Grow North Thursday Newsletter

Every Thursday morning, you'll get 1 actionable tip to boost your business, enhance your purpose, and help you live your best life.

Author

Catapult North

I help small and medium businesses, as well as individuals, build audience and revenue through 1:1 coaching, flexible marketing advisory, and Fractional CMO services

Fractional CMO, Marketing Advisor & Growth Coach

Saunable

After experiencing the life-changing benefits of sauna, my husband Ed and I built a high-end, custom mobile sauna. Our mission: help more people feel better through quality, accessible sauna.

Today, we offer custom-built mobile saunas for purchase and host guided sauna experiences in nature. Learn more at Saunable.com.

Founder

Emergent Software

Brought on by the leadership team as a fractional CMO to define marketing strategy aligned with business goals, build a scalable content engine, align resources for execution, elevate brand positioning, and drive awareness and lead generation.

Chief Marketing Officer

Good Plane Living

My husband Ed and I built a Vans RV-10 airplane in our garage over the course of 3.5 years. We vlog/blog about our airplane building (now flying) adventures and life as an aviation family.

Airplane builder & Content Creator

Midion (formerly LeanProject)

I helped Midion navigate the decision and execute the transition from LeanProject into a brand that truly captures its broader value beyond lean construction. I partnered with leadership to develop a comprehensive marketing strategy, including a full rebrand, a website overhaul, and various digital initiatives - while bringing in the right resources to ensure long-term success.

Fractional Chief Marketing Officer

CIOs Against Cancer

After helping build CIOs Against Cancer from the ground up, I stepped into a strategic advisory role to support the next stage of growth.

-Helped shape the plan for scaling our mission and operations beyond the founding team.
-Advised on long-term fundraising efforts, including geographic expansion.
-Supported leadership transitions to ensure continuity and momentum.

I'm proud to have played a part in this organization’s journey. My volunteer commitment to CIOs Against Cancer, cancer research, and ending cancer... for everyone, continues on.

Strategic Advisor

Co-created and launched the organization, spearheading the idea from inception to impact.

Key contributions:

-Community Building: Launched founding events and built the base for long-term engagement.
-Organizational Design: Developed structure and processes for a scalable, consistent community.
-Board Growth: Supported board expansion to ensure long-term stability.
-Fundraising Leadership: Led efforts that raised $1M+ in 4 years

Built the foundation for a mission-driven organization with lasting momentum.

Founding Executive Director

Renodis - Connectivity Technology Experts

I supported the business strategy through marketing advisory and strategic marketing vision to generate awareness, build credibility, and drive qualified leads. I also led the development of Renodis community, CIOs Against Cancer, a group of c-suite technology leaders working toward a future without cancer.

Fractional CMO

Society for Information Management - Minnesota Chapter

SIM (Society for Information Management) brings together IT leaders to share, network and give back to their communities through the collaboration.

Board of Directors - Chair of Programs and Events

Cashé Software

Cashé Software is Minnesota’s leading provider of agency management software for home and community-based services agencies.

In my Strategic Advisory role, I worked with the Marketing Team to create the strategic marketing roadmap as well as provide counsel ongoing.

Fractional CMO, Strategic Advisor

Purpose-Driven Growth Coach | Author, Grow North Thursday | Marketing Advisor | 3x Entrepreneur | Airplane & Sauna Builder

👋 Follow me for weekly thoughts on business growth, personal purpose, and life design. 

🔥 Try my free newsletter Grow North Thursday. Get 1 actionable growth system each week to align profit, purpose, and a meaningful life. 

Award-winning marketing leader with 20 years experience growing B2B technology brands, SaaS startups, and $300M+ legacy businesses.

My purpose is to help others grow in their personal and professional purpose, advancing joy and meaning in individuals and communities, and courageous choices that lead to a fulfilling life.

Personal interests: Experimental aviation, sauna building, lifting heavy weights, meditation, lifestyle design, and attacking cancer. Proud boy mom and partner in projects and dreams with my husband, my life build teammate, Ed.

My Core Values:
-Service & Integrity
-Growth & Curiosity
-Connection & Understanding
-Wellbeing & Health
-Courage & Creative Freedom

LET'S CONNECT.

I love working with smart and interesting people from all walks of life.

If you have an idea for a collaboration, want to jam out on a podcast, or hire me, then let's chat.

Colleen Kranz💡

The holidays are better with sauna.


