Soar to Success December 2017

SOAR TO SUCCESS / December 2017 / Feature Article Megan’s education and practical training has given her a strong background as a business strategist. Sheworksprimarilywiththeowners of a company to help them plan and ensure departments are working cohesively to keep the business heading in the right direction. Megan is a licensed affiliate with the One Page Business Plan™ and uses it to guide her clients through the business planning process. Her passion is to help business owners communicate their dreams and objectives and turn them into tangible goals for the business. She helps create a road map for the staff to keep the business profitable, yet stay within the guidelines established by the owner. In addition to running ODA Strategy, Megan was appointed Principal with CEO to CEO, Inc . and serves middle market clients in areas including: developing leadership operating systems, team effectiveness and developing the emerging leader. Megan shares, “I love working with people and trying to pull out their passion, their best ideas, their hopes and their dreams for their company. The difficult part for business owners in implementing the strategies that will help them achieve their vision is that they get caught up in the day to day - there are fires to put out and sales to make and all those tasks that go into running a daily business. So what I help them do is to step aside for a minute, take a broader view and really focus on what needs to be done today and tomorrow to help achieve their goal. So it’s very today thinking. It’s verymuch about coming up with action plans that are implementable. They’re challenging, but they’re realistic and doable and that’s what I love. That’s what excites me.” Megan has a vision for her own company. She desires to be a trusted advisor and accountability partner for small to medium sized businesses in her local area of Cleveland. Her excitement about Cleveland and helping businesses in the area grow and thrive is evident. In addition, her vision also includes providing a place for other coaches and consultants to join her and thrive in their own right.