Consulting

Mary’s career is built in start-up environments – designing and launching new programs, services, and initiatives from the ground up. That experience shapes how she approaches every consulting engagement. She steps into new organizations with curiosity and clarity, quickly assessing the landscape while helping leaders make sense of complex, often competing priorities. Mary is energized by the puzzle: understanding how strategy, people, and culture intersect and where the real opportunities for progress lie.

Her consulting work focuses on strategic planning and implementation, organizational culture, and change management. Whether guiding leadership teams through defining a future vision or supporting them as they bring that vision to life, Mary helps translate ideas into actionable, sustainable outcomes. In addition, Mary pays close attention to the human side of change – how people experience it, resist it, and ultimately engage with it.

A cornerstone of Mary’s approach is listening deeply to the voices within an organization. Through interviews and focus groups, she gathers insights from key stakeholders across roles and perspectives. This qualitative lens allows her to bring forward clear themes, align teams, and create strategies that are not only well-designed but truly grounded in the realities of the organization.