JacquelinE ava
Management Consultant
Jacqueline Ava is a bold management consultant with 14 years of experience and a passion for supporting entrepreneurs and business owners alike. She has a keen eye for streamlining processes and communicating success plans to better support each individual’s overall mission and service.
ABOUT JACQUELINE
Jacqueline is an experienced management consultant with a profound drive, and commitment to making a lasting impact within emerging businesses. With leadership and business operations experience spanning over 10 years, Jacqueline has become a seasoned leader and operations expert specializing in scaling small businesses.
Jacqueline has an intuitive understanding of people and always drives for a people-first approach. As the daughter of successful entrepreneurs, she learned from a young age what it takes to grow a small business. While she spent many years climbing the ranks in a major corporation, she also spent time at a startup and stretched her wings within small businesses. This diverse background gives her the outlook and skillset to meet entrepreneurs where they are and customize growth plans.
Her track record boasts a demonstrable history of steering businesses toward growth through a unique blend of strategic foresight and creative leadership. Jacqueline is not merely focused on numbers; she is dedicated to providing a holistic approach to leadership, emphasizing the human element in every business endeavor.
VALUES
Jacqueline’s professional core values are: impact, innovation, creativity, community, and diversity. These values guide her decision-making process and shape the way she approaches her work.
Impact
With her humanitarian drive, caring, and inclusive nature, Jacqueline drives for a people-first approach to business. Her holistic approach to leadership fosters growth and legacy.
Innovation
Everything can be improved, everything must evolve. This forward-thinking mindset along with her build-it-better mentality leaves nothing short of an opportunity to improve and grow. She brings customized solutions to business challenges.
Creativity
Jacqueline places a high value on creativity, recognizing its importance in business and life. She is open-minded and brings ideas that foster a creative approach and outside-the-box thinking. Nothing is one size fits all.
Community
Jacqueline’s focus on community underscores her understanding of the collaborative nature of humankind, and the true sense of teamwork when it comes to success in business. She values authentic connections and the village approach over a separation of silos.
Diversity
With the value of diversity, Jacqueline has an inclusive approach, appreciating and supporting all perspectives and experiences, with the core belief that everyone’s voice should be heard and everyone deserves a seat at the table.
why Jacqueline?
Seasoned leader focused on optimizing teams and building growth plans
Creative problem-solver not limited to inside-the-box thinking
Skilled at business operations and driving for results
Brings over a decade of team management experience
mission
Supporting Women and Creatives in Business
Jacqueline's commitment to supporting women in business reflects her drive to make the business world more inclusive and equitable. By acknowledging and addressing the unique challenges faced by women, she contributes to a more supportive and family-friendly work environment. Whether this is creating a safe place for mothers to nurse while in a team meeting or parents to have a sick toddler on a conference call. She brings practical insights and an empathetic approach that extends beyond traditional consulting.
Her mission involves supporting women and parents as they return to work or not so simply juggle the realities that are parenthood and business. Jacqueline knows those obstacles from first-hand experience, which is what fueled her mission of entrepreneurship. Her support for entrepreneurs aims to unlock their time and enable a better balance between professional and personal responsibilities. Setting up a business and a family for success is its own ecosystem. When one wins, so does the other. Jacqueline aims to support parent entrepreneurs holistically knowing they are leading a business and the next generation of humanity, simultaneously.
Jacqueline's belief that "the world needs more art" underscores her appreciation for art and its impact on the world. Her mission to support creatives with their business endeavors aligns with the idea that by supporting them within their business, artists can focus more on their art, knowing their art will make an impact on the world.
consulting with jacquEline
Jacqueline offers a variety of services and tools to help you propel your business forward. Review a snapshot of service offerings. Don’t see something specific you’re looking for? This is not an all-encompassing list of her areas of expertise. Book a complimentary consult with Jacqueline to speak about your business needs to create a tailored plan.
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services
Owner Support
Do you need a thought partner or executor? Owner Support helps provide valuable analysis of your business and create problem-solving and growth solutions through real-time support.
Leadership Management
Do you need help creating a leadership and development plan, team training guides, support with hiring, and HR guidance so you can feel at ease? Running a team can be tough. From 1:1 coaching to full
director-level integration, Jacqueline can jump in.
Operational Guidance
If you dread the nitty gritty work of being in the details, Jacqueline can help you develop operational tools and systems to propel your business forward, allowing you to focus on what you do best!
Product
Do you need help determining when and what to offer in your business? Jacqueline can help build plans that better inform seasonal needs and provide guidance on your product assortment throughout those seasons.
Visual Merchandising
Visual merchandising is more than just making things look pretty. Jacqueline can guide you in building a clear visual merchandising plan that not only looks beautiful, but incorporates the science behind the why.
Secret Shops
If you’re unsure about what happens at your business when you’re not around, a secret shopping service may be perfect for you! Jacqueline will help you develop and carry out a plan to dive into the details of the day-to-day at your shop.
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CLIENT FEEDBACK
Operational Optimization
“Seeing business needs, problem-solving, creating systems, and following up on results. Ultimately, unlocking our time.”
“Leaning on your expertise in staffing, people management and accountability, visual merchandising, store operations, and more”.
“Looking at our long-term goals and building a strategy with us to reach them.”
“Expertise to move initiatives forward.”
“Understanding to help us craft a strong and resilient team.”
Management Consulting
Business Growth
Retail Knowledge
Leadership Management
“Working with Jacque has been nothing short of transformative for my business. Her wealth of knowledge and experience have been instrumental in streamlining our processes, identifying opportunities for efficiency, and ultimately driving growth. From day one, she has provided invaluable guidance and expertise, helping to legitimize our operations and position us for success. Her passion for helping small businesses thrive is evident in every interaction, and I feel incredibly fortunate to have her as a partner on this journey. I wholeheartedly recommend her services to any entrepreneur looking to take their business to the next level.”
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retainer packages - if you’re looking for:
- Secured time slots on a weekly or monthly basis, so you never miss out on support.
- 1-on-1 time via Zoom, phone, email, or chat.
- Personalized agendas shared before meetings.
- Detailed recap notes shared following all meetings.
- Slack access for real-time communications.
- Project management & team communications assistance.
- In person store visits.
hourly consult rates - if you’re looking for:
- Project-based work
- Support calls
- Workshopping and brainstorming a specific issue or hurdle
