“You will either step forward into growth or step back into safety.” Abraham MaslovThese words describe the choice that leaders, teams, and organizations face daily. I founded SageRiver Consulting to help clients step forward into growth to achieve strategic transformation.I draw on 20+ years of management consulting and leadership experience. My firm designs project architectures covering a broad spectrum of organizational challenges, and we are known for “connecting the dots” to bring into focus opportunities and openings for strategic change. Clients credit our big-picture thinking and effective facilitation with moving them from analytics to action, from insight to implementation, and from truth-telling to transformation.In both career and life, I embrace the opportunity to learn, adapt, create, and take smart risks. Long before virtual firms had a name, I adopted collaborative technologies and established a national network of experienced consultants. My future-focused approach continues to produce new ways of collaborating, visioning, engaging stakeholders, and achieving organizational transformation. I have a career-long focus on the importance of corporate values development and employee inclusion.At SageRiver, we've consulted on Strategy, Change Management, Organizational Development, Team-Building, and Leadership Development for over 100 clients in financial services, technology, healthcare, government, and higher education organizations. My work in the financial services industry includes Fortune 500 retirement solutions, insurance, global payment processing, and banking organizations serving individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. I was fortunate to start my career at a Big 4 firm, and that experience provided me with a valuable framework for successful consulting projects. I have a passion for continuous learning and my interest in higher education led me to teach business management topics to over 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students at leading Colorado Business Schools. I’ve also developed and facilitated training for corporate and government audiences.My life’s work and the tagline of my company is ‘Illuminating Possibility. Igniting Change.'Consulting Services:Strategic PlanningStrategy Execution - Tactical Planning and MonitoringBusiness TransformationChange Management | Culture ChangeOrganizational DesignEmployee Engagement Process ImprovementLeadership Development | Executive CoachingCustom Facilitation