Top Strategic Planning Services Experts 2025

Consultant at Strategyworks, a results-driven digital marketing agency helping startups…

With experience in team leadership, project management and corporate communications, my diverse background enables quick connection with clients and coworkers alike. * Highly analytical thinker with a talent for motivating and coordinating teams dedicated to continuous process improvement * Strong leader with a continuous passion for learning to apply best practices and achieve mission-critical milestones throughout a project's lifecycle * An excellent listener and effective communicator able to positively respond to clients’ needs and concerns * Ability to take initiative and work independently, yet a great collaborator

How can organizations adapt to create new growth paths and manage risk in rapidly changing markets? This is the focus of my strategy and risk advisory work. I leverage my extensive track record in high-performance team building and operations leadership to help clients solve challenging problems at the nexus of risk, strategy, and innovation. I have over a decade of strategy consulting and executive leadership experience across multiple industries. I was the Director of Strategy for a Top 50 Foodservice Distributor, helping lead the company through its acquisition by a Top 5 Distributor. After that, I became CEO and led the turnaround of a produce merchandising and distribution company. My educational background includes a Master of Divinity from Denver Seminary, an MBA from Texas A&M University, and a PhD in religion from the University of Birmingham (UK).

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Nicholas Mukhtar's professional path shifted after he studied the Affordable Care Act while completing a medical program. According to Parks & Recreation Magazine, he decided to "create systems change at the community level and focus on prevention" rather than pursue clinical medicine. This decision led him to found Healthy Detroit in 2013, a nonprofit that transformed Detroit parks into community wellness centers. The organization provided free health screenings, fitness programming, and nutritional education, ultimately earning recognition as the American Public Health Association's National Public Health Organization of the Year in 2017. Mukhtar's academic credentials include a bachelor's degree from Wayne State University (2013) and dual master's degrees in Public Policy and Public Health from Johns Hopkins University (2017), where he was selected as a Bloomberg Fellow. He later founded Healthy Communities, LLC in Washington, D.C., a consulting firm through which he advised policymakers including Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and contributed to the White House Office of American Innovation. Mukhtar currently operates Tera Strategies from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, providing management consulting services to CEOs, investors, and business owners. He speaks English, Arabic, and Spanish.

Award-winning marketer with 18 years of experience in tourism marketing, tribal economic development and SMB Local SEO. An author of two award winning books, and a half dozen others on topics related to sales, marketing and motivation. Notable experiences including building and selling a merchant services company, as well as buying, restoring, rebranding and selling a Lake Superior hotel. Everything stems from the ability to market and reposition.

Principal Advisor | Clarity for Founders & Execs at Growth Inflection Points | Global Teams • Strategic Leverage • High-Stakes Decisions I work with founders and executive teams when growth, complexity, or straight-up pressure has outpaced clarity. That's the moment when effort alone stops cutting it—the real bottleneck is decision quality, alignment, and execution that doesn't erode what made the company special. As a Principal Advisor, I step in to help leaders: Cut to the decision that actually matters — stripping away the noise so you see the leverage point clearly. Align structure, talent, incentives, and systems around it — including global teams when it amplifies strategy (not when it's just a cost play). Build execution that scales — without torching culture, margins, or momentum. My background: I've built and led global teams across India and the Philippines, designing outsourcing setups that serve long-term strategy instead of becoming operational drag. I've watched "cost savings" quietly kill velocity when leadership lost sight of priorities—lessons I bring to every engagement. Outsourcing isn't the goal. Strategic leverage is. The leaders (and media folks) I connect with aren't after generic advice or another vendor. They want unflinching judgment, ruthless alignment, and disciplined execution under real pressure—delivered with candor and zero fluff. If your story involves scaling pains, high-stakes decisions, global team dynamics, or turning complexity into momentum, I'm your source. Happy to provide quotes, insights, or go deeper on: - Decision-making at inflection points - Aligning incentives and structure for sustainable growth - Making global/outsourced teams a strategic asset (not a liability) - Preserving culture and margins while scaling fast Reach out anytime—let's get your piece stronger.

