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About Me

Location
Nebraska, USA
Languages
English

I make companies work. Period.
Especially when things get messy.

I partner with leaders navigating complexity, growth, and real stakes who need more than ideas or slide decks. My work sits at the intersection of strategy, leadership, and execution, helping organizations translate intent into systems that actually perform.

Drawing on senior leadership experience inside the only fortune 5 healthcare organizations in the U.S., alongside advisory work with founders, executives, boards, and public-sector leaders, I specialize in diagnosing where momentum breaks down, whether due to structure, decision rights, governance, or operating rhythm, and rebuilding clarity.

The outcome isn’t just a stronger strategy. It’s an organization that works under pressure, at scale, and over time.

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Experience

Recent Work

  • Healthcare & Regulated Markets (B2B / B2B2C): Advised leadership teams on operating model design, execution diagnostics, and growth readiness in highly regulated environments. Work focused on aligning strategy, decision rights, and performance management to improve execution speed and accountability.
  • Agricultural & Financial Services Organization (B2B): Led a comprehensive 5-year strategy and operating model assessment for a $30B organization, identifying growth constraints and execution gaps across structure, governance, and commercial operations. Developed a strategy-to-execution roadmap supporting expansion toward a $50B asset base, including organizational design, leadership alignment, and execution cadence.
  • Growth-Stage Organizations: Provided executive advisory and fractional COO support during periods of scale, restructuring, or transition—stabilizing operations, clarifying priorities, and installing operating rhythms that support sustainable growth.

Notable Career History

  • Senior Executive Leader, Large, Regulated Enterprise, Multiple Years
  • Executive Advisor & Fractional Operator, Growth-Stage & Enterprise Organizations, Multiple Years

Qualifications

Education & Professional Development

  • Speaker, Harvard Business School  Guest lectures and discussions with founders and executive leaders on strategy, execution, and operating in complex environments
  • Certified in Lean Six Sigma – Applied experience improving operational performance, decision flow, and execution discipline
  • Certified in Organizational Change Management – Supporting large-scale transformation, leadership alignment, and sustainable adoption
  • Bachelor of Life Science Degree

Knowledge Areas Knowledge Areas are the business domains and areas, or specialties, with which consultants, partners, and experts are most familiar.

Industries These are the industries and sectors in which consultants, partners, and experts have demonstrated knowledge and experience.

Recent Work

  • Healthcare & Regulated Markets (B2B / B2B2C): Advised leadership teams on operating model design, execution diagnostics, and growth readiness in highly regulated environments. Work focused on aligning strategy, decision rights, and performance management to improve execution speed and accountability.
  • Agricultural & Financial Services Organization (B2B): Led a comprehensive 5-year strategy and operating model assessment for a $30B organization, identifying growth constraints and execution gaps across structure, governance, and commercial operations. Developed a strategy-to-execution roadmap supporting expansion toward a $50B asset base, including organizational design, leadership alignment, and execution cadence.
  • Growth-Stage Organizations: Provided executive advisory and fractional COO support during periods of scale, restructuring, or transition—stabilizing operations, clarifying priorities, and installing operating rhythms that support sustainable growth.

Notable Career History

  • Senior Executive Leader, Large, Regulated Enterprise, Multiple Years
  • Executive Advisor & Fractional Operator, Growth-Stage & Enterprise Organizations, Multiple Years

Education & Professional Development

  • Speaker, Harvard Business School  Guest lectures and discussions with founders and executive leaders on strategy, execution, and operating in complex environments
  • Certified in Lean Six Sigma – Applied experience improving operational performance, decision flow, and execution discipline
  • Certified in Organizational Change Management – Supporting large-scale transformation, leadership alignment, and sustainable adoption
  • Bachelor of Life Science Degree

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Reviews

  • Eva B
    5 out of 5

    Sara has a broad knowledge base covering large areas in healthcare, including business operations, regulatory and compliance, clinical operations, and financial aspects, including value-based care. She is a strategic thinker and operator, well-versed in standing up programs and optimizing operations. Sara leads with clear vision and commitment to the client’s goals. She supports and inspires the people around her, to achieve great things together.

  • Susan B
    5 out of 5

    Sara has outstanding intellect, meticulous organizational expertise, and exceptional work ethic. This makes her an invaluable member our board of directors. Sara consistently demonstrates a rare blend of strategic insight, operational discipline, and thoughtful stewardship that drives measurable impact.

  • Trish P
    5 out of 5

    Sara is a pleasure to work with. She is very knowledgeable and responsive.

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