Silvana has owned and operated businesses and has been involved in the transaction of selling and acquiring businesses. She has experience in working with family-owned businesses and the complexity that is associated with it. Leveraging many years of experience guiding business owners through growth initiatives, go-to-market strategies, and, ultimately, maximum-value strategies, Silvana continues helping business owners and their organizations reach success in relation to their goals and objectives. Silvana’s diverse background working with clients across industries such as professional services, manufacturing, consumer services, and healthcare adds value and fresh perspective. Silvana is a bilingual and bicultural citizen of the United States, Canada, and Italy. Her unique professional journey affords her the ability to connect with people around the world and her commitment to client success is unmatched. She helps companies and professionals rethink relationship building by inspiring them to tell their story to grow organizational effectiveness. Having served as both a sales leader, growth strategist and a coach to local, national, and big four accounting firms, she is passionate about effective communication. Adapting communication skills will draw and retain customers, build trust in organizations, and increase your company’s bottom line which generally results in continued company/personal growth. Silvana has created successful work environments where leaders, employees and clients are aligned for success. Silvana combines real-life entrepreneurial, training and speaking experience, that make her uniquely qualified to inspire audiences that show them how to achieve the success they desire. She has consulted with companies/individuals that have implemented communication strategies that ultimately aligned all to achieve personal and company growth. Silvana’s speaks to audiences about: Communication: It’s all about what you don’t say. Building valuable relationships. The power of the pitch.She is a passionate believer that effective, strategic communication is critical to navigate through this information-rich, technologically advanced world. It creates a better work environment and increases employee engagement.