Cold air, warm cedar, and steam rolling off the rocks… it always gets people right where they need to be.

That might be letting go of the weight, a little sauna talk, or just being silent. Good heat is simple, and it does its magic every single time.

Whether you're:

-Looking for a last-minute team outing
-Hosting family
-On the hunt for a fun friend adventure
-Or in the mood for a no-fuss solo heat soak

I’ve got a nature sauna escape ready for you, built by us from the frame up.

If you’re in the Twin Cities, DM me for a 10% off code.

See you on the bench! 🔥

Purpose-Led Growth Architect | Advisor to Founders Building Profitable, Sustainable Businesses | Author of Grow North Thursday | 3x Entrepreneur & Builder of Communities, Airplanes & Saunas

A few weeks ago I woke up, drank some coffee, and went straight into… chaos.
 
I was half-writing a newsletter, half-scrolling my calendar, making smoothies for the kids (one landed on me and the floor), and trying to get us out the door.
 
One kid had no clean underwear.  My sweater was covered in smoothie.  My mother-in-law called about Christmas plans.
 
And I blurted out:  “I can't talk right now! I’m too busy!”
 
As if the universe should have known that I, Colleen Kranz, was operating in full crisis mode.
 
Then the wiser voice chimed in: “Hey Mrs. Life Design and Purpose Work… you’re making everybody crazy.”
 
Whoops.
 
Ever been there?
 
You get spun up in your own internal urgency and suddenly everyone around you gets pulled into it.
 
Deadlines are real. People count on us. The pressure is real.
 
But there’s a better way to handle intensity without letting it run your whole system.
 
That’s what tomorrow’s Grow North Thursday newsletter is about:
 
the antidote to your own urgency story.
 
If you want to join us, the link is in the comments. 👇

Back in 2015, we completed the build of our Vans RV-10 airplane.
 
It took years of weekends, late nights, and a whole lot of learning.
 
The plane has a Garmin G3X touchscreen and an autopilot system that, once you’re at cruising altitude, can hold course for hours.
 
It’s smooth. Reliable. Honestly… a little too easy.
 
Because even with autopilot on, we still stay alert. Watching the skies. Navigating around weather. Listening to the radio. Monitoring fuel and altitude.
 
Autopilot keeps the wings level. But it doesn’t think ahead.
 
That part is still on us.
 
And it’s not all that different from how we live our lives.
 
We find our routines. We lock in a course. And suddenly we’re months or years down the line, moving fast but not checking whether we’re still headed somewhere that matters.
 
A client said this to me recently on a strategy call:
 
“I’m so busy keeping everything running that I can’t remember the last time I felt excited about any of it.”
 
She wasn’t burned out. She was disconnected.
 
Her days had turned into a checklist of things that once mattered but no longer felt alive.
 
That’s what autopilot looks like in real life. You keep moving, but you stop steering.
 
Tomorrow in Grow North Thursday newsletter, I’m sharing 5 practical ways to step out of autopilot and take back the controls in your work, your leadership, and your life.
 
If you want the guide, the link to subscribe is in the comments. ✈️ 💛

Lately I’ve been noticing how tightly I grip my schedule.


Every minute accounted for. Every block of time is ultra-efficient. 

So, I tried a small experiment.

I started leaving for appointments ten or fifteen minutes earlier.

(obvious advice, right?)
 
But those extra minutes changed how I moved through the day. I stopped rushing and showing up everywhere hot. I noticed things again, like the quiet of my car or the random flyer on the coffee shop bulletin board. I felt time soften a little instead of something I had to push against.
 
It made me wonder: how much of our stress comes not from time itself, but from how we treat it?
 
Over the past few months I’ve been learning to relate to my schedule differently. Not to dominate it with more rules, but to calm it.
 
In tomorrow’s Grow North Thursday email, I’m sharing four simple shifts that helped me get there.

Want to follow along? Link is in the comments. ↓


📌 Which one are you: leave-early, right-on-time, or always-rushing?

“Berry rich.”


Last weekend I was sitting around a bonfire with friends when someone used this phrase I'd never heard before.

It means you can afford to buy berries in the middle of winter.

I laughed out loud. When I was growing up, we had wild black raspberries that grew along every edge of our farm. Each summer, we’d fill old ice cream buckets with them until our fingers were stained purple. My parents froze what we couldn't eat - small containers stacked in the freezer, waiting for winter.

