About
Built in the trades. Focused on operations.
Dominic Easterling founded Catalyst Strategy Solutions after years on job sites and shop floors—not from a consulting playbook.
I spent years in the trades before I ever stepped into consulting. I've worked the jobs, dealt with the chaos, and seen firsthand what happens when companies treat their people like replaceable parts. I also saw what happened at the places that got it right—lower turnover, better work, and owners who weren't chained to their phones seven days a week.
That's what I build now.
Most companies aren't struggling because anyone stopped caring. The owners care. The people who helped build the place care. But the rock-solid leaders who held everything together got stretched too thin with no infrastructure to support them. Good workers either leave or start to shut down—not because they gave up, but because they stopped getting what they needed too.
When a company gets this right, maximum effort becomes the exception instead of the daily requirement. Problems aren't surprises—they're situations you've already planned for. You follow the plan, execute, and move on. Work stops feeling like survival and starts feeling like building something.
Where the work comes from
Before CSS, I spent two and a half years as an assistant manager in retail—traveling to five or six locations that management had written off. I observed, built small processes, put people in their strengths, and turned stores around without blowing up what was working.
Since 2023 I've worked as a well driller at a mid-size Indiana contractor—85 to 100 employees, residential and commercial wells. Same pattern: raise the standard, give people a voice, and push for systems that don't depend on one person remembering everything.
My first job was union stagehand work—long hours, inconsistent schedules, and a brotherhood culture that taught me what it means when a crew has your back.
What I focus on
- Team building and leadership development
- Training and onboarding design
- Process documentation people actually use
- High-impact changes with minimal disruption
- Metrics and clarity for management decisions
How I work with clients
I don't hide behind degrees or case studies I've never lived. My hands are calloused from the work. I adapt to your business—not a single playbook from a big consulting firm.
Education is the catalyst for change. Most owners know something is off; they just don't have the tools or bandwidth to fix it while running the company. I do the heavy lifting—build the systems, document them, train your team—so you can coast on momentum instead of fighting fires every day.
The owners I work with aren't looking for corporate consultants who've never swung a hammer. They need someone who gets their world and can help them fix what's broken without blowing up what's working.
Let's have a conversation.
No pitch, no pressure—just a chance to talk about where you are and where you want to go.
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