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In partnership with our clients, we design effective business and people strategies and develop extraordinary leaders for organizational success.

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Vision

VISION

Our vision is clear –

a world with exceptional leaders

thriving in successful organizations

making a difference.

Executive coaching, ​Leadership development,

Human resource advisor

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Reimagine Business Planning

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We believe that the connection between your business goals and the people responsible for executing on those goals is key. Reimagining business planning means we start with your business goals and ensure that your people initiatives and systems align with those goals.​

Services That Start with the Business Include:

People Plan Development
creating
 strategic plans for your business, people, and leader succession

Executive Advice

enabling you to work "on" the business while you work "in" the business

Financial and HR Advice

taking a great team to a sustainable next level

Ignite the Spirit and Skills of Leaders

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We believe that an organization mirrors the strength of its leaders. If you want to strengthen your organization, you must invest in your leaders. We will partner with you to develop highly effective leaders, igniting their spirit and skills.

Services That Start with the Leader Include:

Coaching Leaders, Groups and Teams
accelerating leadership competencies
Developing Leadership Skills
providing custom-tailored workshops and retreats
Facilitating Relationship Talking Sessions
to ensure effective and efficient presentations
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SERVICES

OUR TEAM APPROACH

Our team partners with you, so you can achieve successful outcomes for your people and your business. As a highly skilled team of consultants, we have diverse backgrounds and unique styles and our work is rooted in emotional intelligence. 

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While we coach and advise in confidential relationships, we work and communicate closely as a team.  Throughout our work with you and your team, the consultant is supported internally so the process is influenced and informed by the depth and breadth of our full team’s experience.

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An organization mirrors the strength of its leaders.

Our success is a reflection of our amazing team who are experts at:​

  • Collaboration

  • The power of asking questions

  • Relationship building

  • Problem solving

  • Focusing on results

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OUR TEAM

Laura Piotrowski
LAURA PIOTROWSKI
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/PRESIDENT
laurap@ccvernal.com

 

“We don’t have to do it alone.

We were never meant to.”

– Brené Brown          

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Paul Borawski
PAUL BORAWSKI
CONSULTANT
paul@ccvernal.com

 

“If your actions inspire others

to dream more, learn more,

do more….you are a leader.”

– John Quincy Adams

Bridget Coffey
BRIDGET COFFEY
CONSULTANT
bridgetc@ccvernal.com
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“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”

– Theodore Roosevelt

Kim Ebinger
KIM EBINGER
CONSULTANT
kim@ccvernal.com
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“We are what we repeatedly do.”

– Aristotle

Donna Grunze
DONNA GRUNZE
CLIENT EXPERIENCE COORDINATOR
donna@ccvernal.com
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“How wonderful it is that nobody need

wait a single moment before starting

to improve the world.”  

– Anne Frank

Alison Sparks Johnson
ALISON SPARKS JOHNSON
CONSULTANT
alison@ccvernal.com
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“If we are together, nothing

is impossible. If we are

divided, all will fail.” 

– Winston Churchill     

Aurora Kaplan
AURORA KAPLAN
CONSULTANT
aurorak@ccvernal.com
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“Don’t quit. Never give up trying to

build the world you can see,

even if others can’t see it.” 

– Simon Sinek     

Leslie OConnell
LESLIE O’CONNELL
CONSULTANT
leslieo@ccvernal.com
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“There is always light - if only

we're brave enough to see it,

if only we're brave enough

to be it.” 

–  Amanda Gorman     

Karen Vernal
KAREN VERNAL
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT/CHIEF DREAMER
karen@ccvernal.com
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“Never doubt that a small group of

thoughtful, committed citizens can

change the world. Indeed, it is the

only thing that ever has!”

 – Margaret Mead           

Jennifer Boudreau
JENNIFER BOUDREAU
OPERATIONS COORDINATOR
jenniferb@ccvernal.com
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“Behind the cloud the

sun is still shining.”

– Abraham Lincoln

Jill Desmond
JILL DESMOND
CONSULTANT
jilld@ccvernal.com
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“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

– Mary Oliver

Sharon Ellis
SHARON ELLIS
RELATIONSHIP TALKING TALKER
sharone@ccvernal.com
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“People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do.”

– Lewis Cass

Kevin Hardman
KEVIN HARDMAN
CONSULTANT
kevinh@ccvernal.com
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“When we are no longer able to
change a 
situation, we are
challenged to change ourselves
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                             – Viktor Frankl

Cheryl Juech
CHERYL JUECH
CONSULTANT
cheryl@ccvernal.com
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“We teach what we most

need to learn.”  

– Gloria Steinem

Tracy Lally
TRACY LALLY
ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR
tracyl@ccvernal.com
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“I can do things you cannot,

you can do things I cannot;

together we can do great things.” 

–  Mother Teresa     

Mike Piotrowski
MIKE PIOTROWSKI
INTERN
mikep@ccvernal.com

 

“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.

 – Babe Ruth          

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Michelle Wick
MICHELLE WICK
RELATIONSHIP TALKING PARTNER
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RESOURCES

September 11, 2023 - Milwaukee Biz Times

Cross the Bridge - Seek common ground when trying to resolve a dispute

 So often we find ourselves in situations with others where we create a battleground without appreciating our unconscious contribution to the conflict. 

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October 10, 2022 - Milwaukee Biz Times

Improv(ing) Leadership - Offer opportunities for all to be heard and supported,
while sharing credit

We know that there are no scripts for effective leadership. What do you think leaders might learn from improv?

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June 6, 2022 - Milwaukee Biz Times

Habits of the Heart - Being a light in the darkness

I have struggled to know where to begin with a reflection on leadership as we experience our country as it is today.

 

April 25, 2022 - Milwaukee Biz Times

Beware of the invisible agreement

An invisible agreement occurs when a behavior is repeated three or more times without conversation or negotiation.

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May 24, 2021 - Milwaukee Biz Times

Navigating the waters of pandemic transition - Adaptability and flexibility of leaders will be tested

When the pandemic began, we anticipated that we would be on the other side of it within a few months. Instead, after 14 months, we are just now beginning to look forward to the possibility of returning to normal.

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February 16, 2021  Announcement

Partnering with Family Business Leadership Partners (FBLP)

We are proud to announce our partnership with Family Business Leadership Partners (FBLP) and support the family business leaders in southeastern Wisconsin! Family-owned businesses create 78% of new jobs in the US (according to SCORE) and add strength to our economy.  We had the privilege of presenting ‘What a Ride: Leadership Strategies in this Extraordinary Time’ today to FBLP members.  It was great fun connecting with this unique group of diverse businesses, that showed up virtually, to explore and learn together.  We look forward to sharing our expertise and supporting the continued success of family-owned businesses.

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July 2020 - New Offering

Navigating Unchartered Waters - As organizations determine when, if and how their employees will return to the workplace, leaders will need the skills to recognize and respond to employees’ experience of loss, fear and uncertainty. Vernal works with leaders to develop and strengthen skills so that they can provide the emotional safety to allow their teams to do their best work and manage through these challenging times.

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May 25, 2020 - Milwaukee Biz Times

Navigating the waters of pandemic grief - Leaders play a vital role in helping us get through this

Grief is a natural response to loss. It is the emotional suffering you feel when something or someone you love is taken away from you.

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March 2020 - Milwaukee Biz Times

Karen Vernal passes the torch to former client

After 20 years as president and chief executive officer of Vernal Management Consultants, its founder Karen Vernal recently passed the torch to Laura Piotrowski, selling her the business in October.

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Cavendish Vernal

 

262.864.3252

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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