I can't even remember buying berries from a store, but man... did it feel rich.

So when I heard "berry rich,” it got me thinking. 

Maybe richness isn’t just about what we can buy. Maybe it’s also about what we can still appreciate.

If you’ve ever wondered what “rich” really means, or how to keep the good things from losing their meaning, tomorrow's Thanksgiving-edition newsletter is for you.

We’ll explore what it means to define richness for yourself, and how to protect what makes your life feel full.

Want to join us? Link is in the comments ↓

Purpose-Led Growth Architect | Author, Grow North Thursday | Advisor to Entrepreneurs Who Want Profit, Purpose & Wellbeing | 3x Entrepreneur & Builder of Communities, Airplanes & Saunas

You'd be surprised how many people are out there doing it completely terrified.

Some people have just figured out how to take action anyway.

Nobody does brave things alone.

Every bold move I’ve ever made was easier because of the people in my corner. The ones who remind me who I am, and nudge me toward the version of myself I’m building.

Fear shrinks when your inner circle is strong.

The friend who listens without judgment. Bhavika Tilwani
The one who tells you the truth gently. Laura Krafka
The one who reminds you you’ve done hard things before. Jenica Pospisil
The one who believes in you on the days you forget to. Keri Lappi 

If you’re stepping into something new right now and feeling that familiar fear… don’t white-knuckle it alone.

Lean on your people.  
Accept support.  
Let yourself be lifted.

Your fear doesn't disqualify you from success.
 
What bold step are 𝘺𝘰𝘶 taking this week? ✌️


📸 image cred: Lake Superior sunrise moment in Two Harbors with the lovely Laura Krafka. She’s bringing something meaningful to the North Shore - a place for people to slow down, reconnect, and grow!

Who do you know that could benefit from your kindness at this time?


Not your money or your advice. Your kindness.

This might look like a genuine check-in, a thoughtful message. Or a reminder that they’re not alone in what they’re building, facing, or carrying.

Business isn’t just about strategy, sales, or scaling. It’s about humanity. And often, the most powerful growth lever we have isn’t another tactic, it's our presence.

So today, I’m choosing to slow down for a moment and ask:

Who could use a little extra kindness from me?

And I’ll challenge you to do the same. Pick one person, reach out, and be genuine.

Because this is what growing on purpose really looks like in the day-to-day.

We rise by lifting others, especially when there's no ROI expected.

📌 Tag someone who’s shown you that kind of kindness. Let’s spread what the world could use more of right now.

I’m grateful for you.


Whether you’ve been in my corner for years or we just connected recently, thank you for reading, supporting, sharing your wins, asking thoughtful questions, and doing the hard work of growing with intention.
 
It’s easy to rush through the year without stopping to notice what (and who) is actually helping us move forward.
 
So today, I hope you get a moment of stillness. A moment to breathe. A moment to appreciate how far you’ve come, even if it doesn’t always feel like it.
 
Happy Thanksgiving, my friends. Cheering for you always. 🤍

I’ve noticed a pattern this year across the leaders I work with.

 
Many of them are growing, but not always in a direction that feels meaningful to them.
 
They’re busy. They’re hitting milestones. They’re moving things forward.
 
But the progress doesn’t feel like the right kind of growth.
 
Across my client work (fractional CMO, growth coach, and strategist), the same three themes keep showing up. 

 
1. Clarity is beating speed  

More leaders are slowing down long enough to ask better questions. Where are we heading? Why does it matter?
 
The companies growing in a healthy direction are defining their reason for existing, choosing a direction and a specific market position, cutting noise, and making decisions with intention. They know speed without clarity just creates burnout.

 
2. Simplicity is becoming an advantage  

So many teams feel the weight of complexity. Too many tools, tactics, and competing ideas.
 
What’s working now is much simpler: clear messaging, focused offers, and systems people can actually follow through on. Leaders want work to feel cleaner, not heavier.

 
3. Well-being is becoming a business strategy  

This is one of the most encouraging shifts.
 
More founders are recognizing that sustainable growth depends on their capacity. They’re choosing fewer priorities, setting boundaries, and designing healthier rhythms. Overwhelmed leaders make overwhelmed decisions.

 
The bottom line  
 
The leaders who pause, simplify, and realign are the ones creating growth that actually feels like success.

A big part of being happy is letting yourself be excited about things.
 

