
consulting
1:1 Coaching
One-on-one professional coaching for emerging leaders and proven executives. Matching includes coaches with diverse specializations.
technical assistance
Tailored expertise available across modalities: training, SWOT analysis, speaking engagements, toolkits, writing, program design, community engagement, and strategic planning.
facilitation
Innovative facilitation expertise for meetings, groups, and boards. This includes tools for decision-making, group management, and creating safe spaces.
Our philosophy is based on the simple premise of practicality. Outcomes — whether they be strategic, training, or product-wise — are guided by the feasibility of practical application. All aspects of our consultancy flow from this singular foundation: Savvy Counsel is practical advice.
Our Expertise
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An organizational vision is a value succinctly communicated. The intended outcome must drive every talking point, product, or strategic plan. Savvy Counsel provides expertise across communication modalities in public relations, public advocacy, and crisis management.
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Leading effective meetings is just the first step. Our facilitation expertise includes creating safe spaces, managing crucial conversations, and navigating challenging group dynamics. We’ve developed specific tools for shifting language, managing time, and becoming an effective change agent within organizations.
Available workshops includes Robert’s Rules of Order, addressing micro-aggressions in the work space, dismantling white supremacy work culture, and incorporating innovative activities and team-builders.
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Wellness is a social justice issue. Savvy Counsel has extensive experience providing technical assistance and training on infectious diseases and health equity, including intersecting social determinants of health, like racism, stigma, and discrimination against women and people who identify as LGBTQ.
Available workshops include cultural humility, HIV stigma, public health program design, managing community advisory boards, and effective community engagement.
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Leadership is a journey. Savvy Counsel specializes in working with emerging leaders and those with many years of experience. In addition to supervision skills, this expertise includes giving/receiving feedback, personality and leadership type assessments, personalized coaching, and organizational change.
Available tools include the Interpersonal Leadership Styles (ILS) Assessment, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment, the Mental Health First Aid Training, and an array of group-level leadership strategies.
Additional specialization and workshops designed for minority leaders working in nonprofits and public health institutions.