Our Work
Experience Matters
Below are testimonials from a cross section of our current and prior clients.
Jessie Fullenkamp, LMSW
Education and Evaluation Director, Ruth Ellis Center
“SGG helped us to simplify an extremely complex concept. An unintended outcome of our work with SGG was their foresight in identifying a host of programmatic synergies. These synergies will uniquely position us for growth and scale.”
Pamela French
Executive Director, Book Industry Charitable Foundation
“SGG’s intimate approach to learning was incredibly unique. We greatly appreciated learning how to apply proven concepts and solutions to the book world. Sometimes the book world believes itself to be solely unique, but there is much to learn from outside the industry that can help us innovate more rapidly. We would absolutely use SGG again to help us with another strategic project.”
Matthew Gildea
Former Chairman of the Board of Directors, Book Industry Charitable Foundation
“Thanks again for the brilliant work. You will be very happy that the terms "outcomes" and "root causes" became part of the vocabulary for the next two days.”
Lisa Schwartz
Chairman of the Board of Directors, North Star Reach
“Susan Gordon has a unique ability to communicate the heart of our work in a way that resonates with different audiences, from organizational leadership, staff, funders and partners. Key leaders within the organization have used SGG’s final report as a bible for guidance as they move forward with next stages of growth. Many key decisions are now data driven thank you to the strategies learned during our project engagement. As a fairly new organization of 6 years old, the guidance given to us by SGG will help shape our approach well into the future. Bringing real business management strategies into the non-profit realm to help identify true paths to financial sustainability is an incredible outcome for all organizations that choose to work with SGG.”
Anika Goss
President – Detroit Future City
Ashley Clark
Director – Center for Equity, Engagement, and Research at Detroit Future City
“Many thanks to you for being our trusted advisors and for creating this great document to guide our work. Once again, you have provided an exceptional path forward. Thank you, Strategic Growth Group! It’s been a pleasure.”
Cheryl P. Johnson
CEO for Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS)
“Admitting we have opportunities for growth is everything. It has made the difference between offering emergency shelter and offering a life-changing opportunity.” *
Marilyn Johnson
Director, LifeBUILDERS
“I just want to thank you so much for the great job you did spending time with LifeBUILDERS. I so appreciated being with you and seeing your talent in action. You're a wonderful facilitator and very good at what you do.” *
Rick Loewenstein
Former CEO, JARC
“The strength, expertise and depth of your team, coupled with JARC’s knowledge and passion in our field has been transformational for our organization in countless and substantive ways.” *
Marisa Nicely
VP of Clinical and Youth Services, Starfish Family Services
“I underestimated the level of professional development that my team and I received as a result of this project. We are better executives and leaders as a result.” *
Joaquin Nuno-Whelan
Board Chair, Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation
“The market based approach and the study that went into the recommendations were very well done and give me a fresh sense of hope and enthusiasm for the work at DHDC and what it could become at the next level. The Earned Revenue Models analysis has been floated by the agency, but the level of business acumen applied to this report and the examples shown gave me a much better feel. Now I am excited to see how these could be applied.” *
* Mission Throttle-related work