
Forward Motion
I create clarity + identity + strategic next steps for founders and small teams.

I create clarity + identity + strategic next steps for founders and small teams.
As the "Next Step Architect, I love working with founders on
In my book Root Cause I tell my story of hitting bottom and then rising up. I offer suggestions to build resilience in one's life. In applying those ideas to business I identify solutions in stuck careers or stakeholder issues with a multi-faceted, unique, clarifying perspective on the root of the matter. Contact me to speak to your group or Professional Association.

Author, speaker, coach, creative, and consultant.
Clarity is my calling.
My career spans multiple project and product delivery roles which gives me the experience and expertise to energize value in shifting business contexts. My background is a unique blend of change management, project governance and executive communication skills and that's what helps me be the Next Step Architect for small business.
My Top 5 CliftonStrengths are Strategic, Self-assuredness, Learner, Ideation, and Futuristic. I'm certified by Project Management Institute as a PMO-CP, by Acuity as a Change Management Professional and by ECHO as a Listening Intelligence Certified Coach.

Read about Dori's personal transformation in her book Root Cause.
Cover art by Dori Gilbert