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I’ve hired May Strategy many times over the past 11 years and have never once been disappointed. Kelly is my go-to business strategist whenever I need an outside expert to shed light on a murky situation or to supercharge some visionary thinking. A charismatic facilitator and thought partner, Kelly brings constructive energy and a sense of growth to everyone in her friendly presence. She makes people feel comfortable, gets them to contribute ideas, and encourages them to think both critically and imaginatively. Kelly is a fierce researcher and quickly builds up her considerable knowledge base with the latest information available. She has a discerning eye for what’s relevant vs. what’s noise and soaks up the micro-nuances of almost any market, product or customer. Kelly’s market and competitive analyses are way beyond the run-of-the-mill stuff I see from most other consultants. Her reports and presentations are sharp, modern, and on-point. Whenever she works with us, I get lots of requests for copies of her slides from people who want to use them in their own talks. You can never go wrong bringing Kelly on board.

We wanted to bring in outside expertise to jumpstart a new product development process, and a mutual friend strongly recommended using Kelly, saying that she always produces clear, actionable results. We’ve just concluded our initial project with Kelly, and I can now confirm that our mutual friend was spectacularly right. Kelly is amazing: She is an unusually good communicator, a great stakeholder manager, results-oriented but also consistently kind and patient with everyone. Kelly threw herself into understanding our customers with such skill and energy that within short order, she made herself more knowledgeable about our industry in some ways than many people who’ve worked in it for decades. I would not hesitate for a split second to hire Kelly again.

Kelly and I have had the opportunity to work closely together over the last several years, during which time my organization’s key business revenue centers have seen increased growth in market uptake. A number of these growth offerings are a direct result of Kelly’s work with the internal business and service teams in conducting environmental intelligence and competitive driver analysis that then feed into developing sound business plans for new program offerings as well as executed projects to optimize internal processes, collaborations, resource/expense management, and pricing. I appreciate her systematic approach to strategy development that combines deep analytical rigor with high-level strategic sessions. Additionally, her effective facilitation of workshops helps increase engagement and consensus among key stakeholders at all levels in the organization. All of Kelly’s plans have been, or are in the process of being implemented which is a true testament to their value. I strongly recommend that any organization struggling with strategy, market analysis, business plan development, or project management should contact Kelly immediately.