SME Strategy Consulting was founded in 2011 to help organizations and their people create and implement their strategic plans. We do this by facilitating strategic planning meetings, leading corporate training, and providing executive coaching and expert advice to senior leaders.
We are passionate about providing exceptional and adaptable service, which means working alongside our clients so we can get to know your organization’s culture. We take a people-first approach, making sure our strategic planning is valuable, enjoyable, and sustainable for your teams. You need processes and frameworks that are accessible and easy to understand, so we deliver solutions that empower you to become proficient in strategic planning and thinking so you can continue executing solutions in the future.
As a global brand and enterprise, we work with non-profit and for-profit organizations spanning various sectors and industries across the world. Our mission is to provide managers and leaders with the tools, frameworks, and expertise to help create and successfully execute their strategic plans that benefit their employees, stakeholders, and communities.
CEO & Senior Facilitator. USA + Canada
Anthony Taylor is the CEO a senior strategic planning facilitator at SME Strategy. He holds a degree in business administration (BBA) as well as his Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) from the Project Management Institute.
Anthony has an entrepreneurial background, with more than 10 years of experience running his own small businesses in various industries. In his book I Wish I Knew, he shares his best tips for being an entrepreneur.
In 2016, Anthony was chosen as a Global Entrepreneurship Week Ambassador for Canada, and SME Strategy was awarded the Palme Blue for "Microenterprise of the Year" from the French Chamber of Commerce.
Anthony speaks fluent French and loves soccer, basketball, and drinking scotch.
Place of origin: Vancouver, Canada
Specializations: Marketing, Strategy and Project Management.
His big goal: To receive the Order of Canada.
Favourite quotes: “Ride the spiral to the end, you may just go where no one has been.” – Tool
“It’s not about the years of my life, but the life of my years.”
Chief Client Officer and Senior Facilitator. Pacific Northwest and Virtual
Jenna has been with SME Strategy since 2013. As a Senior Facilitator and Chief Client Officer, she spends her time partnering with our clients from onboarding through to strategy development and execution. She has worked with organizations spanning a variety of sectors including: non-profit and/or membership based, natural resource management and development, agriculture, manufacturing, finance, insurance, education, HR, tourism and hospitality, and health care.
Jenna has a Master of Arts Degree in Intercultural and International Communication from Royal Roads University (RRU) as well as certifications in Change Management, Agile Project Management and Advanced Facilitation focused on Adult Learning. Due to her passion for teaching and learning, she also holds a contract teaching position with RRU as an Associate Faculty Member within the Department of Communication and Culture. She has worked with an array of courses including: Organizational Communication, Strategic Communication, Ethical Communication, and Global Communication.
Outside of work, she enjoys activities such as rock climbing, cross training, and hiking. She is also passionate about playing piano, reading, spending time with friends and family, and watching just about anything Sci-Fi. However, her favourite activity will always be drinking that first cup of coffee in the morning.
Place of Origin: British Columbia - However, she considers herself a global citizen, traveling to many countries and spending nearly four years living in Norway and Sweden, while gaining conversational abilities in both languages.
Specializations: Strategic Planning, Corporate/Organizational Communication, Change Management, Project Management, Strategy Implementation
Her big goal: To hike Mt. Fuji!
Favourite quote: “If you're always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be”. Maya Angelou
Senior Facilitator. North East and Continental USA
Jen Scumaci is a Strategic Planning Facilitator at SME Strategy. She holds an MBA and an M.Ed. in Higher Education.
Jen’s background is diverse, with seven years of administration in colleges/universities, 10+ years in people + operations + client management in supply chain services, and 20+ years in non-profit work.
In 2014, Jen fulfilled a lifelong dream of learning to DJ and has been providing the soundtrack for community events, restaurants/bars/clubs, and weddings along the Northeast Seacoast ever since. In her downtime, Jen loves nothing more than hanging out with her amazing wife and two crazy pugs.
Place of origin: Queens, NY | Current location: Portsmouth, NH
Specializations: Facilitation, Strategy Development + Implementation, People Operations, Project Management. (Also, dropping funky fresh beats…)
Her big goals: To Marie Kondo her house and to master vinyl DJing.
