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Sostrin Consulting provides consulting services to corporations and
small businesses, college and university communities, non-profit organizations
and their boards, and federal/state/local government agencies. We work
with organizations of all sizes and budgets because the bottom line
is the same for all organizations
– results are what matter most and we deliver consistent results. The
following is a select list of industries and clients served by the people at
Sostrin Consulting throughout their consulting careers:
Client: |
Six Sigma |
Service(s): |
Start Up; New Product Launch; New Brand Development |
| Results & Benefits: |
Conduct a strategic review of business plans; Create a 90-day
action plan for new product launch; Design and implement a branding
campaign for initial marketing |
Client: |
Morro Group, Inc. |
Service(s): |
Organizational Communication; Workshops & Seminars |
Results & Benefits: |
Design and implement a communications and conflict management
training for employees; Reduce conflict in the field and improve
employee morale |
Client: |
Large Banking Institution |
Service(s): |
Strategic Partnerships |
Results & Benefits: |
Develop a strategic partnership plan for prospective acquisitions;
Outline more directed business activities |
Client: |
Large Hospitality Company |
Service(s): |
Strategy; Workshops & Seminars; Leadership
Development |
Results & Benefits: |
Create a leadership model, assessment capability,
selection and management development tools to drive cultural
change toward collaboration; Increase retention of top performers |
Client: |
Large Avionics Company |
Service(s): |
Coaching & Leadership Development;
Organizational Communication |
Results & Benefits: |
Assess culture and leadership; Develop a strategy
to facilitate growth and innovation |
Client: |
Large Engineering Company |
Service(s): |
Strategic Partnerships |
Results & Benefits: |
Develop a strategic partnership plan for internal
units; Create a lean and highly productive network of organizational
partnerships |
Client: |
Large Telecom Company |
Service(s): |
Vision & Strategy |
Results & Benefits: |
Increase focus on mission and key business
outcomes; Create a three year strategic plan for Southwest operations
to achieve specific program and financial objectives |
Client: |
Large Diversified Technology Company |
Service(s): |
Strategy; Workshops & Seminars |
Results & Benefits: |
Develop consensus on internal collaboration
strategy; Design training workshops to create a roster of internal
meeting facilitators to streamline decision-making |
Client: |
Large Financial Services Company |
Service(s): |
Organization; Organizational Communication |
Results & Benefits: |
Develop internal communication guidelines resulting
in a well-informed, motivated team |

Client: |
National Hispanic Corporate Council |
Service(s): |
Retreat Facilitation; Vision & Strategy;
Team Development |
Results & Benefits: |
Inspire a clearer focus on organizational mission
and strategy; Facilitate board retreat and annual strategic planning;
Bolster board and organizational capacity to aggressively address
challenges and opportunities |
Client: |
The Cal Poly Foundation |
Service(s): |
Strategy; Organization; Organizational
Communication; Coaching |
Results & Benefits: |
Consult on re-organization efforts for increased
responsiveness to change; Distinguish priorities in managing
the public perception of the organization; Create a three-year
strategic plan to achieve specific program and financial objectives |
Client: |
Big Brothers Big Sisters |
Service(s): |
Retreat Facilitation; Critical Transitions;
Coaching |
Results & Benefits: |
Succession planning to ensure smooth leadership
transitions; Organization and program design; Leadership coaching
and development to foster accountability and improved performance |
Client: |
United Way |
Service(s): |
External Dialogue |
Results & Benefits: |
Design and facilitate a series of town hall
forums on issues related to homelessness |
Client: |
Girl Scouts of the USA |
Service(s): |
Strategic Partnerships & Coaching |
Results & Benefits: |
Develop a strategy for improved relationships
with local chapters; Expand leadership capacity for youth leaders |
Client: |
The Carter Center |
Service(s): |
Conflict Resolution Systems Design |
Results & Benefits: |
Consult with project team to design a conflict
resolution/elections observation project in Fiji |
Client: |
Abriendo Puertas |
Service(s): |
Vision & Strategy; Leadership Development & Coaching |
Results & Benefits: |
Develop three year organizational plan to specifically
respond to the Hispanic market in Miami; Provide leadership assessment
and coaching to expand leadership capacities focusing on emotional
intelligence |
Client: |
4-H |
Service(s): |
Strategy; Organization |
Results & Benefits: |
Increase focus on mission; Develop a strategy
for organizational activities related to fundraising and public
awareness; |
Client: |
Habitat for Humanity |
Service(s): |
Meeting & Retreat Facilitation |
Results & Benefits: |
Facilitate event designed to build a three-year
strategic plan for consolidating resources to expand projects |