And I’m not talking about big milestones. I mean the tiny, ordinary moments that make up most of your life.
 
My son Dash reminds me of this. His superpower is feeling excited about things. A new house project we’re working on, a new friend, hot chocolate, something we mentioned two weeks ago.
 
His excitement fills the whole house.
 
We adults, especially leaders and entrepreneurs, often lose this skill.
 
We stop letting ourselves look forward to things unless they are big or “productive.” We move from one responsibility to the next. We forget how energizing simple excitement can be.
 
I’ve been trying to bring more of it back into my week.
 
Sauna Fridays.  
Planning a meal I love.  
Cheering for my friends and clients.  
Anything that gives the week a spark of excitement.
 
When you let yourself get excited about everyday things, life feels more alive. More meaningful. More yours.
 
📌 What’s something you’re excited about today?

“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”

This quote from Viktor Frankl has been on my mind lately, especially around the tension between two skills that shape how we grow:

Self-honesty: facing reality as it is.
Self-freedom: loosening our grip on the identities and stories that keep us stuck.

Most of us lean hard toward one side.

Some of us are great at being honest. We see the numbers. We see the patterns. We see the strain we keep calling “a busy season.” But honesty without freedom can feel like a cage. You stare at the truth, judge yourself for it, and stay rooted in the same spot.

Others lean toward freedom. We love new ideas and possibilities. We detach from old beliefs quickly. But freedom without honesty can drift into avoidance. No grounding.

I believe real growth happens when both are present:

➽ Honesty says: Here’s what’s true right now.
➽ Freedom says: And here’s how I’m willing to respond.

So here’s a simple practice for this week:

Where do I need more honesty?
(What am I avoiding, downplaying, or rationalizing?)

Where do I need more freedom?
(Where am I gripping too tightly to old roles, expectations, or stories?)

If you can hold both, you’ll make clearer decisions and stay far more resilient through change.

Which one do you need more of right now?

I'll go first 👇

What did you love before you got so busy?


It's easy to focus on productivity and results while unintentionally sidelining the things that replenish our energy and reconnect us to joy.

For me, that’s music. That’s community. It’s creating something together that’s bigger than what any one of us could do alone.

So this year, I decided to sing again - and joined a choir!

If you’re local, I’d love to invite you to come see what we've been working on:

📍 Hastings High School Auditorium  
📅 Sunday, December 14 | 2–3pm  
🎟️ Free admission, donations accepted to support the chorale

But wherever you are, and whatever’s on your plate right now, I hope you find a few minutes this week to reconnect with your thing - whatever brings you joy, no ROI required.

p.s. We're singing with an orchestra (yes, we’re fancy)

4 years ago, I started my business helping companies build more intentional marketing strategies.
 
Like many founders, I thought the biggest hurdles would be tactical: positioning, pricing, pipeline.
 
But here’s what I’ve learned - growth is mostly internal.
 
Building a business will ask you to confront every piece of armor you’ve ever put on:  

→ The fear of failing publicly  
→ The instinct to over-deliver and prove your worth  
→ The urge to play it safe instead of play it true
 
That armor helps at first. It protects. It gets you through the messy beginning.
 
But at some point, it becomes a weight.
 
If you’re in a season where you're outgrowing your old habits, I see you.
 
The discomfort is a sign you’re on the right path. 

Keep going. Let it be messy. Let it be real.

There’s clarity, freedom, and impact on the other side.

Do you struggle to switch off from work?


You’re not alone. I’ve worn a lot of hats in my life: consultant, entrepreneur, volunteer, creator. For a long time, work slipped into corners of my day that should have stayed personal.

Even after hours, my mind kept running through ideas, problems, and the next thing on my list.

If that feels familiar, I get it.

I eventually realized that if we want to make a long-term impact, we have to protect our personal time.

So how do you switch off?

Here are three things that helped me build a clearer line between work and the rest of my life:

1 - Digital Detox

Set Do Not Disturb, remove work apps from your phone, and stay off work platforms once the day is done.

2 - Shutdown Meeting

A simple end-of-day routine that wraps up loose ends, lowers stress, and gives you a clean start for tomorrow.

3 - Transition Ritual

A small activity that helps your brain shift gears. A walk, a book, a moment of quiet. Anything that pulls you out of work mode. My go-to is a walk with the pup.

These habits made a noticeable difference in how I felt and how I worked.

