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 and develop innovative solutions.
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Why are oral presentations and technical challenges being used now?
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Your Orals Team Is an Ensemble, Not a Collection of Presenters
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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
With deep experience in federal and State Local and Education (SLED) contracting, Kate Belders specializes in orals strategy and coaching, and solution development. Her expertise helps organizations develop compelling solutions and communicate them with clarity and confidence.
As a former Director of Proposal Management and longtime independent consultant and proposal strategist, Kate has extensive experience preparing teams for high-stakes oral presentations, recorded submissions, and technical challenges. She has developed comprehensive orals preparation frameworks, coached presenters, facilitated solutioning sessions, and guided teams through realistic rehearsals and challenging Q&A.
Her unique background combines strategic business expertise with a creative perspective. As a former professional actor with a theatre degree, Kate brings an understanding of storytelling, audience engagement, and authentic communication to every engagement.
Today, Kate combines strategic thinking, creativity, and practical experience to help organizations develop innovative solutions, deliver persuasive oral presentations, and perform with confidence when it matters most.
ABOUT CPI
Experience and Creativity
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