Rebecca Kern
Strategic Nonprofit Leader | Small Business Consultant | Championing Community Ownership & Coastal Resilience
- Role
- Founder at The Progress Partner
- Location
- Columbus, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Rebecca Kern
I thrive at the intersection of strategy and execution, partnering with visionary leaders to move big ideas forward.At Catch Together, I help lead a nonprofit supporting small-scale commercial fishermen, managing fundraising, coordination, and cross-partner collaboration to keep our mission on track. I’m especially energized by the growing movement around financial innovation and community-rooted capital — exploring new ways for funding and ownership to flow directly into the hands of local leaders.I also founded The Progress Partner, a consulting practice built to support small business owners and nonprofit leaders with the clarity, momentum, and follow-through they need to lead effectively. It’s a space where I’m continuing to grow my work with those who value thoughtful partnership and progress with purpose.In every role, I care deeply about the people I work with and the communities they serve — and I’m the person who gets things done.Please don’t hesitate to reach out — I love talking all things small business, family business, community organizing, building a just economy, shared ownership, and fisheries.
Experience
Founder
Apr 2025 — Present · Columbus, OH, US
Education
Just Economy Institute
Fellow
2025 — 2026
American University - Kogod School of Business
Bachelor of Science
2009 — 2013
Skills
- Customer Service
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Office
- Research
- Microsoft Excel
- Powerpoint
- Presenter
- Senior Living Communities
- Management
- Languages
- Accounting
- Access
- Bloomberg Terminal
- Learning Quickly
- Business Planning
- Leadership
- Microsoft Word
- Finance
- Public Speaking
- Fundraising
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