As a certified Professional Business Coach, I focus in three key areas to drive the growth of the companies I work with: people, process, and performance.

• People: I use assessments to help business owners and direct reports understand each other and improve their communication, problem solving and teamwork.
• Process: I help the team implement a sustainable planning framework that helps them find and keep their focus.
• Performance: I help the company create systems for measurement and accountability that ensure the plan gets implemented.

I recently worked with:

• A $65 million, third generation, 100-year-old family business in distribution: implemented One Page Business Plan Performance Management process, using personal assessments for new hire evaluation & team building, and coaching to the daughter of the CEO who recently took over as President.
• A $10 million software company: implemented One Page Business Plan Performance Management process, using personnel assessments for new hire evaluation & team building, and coaching to COO and business owner. 

I have advocated for small and midsized businesses my entire career:

• I am currently Chairman of the board for the venture development organization Jumpstart Inc.
• I served as Chairman of the Board for the Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE).
• I served on the board for the National Small Business Association in Washington DC.

My book, the Rise of Women Entrepreneurs, People, Process and Global Trends, was recognized as the Featured Book Recommendation from the Harvard Working Knowledge Group.

I am a certified Professional Business Coach, Certified Professional Behavior Analyst, certified Stages of Growth Strategist, certified facilitator of Peter Drucker’s The Five Most Important Questions and a One Page Business Plan® implementer.

I serve as the Chapter Chair of the Women Presidents Organization, a peer advisory group serving second-stage, women-led, multimillion-dollar companies, and was selected as a “Women of Note” and a “Notable Women in Entrepreneurship” by Crain’s Cleveland Business. I earned my Bachelor of Science Degree in Business from Bowling Green State University. I live in the Cleveland area with my husband Kevin and have two grown daughters.