Catherine May is a transformational coach, entrepreneur, and founder of Maison May, a Brooklyn institution known for creating deeply intentional gatherings for more than two decades.

Originally from France and based in Brooklyn, Catherine has spent much of her life building spaces—both physical and emotional—where people can reconnect with themselves and each other.

Through Maison May, she became known for crafting intimate, soulful experiences rooted in beauty, presence, and meaningful human connection.

Weddings, celebrations, community dinners, and gatherings at Maison May have long been guided by her belief that the environments we inhabit profoundly shape how we relate, heal, and grow.

Alongside her entrepreneurial journey, Catherine’s personal path through reinvention, solo motherhood, business leadership, loss, resilience, and recovery led her toward transformational coaching.
Her coaching work is grounded, direct, compassionate, and deeply experiential—supporting individuals navigating identity shifts, leadership, relationships, purpose, and personal transformation.

Today, Catherine bridges both worlds: transformational work and intentional hospitality. She now expands Maison May into a refined setting for retreats, workshops, leadership gatherings, and immersive group experiences that foster reflection, conversation, growth, and genuine connection.

Her work is rooted in one central belief: transformation does not happen in isolation—it happens in the spaces where people feel safe enough to be fully seen.

And oh yes, she created a perfume oil that encapsulates just all of that: connection & creativity.