Evolving Strategies, LLC

Founded in 1999, Evolving Strategies helps leaders, teams and organizations learn, lead and change. Clients include Accenture, Ashland Inc., Bank of Oklahoma Financial, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), East West Bank, Northern Trust Corporation, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Spencer Stuart, Thomson Reuters, United Airlines, the United States federal government, and Zebra Technologies.

Founder

Forbes Coaches Council

Forbes Coaches Council is an invitation-only organization comprised of leading business coaches and career coaches. Members are hand-selected by the Council’s selection committee.

Official Member

PepsiCo

PepsiCo, Inc. is an American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation headquartered in New York. PepsiCo's business encompasses all aspects of the food and beverage market. It oversees the manufacturing, distribution, and marketing of its products. 

As of January 2021, the company possesses 23 brands that have over US$1 billion in sales annually. PepsiCo has operations all around the world and its products are distributed across more than 200 countries, with annual net revenues of over US$70 billion. PepsiCo is the second-largest food and beverage business in the world based on net revenue, profit, and market capitalization, behind Nestlé.

As part of the CIO transition, I led a team of employees and consultants to build the initial change management office (CMO) to enable the global technology organization to support Pepsico's digital transformation journey.

Global Information Technology | Strategy & Transformation Team | Senior Director

Northwestern University

Served as faculty for 'Executing Strategic Change,' a core, graduate level course of the Master of Science, Learning and Organizational Change program. The Master's program is grounded in concepts of cognitive science, psychology and education, and focuses on the applied areas of strategic change, performance, knowledge management, and learning.

Adjunct Faculty

Corporate Executive Board

Every year, the Corporate Executive Board (CEB) equips over 20,000 senior leaders from more than 10,000 organizations across 110 countries with the intelligence they need to respond quickly to evolving business conditions. In doing so, CEB helps them more effectively manage their talent, customers and operations to exceed business objectives.

As an Associate Director, I sold of CEB's HR-related best practices research, decision support tools, and executive education to a membership of the world's leading corporations and not-for-profit institutions.

Associate Director

Lante Corporation

Lante Corporation, a technology consulting company, customizes core extended enterprise applications to provide clients with new features to enable them to benefit from the trend toward information that is more interactive, real-time, collaborative, extended, and private.

Client Relationship Manager

Accenture

Accenture is one of the world’s leading professional services companies, providing consulting and outsourcing services through its strategy, digital, technology and operations capabilities.

Transition/Transformation Manager

CA Technologies

CA Technologies software and solutions have been powering innovation for over 35 years. Founded in 1976, CA Technologies has over 11,500 employees in 45 countries helping businesses thrive in a new world where every business is in the software business. CA Technologies has been recognized as a value leader by industry analysts and has been hailed as one of the “World’s 100 Most Innovative Companies” by Forbes, as well as one of the greenest companies in the United States by Newsweek®.

Sales and Marketing Associate (Pansophic Systems, Inc.)

Strengthen Your Change Leadership with a Coach You Can Trust |Forbes Contributor |Accenture Alum |Former NU Adjunct Faculty

Clients partner with me to address three key areas of need:

1. EXPANDING YOUR LEADERSHIP IMPACT
 	• Elevate Your Leadership Potential with Personalized Coaching
	• Foster Your Inclusivity as a Leader
	• Amplify Your Leadership Presence
	• Deepen Your Leadership Self-Awareness
	• Hone Your Coaching and Mentoring Skills

2. USING CHANGE MANAGEMENT FOR STRATEGIC EXECUTION EXCELLENCE
	• Master the Six Levers of Change Leadership
	• Develop Resilience and Adaptability as a Leader of Change
	• Build High-Performance Teams

3.  COMMUNICATING FOR IMPACT
	• Communicate Effectively and Efficiently
	• Resolve Conflicts with Courage and Confidence
	• Engage Your Stakeholders 
	
Delivery method(s) are customized based on my client's preferences and needs. This may involve a combination of one-on-one in-person or virtual coaching sessions, team workshops, assessments, and ongoing support to ensure growth and development.

About me
I coach executives for swift, successful, impactful change in themselves, teams, companies, or industries. If this describes you and you're ready to make a transformative impact and lead with more confidence, let's go.

