Member Spotlight by Ashlee Aldridge – Founder and CEO, Reach Partners LLC
Provide us with a brief summary of your business’ services.
Reach Partners is a woman-owned, rapidly growing consulting firm serving global organizations, across the public and private sectors. Reach helps organizations deliver measurable and sustainable results, no matter where they are in their journey of transformation. Our methodologies are rooted in powerful storytelling and road mapping to help clients operationalize their digital strategies and build sustainable results in an agile marketplace.
The Reach team is comprised of prior sitting C-level executives and Senior Leaders, with decades of transformational experience. Our staff are trained SCRUM Masters, Product Owners, PROSCI-certified Change leaders, and more. We are deep in both Business and Technology subject matter expertise, helping you to adopt modern technologies.
Our Management Consulting services include (but are not limited to):
- Strategy
- Transformations
- Restructuring
- Digital Enablement
- Change Enablement
- Agile Enablement
- Customer Experience (CX)
- Training and Coaching
- Interim C-suite placement
Tell us about your company’s mission, vision and core values.
Our Mission: To transform for results.
Our Vision: Dare to do better. Be better.
Our Values: Reach Partners’ Core Values drive the motivation behind the work that we do for our Clients, as well as the structure of what and how we work together as a Team. Reach’s goal is to help businesses Transform for Results, and we believe that transformation starts internally, with ourselves, our people, and our Teams
HUMAN – People are principal to our success. We bring our unique backgrounds and expertise together to cultivate a dynamic and collaborative culture. We know that the power of authenticity far exceeds that of ego, so we check ours at the door. We are smart, unique, talented, and quick. Above all else, we are human.
DARING – We don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. We’re different. We’re disruptive. We believe in taking risks, fearlessly seeking to identify unconventional methods of progress, and refuse to back down from challenge. We believe that the pathway to progress is paved by those who are resilient, capable and willing to challenge the status quo. We speak truth to power while endeavoring to remain respectfully direct. We’re daring.
COMMITMENT – We delight in the success of our partners. Our strength is directly correlated to theirs. We commit to building long-lasting relationships with our partners and each other. We commit to fostering a collaborative atmosphere where positive intent is constant, feedback is a gift, and fact-based research is steadfast. We commit to producing enduring and impressive results, while rising above the rest.
SIMPLIFY – Progress is complicated, but we make it simple. We work hard to make sense out of the chaos. We do not waste time. We use storytelling as our foundation and rely on process models that favor acceleration over procrastination.
ELEVATE – We believe in elevating the standard of success. We know that productivity comes from conflict in private, commitment in public, and interaction from a place of positive intent.
What are the services you use the most (or are looking forward to using) from the Columbus Chamber?
We place high value on serving the greater Ohio community and building relationships with business leaders across multiple industries. We look forward to partnering with, and learning from, the leaders who are shaping the landscape in Columbus and beyond.
How do you stay engaged with trends that you see in your industry?
We are passionate about staying ahead of industry trends in retail, consumer product goods, and healthcare (profit and nonprofit). We also help our private equity and venture capital Clients leverage industry trends in order to accelerate growth and transformation within their own asset portfolios.
We have industry thought leaders on our Team who help keep us abreast of trends for the Clients we serve and publish industry articles and white papers. We are actively engaged in industry discussions through podcasts, webinars, Clubhouse conversations and other events. Need a speaker at your event? Our executives are frequently asked to speak on topics such as retail reinvention, digital transformation, customer experience, cybersecurity and more. We seek opportunities to learn from industry data, and we use storytelling as a way to visualize trends.
What is your company culture like?
We are HUMAN first. To honor our first core value, “HUMAN”, we begin each and every day with a Team check-in (our daily “Morning Mashup”). We believe in the power of storytelling as a way to build belonging and strengthen inclusive relationships, so we take turns answering a Question of the Day. We seek to know each other on a HUMAN level before getting down to business. After a little storytelling, we go through our wins from the day before, and what we are looking forward to working on that day. We share our successes and our struggles.
We are RESPECTFULLY DIRECT with each other—with our internal Team and with our Clients. We take EXTREME OWNERSHIP in everything that we do. We do not blame others, but rather, we seek a leadership model that empowers us and those around us to own our work.
We are woman-owned, so we recognize the importance of building bridges and filling gaps when it comes to providing access to opportunities for all.
We are committed to learning, growing, and pivoting when necessary, in order to provide a diverse workplace and healthy culture where people feel safe and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day—and have fun doing so!
What does it take to be a successful employee at your company?
As a member of Reach Partners, our associates lead by example. They live out our Core Values (Human, Daring, Commitment, Simplify, Elevate) by their leadership, work ethic, attitude, quality of work, and willingness to put the team before themselves.
Our associates are open to learning new ideas, willing to elevate their game, and eager to collaborate. They are committed to seeking understanding, relentless about finding a way, and generous about sharing their gifts and strengths. To be successful at Reach Partners, our associates must be ALL IN and see the value in iteration and transformation—for themselves, their teams and our Clients.
What makes Columbus such a great place to do business?
The diversity of thought makes Columbus a great place to do business! Reach Partners is honored to be a member of the Columbus Chamber because we respect the people of Columbus and all the leaders who serve this great community.
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Website: https://reachpartners.com/