founder & Principal Strategist

I am a strategist and thought partner for leaders of mission-driven companies and nonprofits who are navigating their teams through transformation.

For more than 15 years, I have designed strategies and led change in businesses across the globe; grown phenomenal teams; and served organizations large and small as a change management, internal communication, and operations leader.

I founded Commcoterie in 2020 to help leaders of purpose-driven companies and nonprofits drive program progress, navigate change, and develop stakeholder communication so that they can achieve their organizations’ missions and visions.

My people-centered approach to program management, change management, and stakeholder communication blends coaching, advisory, and implementation and leverages organic organizational tools and techniques to engage change-makers at all levels, ensuring strategic thinking and change readiness are not just an event-specific exercise, but becomes part of an organization's DNA.

I am a frequent speaker, facilitator, panelist, and podcast guest on topics such as organizational change, internal communication strategy, DEIBA, leadership and learning, management and coaching, women in the workplace, mental health and wellness at work, and company culture.

My proprietary peer coaching program has taught thousands of people to use professional coaching communication techniques in everyday workplace conversations to drive change and achieve business goals.

More about me

Mission

Drive program progress, navigate change, and develop stakeholder communication with companies and nonprofits on a mission so that they can build a better world.

Vision

Change the way organizations change — for the better.

Values

  • I center people first and always. Sometimes that puts me at odds with the very leaders who hire me. I understand they have competing priorities. My favorite clients understand why I do what I do, appreciate my people-first challenge, and often come to realize that people-first change has the highest ROI.

  • I ask a lot of questions. I consider all angles. I coach clients and collaborators in every consulting engagement. I ensure that decisions result in action. I love my work. I care deeply about my clients and their missions. I know I don’t know everything, and I’m willing to be taught and learn about others’ experiences.

  • If there’s one thing that drives all of the work I do, it’s effective, inclusive, and engaging communication. Communication solves problems, but when it’s done poorly, we all know it can create new problems or make existing ones worse. I communicate early and often with clients, collaborators, and everyone involved with or impacted by our projects. It’s the most important tool in my tool belt.

  • I don’t do ‘move fast and break things’ over here. I keep projects moving while acknowledging that sometimes we need to slow things down to make sure our next swift move is the right one.

  • Commcoterie’s values aren’t just words — they’re actions. They dictate which clients I work with and what engagements I agree to. They make me say no to potentially lucrative offers that aren’t values-aligned, freeing up space for the right work for me. They show up in every decision I make and every strategy I create. They are how I do business.