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Ames Ingham
"Wendy Smith is an absolute dream to work with: insightful, professional, thorough and witty! I hired Wendy to draw up a simple contract/ proposal for my interior design business. Her extended experience not only flushed out the descriptions of all I can do for my client’s but Wendy also protected my business from any of the common mishaps that can unfold in unfortunate circumstances. Wendy brought up many more points that would enhance my agreement, points I did not even think of. Her knowledge is worth every penny and her care for the people she works with is priceless."
Liza Niles
"Wendy did wonders in developing a business plan for my new textile design company. Because she is so efficient, she asked pertinent questions and quickly mapped a plan that was both realistic and easy for me to follow. I am grateful for her hard and intelligent work. Numbers make me anxious, but her personable approach and savvy ideas were exciting and inspired me to get my business up and running."design company. Because she is so efficient, she asked pertinent questions and quickly mapped a plan that was both realistic and easy for me to follow. I am grateful for her hard and intelligent work. Numbers make me anxious, but her personable approach and savvy ideas were exciting and inspired me to get my business up and running."
the canary project
"Wendy is calm, thorough, creative, professional, solution-focused, gracious, gregarious, press savvy, has excellent taste and gets both art and business (which is totally rare)! I have worked with her in two very different contexts: as a consultant to two important fundraising events for my startup software company, FactBox, and as a longstanding board member / advisor to my art / environmental activism non-profit, The Canary Project. This says it all about her flexibility and breadth of experience. In both capacities, Wendy was so good at seeing potential issues, articulating them in a calm, measured way and coming up with a solution. Her mind works like some perfect piece of software. But she is human!! Very human and funny and great to work with. In terms of the events for the software startup, I never had to give a thought or worry about the way the event was unfolding. Wendy thought of everything and thought of everything perfectly, allowing me to focus on my speech and my schmoozing. As for the arts startup, Wendy was the first person I asked to be on the board when we started in 2006. We had no reputation, no funds, no ideas for fundraising and no real long-term vision of where we wanted to take it. Wendy helped us in every capacity. She helped us strategize a growth strategy and she put all sorts of balls in play that we ran with… and are still running. Wendy is the best."
MOTHER IN LAW'S
“I hired Wendy at two critical junctures for my packaged food company, Mother-in-Law's. Early on, Wendy completed a diagnostic and implementation plan which laid the foundation for systems of workflow, operations and finances that I still stand by today.
At another point, I hired Wendy to manage a high profile three day special event for my company. It was a huge public event with over 40K expected in attendance and I was overwhelmed. She managed all moving parts expeditiously -- hired staff, handled budgets, operations and logistics, met deadlines -- managing all details of the event and even crisis management when the event was cancelled due to inclement weather.
Wendy's strength is her keen analytical and organizational skills, ability to problem solve and follow through a project from beginning to end with a positive attitude. Her ability to work under pressure, handle crisis management, collaborate and team building is inspirational. Her proactive communication style reflects the comfort she displays in managing both up and down any organization. She is an ace for any organization or project that needs critical analysis and deep insights to get the job done.”
Wendy Hawroth
"As a creative person with no real business training, I’ve have struggled with the business side of my profession. Wendy helped me to really look at my organization, the systems we had in place, and then provided options for improvement in many sectors of my company. She taught my employees and me better ways of working by giving us tools to streamline our work and communicate better.
I have found it really reassuring to have someone, on an ongoing basis, to reach out to for advice and to assist with things that I am not as qualified to do, such as hiring. If you can’t find time to attend business school, I would highly recommend Ms. Smith. She’s been a lifesaver."