I love planning.

There are two sides to that. With over 35 years of business experience working with large companies, small businesses, and nonprofits of all sizes, I’ve spent a good deal of time reveling in strategic plans, business plans, budget plans, crisis management plans, organizational plans, merger and acquisition plans, marketing plans, fundraising plans, capital campaign plans… you name it, I’ve been there, done that, and loved it. (Systems integration plans…maybe not so much. But all the other ones!)

I’m really good at assessing where you are, understanding where you want to go and mapping out how to get from here to there - step by step, task by task.

Here’s the other side of me.

I love planners. Paper, pens, calendars, highlighters.

I used to hide that. I’ve been teased my whole career - apparently planners are “crafty” and inconsistent with professional culture. But I’m over it. I can build a billion dollar budget AND I can put a sticker on my calendar reminding me of the due date. Tell me I’m wrong. I’ve never missed a deadline and that budget is airtight.

Today, I’m embracing both sides of authentic me. If you need me to help you build a plan - whatever kind - I’m here for it. I’ve got lots of consulting experience and I’d love to work with you.

But if you are a small nonprofit, struggling to run a business while making the world a better place - maybe you just need a good planner. And a planning systems to help you manage all the wonky deadlines and disparate tasks that come with nonprofit management. I’m here for that too. Check out my planner, my planning system, and some of the planning supplies you can purchase. Or don’t purchase it and just record the 6 Segment Tasks in your own planner. Have some fun with it. Whatever it takes to get the work done.

So that’s me. Two sides of me, anyway. There are lots of other sides - I’m a Chicago resident blessed with an amazing family and good friends. I’m an excellent public speaker and grant writer. I’m more introverted than most think. I still read actual physical books. I’m not so good keeping up my social media but I’m trying. If you are curious about my professional experience and education bits, check out my LinkedIn.

And if you work in the nonprofit sector, without even meeting you yet, let me tell you that I’m a fan. Nonprofits change the world and I see you.