Meet ECS Evolve Founder,
Katie Augustine
Katie Augustine is a professional speaker and trainer, visionary, and influencer regarding our roles as leaders during what she calls a Planetary Evolution. As an Earth advocate, Katie’s mission is to raise awareness for the global collective. She envisions humanity thriving in harmony with one another, and with the Planet, her natural ecosystems and the many species during this extraordinary transformational time.
Katie is an International Best Selling Author (Cracking the Rich Code, Vol. 12, co-authored with Jim Britt and co-sponsored by Tony Robbins) through which she launched the message of weaving collective vision into personal development. Katie believes that conscious leaders want to operate their organizations in ways that make great impact while also supporting the Planet to thrive.
Katie's Ministry program was with the Center for Sacred StudiesTM (CSS). Her CSS programs included Stargate, Maitri BreathworkTM, and serving The International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers multiple times at the Omega Institute and Hope Springs. Katie's CSS mentors are Jyoti Ma (aka Jeneanne Prevatt, Ph.D.), Darlene Hunter, Jennifer Sugarwoman, and Ashley Wile. Katie currently serves as Treasurer for the CSS Ministry Alumni.
Since 2020 Katie attends Humanity Rising's programs (via Ubiquity University, Jim Garrison) and attended the Chartres, France pilgrimage in 2022 and 2025, as well as a pilgrimage to Teotihuacan (pyramids) in 2024. In 2021 Katie became an Energy Codes FacilitatorTM (Dr. Sue Morter's work).
More recently, Katie worked with Coach Mo of Your Soul Powered Life and with Dr. Ben Hardy. She is a member of the Jim Britt Cracking the Rich Code Mastermind. Katie continues to work with mentors, believing it is a privilege to enhance her own personal development and growth.
Katie lives in Greenville, SC, with many visits back home to Cleveland, OH to visit her Mama and friends. She lives with her partner Bill Boronkay, a comedian and former sportscaster who has 5 Emmys, but is too humble to joke about it. They live with their 4 cats, Squeaky, Lester, Artie and Stevie Nicks. Their home also includes many beloved foster and stray cats they socialize and find loving homes for (over 150 and counting!). If you're interested in giving a sweet cat a loving home, please reach out!
For the last 14 years, Katie has coached thousands of clients in elevating their lives and organizations. Katie was acknowledged as a Top 15 Coach out of Cleveland by Influence Digest Media in both 2024 and 2025. In 2018 Katie joined the Brave Thinking Institute(™) where she currently serves as Senior Coach and Faculty member, guiding coaches in establishing and then scaling their businesses.
Katie has been an Earth and animal advocate her entire adult life. Even as a child, Katie loved her backyard swing set in the woods, always feeling connected with nature! During her freshman year at Bentley College (now University), Katie attended an environmental experiential workshop, which included a reading from the famous Chief Seattle letter responding to the offer by the President of purchasing the land. As Katie heard the Chief’s words, she felt the trajectory of her life change, which led her on the profound and sometimes precarious path of environmental and animal activism.
Her passion led her to become an ordained Minister of Walking Prayer™ in 2009 with a focus on Indigenous teachings and transpersonal psychology. She studied deeply for 8 years with Indigenous elders which helps her bring presence to her work with clients and into her day-to-day life. Katie is also a Maitri Breathwork™ Facilitator, a Reiki practitioner, and a social commentary poet.
In her prior consulting career, Katie was a banking attorney and director supporting financial institutions with regulatory risk compliance. She specialized in Fair & Responsible Banking and Risk Management for over 20 years. Based on these varied backgrounds, Katie has a unique way of blending spiritual reverence and Earth-based wisdom into strategic skill sets and practical frameworks.
Therefore, Katie merged her ecological interests with her risk expertise and founded ECS Evolve Consulting Services in 2025. Through ECS Evolve, she invites NPO leaders to bring collective vision into their business structure and strategies with her signature EVOLVE 6-Phase Framework. Katie supportsimplementing sustainable solutions through environmental assessments and regenerative frameworks, while weaving in consciousness teachings. As Katie's clients align their actions with their vision, values and with consciousness principles, they witness their organization’s increase in impact, while reducing eco-footprint, and also supporting a planetary evolution.
Since 2011, Katie has studied and worked with Mary Morrissey, the founder of the Brave Thinking InstituteTM (BTI), including joining 5 spiritual pilgrimages. She also works closely with BTI's Master Coach, Kirsten Welles. Katie has also taken a number of programs by the teachers she considers the best on the Planet at this evolutionary time, including: Bob Proctor, John Assaraf, Gloria Karpinski, Sri Amma Karunamayi, Brian Weiss M.D., Jean Houston Ph.D., Andrew Harvey Ph.D., Colette Baron-Reid, Dr. Sue Morter, Russel Brunson, Tony Robbins, Dean Graziosi, Marianne Williamson, and she was an avid student of Wayne Dyer's books and PBS Specials.
ECS Evolve Success Stories
I had struggled with mindset and focus for some time, but Katie’s support and guidance through her EVOLVE™ framework helped me realign my purpose and passion with my career.
The tools and practical steps led to steady, lasting change both personally and professionally. I was so grateful to experience a mindset shift and feel more internal peace.
Katie’s expertise, paired with her framework and action steps, helped me fully up-level my career and business. Most importantly, I now feel deeply aligned and focused — with a greater quality of life and increased business that’s truly sustained.
Kim Krumroy