Katherine Haine
Founder & CEO, City Media Collective
Founder & Strategic Advisor, Shop Local Now
Katherine is a business innovator and community architect with over 30 years of experience helping traditional businesses and organizations evolve and thrive in the digital age. As the Founder and CEO of City Media Collective, she leads a mission-driven strategy that collaborates with communities, organizations, media companies, and businesses to develop tech-enabled revenue streams and community-first digital platforms.
Through City Media, she has developed scalable solutions that bring small and medium-sized businesses, beauty entrepreneurs, and Indigenous communities into the digital economy, supporting growth, connection, and resilience.
She is also the Founder and Strategic Advisor of Shop Local Now, a dynamic platform designed to support local entrepreneurship. The platform provides SEO-boosted directories, e-commerce storefronts, and a private Inner Circle—a members-only online community where local business owners across Canada connect, collaborate, and grow together.
Her work sits at the intersection of technology, strategy, and human connection. Whether revitalizing legacy organizations or launching grassroots digital marketplaces, she focuses on creating infrastructure that empowers real people, builds real community, and delivers real impact.
Specialties & Focus Areas:
- Tech-Enabled Business Models for Traditional Organizations
- Digital Platforms for Community & Commerce
- Strategic Innovation for Associations & Local Brands
- Indigenous Entrepreneurship & Nation-Led Digital Infrastructure
- Beauty Industry Growth & Digital Distribution
- Local Advertising, SEO & E-Commerce Enablement
- Online Community Building & Member Engagement
Katherine is a visionary who thrives at the intersection of community, creativity, and technology. She is passionate about creating meaningful spaces—both online and in person—where people come together to grow, collaborate, and support one another. In addition to being a founder and strategist, she is also an artist, a certified yoga instructor, and a proud mom. Her work is deeply rooted in the belief that technology should serve human connection and that beauty, wellness, and community are essential ingredients for lasting impact.