Catie Saralegui
Communications Advisor
Catie is a seasoned marketing and communications executive with a depth and breadth of experience in non-profit, healthcare, technology, autos, manufacturing, fashion, politics, entertainment and more. She has helped amplify PR and Communications efforts for brand and product launches, political aspirations, non-profit/accessibility efforts, and healthcare. She has also helped C-Suite executives communicate their core vision and values for Fortune 200 brands as well as startups.
Catie embraces challenges: for a company where she can influence change and ignite inspiration, or as an individual. She was diagnosed with Lupus at the age of 34 and spent the better part of two years following thinking that each month could be her last. She then made a decision to shift her perspective away from herself and out to others whom she felt had much bigger issues than those she faced. She has made it her passion to help communicate solutions and reinforce messages that people are NOT defined by their disabilities. She thrives on showcasing the abilities of those with special needs. After all, she may have Lupus... but Lupus doesn’t have her.
Catie has embraced health, wellness, fitness and nutrition as the root for improving the quality of her life. She is a supporter and volunteer for philanthropic organizations such as CORE, Community Organized Relief Effort, The Lupus Foundation of America, Lupus LA and Angel Food. Currently, she spends some spare time with one of her comedian friends, reading via Zoom to Seniors who are confined or isolated. She picks up the occasional stray animal and nurses it back to health to reunite or find it a good forever home. Far too often that’s her own home. And thanks to her aerial fitness practice, she spends as much time as possible hanging upside down.