I’m a mission-driven business coach and strategist helping service-based entrepreneurs step into the CEO role, build sustainable systems, and grow businesses that create both impact and consistent revenue.

Most of the entrepreneurs I work with 1:1 don't come to me short on ideas. They come to me short on focus.

Some have five directions they could take their business and no way to choose. Others have one idea they know is right, but no clear path to build it into something real.

That's the work we do together: turning what's in your head — scattered or brand new — into a clear business concept, a strategic roadmap, and the follow-through to actually execute it.

After more than 20 years in nonprofit and for-profit leadership roles — guiding teams, managing budgets, and building programs designed to create measurable impact — I founded Spark Good to help entrepreneurs operate like proactive CEOs instead of reactive business owners.

I hold an MBA and bring both strategic training and real-world leadership experience into every engagement.

Hi, I’m Stephanie

I help mission-driven entrepreneurs turn big ideas into focused action.

If you’re juggling too many priorities or feeling stuck in the day-to-day, I’ll help you step back, clarify your direction, and operate like the CEO your business needs.

Together, we’ll build a strong foundation, prioritize what truly drives revenue, and create a roadmap that supports growth without burnout.

I help you create a business you love!

Many service-based entrepreneurs hit a plateau.

Revenue fluctuates. Ideas multiply. Time feels fragmented. Everything feels urgent.

But building a sustainable business requires something different:

  • Clear 90-day focus

  • Aligned time and energy

  • Revenue-driven priorities

  • Consistent CEO habits

My work centers on helping founders make the shift from scattered execution to strategic leadership.

That’s what allows growth to compound instead of burn you out.

“Working with Stephanie has been great. She is knowledgeable, pleasant, and has lots of ideas. Since working with Stephanie, I started believing I have what it takes to run a successful business.”
— Marita Glasgow, Sacred Spaces Therapy

Experience & Leadership

Before founding Spark Good, I spent over two decades working in leadership roles across nonprofit and business sectors. My background includes:

  • MBA-trained business strategy and leadership development

  • 20+ years in nonprofit and for-profit management

  • Facilitating fellowship cohorts and alumni roundtables for mission-driven founders

  • Designing and leading strategic planning processes

  • Supporting service-based entrepreneurs both in person, locally in the Twin Cities, and virtually across the globe!

This combination of formal business training and hands-on leadership experience allows me to see both the big picture and the operational details.

I don’t just help you generate ideas. I also help you execute strategically.

Who I Work With

I work with mission-driven, service-based entrepreneurs who:

  • Have some traction but want more consistent revenue

  • Feel scattered or pulled in too many directions

  • Want to stop “throwing spaghetti at the wall”

  • Are ready to operate like CEOs instead of reacting to everything

  • Care deeply about impact and want their business model to reflect that

  • Are local to the Twin Cities and want to work together in person, or are anywhere else and want to work together virtually.

If you’re looking for hype or overnight growth promises, I’m not your coach.

If you’re ready to build a profitable, sustainable business that aligns with your values — we’ll work well together.

My Philosophy: Sustainable Growth Over Constant Hustle

There’s a narrative in entrepreneurship that more effort equals more success.

I disagree. While hustle may get your business off the ground, adopting a sustainable approach to growth will ensure your business is longer lasting and doesn’t burn you out.

Sustainable businesses are built through:

  • Focus

  • Clarity

  • Strategic sequencing

  • Consistent execution

  • Energy management

When entrepreneurs build rhythms instead of reacting to urgency, revenue stabilizes. Decision-making improves. Confidence grows.

This is the foundation of both my 1:1 work and what I'm building into Sustainable CEO.

How We Can Work Together

There are two primary ways to work with me:

1:1 Coaching & Strategy Intensives

Intensive High-touch, personalized support — often in person for local Twin Cities founders, virtual for everyone else — for entrepreneurs turning a scattered or budding idea into a clear roadmap and the follow-through to execute it.

→ Explore 1:1 Business Coaching

→ Explore the CEO Strategy Intensive

Sustainable CEO Foundations

For entrepreneurs who want the identity, clarity, and capacity shifts of the Sustainable CEO approach before — or instead of — 1:1 support. The next cohort for Sustainable CEO Foundations opens for registration September 2026.

→ Join the Sustainable CEO Foundations waitlist

A Little More Personally

I live in St. Paul, Minnesota with my husband and our golden doodle. We have four children - some still at home, some out in the world. I love coffee, campfires, connecting with others, experimenting in the kitchen, an afternoon nap and traveling - especially off the beaten path. I’m a lifelong learner, relationship builder, and someone who believes deeply that strong businesses strengthen communities.

When mission-driven founders thrive, the ripple effect extends far beyond revenue.

And that’s the kind of growth I care about.