Embracing Consulting

This post took me a few months and a global pandemic to write. The truth is, I resisted taking this step for quite a while. Our society conditions us to believe that having one full-time job is the be-all, end-all of professional existence. I’m proud of the work I’ve done over the past two decades at Major League Baseball, the USTA, Edelman and Finsbury. And I always assumed I would simply move from one full-time job to another.

But then a funny thing happened on the way to that next job. Even before the pandemic crippled the economy and severely limited the full-time jobs available, I found myself enjoying the variety of the consulting work I was doing and feeling a sense of purpose that I hadn’t felt in years. In addition to corporate consulting, I’ve been using my skills to help non-profit organizations that share my values, such as news literacy education and humanity in healthcare. And I find myself excited about the prospect of helping more and more organizations, without having to choose one at the exception of all the others. Consulting is giving me the flexibility and freedom to explore my passions while having more control over how I spend my time.

So here I am, formally hanging my own shingle. You can learn more about my experience here and here, and see more about the various communications and marketing services I can provide here. In addition to the wealth of experience my time in the corporate world has given me, I’ve also continued to learn and build my skill set. This summer I’ve taken a series of courses on grant writing and development, in order to expand the level of service I can offer non-profit organizations.

Most importantly to me, I’ve listed out the core values that will guide all the work I do moving forward. I want to take the skills I’ve honed over the past two decades and use them to help companies and organizations that share my values. Such organizations may include giant corporations, tiny non-profits, or anyone in between. The common thread will be work that I feel is worth doing. Bottom line: I want to do my small part to leave this world better than I found it.

With that, I encourage you to reach out and start a conversation about how I can help you and your organization achieve your goals.