Clients looking for an engaging, creative and effective approach benefit from the unique approach. Here's what some clients have said after their experiences working with Melanie:

"You took us to a place that we never could have gotten to by ourselves. In fact, where we were headed is exactly where we didn't want to go."

"We are deeply involved in the execution of the planning document you helped create. This plan is wonderful because we are actually following through on our goals and maintain frequent revisits and updates."

"It has been such a joy to work with you. You have contributed so much to our organization -- I can't wait to see where we are three years from now."

"Melanie's comments are on the mark and her patience and insights are key to her abilty to deliver actionable ideas and results."

"Exceeded expectations -- a far better experience than past attempts at strategic planning."

"Melanie was very responsive to our needs and able to sort our our root cause issues..."

"I wasn't sure what to think at first, but Melanie's energy and activities were all appropriate and contagious. Group facilitation was done well!"

"I was surprised that they were willing to work within our very small budget."

"All her strategies worked well to build teamwork and group consensus, which we needed! I feel that our board is more of a team since Melanie's facilitation than we ever have been."

"The summary with actual timeline guidelines and tasks was very helpful to launch us into the strategic planning mode."

"I wish we had more time with Timpano to help us start implementing our plan. I think some of our groups are a bit stuck right now and I fear they will lose the momentum we had going when we were engaged with Timpano."

"The outcome for our project was amazing. All the options shows a clear understanding of our business."

"You listened to our needs, fast delivery, quick study on our organization and its needs, positive energy"

Clients have described Melanie's approach as follows:

• Very flexible, fun, creative and dynamic
• Very, very user friendly
• Strong in communication & pushing us to think differently
• Energizing
• Thorough and intuititve
• Organic and custom, while still providing structure