Valerie C. Smart

Strategic Management Consultant @Smart Strategic Business Solutions, Llc

Cleveland, OH, US

Works in a key leadership and project management role for oversight of the organization and clients. • Major aspects of this position involve direct responsibility and oversight for the planning and execution of strategic planning. • Talking with key staff and administrators, analyzing data, leading the implementation of strategic initiatives and evaluation.• Supervise a team of consultants engaged in a corporate project and ensures that tasks are performed in accordance with client requests.• Participate in initial meetings with the client’s management team to establish the requirements of the consultancy project, prepare a proposal, and carry out research, analysis, and assessment of organization.• Analyze business processes for efficiency and recommends options for improving a company\'s operations. • Gathers data on corporate procedures and mechanisms, makes decisions, solves problems and discusses project progress with clients, subordinates, and supervisors.• Help clients define what they do and identify their capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses as a basis for going forward.• Content development utilizing communication, editorial, storytelling, design, and production skills. • Facilitate connections among community stakeholders by curating, managing, and sharing content of interest. • Approach key people in visible minority communities involved in workplace/business development• Building links for collaborative work and sharing information.

Cuyahoga Community College

A.A., Arts and Science

Baldwin Wallace University

B.A., Organizational Leadership

John Carroll University

Master of Arts (MA), Nonprofit Administration