Business Strategist for Woman-Owned Small Businesses

A practical approach

I have helped many women-owned small business owners figure out what’s next and how to get there – without losing their sanity.

As a CEO for over a decade, and previous roles as a senior executive, consultant, and vendor in various industries, I have hands-on experience with the same challenges that you have.

A fresh perspective

I bring a fresh perspective when serving and leading growing organizations. My passion is to inspire excitement about the vision of a company so there can be enthusiastic and devoted staff, customers, and stakeholders. Creativity and positive psychology training combined with years of experience in various sized organizations have given me the knowledge and skills to use an integrated approach to bringing focus and productivity to organizations.

My passion is helping others explore and expand their potential, utilizing their strengths.

I bring a fresh perspective and practical approach, grounded in academic research, to inspire creative thinking and action in individuals and teams. As a human scientist, she’s curious and passionate about human potential, and about discovering how people and organizations can grow to become their better selves.

I set clear paths in ambiguous and changing environments by balancing creative and strategic thinking.

As CEO, I led XLerant to achieve the industry's top customer satisfaction scores and the perfect score for ease-of-use and customer support for 7 consecutive years.

 

She has used this approach in over twenty years of successful management and consulting experience creating structure for start-up organizations, directing innovation programs, managing software development, and coaching teams. She is comfortable and experienced working with both startups and established financial, software, internet, telecommunications, and manufacturing organizations.

 

Hands-on manager, consultant, vendor, CEO.

 

My passion is helping others explore and expand their creative potential. As CEO of XLerant, I’ve led product and process innovation resulting in the industry’s top customer satisfaction scores for 6 consecutive years. Every day I utilize my experience from large company divisions and lean start-ups to help teams serve the clients through great products and exemplary services. I set clear paths in ambiguous and changing environments by balancing creative and strategic thinking. Everyone: involved, aligned, and committed to the vision.

 

Accomplished, results-oriented executive with a wide depth and breadth of experience and a multi-disciplinary and integrated perspective. Skilled in analyzing structure and process needs for new functions and start-up organizations.   Experienced in hiring and building successful teams, and directing cross-departmental projects and teams in diverse environments. Strong record of success in planning, analyzing and delivering against strategy. Highly effective at designing and managing change initiatives. Adept in presenting, and facilitating to create a dynamic environment for innovative change.

 

I have created and grown departments, exhibiting a proven track record of creating exceptional, highly functional teams. My organizational skills and creative aptitude has allowed her to institute processes and create procedures for diverse environments. I have delivered outstanding products, successfully managing the delicate balance among resources, time, money and features.

 As CEO, I created a scalable and profitable cloud-based (SaaS) budgeting, forecasting and reporting software organization, XLerant, for a small-to-midmarket client base. In 2018, I led XLerant to a successful exit and acquisition by a global public company including initiating and pitching the deal, managing the due diligence process and overseeing the transition after acquisition.  

 

One of the most gratifying aspects of leading XLerant, is hearing customers voice how much they love our product because it has made their work life easier and their organization more collaborative. XLerant’s 6-year long history of top scores in customer satisfaction and product ease-of-use over 15 competitors is due in large part from our exceptional team working well together and believing in and advancing XLerant’s vision.

 

Every day I utilize my experience from large company divisions and lean start-ups to help teams serve the clients through great products and exemplary services. I set clear paths in ambiguous and changing environments by balancing creative and strategic thinking. Everyone: involved, aligned, and committed to the vision.

 

My passion is helping woman business owners and their teams explore and expand their potential, so that they can be as successful as they dream to be.


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