Our work
We like to make sense out of chaos, to synthesize disparate parts into a unified framework. Someone once described us as having strategic playfulness. We are the creative pragmatists, the optimistic realists. We like to dream big but also know how to get things done.
We love the spaces between the strategic plan and the detailed implementation: that interstitial world where the work is multi-faceted. We love the unknown destinations where the next steps require both imagination and systematic decision making. We excel at program and curricular design. We know how hard this work is and we love working with individuals to build their capacity to do the work.
The math of how we work often looks like this:
Hope + Human Centered Design + MBA + Expertise + Curiosity + Creativity = the future you envision
If you like this equation, we should meet up.
About Us
Kate Ryan Reiling
Founder
Kate holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a BA from Macalester College. She has worked across entrepreneurship and education for her entire career-spanning both non-profits and for-profits. She has spent the last decade working in higher education and consulting around new market entry. She built the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Department at Macalester College and co-designed the 3 year Bachelors of Entrepreneurial Leadership at the African Leadership University (amongst many other roles).
She has mentored 100s of entrepreneurs from early stage idea to company formation. She launched her own company, raised equity, and successfully exited. She served as the Director of Product at a software company, preparing them for an eventual exit.
She is happiest when she is working on multiple projects. Her favorite project might be the design sprint she developed with the City of St. Paul regarding community engagement (or: please move your cars off the streets) during Snow Emergencies.