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Growing strong businesses through people and process

​You make products every day. Are your processes and leadership keeping up?

As an operations leader, you’re stretched thin. You’ve got dreams for how things could be better, but the shop floor is humming, you’re putting out fires, and it’s all you can do to get through each day.

What if you could carve out time each week to strategize and develop your people, all while lowering your operating costs?

What if this transformation could be achieved within months, not years?

Growing Wild Consulting helps business owners and Ops leaders:

  • Learn a universal method for improving any metric, saving you time and money

  • Turn ideas into execution and implement change, with speed to business impact 

  • Build the lasting capability to continually adapt to new challenges

Our approach blends hands-on coaching with proven methods from management science – the practice of using direct data, simple visuals, and daily habits to make consistent improvements – so you get all the benefits of structure without the corporate jargon and confusion. Together, we’ll create practical solutions that show in real dollars, and real smiles on your team’s faces.

In just 60 days, you could improve process lead-times by 50%, eliminate defects, or turn a product profitable. We help you link your big picture vision to daily actions that turn it into reality. Our approach engages your team in a deep way, to build their capabilities and commitment. The result is a financially successful business, AND a workplace your team loves coming to every day.

Through custom facilitation and coaching, I’ll help you and your teams develop the behaviors and systems needed to embed continuous improvement into your culture – creating a people-first learning organization that grows and thrives in the long-run.

You’ll get:

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    People Development

    Expand your leadership capabilities while building your team’s confidence and skills in continuous improvement.

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    Flexible Structure

    Work inside proven frameworks that give clarity and direction, while staying adaptable to your business, your culture, and your goals.

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    Reclaim Time

    Accelerate your path to continuous improvement. Free up time to focus on what matters most.

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    Measurable Outcomes

    Start to see results within days. Understand what really moves the needle on performance, for long-term success.

Our services meet you where you are in your leadership journey:

New in Role

You just changed companies. As a new Ops or HR leader, you want to make your mark. Get to impact quicker.

Scaling for Growth

You’ve proven your product, and now it’s time to scale. Gain maturity in your business practices.

Preparing for Succession

You want to pass your business along, but need to build structure and consistency first.

What our clients have to say

  • “The program provided practical tools and strategies that can significantly improve your team's efficiency and effectiveness. The hands-on approach and real-world activities made the concepts easy to understand and apply. I highly recommend this training for anyone looking to enhance their leadership skills and drive continuous improvement within their organization.”

    - VP, Fortune 500 Apparel Company

  • "Laurel has been an integral part of helping to shift the culture of our leadership team by providing tools and exercises to bring our individual team members together for our greater purpose. Laurel has invested time with each of our leaders to identify their unique goals, challenges, and opportunities within our business and supported them with the tools they can use to help guide them through those challenges in the future...We are so grateful to have had Laurel lead us through our team development workshops."

    - CEO, Blazing Bagels

  • "Laurel helped us improve internal communications and accountability, which led to increased productivity and fewer costly mistakes. The process Laurel led us through improved morale and empowered each of our team members to take an active role in creating better outcomes. I would recommend Growing Wild to any company seeking to identify areas that may be holding their business back and establish processes to overcome those challenges."

    - Founder & Owner, small manufacturing company

  • "We have a multi-faceted business with many moving parts, and worked with Laurel to help us improve efficiency and communication. Laurel immediately was able to implement changes through group and individual training improving interdepartmental communication, efficiency, and empowering staff to be the change. Laurel is incredibly smart, personable, and insightful and would recommend her to any business that wants to improve their operation."

    - Founder & Owner, Terramar Brewstillery

  • "Laurel has a way of making complex topics easy to understand and immediately useful. Her sessions were not just informative but also engaging and practical, equipping our team with real strategies they could apply right away. Our leaders are more confident, our teams collaborate more effectively, and our approach to continuous improvement has strengthened. Working with Laurel was a fantastic experience. She’s knowledgeable, approachable, and genuinely invested in the success of the teams she works with. I highly recommend her to any organization looking to develop leadership, improve team dynamics, and drive meaningful progress."

    - SHRM, Silfab Solar

  • "Laurel’s work has been transformative for my food business, reducing our labor COGS by 21% and making the difference between a negative and a positive bottom line. She has provided thoughtful and relevant insights, and presented them in ways that resonated with the crew. I highly recommend her consulting services."

    -Co-owner, Patty Pan Cooperative

  • "Laurel has been an outstanding coach and resource in helping us build business systems that provide a strong foundation for growth….she helped us become more organized and implement continuous-improvement Lean practices that are now embedded in how we operate. Laurel excels at leading productive meetings and applying her deep Lean and business systems expertise in a way that truly fits our company. She quickly developed a strong understanding of our highly niche business and translated her experience into practical, effective solutions tailored to our needs. The time spent with Laurel improving our systems has been well worth the investment. We’re already seeing smoother operations and look forward to continued growth with less friction. Our team is communicating better and working more effectively."

    -President & Owner, Atlas Technologies

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Our services

Now let’s talk about how I can help you create change, becoming the leader you imagine.

There are 4 ways I typically work with clients:

  • When work slows, costs rise, or quality slips, you don’t have time for endless analysis.
    I help your team quickly diagnose the problem, guide focused changes, and evaluate results — delivering measurable gains in time, yield, and cost without extra complication.

  • Real change sticks when it’s built into the way you lead, manage, and operate.
    Together, we develop the systems, skills, and habits that make continuous improvement part of your culture — a lasting upgrade to how your business runs and wins.

  • Strong leaders don’t just keep the lights on — they set the pace, raise the bar, and inspire the team.
    I design and deliver training that strengthens your leadership bench, sharpens decision-making, and amplifies your collective impact.

  • Even seasoned continuous improvement leaders need a coach! If you want to keep the spotlight but gain the support of an outside perspective, let me bring my wealth of experience to supercharge you - so you can lead transformation with confidence and clarity.

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