Ep 18 - A Conversation with Kathie Callahan Brady (FITCI)

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Kathie Callahan Brady works with some of highly gifted, emerging Biotech and Technology companies as President and CEO of Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc. (FITCI). Since stepping into her role at the incubator/accelerator in 2016, FITCI has seen their client base grow 276%. Currently they serve 51 companies, and in total have served over 163 companies. She herself is an entrepreneur with more than 30 years of executive-level experience in IT, real estate, and business development. She’s led entrepreneurs and corporations in strategies to achieve high-level success. Kathie has founded and helped grow four successful companies in various industries including real estate, telecommunications, healthy lifestyles, and consulting.

Kathie continues to pursue her passion for real estate and was a partner in Quantum Realty Capital specializing in commercial real estate and financing. She founded future CEO to empower entrepreneurs to start and operate their own businesses and leads with that same passion at FITCI. She served as Executive Director at the National Academy of Sciences & taught for University of Maryland. She is an avid networker & passionate about helping others succeed. Her business model, leadership & innovation strategies have guided clients towards productivity resulting in improved profits. Kathie has helped 100’s Companies raise funding & grow significantly. One client with steady losses over 5 years was turned around to achieve profits of $20m. Her passion is to help owners turned around, increase profits & achieve a better quality life. Kathie practices what she preaches & has been a member of Vistage for the past several years helping to further develop her own leadership while taking her company to $72m.

She believes that success is a conscious choice & the role of a leader is to lead change along with drive growth. She feels privileged to work with the top 5% who actually step up, assumes leadership, & makes a tangible difference. To achieve this, leader’s need fresh ideas & feedback from others who have similar experience. She accomplishes this through her work as a CEO Group Chair with Vistage, CEO Space & 212 Business Mastery which was the impetus for the SGAB "Strategic Growth and Advisory Boards" she created at FITCI.