An Air Force veteran with a strong background in technical project management. Experience with project planning and execution, program management, and operations management with a demonstrated history of working in the aerospace and defense industry. Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, Technical Support, SharePoint Designer, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM). Strong support professional with a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from Southern New Hampshire University.

A marketing and administration professional with over 30 years of experience, Jane Grismer is known for advancing projects and making them successful.Her creativity motivates her to ignite a brand's strength and bridge the gap between communications and commerce. Jane has successfully applied trend direction to enhancing marketing strategies to connect small business owners.As your content creator and brand strategist, Jane creates promotional vehicles that drive more business, sales, and satisfied customers through compelling written content and visual graphics. In order to cultivate targeted messaging across all channels, Jane goes beyond a brand audit to understand her customers (local and virtual) firsthand.

Solving company’s internal problems, launching new companies and directions, as a financial, marketing and management consultant. 8+ years of experience.

Energetic, organized, and driven marketing consultant who's obsessed with achieving my clients' goals by setting up stellar systems.

What we do: We help companies find new clients by creating effective Marketing that works to help grow their business. How do we do it: With amazing websites that drive users to take action and build brand awareness and leads through Social Media Advertising, email marketing, and traditional marketing. What others are saying: “Audrey is wonderful to work with. Having one point of contact who can handle everything is exactly what we needed. Audrey tailored a plan to fit our needs and desires. She has met every deadline, keeping us on schedule to launch our new website. Any requested changes were handled precisely and within the scheduled time frame. I am looking forward to working with Audrey setting up our marketing with the same efficiency and quality.” Far Hills Build Design Ready to start having the perfect clients call you for your services? Send me a message and we can chat.

I am the founder of Bayview Financial Group and have been in business since 1998. We offer wealth management, retirement planning for Canadians and we also have an employee benefits division where we act as benefits consultant and broker for small and medium sized Canadian employers.

When to contact Ashley Finding AI Balance: Ashley is implementing LLM work and agent automations to better balance the ethics and demands of business development. Government communication: She translated Bluffton’s municipal structure into a 24‑page Resident Resource Guide that residents actually use. Non-profit results for mission‑driven organizations: Her marketing campaigns have led to big gains in member renewals, event attendance, and online engagement. Culturally-informed public messaging: She treats communications as a public service and focuses on inclusivity, clarity, and accessibility. Youth‑focused community projects: She helps run an inclusive teen group and understands grassroots organizing. Research‑based writing: Founder of a top parenting blog, her pieces have been picked up by major media outlets. Biography Ashley Trexler leads Brightstocking, a Bluffton, SC–based studio that helps governments and nonprofits communicate clearly and effectively. Trained in marketing, SEO, and writing, she designs projects that are informed by data and cultural context. She structured Brightstocking with separate divisions for client work, experimentation, and product development, recruiting senior‑level talent, and investing in people to deliver polished results. Trexler wrote and delivered Bluffton’s Resident Resource Guide, an easy‑to‑read reference on how the town operates. The guide grew from 12 to 24 pages as she gathered information from town staff and residents. Brightstocking delivered it ahead of schedule and under budget, and it is now considered one of the town’s most useful publications. Public‑administration experts have cited the guide as a model for citizen‑focused communication. Beyond municipal work, Trexler’s strategies have boosted membership and engagement for museums and community organizations. A campaign for the Coastal Discovery Museum led to a 46 % renewal of lapsed members. Other projects have produced significant increases in web traffic and event attendance. Trexler is also active in her community as a Beaufort County election worker and co‑facilitator of Color Outside the Lines, a youth group that provides safe spaces for teens. She began her career in sales and real estate, later transitioning to writing; her parenting blog and freelance work have been widely read and cited by outlets such as The Washington Post. Her varied background and commitment to research make her a thorough, reliable source for stories about government communications, community engagement, and family life.

