Meet the pressure.
Practise noticing and regulating your state, with breathwork you can bring into the working day.
FOR THE
We help ambitious leaders regulate their nervous system, focus their thoughts and take action on what matters most.






CATHERINE McCARTHY / FOUNDER OF 2ND INTELLIGENCE
Working with leaders, teams and groups across corporate workshops, conferences, retreats, festivals and daily practice.
BUILT FOR THE REAL BUSINESS DAY
Your team needs practical ways to work with pressure in the middle of real life. My work connects how people feel with how they lead, decide and act.
Practise noticing and regulating your state, with breathwork you can bring into the working day.
Develop the mental fitness to work with distracting thoughts and bring attention back to what matters.
Explore how your state shapes the decisions you make, the conversations you have and the way you show up for others.
WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER
We’ll shape the format around your audience, objectives and available time.
Facilitated breathwork and mental fitness experiences for leadership teams, founders and organisations. Bring the practices into the room and explore how to use them at work.
Discuss a workshop ↗02 / CONFERENCES & OFFSITESPractical breathwork and mental fitness for your next conference, leadership gathering or offsite.
Plan an experience ↗03 / FOUNDERS & EXECUTIVESPersonal sessions for the person carrying the responsibility. Space to regulate, refocus and work on the action that matters to you.
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MEET CATHERINE McCARTHY
Before founding 2nd Intelligence, I spent eight years working with C-suite and senior leaders, running a multimillion-dollar B2B training portfolio across public, private and not-for-profit sectors.
That work spanned clinical governance, health and care, HR, employment law, culture and leadership. I understand the demands of KPIs, accountability and leading people through high-pressure environments.
As a Certified Breathwork and Trauma-Informed Facilitator, I’ve worked with CEOs and founders of six- to nine-figure businesses. Today, I bring that business background together with breathwork and mental fitness to help people win and live.
Meet Catherine ↗BEYOND THE SESSION
The 2nd Intelligence app offers short guided practices for the individual behind the role. Explore the daily approach yourself, or start a conversation about how live training and personal practice could fit your organisation.
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LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR PEOPLE
Tell me about your team, your event and the pressures you’re navigating.
We’ll explore the right place to begin.