Small businesses are the training grounds for big change.

But successful change efforts require adaptability, agility, and a whole lotta resources.That’s why I’m on a mission to support and strengthen small and medium enterprises that have dedicated themselves to protecting people, planet, AND profit. If you’re looking for a more dedicated supplement to your existing team, great! I offer a full range of customizable services that add capacity and bring sustainability-specific expertise to your organization. 

If you don’t need a full-service package and just want to tap into my brain for some coaching and guidance… I’ve got you covered there too.

In an effort to make my services and expertise even more accessible, I’ve launched my Seed Strategy Sessions: short form, 1-on-1 coaching sessions to dive into one particular pain point that you and your teammates are struggling with on your journey towards creating big change.

There is no shame in hitting a wall and seeking help. Occasionally, my clients are simply too close to the problem or too emotionally invested to get at the root cause. Sometimes, they want to build an environmentally and socially sustainable business but are worried about gaps in their expertise. Often, they are overwhelmed with the wide range of certifications, automation tools, strategy frameworks, and marketing theories available to them. Almost always, they think that they’ve hit an impossible task that can never be tackled and they just need to make peace with their new reality or give up.

Enter me. My goal is to deliver that outside expertise so that you can build the best version of your business. My clients walk away from our sessions with clarity, confidence, and conviction to go out and do the damn thing! And I absolutely LOVE being the cheerleader, coach, and overzealous parent, supporting you from the sidelines, as you turn your dreams into realities.

These sessions are great for organizations seeking to:

• Frame and flesh out a new business model, product design, or service offering

• Select the right sustainable packaging solution for your product

• Assess which circular economy model best suits your business

• Clearly define your value proposition and demonstrate impact to customers

• Identify the right certifications to maintain your competitive advantage

• Optimize data collection with a well thought-out customer survey

• Understand the bottlenecks of your internal operations

• Transition into the next phase of organizational growth

If you’re a thinker, doer, maker, or dreamer…
I’d love to work with you and make the impossible possible.

Worried that your business is not ready for this? Have a hyper-niche need that wasn’t listed above?
Pop into my inbox so we can ensure this is a good fit.

Ready to get to it?
Click below to book your session.

How It Works:

Optional Pre-Call | When booking your session, you’ll be asked to fill out a little questionnaire, but the true value of your business model is hard to fit into a handful of text boxes. That’s why I offer a 15-min pre-call to dive a bit deeper into your unique needs and properly prepare for our full session.

Forget About It | Get back to running your business and let me do all the strategic thinking! I’ll review your submitted answers as well as any other links/info that you’ve provided to find the tools, frameworks, and systems that will set you up for success.

Show Up | When the time comes for our session, make sure that you and any critical team members that will be joining us are ready and focused. Bonus points for emailing me any major business updates before our call so that we can maximize efficiency.

Harness the Momentum | My clients often leave these sessions feeling charged up and ready to hit the ground running! Make sure you’ve scheduled a team meeting shortly after our session to debrief, formalize your action plan, and actually implement all the recommendations that resonated with you.

Use Me | Part of this package means lifetime, unlimited access to my inbox. If you’re hitting a wall or something isn’t landing quite right, shoot me a message and we’ll troubleshoot it together. Successful change efforts require all hands on deck!

Show Up (The Sequel) | Aftercare included! We schedule a 30-min check-in (details sent after our 1-hour session) for 2-4 weeks after our session to chat about the progress you’ve made, persistent challenges that are troubling you, and next steps.

Read the Reviews

I have been working as a carpenter and homebuilder with a focus on sustainability, but have been wanting to shift from the heavy lifting of construction to working as a consultant. I felt overwhelmed with the vague idea of what I wanted my business to be, and had no idea where to start. Nicole kindly listened to me rant about my wild plans and then she put those ideas into a tangible, organized structure, giving me somewhere concrete to work from. Her communication was direct while also friendly and reassuring, and I came out of our session not only with a great plan laid out in front of me but also the confidence of knowing that my ideas are possible and even exciting. I would recommend Nicole to every entrepreneur or seasoned businessperson I meet. It's clear that she put a lot of energy into my plan and it was worth it every step of the way. It still is! Because she follows up with me over time instead of it being a "one and done" meeting.

- Ivey Long, Founder of Ivey Wood Designs LLC

After being a top performing student in my MBA class, I was delighted when Nicole agreed to be a Teaching Assistant for the Leading Change in Organizations class. Nicole exceeded all my expectations for this role. Her feedback on student's papers and her 1:1 coaching of students was always timely, on point, and strategic. She is a clear and efficient communicator. She is smart, thoughtful, and caring, and combined with her considerable business acumen it makes for a powerful combination. Students described her support as being "an absolute guiding star" and "very clear sighted". She also helped me by creating visually appealing handouts, offering suggestions for how to improve the class for future years, and was always ready to lend a hand when asked. I cannot say enough positive things about how she coached my students, who are themselves all highly competent and skilled working professionals, throughout the semester, and what positive things they all had to say about receiving her support.

- Aurora Winslade, Bard MBA Faculty