Katty Douraghy
mmKatty is president of Artisan Creative, a recruitment and talent development agency focused on growing teams and impacting retention. She brings 20+ years of "people and culture" experience, helping leaderships teams, forums and groups grow, adopt best practices and create a safe space for communication.
Katty’s WHY is to create relationships based on trust so that people can become stronger versions of themselves. Combining her business acumen with her facilitation skills, Katty helps others maximize their personal and professional growth and unlock their potential from within.
She is a certified EO Forum trainer and who helps new members begin their EO journey and facilitates established forums to strengthen and evolve through ongoing upskilling sessions and forum retreats.
Katty is an author, speaker, a podcast host and currently working on her first TEDx talk about growth, hope, and resilience. She believes we all have a story to tell and that our greatest journey is through self-discovery. Her first book, The Butterfly Years, chronicles her personal journey through grief toward hope. Her second project, The Butterfly Years Journal, is a 12-week daily journal filled with prompts and guided explorations.
Katty currently volunteers her time as Chair of Entrepreneurs' Organization's Products Portfolio and oversees Forum, Learning and MyEO. Previous volunteer roles include MyEO Committee Chair, EO Forum Trainer Sub-Committee member, and chair for the EO Global Spousal Forum Sub-Committee. She is a member of EO's Platinum Bridge Chapter.
Raised in San Francisco, England, and Iran, Katty brings a multicultural perspective to her interactions. She earned a BA in English Literature from UC Santa Cruz and a Merchandising Degree from FIDM in San Francisco. She lives in the mountains of New Mexico ( btw Santa Fe and ABQ) with her husband of 31 years, Jamie and their two furry felines.