How do you switch off from work?

LinkedIn's year in review is out, and look who's at the top of my list...

Joe Raasch, I have a tremendous amount of respect for you and your ability to clear the clutter when it comes to impactful executive writing and corporate communications.

Plus, I love all the tips like 30 at 3, mindful baking, and pups as presence.

Follow my friend Joe Raasch if you'd like to see more of the good stuff in your feed.

#YearinReview

Staying informed without getting swallowed whole by the news cycle feels like a modern-life tightrope.

I want to know what’s happening in the world. But I also want to protect my mental bandwidth so I can do good work and show up well for the people around me.

For a long time, I swung between two extremes.

⮕ Total avoidance or total overload.

Neither felt great.

Lately, I’ve landed on something that works well enough. A quick morning radio update.
Audio only. Short. Intentional.

Just enough to feel informed without the emotional pull that comes from watching video or scrolling headlines.

How do you stay up to date without getting pulled into the vortex?

Here’s the process that works for me right now:

𝗦𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿
For me, that's five to ten minutes in the morning. No doom-scrolling before bed. No mid-day “quick checks” that turn into spirals.

𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺
Audio is easier on my mind than video. Short summaries beat commentary. And local news helps me feel grounded.

𝗕𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀
I'm choosing outlets that focus on facts. My goal is clarity.

𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗽
After I get the information I need, I move on. This is the part I used to skip. Intentional consumption requires an intentional exit.

I haven’t found a perfect system for me yet, but this has helped me stay aware without feeling weighed down. 


I'm looking for more tips. What’s your preference for consuming news?

Open Book Communications

Open Book exists to help mission-driven companies and causes invite people into their stories. We are one part consultancy, helping clients focus their brand and distill the essence of who they are and what they're going after. And we are one-part creative agency, making dynamic creative tools and branded materials—print, digital, video—that inspire imaginations and move people to action. 
View our portfolio and recent work at: www.teamopenbook.com

Chief Operating Officer

Smithsonian American Women's History Museum

The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum expands the story of America through the often-untold accounts and accomplishments of women—individually and collectively—to better understand our past and inspire our future.

Minnesota State Ambassador

Self Employed

Provide contract Business Development & Marketing  to small and medium sized businesses who are looking for new ways of doing business to drive business results. 

I am an enabler of growth and bring a unique mix of Marketing, Business Development and Operations mindset that looks across the organization for cohesion and alignment with the business goals.   

I execute and am known for taking the vision and idea to the next level through my executional strengths driving ideas forward in a quick and efficient manner that pushes faster towards achieving goals.

I bring focus and team cohesiveness to gain alignment to identify innovative solutions.

Bringing my expertise in EOS Traction to each engagement helps create a standard business practice and framework for us to align to as a team.

Growth Leader 

Intuitive Technology Group

Who We Help 
We partner with business owners, IT leaders, and marketing executives who are striving to take their organizations to the next level. Whether you’re a startup navigating growth challenges or an established enterprise seeking top-tier talent, we help leaders across industries streamline operations, enhance efficiency, and drive innovation. Our clients range from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies, all of whom share a commitment to building high-performing teams that align with their vision and values.

What We Do
At Intuitive Technology Group, we go beyond traditional talent placement. Leveraging our firsthand experience as business and functional leaders, we understand your unique challenges in driving growth and leading your teams. Our approach combines deep industry expertise with a focus on finding talent that has the right skills and fits seamlessly into your company culture. By assessing attitude, aptitude, and technical proficiency, we ensure every contract, contract-hire, or direct-hire placement is poised for success. From IT roles like data analytics and software development to modern marketing positions, we deliver tailored solutions that empower your organization to thrive.

Fahren

As a Partner and the leader of growth at Fahren, I collaborated with the co-founders to create a sustainable and scalable business strategy.
•	Collaborated with and educated business partners on a staffing leadership model for our service-oriented business that is focused on all three areas of the P&L including revenue, margin, and net profit.
•	Consult with VP & C-level clients on digital product and marketing strategies enabling them to drive transformational growth more effectively and efficiently.
•	Create and build strong collaborative relationships with executive-level consultants to identify opportunities to maximize and drive results for customers.
•	Create brand awareness and recognition via marketing and business development strategies that led to the acquisition of customers and consultants, resulting in 50% year-over-year growth over the past three years.
•	Implemented HubSpot CRM and Marketing platform to ensure we are tracking customer engagements and driving our sales and marketing process amongst the team.

