Bonnie Walker, Business Advisor

"The quality of your impact often matters much more than the quantity of your activities”

A Business Advisor to Subject Matter Experts

Are you an expert in your field who needs help in your business?

Subject Matter Experts can be leaders in their field and still need help in their business. Through conversation and analysis I have helped business owners find clarity and focus about what's important to them and what's next in their business. With that clear we then seek to find alignment across the business that can take them there. Together we create a path forward that was previously hidden to them. And because this type of work requires an open and candid relationship between myself and the business owner, I only work with those folks who I can establish a strong rapport with where I can quickly identify areas of measurable and immediate impact.

ADVISORY
   - Prioritization and Focus
- Operational Improvement
      - Business Alignment

COACHING
     - Communication
- Conflict Resolution
- Leadership Effectiveness
  - Company Culture
   - Vision & Goal-setting

SALES PLANNING & EXECUTION
- Opportunity Identification
- New Revenue Streams
- Customer Satisfaction
- Sales Process
- Sales Effectiveness
- Sales Operations
- Sales Forecasting
- Proposal Development

The most valuable thing people get from me is the TRUTH

If you are looking to connect with someone who wants to listen, who can hear what isn't being said, and who will cut to the chase to help you:

- Someone who is straightforward - who says what they mean & means what they say

- Someone with a keen ability to ask really good questions

- Someone who is warm, quick-witted, likes to laugh and enjoy a day's work

Then look no further. Let's talk.

Book a Discovery Call

Supporting the Success of Others

Here is a brief sketch of some of the places I've served:

I helped the founders at Grantbook mature their approach to sales by introducing pipeline management best practices, including forecasting and closing probabilities including both qualifying and weighting opportunities. Providing coaching and mentoring of leadership and key staff.

Bonnie helped the founder at Switchboard mature operational processes as well as improve and streamline proposal development. Provided coaching and mentoring of leadership and key staff to address some internal communication challenges and understand some culture issues at the company to improve transparency and teamwork.

Bonnie worked with the leadership team at Total North Communications as part of their Business Advisory Board, helping them with strategic planning toward their growth goals. Here's what they said about working with her: "Bonnie was an exceptional asset to our Business Advisory Board. From her C-level visionary capacity to her exceptional eye for marketing detail; it was a pleasure working with a consultant that took the time to fully understood our brand and goals before embarking on the strategic exercise. We've implemented a number of Bonnie's ideas and they are taking our company to the next level!" Josh Clark, Vice President

Working with Yukon College's Cold Climate Innovation program Bonnie supported the founder of Frostbyte Software Design, the creators of borealist, a Yukon centric online classified service, to help evaluate the site's commercial viability. The business owner needed to explore his ideas and goals for the site to help him make important decisions. Here's what Marko says about working with Bonnie "It was outstanding - Bonnie was able to communicate everything about my business in such a clear, matter-of-fact manner, much better than I could ever dream of. The things I had in my mind but couldn't quite articulate, Bonnie could figure them out and write them down so concisely. I feel I now have a greater understanding of how my business could develop and grow. Thanks again!" Marko Marjanovic, Owner

Working with Yukon College's Cold Climate Innovation (CCI) program, Bonnie supported the founder of Boreal Compost Enterprises (BCE) to help him transition the company from years of R&D to commercial readiness. This ground breaking innovation which was supported by CCI during the R&D phase has just completed its testing, secured a patent allowance and was already in discussion with a US agricultural equipment manufacture interested in a global licensing agreement with Boreal Compost. Working directly with the inventor, we secured Economic Development funding, developed a working project plan and created the outline for the beta testing program. Here is what Garret says about his experience: "Bonnie, thank you for everything. I could not have done it without you..." Garret Gillespie, Owner

The founder at d1zi hired Bonnie to develop her, launch and run a summer sales program that expanded their local digital marketing client base and grow revenues. Bonnie interviewed, hired and trained staff, structured compensation. She mentored leadership (who was a technologist and developer first) in building internal sales capacity.

Bonnie was hired by Pinnacle Lifestyle Resorts to replace a 3rd party sales and marketing company that had proven themselves to be doing dishonest work at a recently launched recreational property in Alberta. She tackled communication and sales process issues confronting unfulfilled promises head on. She established a membership committee and was able to bring a sense of trust and belonging to this early stage community. "Bonnie, when we heard you left Pinnacle we were very sad. You were the best thing to happen to Pinnacle and you will certainly be missed by all my family" Tina W. PTR Member

Supporting others for a long time...

In addition to the examples above, Bonnie has supported some great consulting, technology, software and services companies over the years. Her strong technical aptitude, process centric thinking and focus on prioritization and execution, enables Bonnie to easily move across industries and concentrate on building the fundamentals.