Mindful Business Consulting

ROOTED IN RELATIONSHIP

Most of the people I work with are deeply skilled at what they offer. What they didn't expect was how much energy running the business itself would take, and how alone it can feel to navigate that without a guide.

I offer Mindful Business Consulting for people who care deeply about what they're building and who want support making it financially sound without losing what makes it meaningful.

With a business degree and over 20 years of experience, I bring both practical training and lived insight to this work. I have supported businesses that are still in the idea phase, circling a vision but unsure how to begin, as well as established small organizations with a handful of employees navigating growth and change.

Much of the work I do is with people in the wellness and service-based fields. Doctors, practitioners, therapists, coaches, founders of small clinics, Buddhist centers, and nonprofit organizations. People who are deeply committed to what they offer, but who were never formally taught how to structure, price, position, or sustain a business. What they need is support translating that expertise into something operationally steady.

In practice, this means we meet regularly — usually every two weeks — and work through your business together in a sustained, unhurried way. You bring what's present: a decision you're circling, a pricing question, a sense that something isn't working. I bring structure, perspective, and the ability to help you see your own work clearly.

This is not corporate consulting. It is thoughtful, attentive work rooted in relationship.

We begin by looking at the whole of your business. Its history. Its current pressures. The future you feel drawn toward. We look at your offerings, your pricing, your financial reality, your messaging, and your day-to-day operations. Not to overwhelm, but to understand.

Our face to face meetings are where the magic happens. Through the acts of deep listening, receiving, and responding, new clarity emerges. What once felt tangled becomes workable. Ideas solidify. Decisions become simpler.

I help translate vision into structure.

Sometimes that means building financial projections so you can see what is actually viable. Sometimes it means refining your services so they are clear and sustainable. Sometimes it means rewriting your website so it finally sounds like you. Often it means stepping back far enough to see what you are holding, and deciding what truly needs your energy.

In this work, we slow down. We notice patterns. We name what is working and what is quietly depleting you. We look at whether your business supports your life, not just the other way around.

My role is to sit beside you, think with you, and help you move forward with steadiness and confidence.

This work is relational. It is practical. It is grounded in experience. And over time, it changes not only how your business functions, but how it feels to lead it.

What I Actually Do

People often ask, “But what do you do, exactly?”

Most of the businesses I work with have one to three owners. Often zero to five employees. Sometimes a small team. They are not large corporations. They are thoughtful, service-based businesses trying to build something viable and meaningful.

The work changes depending on where you are, but it often includes:

For Businesses in the Idea Phase


When a business is just forming, we focus on building strong foundations.

  • Clarifying and shaping service offerings

  • Developing pricing that supports both sustainability and your actual capacity

  • Creating one-year financial projections and tracking systems so you understand your numbers from the start

  • Designing launch strategy and early marketing plans

  • Creating operational roadmaps that answer, “What happens next?”

  • Defining roles between co-owners

  • Advising on legal structure and early-stage decisions

This stage is full of possibility and uncertainty. I help translate vision into structure, so you can move forward with clarity instead of guesswork.

For Established Small Businesses


When a business is already operating, the work becomes more about refinement and simplification.

This can include:

  • Evaluating and reshaping offers

  • Repositioning when the original identity no longer fits

  • Clarifying brand voice and rewriting websites

  • Aligning pricing with current reality

  • Simplifying what has become overly complex

  • Advising on systems, tools, and tech infrastructure

Often founders are too close to their own work to see it clearly. They know something needs to shift but cannot quite name it.

That is where I come in.

I bring perspective. I ask direct questions. I help you articulate what you already sense but have not yet structured. Together, we make decisions, not just ideas.

Consultation and Implementation

My work does not stop at strategy.

After a consulting engagement, many clients continue working with me to implement what we have clarified. That can include:

  • Building or redesigning websites

  • Developing branding and messaging

  • Setting up email marketing systems

  • Designing programs or service structures

  • Creating operational processes and workflows

I can advise, and I can build alongside you. The model is flexible because each business is different.

Clients often leave with clarity, a launched or refined business, a website that finally reflects who they are, and a grounded understanding of their numbers.

The work is tailored, but the outcome is consistent: steadiness, coherence, and forward movement.

This Work is Human

There is something that happens in thoughtful, sustained conversation that cannot be replicated by a tool. I have witnessed it countless times over the years. It is a kind of quiet magic to sit inside a truly relational exchange where disparate pieces begin to synthesize into something coherent and new.

The shift is both intellectual and embodied. Insight is felt not only in the mind, but in the body. What felt scattered begins to settle. In the context of decision-making, that settling often arrives as a clear, grounded yes.

There is a deep satisfaction in that kind of clarity.

Clients often tell me that our conversations bring a kind of steadiness. That they leave feeling clearer, lighter, and more confident in their direction. Not because I have given them answers, but because together we have synthesized what was already present and waiting to take shape.

