Better Collaboration. Innovative Solutions
Stronger Performance.
Helping Fed GovCon and SLED teams develop stronger, more innovative solutions, communicate with confidence, and deliver winning oral presentations.
HOW WE HELP
Where Strategy, Creativity, and Capability Come Together
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Orals Coaching
We bring the techniques of professional theatre to high-stakes oral presentations and technical challenges, helping teams strengthen storytelling, stage presence, audience engagement, and authentic delivery. Through personalized coaching, realistic rehearsals, and scenario-based exercises, we prepare teams to deliver compelling presentations, tackle complex technical challenges, answer difficult questions, and demonstrate their expertise with confidence under pressure.
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Solutioning
We help organizations tackle complex challenges through structured creative problem-solving, collaborative ideation, and strategic solution development. From developing compelling solutions for oral presentations and technical challenges to supporting broader business and technical initiatives, we turn innovative ideas into practical, actionable solutions that deliver meaningful results.
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Training
We help organizations build sustainable, in-house capabilities for managing oral presentations and technical challenges. Through end-to-end process development, customized training, proven frameworks, and practical tools, we equip internal teams to independently plan, prepare for, and manage future oral presentations and technical challenges with consistency and confidence.
THE CPI DIFFERENCE
Where strategy meets performance.
By combing deep proposal expertise, creative problem solving (CPS), and professional theatre performance techniques, we helps teams to develop innovative solutions and communicate with clarity, confidence, and impact.
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Why Are Oral Presentations and Technical Challenges Being Used?
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Your Orals Team Is an Ensemble, Not a Collection of Presenters
Read Insight ➔
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Breaking Out of the Same Old Solutions
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PERSPECTIVES & INSIGHTS
Ideas that move teams forward
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Pricing is tailored to each client's needs and the scope of support required. Clients can choose comprehensive, end-to-end support, including solution development, slide and script development, presenter coaching, rehearsals, and post-presentation debriefs or select individual services, such as coaching or solutioning. This flexible approach allows clients to receive the support they need without paying for services they don't.
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When requirements are not fully defined, such as in scenario-based technical challenges, we use the information available in the RFP to establish a structured preparation plan. We help teams collaborate on potential solutions, develop adaptable presentation materials, and strengthen foundational presentation skills so they are better prepared to respond when the specific challenge is revealed.
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While our focus is the Fed GovCon and SLED industries, we also can support commercial customers or academic organizations.
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We combine federal contracting expertise with a unique background in professional theatre and creative problem solving. Unlike traditional orals coaching, our approach blends strategic solution development with proven performance techniques to strengthen storytelling, audience engagement, and authentic delivery. We tailor our support to each team's needs, helping organizations develop compelling solutions, prepare for complex technical challenges, and build lasting internal capabilities.
Kate Sullivan Belders, CF AI-M ES-M APMP
Kate Belders brings a proven track record of helping organizations develop winning strategies, shape compelling solutions, and secure competitive contract awards across federal, defense, intelligence, and State, Local, and Education (SLED) markets. As a former Director of Proposal Management and seasoned independent consultant, she has led complex pursuits, guided multidisciplinary teams, and helped organizations translate technical expertise into persuasive, competitive solutions.
Kate specializes in orals strategy and coaching, preparing teams for high-stakes oral presentations, technical challenges, and interactive evaluations. Her approach combines extensive proposal and capture experience with a background in professional acting and formal theatre training. By incorporating techniques from the stage, including storytelling, stage presence, active listening, and authentic delivery, she helps presenters connect with evaluators, communicate complex solutions, and respond confidently under pressure.
Through years of proposal development and orals coaching, Kate recognized a recurring challenge: organizations often fail to fully leverage the creativity and collective expertise within their teams. As oral presentations and technical challenges increasingly require contractors to demonstrate how they think, collaborate, and solve problems, unlocking that potential has become even more critical. This observation inspired her to pursue further study in creative problem solving, design thinking, and human performance through academic and specialized educational programs in the United States and internationally.
Bringing these disciplines together, Kate helps organizations develop stronger solutions, deliver compelling oral presentations, and build lasting internal capabilities. Her approach goes beyond preparing individuals to present, it helps teams think creatively, collaborate effectively, and demonstrate their expertise with clarity and confidence in demanding evaluations.
ABOUT CPI
Experience and Creativity
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