High-Performance Leadership for High-Stakes Healthcare
Executive presence, emotional intelligence, and real-world leadership development for healthcare leaders under pressure.
My work helps healthcare leaders who are exceptional at what they do and ready to become just as skilled in how they lead people. This is where clinical excellence meets the people side of leadership.
Solutions for High-Stakes Healthcare Leaders
"You were trained to deliver exceptional care. Nobody trained you to lead the people delivering it alongside you. And yet, every healthcare leader I've worked with already had what they needed inside them to be great. They just needed someone to help them see it, unlock it, and put it to work. That's what this work is. That's why it matters. And that's exactly what we do together."
Gina Catalano: Healthcare Leadership Executive Coach
Founder & President of Centro Forza Group | Healthcare Leadership Specialist
I built Centro Forza Group for one reason: the leaders who carry healthcare on their backs deserve to be taught how to lead people as skillfully as they lead clinically.
With over 20 years of leading high-performing teams across five Fortune 500 companies, including BD, Medtronic, Sanofi, and Intuitive Surgical, I understand the relentless pressure of high-stakes healthcare environments because I've lived inside them.
Most of those years were spent in the operating room space, working shoulder to shoulder with the surgical teams I now coach.
I help surgeon leaders, healthcare executives, and other healthcare professionals build the executive presence, communication skills, and emotional intelligence required to lead with confidence, reduce burnout, and drive real organizational impact.
What Sets Me Apart as an Executive Coach
- Fortune 500 Leadership, Not Theory: Decades leading teams in complex, high-pressure healthcare systems. I bring strategies I've actually used, not frameworks I read about.
- Healthcare Specialization: Deep expertise in the unique pressures of clinical and surgical leadership, aligning technical mastery with relational excellence.
- Internationally Recognized Credentials: Master Energy Leadership™ Practitioner (ELI-MP), Certified Professional Coach (CPC), COR.E Transitions Dynamics™ Specialist (CTDS), and Core Energy Diversity & Inclusion Coach (CEDC).
- High-Performance Mindset: I performed with the Philadelphia Philharmonic and the John Philip Sousa National Band for presidential events. I've completed three half Ironmans, two marathons, and over 70 road races and triathlons. Sustained performance under pressure isn't something I teach from a slide deck. It's how I've lived.
- Results-Focused Coaching: I use validated assessment tools to baseline where leaders are, measure where they grow, and deliver outcomes institutions can quantify. This is structured, evidence-based leadership development designed for environments where quality metrics and patient safety are non-negotiable.
- I've Been on the Other Side of the Bed: Three times, I've been the family member in the ICU watching someone I love fight for their life. That changes how you see leadership in healthcare. Permanently.
What Healthcare Leaders Are Saying
"My coaching experience with Gina has challenged me to think differently and to uncover strengths that I didn't fully recognize. The time has allowed me to approach challenges with more insight and solutions with a focused mindset... I now have better clarity and confidence as well as new tools."
M. Smith, Peri-Operative Services Director
"You listened and coached us to deliver the right message, with the right tone at a pivotal time in our commercial history. Your message was relevant and on-point! We have already heard feedback from many of the leaders with appreciation for the learning and development opportunity."
J. Chawla, AVP
The EQ Reset™
A Practical Guide to Leading with Clarity, Composure, and Influence
A free guide built for healthcare leaders who want to show up differently starting tomorrow. Inside you'll find the 60-Second Clarity Reset, the 3-Breath Rule, and the EQ Pre-Brief framework. Over 500 healthcare leaders have already downloaded it.