Hi, I’m Dondi.
Dondi Partners has always been about partnership. When I started as a marketing consultant in 2019, it was about working with people I respect and generating results through great marketing and strategy. Now, it’s about empowering clients to build stronger relationships, communicate more effectively, and elevate their careers and organizations. Finn and Roya, our dogs, are still honorary “partners” in St. Paul, keeping me company and providing happy distractions.
“Through coaching, I guide clients through career transitions and leadership opportunities to create meaningful growth and fulfillment.”
-Dondi
My Approach
As a leader in major corporations and as a consultant, I was successful in driving results because I excelled with my strengths in strategic thinking, communications, and relationship building. My ability to lead and align high-performing teams helped me deliver meaningful outcomes. Now, I put my strategic expertise and leadership experience to work by coaching clients as they navigate career transitions, lead teams, improve engagement, and refine their communication skills to achieve new levels of success.
A Transition Leader and Strategic Planner
Two things have been true in my career: I can see a strategic answer quickly and if there isn’t a path to get there, I’ll make one. As a business leader I was well-known for building teams, strategies and processes from the ground up. I learned from every win and miss and as a consultant, I used that knowledge to successfully help clients.
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Planned and facilitated long-range strategic planning sessions for a $1.5B manufacturing division and led the creation of the first marketing strategy in four years.
Formed the company’s first product-sales-marketing partnership for go-to-market strategies. Driving record-setting revenue via 11% sales growth for product launches in a $900M portfolio.
Increased marketing team engagement rate to 86% for a growing engineering firm with $109M in revenue. Created a team purpose, strategic alignment, and an organizational structure.
Integrated two marketing teams into a single team with clarified roles and streamlined processes. Increased productivity by 24% and achieved highest department engagement rate.
A Respected Coach and Leader
In my 21 years as a leader, I’m proud people recognized my authenticity, and I created so many trusting relationships. My leadership style has always been getting to know and honor someone’s uniqueness and to maximize their talents.
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I was known as a leader who focused on development and coached team members to lead with their strengths. Other leaders recruited from my team so often, they nicknamed it “Target’s Bootcamp.”
As a new manager I was told to “move out” a low performer. Instead, I discovered she needed a coach and patience. Three years later, at her retirement party, she hugged me and thanked me for taking the time to know her and help her reach retirement.
A talented supervisor on my team didn’t get a leadership role she wanted because her quiet approach was considered too “soft”. We worked on speaking confidently, but authentically. She found her style, was promoted several times, and became a well-respected leader in the organization.
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