I've worked with NTR Lab behind the scenes for 17 years, as well as being a client on and off. Since connecting in 2000 with founder Nick Mikhaylovskiy, who contacted me as he developed NTR's culture, I've been its English content editor working on website content, presentations, marketing collateral and blog.I also do some outreach. NTR offers a flat-rate MVP package and is expert at working with non-tech founders. It is an excellent solution for companies interested in building a distributed workforce as they grow, with a development group in Russia and the US. NTR is expert as a full development partner, from teaching first-timers how to successfully manage a distributed development organization (AKA remote workforce) to enabling faster scaling when hyper-growth sets in.NTR also handles larger ($10K+) individual projects.Contact me if you would like more info, whether about NTR or my writing. You can reach me at 360.335.8054 or miki@rampupsolutions.

Advisory board member.Developed a Giveback model to fulfill ZOOMPesa’s social mission using an ongoing, specific percentage of fees to provide 3.0 model givebacks (http://tinyurl.com/oky2hxm) that will become more impactful as revenues increase.Worked with founders on strategy, website, marketing collateral, etc., preparatory to launch.Developed a crowdfunding campaign on www.indiegogo.com (Kickstarter is strictly for US-based companies); wrote content, strategized on rewards and helped develop a strong promotional scenario for the campaign.Founder's sounding board and coach.

Expert at clarifying, rewriting and improving executive summaries, website content, presentations, marketing materials, etc. Clients include ZOOMPesa, EnSet Ventures, LikeHack, Emanio, Canogle. Extensive experience working with ESL foundersRampUp Solutions also helps startups and young, fast-growing companies to recruit, motivate and retain top talent by building a winning corporate culture and doing more with less—a necessity in today's business world. We do this using MAP (mindset, attitude, philosophy)™, a framework we developed that helps startup executives build attractive and strong yet flexible cultures, strengthen communications, reduce burnout and improve retention. MAP coaching is predicated on the belief that every outcome starts with a thought, so "To change what they do, change how you think.™"Provider of Option Sanity™, the only stock allocation system based on company values and culture that maximizes the value of motivational stock, while creating a laser focus on the company's goals.Developed Option Sanity™, a convenient, economical program (SaaS) that drives performance, predicts dilution, provides an audit trail for security, one-click reports that save time and much more.Interested in meeting startup executives looking to fairly and equitably allocate and manage their incentive stock plan as beta testers for OptionSanity™.Author, The Swamp and the Alligators: a (slightly irreverent) guide to career planning and the search process (1997)

Partnering with EnSet founder Valerie Badgett on the development of new vehicles to drive sales and increase revenues for boutique retailers, beauty entrepreneurs, designers and other creatives. Previously worked on B2C LuLur Retreats and the B2B Spa InSert Suites™.Working on strategy, developing and eiditing website and marketing content.

Post and update all content sent to me for this site.

Business commentator/contributor (http://technorati.com/mod_article)

The Management Experts was a source for advice for managers, new and experienced. It had a great lineup of experienced writers writing about the most important topics to help people be a better managers. The site was discontinued by its founder.

Author of "Leadership Turn"Explored facets of leadership that have been overlooked or a bit off the beaten path; exploded myths that have grown up around the idea of leadership; and disagreed or played Devil's Advocate to various long-accepted concepts with an eye to provoking more thinking outside the established leadership industry box.Leadership Turn (and all business blogs) was canceled by b5 Media in December 2009.

Recruited executives, managers, and staff in engineering (H/S), technical, marketing, etc., for clients in the telecom equipment industry.