my guiding pillars are simple

love + learn + share + impact + community

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Cat Lantigua (she/her) is an award-winning Dominican-American author, community strategist, and speaker dedicated to helping leaders, organizations, and brands design intentional spaces that foster connection, creativity, and transformation.

As the author of Build It And They Will Come: A Guide to Architecting Intentional Community, Cat has become a trusted voice on how to cultivate belonging and expand collective consciousness on and offline.

She is the founder of the Awake Book Club, a global virtual community centered on decolonized perspectives and the transformative power of literacy, as well as The Creative Sprint, a creative incubator for artists and change-makers. Previously, she founded Goddess Council, an acclaimed women’s wellness collective that thrived between 2018–2021.

Cat’s work has been featured in Forbes, Remezcla, MadameNoire, and XONecole and has led to collaborations with Spotify, Buick, Fenty Beauty, Bumble, IFundWomen, and Carol’s Daughter.

She brings over a decade of experience guiding communities and brands in building authentic, lasting relationships that inspire both belonging and impact.

Throughout it all, she is dreaming up new worlds that center love, liberation, community, and creativity.

THE ALCHEMY OF CHANGE

Leaping into my purpose work

The implications of 2020 forced me to reevaluate many areas of my life, particularly exercising my belief that mission-aligned community oriented living is my north star. During the year that ‘changed everything’ (aka the year of Miss Rona) I decided to take a leap of faith by quitting my 9-5 job and pursuing my dreams full-time. The Universe rewarded me for this transformation by naming me one of the 2020 #AerieREAL Changemakers!

In 2025 and beyond, the spirit of creating art and leaning into community-centric principles guides everything I pour my life force into.

I know what it feels like to not have a community and that’s why I work so hard to build them for others. I don’t want anybody to feel like they’re alone in the world.

← ON COMMUNITY BUILDING

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AUTHENTIC WORDS

Here’s what my community has to say

“Cat is a true collaborator. She authentically engages with ideas, and finds a way to lift up peoples' passions and make them actionable. Cat also goes above and beyond to foster community, creating a forest where you can plant yourself and grow. Not only does her work creating Goddess Council serve as an example, but take a look at any of her other accomplishments, or just have a conversation with her, read her work and you'll know what I'm talking about. I'm grateful everyday for Cat's presence in my life.”

— Alisa Jimenez

“Cat is an incredible spiritual being who really utilizes the power of her healing energy to uplift the female collective. She embodies the perfect trifecta: wisdom, empathy, and selflessness, to create meaningful change in the lives of so many people.”

- Samantha Almonte