SME Strategy Consulting INC

Anthony was so incredibly helpful in helping our team get ready for the session and was so patient and understanding in the lead up to our session.For our day session Anthony was able to help our team focus and get down to the bottom of the task at hand.He is very direct and genuine but also understanding and was able to help us establish what needs of our company needs are and was able to help us focus on where our company is headed.Our team came away more focused and less overwhelmed thanks to Anthony's facilitation.His services also provide support after the facilitation which is incredibly helpful and we recommend Anthony for any of your companies strategic needs.

We contracted with SME to work with our organization, supporting and facilitating our strategic planning, in spring 2022. We were so fortunate to work with Jenna Sedmak, who so capably, professionaly and competently lead the pre-strategic planning surveys and interviews, which set the stage for our online strategy planning sessions. The SME process, with Jenna's leadership, kept us focused and on task. Strategic planning can be a challenging process, one where ideas (and perosnalities) and plans can wander, but Jenna so skillfully and patiently guided everyone back to the task at hand and ensured organizational alignment. SME's ongoing support and check-ins are most certainly a value add and help to reassure staff and the board. She, and SME, are thorough and detail oriented, which is so very necessary and appreciated, which in turn ensure a very good result for our organization.

I have the pleasure of meeting with Anthony on a weekly basis and learning from him on many different levels when it comes to business. I would highly recommend him if you're company is looking to put together a strategic plan in order to get the whole team focused on the same track. Excellent communicator and can run a meeting like no other!

I had simply requested a document from SME Strategy Consulting and within moments was contacted by Anthony, who was incredibly personable and generous with his time and information. Even though I wasn't a paying customer, he took the time to ask about my situation and offer excellent ideas on how I might proceed. I was very impressed by his commitment to customer service and no pressure approach. Even though my needs are great enough to warrant hiring a consultant, I would definitely keep him in mind should I need to!

SME Strategy has been the centerpoint for expanding my business into the Vancouver BC region. SME have helped me establish solid contacts in the marketplace while providing expert advise for our business objectives and goals. Without the support of SME Strategy we wouldn't have solid ground level intelligence along with board room level insight.

We just finished our company's strategy sessions led by Jenna. She was on fire! She has such a clear, concise and kind approach to bringing out everyone's individual voices. She also is adept at distilling the key objectives and priorities for the group. We are so lucky to have SME right here in beautiful Victoria BC. KWENCH highly recommends SME and Jenna as a facilitator!

Anthony was very helpful. I only had a few questions this go round and he was still excellent. I can tell he took the long term view with me and that is rare nowadays. I will happily refer SME to anyone needing a little or a lot of help in their strategic work needs.

We were so lucky as a board to have Anthony and the SME team support us through an overdue strategic creation process for a not-for-profit Society based in Vancouver, B.C.We were able to create a new strategy over two days of working sessions. This was possible given how well-prepped we were to jump right into the work. We now have a new mission and vision to work towards with a blueprint to get us there.Looking forward to working with him again in the future. 

We highly recommend him and the SME team.- On behalf of the Red Door Housing Society Board of Directors

SME strategy has been an amazing center point to have in Vancouver. Coming from Seattle and not knowing the lay of the business land in Vancouver, BC, SME was quick to get my company introduced to local real estate professionals and other reputable business professionals in the area. Because SME approaches their work with such passion the client (us) received great results. I'd recommend any one looking to do business in Vancouver, BC to take the time and connect with SME. Well worth it.

I am absolutely impressed with SME Consulting and would not hesitate to engage them again. Jenna Sedmak led our nonprofit's strategic planning project. Jenna is obviously quite experienced in leading strategy groups. She quickly learned about our organization and project and led us through the process with efficiency. She knew the right questions to ask which gave us pause to think deeply about our direction and the resources needed to accomplish our goals. Jenna was responsive in answering questions. She is a good communicator and very adept at drawing out salient points that proved to be essential in identifying priority areas, setting goals, and planning for risk. Even though we had to conducted our meetings on line, we found the process to be seamless because of Jenna's expertise and sensitivity while leading our group. I am glad that we chose SME to lead our strategy team and I highly recommend them.