Testimonials
“Susan has a quick wit, is very learned, self-confident, professional and extraordinarily effective—I’m a more disciplined leader because of working with her. She stays focused on objectives while dotting ‘i’s and crossing ‘t’s’ so that nothing drops through the cracks. She’s tenacious about action and follow-up when agreement has been reached. Her perspective on leadership and innovation keeps her focused on the future, new growth and team-building within the organization’s leadership. I’ve found that because people often don’t want to create conflict, there can be a lot of dancing around in meetings. Susan’s not a dancer. She asks the hard questions and doesn’t sugar-coat. She has earned my trust. You lay out what needs to be done—then you can put it in the bank. That’s who she is.”
Dick Schulze
Founder & Chairman Emeritus, Former CEO, Best Buy
“I really enjoyed working with Susan, she’s very insightful and we had a strong professional relationship. She’s able to see many facets of people and offers simple approaches that result in better working environments— even in stressful or high-conflict situations. I’m an engineer by profession and Susan taught me that I innately understood more about people than I gave myself credit for. I had been denying some of my intuitiveness, she was able to amplify my understanding of myself.”
Corbin McNeill
Former Chairman & Co-CEO, Exelon Energy
“Susan has the unique ability to see the net worth in leaders, understand their gifts and enhance their ability to have an impact. She maximizes performance by understanding not only who people are—but how they can better work together. To innovate, you need to set an objective to produce something that’s not currently available. Susan’s leadership expertise is instrumental in marshaling the skills needed for significant innovation. She’s deeply trustworthy and – consistently produces great outcomes.”
Brad Anderson
Former CEO & Vice Chairman, Best Buy
“Susan is one of the best I’ve worked with. She’s grounded, methodical, disciplined, authentic and process-driven. She’s dedicated and has great insights into reading people. I’m better at not only listening, but with holding people accountable because of working with her. She’s no-nonsense and gets results.”
Al Lenzmeier
Former COO, President & Vice Chairman, Best Buy
“I began working with Susan at a very challenging time during a major merger. Our mantra was, ‘We need the right structure with the right processes and the right people in the right jobs; right now.’ We all have blind spots; mine were on the softer skills—and Susan is queen of soft skills. She’s extremely empathetic, insightful and intuitive. She’s not a head-shrinker, she’s a head-expander. Susan’s a very strong, independent thinker who knows the importance of clear and open communication. I know that if I had begun working with her earlier, many aspects of my job would have been a whole lot more productive.”
Michael Egan
Co-founder, CEO of PainCave
Chairman of AmerGen; CFO & EVP Peco/Exelon; CEO of Exelon Enterprises