The Really Useful People
Incredibly talented, wonderful human beings and highly recommended to work with.
Michael Heller
Company: Orangebluff Consulting
Mission: Role-model for my boys & maximizer for everybody else
Skills: Growth Strategy, Innovation, Cross-Functional Leadership, Strategic Planning
Fun Fact: I was once caught playing hooky while consulting in New York because I was on the front cover of the New York Times at a Twins/Yankee playoff game.
Volunteers with: American Cancer Society
Website: linkedin.com/in/michaelgheller
Nancy Fisher
Company: The Good Life Revolution
Mission: Meaningful people development for all stages and levels
Skills: Coach, Facilitator, Workshop leader, Strengthsfinder expert, fun seeker & lover of life. Certifications: Gallup-Certified Strengthsfinder Coach, ICF ACC, Certified Transitions Coach, Leadership Circle practitioner, Results Accelerator Coach
Fun Fact: I carry a frightening amount of 80’s Music Trivia in my head at all times.
Website: glrcoaching.com
Michele Vig
Company: Neat Little Nest
Mission: We are a Home organization company that helps people create the beautifully organized spaces they've always dreamed about
Skills: Home + Office Organizing Expert | Motivational Speaker | Clutter Buster
Fun Fact: I’ve been known to organize shelves in retail stores if they are really in need of some organizing attention.
Volunteers with: ELCA Global Mission for Women
Website: neatlittlenest.com
Amy Zastrow
Company: Success Architects, LLC
Mission: Help dynamic business leaders and business teams maximize their impact and simplify their success
Skills: Business Impact Coach, Consultant, Facilitator and Speaker
Fun Fact: I spent a semester in England at Harlaxton College living in a huge British manor (a.k.a. castle)
Website: AmyZastrow.com
Gretchen Fernelius
Company: Pup Tent Communications
Mission: Blending thought with action to help organizations navigate change, manage crisis, transform culture or enhance storytelling
Skills: Communications Strategist, Writer, Collaborator, Culture Creator
Fun Fact: I am focused on filling my passport with as many stamps as possible – my National Parks passport, that is!
Volunteers with:Can Do Canines, This Old Horse (member of the Feed Crew)
Website: puptentcommunications.com
Bennett Bratt
Company: The Team Effectiveness Project, LLC
Mission: To usher in a newfound sense of ownership and effectiveness for teams and leaders through profound insights, deep inclusion, and pragmatic, positive change
Skills: Coaching teams and leaders; facilitation; listening and helping you brainstorm ideas; speaker
Fun Fact: Enjoy getting lost, cooking, and crossword puzzles
Favorite Causes:healthy minds; effective learning; social progress
Website: teamelements.com
Nicki Craig
Company: Nicki Craig - Artist/Storyteller
Mission: To use my Artistic Design and Communication skills to help people and organizations communicate, engage, strategize and tell their story through Visuals with Impact.
Skills: Artwork - Analog and Digital, Creative thinking, Listening, Synthesizing and Representing information, Visual Communications
Fun Fact: I drive on two continents and get into the wrong side of the car on BOTH - always an exciting ride!
Favorite Causes: Those that build community and help people live their best lives - ensuring basic needs are met and the opportunity to reach full potential is given to all.
Website: nickicraig.com
Suzanne Kragt
Company: Suzanne Kragt Coaching
Mission: To encourage and uplift people to have lives full of meaning and purpose. I love working with people in the midst of transition to move them forward.
Skills: Coach, Facilitator, Explorer, Personal Stylist
Fun Fact: I am a lover of all things Disney - I have been to all the parks except Shanghai Disney and am hoping to get there in 2019.
Volunteers with: Wooddale Church
Website: suzannekragtcoaching.com
Kathleen Crandall
Company: Know My Impact
Mission: Bring people and business brands to life and answer the question, "What happens because of you?"
Skills: Personal Branding, Small Business Branding, Message Development, Keynote Speaker (The Impact of You), Speaker Coaching & Presentation Content
Fun Fact: In my free time I can be found at small music venues listening to blues and classic rock and am obsessed with Chris Robinson formerly of The Black Crowes.
Favorite Causes: I do a lot of pro bono work for organizations that empower people – young and old – to find their dream job. I also do work with HumansFirst to help corporations around the world put people first in the workplace.
Website: knowmyimpact.com
Ajit Menon
Company: Blacklight Advisory Ltd
Mission: Helping individuals and organisations thrive and flourish.
Skills: Executive Coach, Consultant, Facilitator, Teacher, Speaker and Writer
Fun Fact: I used to be a radio jockey when I was 17 years old.
Website: blacklightadvisory.co.uk
Kevin Ennis
Company: Kevin Ennis - Independent Consultant
Mission: Helping people drop their baggage and get on with living their great lives!
Skills: Coaching, facilitation, and consulting on individual, team, and leadership effectiveness
Fun Fact: I am a true Gemini: I am a former rock and roll musician and retired US Navy officer.
Supports: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Dakota County
Website: linkedin.com/in/kevin-ennis
Suzanne Bourne
Company: Suzanne Bourne
Mission: Everyone needs the opportunity to become the person they were made to be. I am on a personal mission to bring that opportunity to those caring for a loved one.
Skills: Coach and facilitator developing and delivering programmes for people in challenging circumstances. Pretty good project manager too.
Fun Fact: I love the town where I live so much that I created the Yummy Yateley Cookbook....have you been to Yateley lately?
Volunteers with: Cranford Park School, St Peter's Church, Alpha and Parkinson's UK.
Website: suzannebourne.co.uk