I help companies accelerate growth by improving all aspects of their deals and add value by:> Optimizing contracts to improve deal velocity and deliver an outstanding customer experience> Preparing for new market expansion and M&A opportunities> Improving negotiation outcomes with an integrative negotiation style that leverages creativity and collaboration> Providing practical, commercially oriented legal guidance> Collaborative problem-solving> Compliance as a business driver> Transforming contract documents and processes to make sales easier> Optimizing legal department operations> Controlling legal spend> Thinking like a business leader - I know how to do this because I was oneThe contracting process is a key step in your customer's journey and can set the tone for your relationship going forward. I am committed to helping my clients deliver an outstanding customer experience during the contracting cycle. I achieve this by creating simple, balanced agreements that are benchmarked to the market. I develop playbooks that enable and empower sales people to be self-sufficient in negotiating commonly encountered issues. I turn documents quickly so that clients do not lose critical momentum in sales cycles. During negotiations, I employ an "integrative" approach, which invites the other side to come to the table with creative and collaborative solutions to areas of disagreement.I value inclusion and diversity and try to be the best ally that I can be - it is a constant work in progress. One important lesson I learned is that you can't wait until you can be a "perfect" ally because there is no such thing. Do your best, and give people authentic, genuine permission to tell you when you get it wrong, because you will.I also value and benefit from mentoring others, particularly those whose backgrounds and professions are different from mine. Please contact me if you want to start a corporate mentoring or peer-coaching program but don't know where to start, or if your existing program is not as successful as you would like it to be - I can help!