About OnPoint Strategic Partners
Experience that comes from the buyer’s side
OnPoint Strategic Partners was built on 25+ years of experience building facilities programs for the built environment, as a corporate facilities leader, industry board director, and franchise owner. That perspective is the foundation of everything we do.
What Drives Us
Vision, Mission, Purpose
Our Vision
A facilities industry where the true value of facilities is realized, because the service providers who deliver it are equipped to perform at their best.
Our Mission
To equip facility service providers with the strategy, systems, and confidence to execute. Through the CoreBuild™ Method, what was once built for one company at a time now helps many providers deliver for every client they serve.
Our Purpose
Service providers are how the value of facilities comes to life. We exist to help them show up as true partners, so the operators and facilities they serve all win, and the industry works smarter, not harder.
Founder & CEO
Catherine Barnes
Twenty-five years across facilities, construction, design, and real estate: building the programs the biggest operators rely on, and learning exactly what facilities buyers value.
- 25 years in Facilities, Construction & Design, and Real Estate
- Built Facilities programs for Fortune 500 companies
- Member of ConnexFM 2022-2025, Board Chair, 2024–2025
- Connex Foundation, Board of Directors member 2025-2029
- Board of Advisors, Good2Go 2026
- Chain Store Age Retail’s Top Women, 2025
- Has worked across the built environment: corporate facilities, industry board leadership, and franchise ownership
Vice President, Client Strategy & Success
Josh Smith, JD
Josh brings deep expertise in facilities management, contracting, governance, and strategic sourcing, from multi-million-dollar supplier contracts and large-scale FM programs to advising executives on complex legal and operational issues, including enterprise-wide programs at a national retail pharmacy chain.
- Client strategy: aligns facilities programs with growth and business outcomes.
- Governance & oversight: turns KPIs and SLAs into measurable results.
- Sourcing & contracting: drives efficiency and resilience.
- Client success: builds partnerships on trust and lasting impact.
His background spans law, business acquisitions, entrepreneurship, construction, and service as a U.S. Army officer.
The Beginning of OnPoint Strategic Partners
From rebuilding programs to building OnPoint
A few years ago, I took on a challenge that energized me: rebuilding the facilities and energy program for a national retailer. I had full autonomy, a talented team, and a chance to design something with real purpose. At the same time, I was honored to serve as Chair of the ConnexFM Board for 2024–2025, driving industry change and shaping the future of facilities management. For the first time in years, I wasn’t just managing. I was building something that mattered.
Then, almost overnight, that retailer filed for bankruptcy. Just like that, it ended: the work, the progress, the momentum. As I watched the industry shift, it became clear. Retailers were closing stores, national providers were chasing volume over value, and PE-backed brands were slashing costs without a plan to protect assets. I had seen every angle, corporate facilities, industry board leadership, and franchise ownership, and I knew the old way wasn’t working anymore.
That was my aha moment. The industry didn’t need more patchwork solutions. It needed a strategic partner who could connect the dots across every level of the built environment.
So I launched OnPoint Strategic Partners and created CoreBuild™, a five-phase method that helps service providers align with how FM buyers actually think. I had lived the RFPs, the rollouts, the broken handoffs, and I built the solution I wish existed back then.
Now, I help FM service providers position as long-term partners, not just vendors. Together, we’re creating scalable systems, smarter messaging, and real client traction, without burning out sales teams or chasing the wrong leads.
“I’m no longer building for just one brand. I’m helping many.”
And I’m using everything I’ve learned to elevate the people and partners who keep this industry running. This is my purpose, and we’re just getting started.
Let’s build something that lasts
See how the CoreBuild™ approach can position your team as a long-term partner.