About Debbie

Business Strategist & Coach

I didn't start in coaching. I started in the work of building businesses from the inside.

For more than 20 years, I've worked alongside entrepreneurs, business owners, and leaders to strengthen operations, develop teams, and create the structure needed for sustainable growth. From helping build a top-producing real estate team to serving in senior operational and financial leadership for a $1 billion market center, I've experienced both the opportunities and challenges that come with building a successful business.

Today, through Breakthrough Business Solutions, I bring that experience together with strategic coaching and deeper breakthrough work to help business owners gain clarity, make thoughtful decisions, and turn their goals into meaningful progress.

Experience That Goes Beyond Coaching

I've been in the business, not just on the sidelines advising it.

I've worked in environments where decisions have real financial consequences, where systems need to support people rather than slow them down, and where growth creates as many challenges as opportunities.

That experience shapes how I coach today.

I understand the difference between a great idea and one that can actually be implemented. I've seen what happens when a business outgrows its systems, when priorities compete for attention, or when the person leading the business becomes the bottleneck.

And I recognize that sometimes the challenge isn't business strategy at all. It's the habits, assumptions, or thinking patterns getting in the way of progress.

That's why my approach brings together practical business experience, strategic coaching, and deeper breakthrough work.

How I Work

Sometimes the challenge is in the business. Sometimes it's what's keeping the business owner stuck. I work with both.

My approach combines practical business strategy with personalized coaching and deeper breakthrough work. We look beyond the immediate problem to understand what's really getting in the way, whether that's an ineffective process, competing priorities, a difficult decision, or a pattern of thinking that keeps showing up.

Through my Aligned Action Framework™, we focus on three essential elements:

Clarity — Understand what's happening, recognize what's getting in the way, and identify what matters most.
Structure — Build practical systems, habits, and ways of working that support your goals instead of adding complexity.
Momentum — Turn decisions into focused action, strengthen follow-through, and create meaningful, measurable progress.

My advanced training in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Mental and Emotional Release® techniques adds another dimension to this work. When the obstacle isn't simply a business tactic, we can explore the underlying habits, beliefs, and thinking patterns that may be limiting progress.

I don't take over your business or hand you another collection of ideas. I help you see what you may be too close to recognize, make thoughtful decisions, and put those decisions into action.

Because the goal isn't simply to build a more successful business. It's to build one that actually works for you.

Why This Work Matters to Me

I've worked with so many capable, hardworking people who are doing everything they know to do, yet still feel like they're not making the progress they want.

They're busy. They're committed. They care deeply about their businesses and the people who depend on them. But somewhere along the way, the business they set out to build has become more complicated, demanding, or overwhelming than they ever intended.

What I love most about this work is helping someone see what they couldn't see before. Sometimes it's an opportunity they've overlooked, a decision they've been avoiding, or a simple change that makes everything work a little better. Other times, it's helping them recognize that they're capable of more than they've allowed themselves to believe.

There's something incredibly rewarding about watching that shift happen—and then helping turn it into meaningful action.

I believe success should create more opportunity, freedom, and fulfillment in our lives, not consume everything we have to give.

That's why I do this work. Not simply to help people build better businesses, but to help them build businesses that support the lives they want to live.

Beyond the Business

There's more to life than work, and I believe the businesses we build should leave room for the things that make life meaningful.

Outside of coaching and consulting, I enjoy traveling and exploring new places, gathering with family and friends, playing handbells, and finding new projects that let me be a little creative. I'm naturally curious, love a good conversation, and rarely pass up an opportunity to learn something new.

I value connection, laughter, meaningful experiences, and having the freedom to enjoy life along the way.

That perspective isn't separate from my work. It's part of what shapes it. I believe we can be ambitious, build successful businesses, and still make room for the people, experiences, and everyday moments that matter most.