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Change is inevitable. Momentum is optional.
In an ever-changing business landscape, it can be difficult for owner-operated businesses to stay resilient. Employee turnover, lack of clarity in internal and external communication, and misaligned clients are just some of the tensions that can arise in this environment.
Fortunately, those tensions are avoidable when we approach change as something healthy and necessary, and as something we can steer. We work with business owners and their teams to grow resilient organizations from the inside out — so instead of reacting from day to day, you can get back to working toward your vision.

Why we specialize in owner-operated businesses
When you face a business challenge, conventional wisdom may have you address it locally in the area it was found. That might work for large corporations. But owner-operated businesses are highly interconnected, which means tensions that manifest in one area often stem from issues in another. In the same way, one area of the business can hold immense potential for another.
Our team draws on deep experience working solely with businesses like yours to address your challenges where it makes sense — whether through brand, culture, or sales.
Meet some of our clients
Our Latest Musings
In this episode of #AllShineNoFlash, Kinesis CEO Shawn Busse joins Ann Smith to discuss the benefits of being together in person, ideas for go-forward teambuilding, and why business owners are starved for connection and learning.
Anja Taylor joins the Future Ready Podcast to discuss the tenuous balance between an employer’s needs and the needs of the humans who work for them.