what clients say
Charlene Zappa
client testimonial

"Amanda led the development of a critical training for our Commercial Organization, and facilitated the training for nearly 350 people virtually. The training received high marks, and we started seeing the participants implement the concepts immediately! Amanda also trained the Executive Team at Smucker, and we now have strong support through the CEO to adopt the new framework. Amanda is terriific!”

~ Charlene, Officer, Senior Vice President Growth and Consumer Engagement at The J.M. Smucker Company

Amanda led the development of a critical training for our Commercial Organization, and facilitated the training for nearly 350 people virtually. The training received high marks, and we started seeing the participants implement the concepts immediately! Amanda also trained the Executive Team at Smucker, and we now have strong support through the CEO to adopt the new framework. Amanda is terrific!

Charlene Zappa

Charlene, Officer, Senior Vice President Growth and Consumer Engagement at The J.M. Smucker Company

client testimonial

"Amanda got us going in the right direction, and we’re so grateful for her engagement with Associates from across the team. All three trainings have made a difference, and we’re really breaking new ground with Women’s Development."

~ Mike, Advantage Solutions

Amanda got us going in the right direction, and we’re so grateful for her engagement with Associates from across the team. All three trainings have made a difference, and we’re really breaking new ground with Women’s Development.

Mike, Advantage Solutions

We were very fortunate to have Amanda come to our organization and present her Professional Writing class. She was very easy to work with and brought a wealth of knowledge to us. I would definitely recommend Amanda!

Jamie M

Jamie

HR Generalist/Recruiter at HORAN

Amanda did a wonderful job preparing and facilitating our Value Prop workshop, and was masterful from prep work to execution. We were all very pleased with the end result-the workshop was excellent! She completely immersed herself, learning our business in a short period of time. As a result, she commanded respect and leveraged her influence to successfully lead us through a very productive session!

Damon V

Damon

Senior Product Manager, OptiFreight® Logistics at Cardinal Health

We were very fortunate to have Amanda come to our organization and present her Professional Writing class. She was very easy to work with and brought a wealth of knowledge to us. I would definitely recommend Amanda!

Jamie M

Jamie

HR Generalist/Recruiter at HORAN

Amanda did a wonderful job preparing and facilitating our Value Prop workshop, and was masterful from prep work to execution. We were all very pleased with the end result-the workshop was excellent! She completely immersed herself, learning our business in a short period of time. As a result, she commanded respect and leveraged her influence to successfully lead us through a very productive session!

Damon V

Damon

Senior Product Manager, OptiFreight® Logistics at Cardinal Health

Audra, Partner at Tradewinds
client testimonial

"I HIGHLY recommend Amanda and hope we are able to work together again in the future. Amanda led a complex and unstructured project that led to strong, yet simple-to-understand conclusions, and a framework for the client to easily adopt. Amanda is very trustworthy and worked independently and efficiently, with minimal “touches” required along the way (and any feedback she was given she acted on immediately). She is genuinely interested in helping the business, with recommendations designed to help the brand win in the marketplace. She is incredibly talented and extremely easy to work with given her strong collaborative nature and excellent communication skills. Female Forward will be a true partner that delivers outstanding work for you and your team.”

~ Audra, Partner at Tradewind Group

I HIGHLY recommend Amanda and hope we are able to work together again in the future. Amanda led a complex and unstructured project that led to strong, yet simple-to-understand conclusions, and a framework for the client to easily adopt. Amanda is very trustworthy and worked independently and efficiently, with minimal “touches” required along the way (and any feedback she was given she acted on immediately). She is genuinely interested in helping the business, with recommendations designed to help the brand win in the marketplace. She is incredibly talented and extremely easy to work with given her strong collaborative nature and excellent communication skills. Female Forward will be a true partner that delivers outstanding work for you and your team.

