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As a long-recognized business and marketing expert, MaryLea Balsley (President) has consulted for up to 300 clients a year and started up 5 of her own companies since 1979. She combines her cumulative up-to-date knowledge with her real-world experience and keen business instinct to help you build your company and confidence, giving your business a distinct edge over your competitors. 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Extensive background includes working with start-ups and established businesses, governments, economic development agencies, non-profits, business incubators, women&#8217;s groups, and organizations of all types.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>As a dynamic and colorful <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">speaker and trainer,<\/span> she also provides content-rich, top- flight presentations and training complete with unique insights, timely and relevant information and real tools and resources, that consistently satisfy client goals while delighting her <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">audience.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Depending on your organization\u2019s needs, goals and in-house talent, she will work in a guidance or hands-on capacity. Clients\u00a0hire Future Force<span class=\"pxr\" style=\"position: absolute; font-size: 20px; margin-top: -10px;\">\u00ae<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0on an hourly, daily, monthly or per project basis. Ms. Balsley holds all client information in strictest confidence and welcomes your\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.futureforce.com\/contact-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-fpl-component=\"primitive\">call or email<\/a><\/span> to discuss the potential of working together to exceed your expectations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcbe132 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcbe132\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a consummate risk-taker, Ms. Balsley has gained business wisdom and a wealth of knowledge to help you succeed. 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She has the unique ability to highly leverage limited resources within a given infrastructure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f936f6 e-con-full bx e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f936f6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80eb360 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80eb360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;You have given the Women&#8217;s Technology Cluster a solid start in uncertain circumstances with humor, intelligence and passion.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-066d193 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"066d193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Catherine Muther, Founder\u2028<br>Women's Technology Cluster (Start-Up Business Incubator)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0388b49 e-con-full mx-xob e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0388b49\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf75a94 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf75a94\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84892c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84892c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clients faced with strategic decisions are often overwhelmed, paralyzed, or unsure about just how to proceed. Having an impartial person help evaluate your options is crucial when you&#8217;re too involved to be objective. \u00a0Business owners usually think they should just &#8220;KNOW all this,&#8221; when there is no way they could, without having the depth of experience and a frame of reference. A trustworthy advisor familiar with your business can help you take a proactive approach to decision-making, making it easy to avoid costly errors and deadly detours. Wise business moves and incremental successes make it much easier to stay inspired, on task and on target.<br \/><br \/>Following consulting sessions, clients feel focused and motivated to get right to work on the suggestions and agreed-upon actions. She looks at the whole business and helps you to decide exactly what is right for you, right now. Each business needs a very specific strategy and not the confusing and overwhelming laundry list offered by &#8220;cookie cutter&#8221; marketing gurus. Through the consulting process you will gain the focus, clarity, and learn the specific actionable steps needed to get from where you are to where you want to go. Independent business owners often have limited resources but are entirely capable of achieving great results with MaryLea&#8217;s expert guidance, wisdom and specific results-oriented tasks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8abb1b6 e-con-full bx e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8abb1b6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9e8354 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9e8354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Thanks for the specific tasks, recommendations and practical assignments that I can tackle with measurable outcomes. 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