With over two decades of experience, I've had the privilege of guiding leaders and teams from diverse industries, functions, and locations to not just navigate, but truly excel in today's ever-evolving business landscape. Helping clients develop the change leadership skills to tackle complex challenges like digital transformations, process enhancements, and customer engagement strategies is what I do.

My proven approach fuses structure and adaptability. I tailor my approach to the distinct needs and objectives of each leader or team, using proven assessments, tools, and strategies as needed. 

My work is grounded in practical experience, having served as a leader and member of multiple high-performing teams (and some low-performing teams as well) with organizations such as Accenture and PepsiCo. By delving into and applying research on leadership, learning and change as an adjunct faculty member at Northwestern University, I co-created and delivered a course on executing strategic change in the Masters level program. 

I'm honored to have earned a spot on the Forbes Coaches Council. Serving as a mentor, most recently as part of D CEO's Emerging Women Leadership Network, is also a privilege.

Sandy Schwan

CONNECT to COMPEL

CONNECT to COMPEL™ helps you learn to captivate viewers when presenting online or in-person.

President

TalkXpertise

TalkXpertise is a weekly-ish newsletter about all things related to "short talk" messaging.

** DISCLAIMER: 𝑇𝐸𝐷 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝐸𝐷𝑥 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝐸𝐷 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝐿𝐿𝐶. 𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ, 𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑇𝐸𝐷 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑤𝑎𝑦.

BETTER Speaking

A biweekly-ish newsletter that dives into "short talk" presentations, storytelling, and something more.

Click to the latest edition (and sign up) here: 
https://betterspeaking.substack.com/subscribe

Contributing Editor

Thinker Thursdays™

Thinker Thursdays™ — a weekly discipline of blocking out time each Thursday for reading (a real book), connecting (with a thinker), and reflecting (pen on page). 

THINKER THURSDAYS™ | Read. Connect. Reflect.

Join newsletter here:
https://thinkerthursdays.substack.com/

The THINKER THURSDAYS tribe invites you to pursue margin — in the company of others. Whether in Boston (where this all began) or beyond, consider adopting the discipline of blocking out a regular block of time each week for page-turning, conversation, and scribbling.

Convener, "Grateful Host"

LEXINGTON ROWING COMMUNITY CLUB (#LexRowClub)

Co-Founded #LexRowClub (with Natalie Chambers), fall of 2023, after a move from New England with a pre-teen daughter interested in crew!

Fun coverage on Lex18 News launched the adventure:
https://www.lex18.com/community/positively-lex-18/introducing-kentuckys-newest-rowing-club

Co-Founder (Chief Volunteer & Oar Carrier)

HUTCHINSON, MARKS + COMPANY (Speaker Messaging and Story Training)

HUTCHINSON, MARKS + COMPANY offered comprehensive speaker messaging and story training services to U.S. and European markets.

Atlanta || Boston || D.C. || Kansas City || Paris || Ottawa 

Insights Catalyzed™

Founder, Sr. PartnerFounder, Sr. Partner

Millwheel Creative

MILLWHEEL CREATIVE (MWC) offered event design consulting; event production services; post-event promotion; and catalytic brand counsel to corporations, nonprofits, and thought leaders nationwide. 

SPECIALTIES INCLUDED speaker training; legacy conference adaptation; video production; and idea propulsion in the TED style. The company serviced conferences, summits, executive gatherings, and VIP speakers via a portfolio of brands and entities: mySHORTtalk™, THINKER THURSDAYS™, CONNECT to COMPEL™, etc.

AWARD WINNING, the firm's reputation (or the principal’s insights) were publicly acclaimed in venues as diverse as The Boston Globe; The Massachusetts State House; The S.I. Newhouse School at Syracuse University; the broadcasts of NPR; the main stage of the inaugural Faith@Work Summit; The N.E. Historic Genealogical Society’s events; the rebrand of the world’s first internet-specific mutual fund; the virtual-screens of Huffington Post; and the old-fashioned print pages of The Washington Post and the (now defunct) Tampa Tribune. 

MWC CLIENTS garnered recognition in virtually every print, broadcast, and web media outlet in the Western world. Alumni speakers include 100s of thought leaders, theologians, academics, technologists, pastors, business leaders, authors, and innovators. Collectively, MWC clients enjoyed talk views in the tens-of-millions; and 100s-of-millions of media impressions were realized on other platforms.