Doug Perry is a visionary leader known for inspiring exponential personal and professional growth. He is the Managing Partner of Qual-Cap, a borrower centric boutique mortgage brokerage focused on client's financial goals, providing innovative real estate financing solutions and education. Doug has held senior leadership positions at ArchWest, Temple View Capital, Citadel Mortgage Services, 5 Arch, PennyMac, IndyMac, Countrywide Financial and Privlo, a pioneer fintech Non-QM start up. He is a recognized mortgage finance industry expert featured in segments on CNBC, CNN, Fox News, USA Today, US News and World Report, and the Wall Street Journal. Doug has a BA in Business Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Director of Investment Research and Portfolio Manager at a Registered Investment Advisor with specific expertise in asset allocation, fixed income, equities, third-party manager due diligence, risk management, and financial planning. Well versed in ESG and mission-driven investing and analysis. Successful record of maximizing portfolio returns and profits through well developed financial research and quantitative analysis, project management, and client development. Experienced volunteer at nonprofit organizations. CFP certification and Wharton MBA.

Inbar Madar is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Flip Fractional, a high-level executive strategy firm that acts as the power team behind fast-growing 7–8 figure brands. With over a decade of experience leading multi-million-dollar businesses across finance, operations, and brand management, Inbar specializes in helping companies build scalable infrastructure, strengthen profitability, and operate like the larger businesses they’re becoming. Before launching Flip, Inbar spent years in corporate leadership roles overseeing budgets, teams, and growth strategy for national retail and service brands. Today, she brings that same executive-level perspective to privately held companies offering embedded, partner-style support that drives real results. Her clients span industries from CPG and beauty to construction and pet care, united by one thing: ambitious growth that demands sharper strategy. Known for her clear, practical approach and dry sense of humor, Inbar cuts through complexity to bring data-driven clarity, systems, and structure to the table, without the corporate fluff. Whether restructuring an organization, building a forecasting model, or leading a pricing overhaul, her work always comes back to one thing: no BS, result-driven strategies.

Ed Brzychcy is a seasoned consultant, executive coach, and speaker widely recognized for his expertise in organizational design, leadership development, and implementing scalable strategic solutions for middle-market enterprises. He is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Practice at Babson College in Wellesley, MA, where he teaches strategy and organizational behavior.

With over 15 years of hands-on experience delivering IT solutions across enterprise and small-to-medium business environments, I bring a broad and deep skill set that covers nearly every aspect of business technology. My background includes more than a decade of specialized work in network design, administration, and support – spanning diverse network architectures and operational needs. I have strong expertise in supporting and managing both on-premise and cloud-based domain infrastructures, including Windows and Linux server environments. It's important to me to emphasize clear, thorough network documentation to ensure operational continuity and transparency. My work follows industry best practices with a consistent focus on maintaining a strong security posture and system reliability. What sets me apart is my ability to translate complex IT systems and infrastructure into clear, actionable strategies for stakeholders at every level – from end users to executive leadership. Whether you’re seeking strategic guidance, infrastructure modernization, or end-to-end IT leadership, I provide executive IT services tailored to support long-term business growth and operational excellence.

With over a decade of experience across consulting, nonprofit leadership, and digital strategy, I support founders navigating complexity with intention rather than urgency. My work focuses on designing systems that reduce growth friction, strengthen alignment, and support sustainable growth over time. I’m known for recognizing patterns others often miss. Connecting gaps across strategy, operations, and human behavior to surface insight, direction, and momentum. This perspective allows leaders to move beyond clarity alone and make decisions that are deliberate, grounded, and durable. In addition to my advisory work, I publish long-form conversations and strategic reflections through my podcast and YouTube platform, where I explore leadership decision-making, growth patterns, and the realities behind sustainable businesses. This work extends my advisory firm, offering thoughtful insights for leaders who value depth, discernment, and intentional growth. I also serve as the Development and Marketing Coordinator at the Mothers & Babies Perinatal Network of SCNY, supporting initiatives advancing maternal health and family well-being. Earlier in my entrepreneurial journey, I founded Back 2 Work Mom Club LLC, an experience that continues to support women in starting and growing a business while raising a family. My approach is grounded in authenticity, honesty, and transparency. I value clarity in communication, consistency in action, and decisions made with intention. These principles shape how I work, whom I partner with, and the outcomes I help leaders achieve. ​ I am currently completing a book titled Clarity Is Power. Strategy Is How You Claim It, which explores why clarity alone is insufficient for growth—and how leaders reclaim momentum through strategic decision-making rooted in alignment and long-term vision.