Favourite quote: "Dear Humans, you’ve got it all wrong. You didn’t come here to master unconditional love. That is where you came from and that is where you will return. You came here to learn personal love. Universal Love, messy love, sweaty love, crazy love, broken love, whole love. Infused with divinity. Lived through the grace of stumbling. Demonstrated through the beauty of messing up often. You didn’t come here to be perfect. You already are. You came here to be gorgeously human. Flawed and fabulous. And then to rise again into remembering. But unconditional love? Stop telling that story. Love in truth doesn’t need any adjectives. It needs no modifiers. It doesn’t require the condition of perfection. It only asks that you show up. And do your best. That you stay present and feel fully. That you shine and fly and laugh and cry and hurt and heal and fall and get back up and play and work and live and die as YOU. It is enough. It is plenty." - Courtney Walsh
Senior Facilitator. Pacific Northwest and Continental USA
Erin is a Strategic Planning and Implementation Facilitator, leading clients through the development and implementation of their strategic plans. Erin’s experience ranges from starting her own business to managing teams at global brands to consulting for a variety of organizations in the banking, insurance, consumer goods, and non-profit sectors.
Erin holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Colorado College.
Outside of work Erin enjoys staying active and spending time with family. She enjoys cycling, hiking and outdoor music concerts with friends. On weekends, you can usually find Erin on the sideline of her sons’ soccer games or in the car driving them to soccer :)
Erin has a passion for working with underserved youth populations in the sport-for-development space, volunteering with organizations who support that work.
Place of Origin: Although Erin was born in - and currently lives in the Pacific Northwest, she has lived and traveled many places in between, including Germany and Argentina.
Specializations: Facilitation, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Product & Brand Marketing and Non-Profit Board Management.
Her big goal:
Attend World Cup and Premier League games!
Favorite quote:
“I'll toss my coins in the fountain,
Look for clovers in grassy lawns
Search for shooting stars in the night
Cross my fingers and dream on.”
- Tracy Chapman
If you're a small non-profit that's having great impact in your community but would benefit from greater alignment and clarity, apply for our non-profit program.
For qualifying non-profit organizations we'll subsidize $7000 of your strategic plan creation.
If you're a larger or well-established non-profit, you qualify for a 10% discount on all strategic planning sessions and stakeholder engagement.
What it looks like for you:
SME Strategy has developed an outcomes focused curriculum for our client programming, from strategic planning, to educational workshops, to executive coaching.
We do this first by guiding clients to align around a common vision, or One Destination, so that the entire team is working towards a shared purpose and end result.
Additionally, all of our programs and workshop modules are designed to have a clear and explicit outcome each time, so that all of the information you learn can be applied immediately.
Everything we do is to help get you where you want to go.
What it looks like for you:
SME Strategy is committed to developing true partnerships with our clients, and the foundation is built on strong communication.
We do this through our robust and organized project management process for each stage in the project lifecycle. We recognize the needs for both asynchronous and synchronous communication, and we aren’t afraid to pick up the phone to connect in real time.
When working towards our joint timelines, communication is the bridge to meeting everyone’s expectations.
When guiding our clients through team-based work such as the strategic planning process or educational workshops, we foster strong communication within the session and help the group develop the capacities to cascade strong communication systems and processes throughout their organization.
What it looks like for you:
SME Strategy is available for virtual and in-person facilitation times to meet the needs of organizations in all North American (and many global) time zones.
We are focused on delivering quality strategic planning and implementation programs and achieving critical outcomes for all clients we work with, and we are able to adapt to changing situations to maintain focus and ensure delivery of client outcomes.
What it looks like for you:
We are passionate about strategy, leadership and people.
When working with the SME Strategy team, from sales to facilitation to support, each of our team members strive to deliver the best client experience throughout each step of the customer journey.
We want you to win - we want to win together.
Our goal is to bring the best out of your team, and we’ll push you as far as you want to go. We’ll bring our passion to the process, because we’re passionate about what we do.
Get in touch with our team today to help set your people on the path towards alignment, execution, and achievement.
