We help organizations innovate and grow through strategic planning, market research, and performance measurement.
Kirtland Consulting, LLC follows a proven, interactive and data-rich process that results in deliverables that have the buy-in of your key stakeholders. We serve non-profit, social enterprise, and for-profit organizations.
Services
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Needs assessment
Identify and assess the key needs and challenges faced by your community of stakeholders, and translate insight into opportunity. -
Strategic planning
Create or renew a strategic plan, including your strategy and theory of change, taking into consideration the external environment. -
Revenue planning
Create a growth plan that includes new opportunities, taking into consideration your external environment. -
Business planning
Create or renew a business plan, including your unique competitive advantage and financials, taking into consideration the competitive environment. -
Pitch deck development
Concisely describe your strategy in a communication document designed for investors or funders. -
Performance measurement
Design and execute a dashboard of performance metrics for your organization or collaborative community. -
Focus group facilitation
Guide a small group of stakeholders in a dialogue designed to identify key issues and opportunity. -
In-depth interviews
Design and execute a one-on-one discussion to identify key issues and opportunity. -
Market research survey
Design and execute an online or phone based survey to identify key issues and opportunity.
“Caroline felt like one of us and was able to push us hard to make sure she was able to pull the true essence of what we were trying to achieve while maintaining a cohesive and highly collaborative team effort.” Dave Moore, Founder of The Circle Society
Team
Founder & Principal Consultant
Overview
Trusted strategist, executive and business builder with more than 15 years of experience guiding successful organizations. Advisor to Fortune 500, non-profit, scale-up and start-up executives on the topics of strategy, product & market fit, and revenue generation. Extensive experience utilizing tools such as facilitation, market interviews, and secondary research to make critical decisions. Developer and user of performance management to measure progress. Analytical and conscientious, able to bring structure and clarity to ambiguous problems.
Work History Highlights
- Senior Partner at JumpStart, Inc., a non-profit venture capital firm. Led the design and growth of a revenue-generating portfolio of products & services to help realize entrepreneurial potential.
- Consultant at McKinsey & Company for 12 years. Collaborated with McKinsey entrepreneurs to write over a dozen strategies and businesses plans. Helped launch and grow over eight startups (“McKinsey Solutions”) that use data, technology, and analytics to drive insight. Advised dozens of Fortune 500 corporations on their most pressing strategy and marketing challenges.
Sector experience
- Healthcare
- Medical devices
- Financial services
- Food
- Manufacturing
- Economic development
- Venture development
- Entrepreneurship
- Arts
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Economics, cum laude, from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
- MBA with a concentration in finance from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.
Community
Board 2nd Vice President at The Fine Arts Association in Willoughby.
Collaborations
Caroline has had the privilege of collaborating with many organizations. Just a few include JumpStart Inc, Sterling Associates, The Circle Society, and The Riverside Company.
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