Laurel Martin
Growing strong businesses through people & process // Strategic planning │ Process design & improvement │ Team development
- Role
- Founder & Principal Consultant at Growing Wild Consulting, Llc
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Laurel Martin
Most operational problems aren’t caused by lazy people or a single missing tool. They’re…
Experience
Founder & Principal Consultant
May 2023 — Present
Strengthening teams and optimizing processes to drive sustainable growth. Equipping organizations with the skills, management systems, and direction to improve performance, execute strategy, and sustain operational excellence. • Facilitated quality transformations for numerous manufacturing companies through Lean process improvement and management methods, commonly resulting in 20% yield increases and 50%+ cycle time reductions.• Trained manufacturer’s leadership team in core management skills and facilitated creation of vision, values, strategy, and roadmap, resulting in clear goals, improved systems, and accelerated progress on key initiatives.• Trained and coached executive team of regional wholesale bakery and café chain on organizational development to improve team cohesion and efficacy, enabling robust sales growth and operational expansion.• Redesigned professional services firm’s employee onboarding process using design thinking, which improved cultural integration and new hire productivity while increasing team capabilities in iterative problem-solving. • Optimized brewery’s kitchen operations, service flow, and leadership effectiveness through Lean training, process improvements, and creation of service standards.• Designed and delivered leadership training program for global manufacturer, equipping 120+ employees with skills in team development, decision-making, delegation, feedback, and adaptive communication.
Education
Middlebury College
BA
2000 — 2004
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
MBA / MS
2007 — 2010
Skills
- Strategy
- Sustainability
- Management Consulting
- Business Strategy
- Supply Chain Management
- Process Improvement
- Sustainability Reporting
- Sustainable Business
- Sustainability Consulting
- Six Sigma
- Strategic Planning
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Business Case
- Program Management
- Analysis
- Operational Excellence
- Project Management
- Analytical Skills
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