Audra, Partner at Tradewinds

Audra, Partner at Tradewind Group

client testimonial

"We enrolled Amanda to help us shape our brand from the very beginning--we only had a brand name, and the facility was just beginning construction! Amanda quickly interviewed target customers to develop a proposed brand strategy, partnered with a designer to ensure the brand strategy came through in the visuals for the business, and then developed a launch year marketing plan. She also counseled us through the pandemic, seasonality, and business partnerships, and ensured our staff was involved. She was easy to work with and taught us many marketing and business lessons. Despite being a new business and only open 5 months so far, progress has been very positive as a result of the strategy and plans Amanda helped us develop!

On top of her Business, Organization, and Marketing savviness, she is one of the most ethical and balanced professionals I have worked with."

~ Arturo, Business Owner and COO at Swing Fit Golf Club

Arturo Murakami

We enrolled Amanda to help us shape our brand from the very beginning--we only had a brand name, and the facility was just beginning construction! Amanda quickly interviewed target customers to develop a proposed brand strategy, partnered with a designer to ensure the brand strategy came through in the visuals for the business, and then developed a launch year marketing plan. She also counseled us through the pandemic, seasonality, and business partnerships, and ensured our staff was involved. She was easy to work with and taught us many marketing and business lessons. Despite being a new business and only open 5 months so far, progress has been very positive as a result of the strategy and plans Amanda helped us develop! On top of her Business, Organization, and Marketing savviness, she is one of the most ethical and balanced professionals I have worked with.

Arturo Murakami

Arturo, Business Owner and COO at Swing Fit Golf Club

I would give the strategy session Amanda led a 5 out of a 5! It covered an enormous amount of information and ideas, and she did a great job zeroing in on the main issues to address.

Connie, WSGAD

Connie

Women's Southern Golf Association Director

Amanda has a deep passion for understanding the consumer and drivers behind their behavior, and used that to inform and guide her teams to develop successful strategies and marketing programs.

Jacquie, Associate Director at Procter & Gamble

Jacquie

Associate Director at Procter & Gamble

I would give the strategy session Amanda led a 5 out of a 5! It covered an enormous amount of information and ideas, and she did a great job zeroing in on the main issues to address.

Connie, WSGAD

Connie

Women's Southern Golf Association Director

Amanda has a deep passion for understanding the consumer and drivers behind their behavior, and used that to inform and guide her teams to develop successful strategies and marketing programs.

Jacquie, Associate Director at Procter & Gamble

Jacquie

Associate Director at Procter & Gamble

Chris, Horan
client testimonial

"Amanda was an engaging and energizing trainer who used real examples of what to-do and what not to do that really helped cement the training principles. This was by far the best training I’ve had at my company."

~ Chris, Horan

Amanda was an engaging and energizing trainer who used real examples of what to-do and what not to do that really helped cement the training principles. This was by far the best training I’ve had at my company.

Chris, Horan

Chris, Horan

Amanda was an extraordinary contributor and helped us climb to a new level.

Cherylanne, Founder of The Brilliant Balance Co.

Cherylanne

Founder of The Brilliant Balance Co.

The work Amanda and the team did for shopper-based design featured completely new ideas than those I have seen previously.

Becky, Marketing Manager at McCormick

Becky

Marketing Manager at McCormick

Amanda was an extraordinary contributor and helped us climb to a new level.

Cherylanne, Founder of The Brilliant Balance Co.

Cherylanne

Founder of The Brilliant Balance Co.

The work Amanda and the team did for shopper-based design featured completely new ideas than those I have seen previously.

Becky, Marketing Manager at McCormick

Becky

Marketing Manager at McCormick

Deborah, Chief Marketing Officer at Monro Tires
client testimonial

"Amanda is one of the best brand builders that I've ever worked with. Not only is she able to be extremely strategic, but she is willing to dive into the details to deliver solutions. She has amazing capacity and is able to juggle many priorities with ease. She is a collaborator and truly invests in coaching her teams.”

~ Deborah, Chief Marketing Officer at Monro Tires

Amanda is one of the best brand builders that I've ever worked with. Not only is she able to be extremely strategic, but she is willing to dive into the details to deliver solutions. She has amazing capacity and is able to juggle many priorities with ease. She is a collaborator and truly invests in coaching her teams.

Deborah, Chief Marketing Officer at Monro Tires

Deborah

Chief Marketing Officer at Monro Tires

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