Enlightened leaders are those who believe in infinite opportunities for improvement. They can see the untapped potential of their people. They know the team is stronger when everyone is collaboratively solving problems. They have experienced the benefits of trying new approaches to challenges.
Some of the enlightened leaders we have had the pleasure of working with represent these great companies:
"We were on a mission to raise our strategic game and were looking for ways to give our leadership team the confidence and skills they needed to lead at a…
"We weren’t getting the business results we desired from implementing a major change in our technology, and I knew we needed help with getting our people to change and be…
"Within the first year of a new role with my longtime employer, I needed to lead my team to develop a three-year strategy to hit stated business goals. Bamboo Partners…
"We knew we were in trouble because we hadn’t introduced any new products in two years, which was causing frustration with our distribution partners. I hired Bamboo Partners because I…
"We hired Bamboo Partners because we wanted to be more effective in providing strategic input to sales and product management. But rather than simply responding to what we thought were…
"When we engaged Bamboo Partners, our company was combining eight disparate shared services under one business operation umbrella. We were bringing together teams that had very different leaders to form…
"Our overall implementation process to bring on new clients was sluggish. After listening to multiple people on our team, Bamboo Partners quickly articulated common themes and challenges for our new…
"Our company was implementing improvement initiatives across the board, and our operations function was not keeping up with the others. In fact, I was concerned we were not capable of…
Susan is a strategist and trusted partner to CEOs, senior executives, and boards who need strategy to move from ideas to transformational results.
Susan leads with empathy, is direct, and is grounded in what it takes to run a business. She co-founded Bamboo Partners in 2010 with the mission of blending her business experience and facilitation expertise to make the hard work of transformation feel energizing, rather than exhausting.
Susan lives in Minnesota with her husband, two sons and dog, Tito. She serves on the board of directors for Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota.
Marian is an expert at helping people work together on breakthrough ideas that drive results, which comes from more than four decades of experience working with some of the world’s greatest companies and top business leaders in the world.
Marian’s industry-leading Client Advisory Boards, new techniques in customer loyalty research, and application of Six Sigma to the selling process were adopted across GE. Her innovative approach to developing online customer workflow tools was honored with awards from CIO Magazine and the Data Warehouse Institute. She is a Six Sigma Certified Black Belt with deep expertise in change management.
Marian lives in Montana with her husband, horses, goats, ponies, and dogs. She’s an artist and a graphic scribe (i.e., captures spoken content in real-time from meetings and translates this into illustrations and visual maps).
Leah partners with senior leaders and their teams to enable them to move from strategic intent to sustained organizational performance.
Leah is an International Coaching Federation certified executive coach recognized for her calm, grounded presence and ability to facilitate candid, high‑stakes conversations. She finds joy in raising two daughters, engaging in health and fitness activities, and leading volunteer activities at her local church.
Tricia is an innovative leader who helps organizations turn customer insights into market-ready solutions that deliver remarkable results.
Resilient and curious by nature, Tricia leads with compassion for people and is energized by complex challenges. She enjoys hiking with her dog, Frankie, reading books of all types, and travelling, especially when it includes time with her three daughters.