Anu Smalley

Co-founder

KatAnu

Bio

Team KatAnu, the dynamic collaboration between Kate Megaw (ARCLight Agile CEO) and Anu Smalley (Capala Consulting CEO), specializes in Scrum, Leadership, and Facilitation training, coaching and consulting. They offer both certified and customized training solutions, emphasizing agility in their global engagements. Through engaging presentations and classes, Team KatAnu champions Executive and Leadership Training, Coaching, and Development, transcending departments. They cultivate a mindset of agile leadership, fostering innovation, adaptability, and empowering teams. Renowned for their lively speaking style, they advocate enjoyable learning experiences, steering teams toward swift decision-making and a customer-centric approach to evolving needs. Explore their offerings

Anu, Co-founder of Team KatAnu and President/Founder of Capala Consulting Group, LLC, specializes in Executive coaching and Agile Transformations. As an Enterprise Agile Coach and Certified Scrum Trainer®, she offers education, coaching, and consulting services nationwide. With over 25 years in IT, Anu holds a Master’s in Psychology from Osmania University, India, and an MBA from Bowling Green State University, Ohio.

Anu excels in large-scale agile transformations, notably contributing to the success of organizations like Capital One. Her expertise extends to leadership coaching and facilitating large groups. She establishes internal agile coaching Centers of Excellence and designs coaching programs for evolving leaders.

Anu is a sought-after speaker on Leadership Growth and Development , dedicated to nurturing professional and personal success within the agile community. She actively contributes to industry events and volunteers with the Scrum Alliance and supporting global conferences and meetups.

Kate is a Co-Founder of Team KatAnu and CEO at ARCLight Agile, specializing in guiding organizations on their #JourneytoAgility. With a focus on empowerment and collaboration, she accelerates decision-making and customer-centricity.

Kate collaborates with leaders across departments to instill agile leadership principles, fostering innovation and flexibility. A dynamic Certified Scrum Trainer (CST), Project Management Professional (PMP), and Certified Team Coach (CTC), Kate brings over 30 years of experience spanning Education, Operations, IT, and Consulting. Renowned for her communication ability and motivational speaking, Kate thrives on delivering ‘aha’ moments to clients.

Holding a bachelor’s degree in Information Management from Queen’s University, Belfast, she now resides in the United States.

Learning Objectives

Master the “Ready-Run-Reflect” Framework: Understand how to prepare, facilitate, and review retrospectives and planning meetings to ensure they are productive and aligned with team goals.