A human can hold nuance. We can track emotion alongside logic. We can remember what you said months ago and notice how it connects to what is unfolding now. We can sense when something is slightly misaligned, even if it looks right on paper.

That synthesis — past, present, and future held at once — is where real movement begins.

I do not replace your expertise. I sit beside you as a steady, perceptive partner. I ask careful questions. I reflect what I see. Together, we make decisions that feel grounded and expansive at the same time.

This is where the work deepens. And this is where things begin to move.

Let's begin
  • “Working with Lisa has been such a big deal for our sprouting business! Best money we could have spent!

    We hired her as a consultant and she has expertly guided us through the process of setting up a firm foundation for our business from the ground up, from naming and messaging, to pricing and our behind the scene process.

    She has helped us clarify exactly HOW in a practical sense, we do what we do. And this was huge. Lisa is knowledgable, intuitive, funny and kind. I can really feel her enthusiasm for setting us up for success. Her work is so valuable to my partner and I that we are moving into the next phase of working together where she is taking all the work we have done under her guidance and building that out into our website and launch plan. I cannot say enough about Lisa. I am amazed at all she does behind the scene through her various platforms putting things together in manageable, practical, logical way.

    I am so grateful for her guidance and find her to be incredibly generous in what she offers for the price.”

    — Jessica Forman | Co-Owner, The Somatic Home, Crestone, Colorado

  • “Lisa is the most artful, organized, and intuitive consultant I have ever worked with. I hired her in 2023 to help me optimize my business’ web presence, convey the value of my services, and rethink a few key business processes. From the get-go, Lisa was attentive and detail-oriented. She scoped our projects with a great deal of care and intuition, and regularly presented me with well-researched options and recommendations.

    There is no question that Lisa’s skilled support has enabled me to make smarter business decisions AND dedicate more of my time and energy to my clients.”

    — Katharine Smith | Organizational Psychologist, Owner, Mountain Valley Coaching, Bend Oregon

  • “Hiring Lisa was hands down the best business decision we’ve ever made.

    She brings a level of honesty and clarity that is rare. No fluff, no ego — just sharp insight, strategic thinking, and a masterful ability to see what’s actually needed. Her systems organization is next-level. She doesn’t just “organize things,” she builds structures that make scaling feel sustainable and sane.

    Because of her guidance, we are infinitely more equipped to grow with more confidence and ease. Every single meeting left us feeling inspired, focused, and motivated. She has this way of simplifying what feels overwhelming and turning it into actionable, aligned steps.

    And beyond her brilliance? She’s just a genuinely lovely human to be around. Grounded. Encouraging. Direct in the best way.

    If you’re on the fence — this is your sign. Hurry up and hire her.”

    — Stacey Garrigan, Owner, Deep Roots Collective, Bend OR

  • “Lisa has been such a breath of fresh air to work with. After meeting her years ago and following her work, I’ve always been impressed with everything she has created or put her touch on. After a move and years of trying to wear too many business hats, I decided it was time to rebrand my business and allow its evolution. Working with Lisa felt like a gift to myself. It was an invitation to delegate more and to honor my life’s work by building it in a way that feels aligned and sustainable.

    From the moment I reached out to her, she helped me actualize my vision into a beautiful work of art with new logos and a gorgeous new website that feels so incredibly me, something I could have never achieved on my own. This kind of creative process can often feel overwhelming or drag on without ever feeling complete, but with her support, the workflow has felt spacious and easeful, allowing creativity to flow naturally and without inhibition.”

    — Ashlee Manos, Owner, Moon RIver Acupuncture, Harrisonburg Virginia

  • “Lisa has been assisting Mayu with short-term and long-term projects for the past several months. Her ability to simultaneously view the big picture and zero in on the details is remarkable.

    As an overworked manager I love how meetings with Lisa are efficient and productive. She asks the right questions, welcomes collaboration, and offers her expertise confidently yet objectively.

    She has been attentive to our limited budget, proposing creative alternatives to help us get projects across the finish line. We have seen tangible results within a few weeks, and with her strategic planning we are laying the groundwork for long-lasting stability. I hope to be working with Lisa for a very long time!”

    – Cierra McNamara, Owner, Mayu Sanctuary, Denver Colorado

  • “Working with Lisa has been the best investment we could possibly have made! She has helped take our business from a cool idea to a tangible reality. She is organized, clear, efficient, wise, listens deeply and is an expert in her field. I look forward to every one of our meetings, just to have time to be with her and gain her perspective. The structure she has provided has led us from a scattered, overwhelming vision, to a concise, clear path forward. I cannot recommend her highly enough.”

    – Nicteha Cohen, Co-Owner, The Somatic Home, Crestone Colorado