Partner - VP Growth

SynThesis LLC

I helped clients better understand and identify their value proposition and ROI which allowed them to create messaging to target and sell to their targeted audience.   I worked with company owners to help them create sustainable sales and marketing processes to drive their business forward and increase annual revenues.

Aeritae Consulting Group

As part of the Executive Leadership Team I was responsible for leading the sales and marketing strategy while collaborating with ELT members on the overall business strategy as we moved from a general 
•	Developed account strategy and planning processes to grow Fortune 500 accounts enterprise-wide, through a suite of service offerings including CSM, ITOM, HR, ITSM, ITAM & GRC.
•	Designed and developed key performance indicators for maximum sales performance.
•	Drove cross-collaboration between sales, marketing, and delivery to create consistent processes across the organization creating successful client outcomes.
•	Generated $2M in sales by expanding from a local presence to a regional presence within the first year.

VP Sales & Marketing

Atterro Human Capital Group

Promoted by the CEO to manage and grow four P&L’s as well as lead the marketing efforts for this $256 mm company. Lead the strategic marketing direction of seven companies with 32 offices throughout the U.S. to increase the brand awareness and market share for each of these companies. 

•	Part of a senior leadership team whose strategic growth initiatives achieved 10-20% EBITDA growth over the past three years, setting the company up for a strategic acquisition.
•	Drove the strategy and execution of four professional services brands including marketing, finance & accounting, engineering, and IT accounting for $30M in revenue. 
•	Built an award-winning marketing services team that elevated the brand of seven diverse companies significantly improving leads for the sales team through a lead generation strategy.
•	Created an interactive marketing strategy that led to 15% higher conversion rates on a year-over-year basis.

SVP Marketing & Professional Services

Digital People

As Vice President for Digital People I reported to the CEO of Atterro, leading the sales and operations strategy of this service oriented company.  I increased the brands sales and productivity through hiring, training and coaching a team of sales and operation professionals. Through our teams collaborative spirit, Digital People is now a top respected recruiting and staffing firm for the creative, interactive and marketing industry. 

Helping clients such as Target, CVS, R.R. Donnelley, Aveda, Best Buy, LifeTime Fitness and HealthPartners with their staffing and marketing goals.

Digital People provides consulting, direct hire and project smartSourcing services to the creative, marketing and interactive community.

Vice President | Creative, Interactive & Marketing Staffing Solution Provider

Reporting to the Division Vice President, I started up a new line of business that provides creative, interactive and marketing staffing to the Minneapolis marketplace. I grew the business from zero to $7mm.

Managing Director

Glad to meet you, I’m Susan Rylance. A highly driven growth and sales leader helping businesses maximize results by creating efficiencies through scalable processes to create sustainable growth. Known for high level of professionalism and calm demeanor.

What I Bring:

I execute upon the strategy
•	Known for taking the vision and idea to the next level through my executional strengths driving ideas forward in a quick and efficient manner that pushes faster towards achieving goals.

I bring focus and team cohesiveness to gain alignment to identify innovative solutions.
•	I worked across several teams at Atterro to create an enterprise-wide strategy to gain access to multiple service areas within large national clients.
•	Aligned multiple teams at Digital People & Atterro that led to process improvement, utilizing each teams’ skills and expertise, lowering overall business costs.

I use a unique mix of biz dev, marketing & operations to drive business results.
•	I’m able to blend my areas of expertise to understand the bigger picture and utilize functional experts to execute upon the overall strategy.

Susan Rylance

We had a wonderful holiday gathering and holiday marketplace this week with the women who are not only kick butt business women, but they also bring joy, encouragement and vulnerability.  

What a great year it has been and to end it at The Journey wedding and events space owned by Sarenda Godfrey was so special!  Check out their space if you're looking to host a special occasion event: https://lnkd.in/gstA-cdP

Thank you, Josh Becerra and Shay Luna Guldberg from Augurian for sponsoring the food and appetizers.   Josh, we appreciate your continued allyship at Women & Wine!

It was extra special to have several community members sharing their gifts via our holiday market.  It was a success in so many ways!!

Heather Boschke Laura King Laura Best Nicole Pieper Margi Scott Erin Seering Susan Horowitz Heather Durenberger Rochelle Douglas

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