Client: |
City of San Luis Obispo, CA |
Service(s): |
Conflict Resolution Systems Design; Workshops & Seminars |
Results & Benefits: |
Design and implement a mediation program for
city staff and residents; Provide workplace mediation services
to reduce cost associated with unresolved conflict |
Client: |
County of San Luis Obispo, CA |
Service(s): |
Executive Coaching; Workshops & Seminars |
Results & Benefits: |
Design and implement an executive coaching
program for managers and line staff; Design and implement a communications
and conflict management program for County’s Employee University;
Increase emotional intelligence among managers; Improve quality
of individual leadership through expanded skill sets and leadership
competencies |
Client: |
San Luis Obispo County Department of
Social Services, CA |
Service(s): |
Conflict Resolution Systems Design; Facilitation |
Results & Benefits: |
Design and implement a conflict resolution
and family facilitation program for Child Welfare Services to
improve agency/family relationships, reduce court costs and keep
children out of the foster care system |
Client: |
San Luis Obispo County Probation Department,
CA |
Service(s): |
Mediation; Workshops & Seminars |
Results & Benefits: |
Design and implement a series of training workshops
on conflict management and communication; Provide workplace mediation
services to improve working relationships |
Client: |
Arizona Attorney General’s Office |
Service(s): |
Mediation |
Results & Benefits: |
Provide conflict mediation services to reduce
litigation costs and improve settlement rates |
Client: |
Bureau of Land Management |
Service(s): |
Strategic Partnerships |
Results & Benefits: |
Conduct a strategic planning process focused
on building partnerships with federal agencies and local organizations |
Client: |
City of Mesa, AZ |
Service(s): |
Strategy; Team Development |
Results & Benefits: |
Conduct action planning to realign organizational
vision and strategy; Lead trust building activities to improve
teamwork and highlight qualities of peak performers |
Client: |
Tohono O’Odham Nation |
Service(s): |
External Dialogue; Organizational Communication |
Results & Benefits: |
Facilitate the Nation’s formation and
implementation of a Community Advisory Board |
Client: |
U.S. Postal Service |
Service(s): |
Vision & Strategy |
Results & Benefits: |
Facilitate a visioning and strategic planning
process to project future business needs and opportunities |

Client: |
Cal Poly State University, CA |
Service(s): |
Conflict Resolution Systems Design |
Results & Benefits: |
Design and implement a program to give students
a neutral dispute resolution alternative for a range of community
disputes |
Client: |
University of Arizona, AZ |
Service(s): |
Workshops & Seminars |
Results & Benefits: |
Design and deliver training programs for student
leaders and staff in the Blue Chip Leadership Development Program |
Client: |
Cal State Northridge, CA |
Service(s): |
Change Management; Organizational Communication |
Results & Benefits: |
Consult with the departments of Residence Life & Facilities
to create a strategic plan for programming and contingency responses
during multimillion dollar renovation projects |
Client: |
Cuesta College, CA |
Service(s): |
Workshops & Seminars |
Results & Benefits: |
Design and deliver diversity education courses
for the Institute of Professional Development |
Client: |
San Luis Obispo Costal Unified School
District, CA |
Service(s): |
Strategy; Organization; Change Management |
Results & Benefits: |
Work with school administrators and faculty
members on a series of visioning and future casting activities
to reconceptualize the high school student experience |
Client: |
Arizona Leadership Academy, AZ |
Service(s): |
Workshops & Seminars |
Results & Benefits: |
Provide leadership and facilitation training
for students and faculty |
Client: |
BASIC School, AZ |
Service(s): |
Workshops & Seminars |
Results & Benefits: |
Design bilingual, cross-cultural training workshops
for students to improve cultural literacy |
Client: |
Ithaca College, NY |
Service(s): |
Mediation |
Results & Benefits: |
Provide community mediation and communication
programs to reduce conflict and improve community relations |
Client: |
Universidad Mayor de San Simón,
Cochabamba, Bolivia |
Service(s): |
Workshops & Seminars |
Results & Benefits: |
Design cross-cultural training programs
focused on international exchange and peer-peer education |
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