Anne Marbury Hutchinson Foundation

The mission of the AMHF was to honor the vision and example of Founding Mother Anne Marbury Hutchinson (b.1591, d.1643) and celebrate her life — and the lives of our nation’s other courageous founding mothers — as a role model and mentor from our past™ for future generations of Americans.

INAUGURAL EVENT: In 2016, the Anne Marbury Hutchinson Foundation commemorated its namesake's 425th birthday with a 14-event, 5-day, 3-state celebration (July 20-24, 2016). The "FOUNDING MOTHERS CELEBRATION" event-series began in Boston, MA (July 20-21) and continued to Portsmouth, RI (July 22); Bronx-Eastchester, NY (July 23); and returned to Boston for closing events (July 24). The celebration's mission was to both raise awareness about Founding Mother Anne Hutchinson's" nation-shaping contributions and serve to springboard enthusiasm for celebrating the lives of other "founding mothers" — role models and mentors from our past.™

The 2016 Founding Mothers Celebration — a collaborative organized by a number of similarly-aligned, history-loving nonprofits — focused its inaugural year of programming on the life and example of Anne Marbury Hutchinson (b.1591, d.1643). In coming years the foundation will turn to honor the memory of other remarkable women in our nation's early history.

Founding Trustee, 425th CELEBRATION Director

Leadership Loop

Leadership Loop was the nation’s first alumni circle of community leadership program graduates.

Board Member, Co-Founder

Reclaiming Our Heritage

Funded and ran nonprofit celebrating Florida’s boomtown history and heritage.

#TheTEDTalkWhisperer Helping niche experts authors, and leaders master the TED-Style and "short talks." (TEDx clients enjoying millions of views.) 𝗟𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝑳𝑰𝑽𝑬 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗚𝗘!™

Want to next-level the reach of your message — and even build a growing speaking career?

Here's my #1 suggestion for you: 

Give my (no fee) 2-day workshop** a try!

𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘉𝘐𝘎 𝘛𝘈𝘓𝘒 𝘍𝘈𝘚𝘛 𝘛𝘙𝘈𝘊𝘒 ™

** Drop me a DM for the application link.

My best strategies are shared there LIVE every few weeks or so.

And since you're here, reading...

𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡-𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡?

I can help with that. I guide coaches, authors, and experts how to spread BIG ideas.

Look, I believe your insights can catalyze change for the better — the world should begin to LIVE your message.

But sorting and clarifying your ideas for a big stage isn’t easy. 

I'm here for you. 

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜 𝗗𝗢: I help folks (just like you) catalyze their ideas into singular, memorable, and spreadable messages.

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜'𝗩𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘: I’ve trained hundreds of speakers with many, many 100s of millions of views. 

For example, my training directly contributed to:

→ A 50M view TEDx by Harvard’s Dr. Robert Waldinger
(“What Makes a Good Life” is a TOP 10 TALK on TED.)

→ A breakaway TEDx by Food Revolution Network’s Ocean Robbins
(Garnered 1M views in under 6 months.)

→ A talk elevated to the TED website by 4x TEDxer Dorie Clark 
(Garnered 2M views after being featured.)

Those are just a few examples on the extremes of million-view talks. 

And on the *paying* keynote and storytelling fronts:

→ SWA Capt. Tammie Jo Shults prepped her 1st talk in 6 days.
(Her 2x-ovation message launched her 6-figure speaking career.)

→ A VC Series B funding raise for Hydrow CEO Bruce Smith.
(His storytelling was key to that $200M success.)

And the list continues... Former Director of the U.S. Mint, MacArthur “Genius Award” recipients, 100M+ CEOs, leadership coaches, bestselling authors, inventors — and yes, small business owners — have all benefited.

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗗𝗢 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗬𝗢𝗨: Want that catalytic reach on a live conference stage or virtual screen and know it is more than an online speaker application and a countdown clock?

I am at your disposal. (Drop me a DM.)

𝗟𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 LIVE 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗚𝗘™


DISCLAIMER: 𝑇𝐸𝐷 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝐸𝐷𝑥 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝐸𝐷 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝐿𝐿𝐶. 𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ, 𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑇𝐸𝐷 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑤𝑎𝑦.

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