ABOUT CENTERED STRATEGIES CONSULTING
Centered Strategies Consulting LLC provides tailored consultation and training services to support strategic growth and increased top-line performance for professional services companies of all sizes. Clients benefit from practical, easy-to-implement solutions based on more than 20 years of hands-on experience. These solutions are focused on the often-challenging areas of business development/sales practices, proposal and presentation development, pursuit capture planning, mergers and acquisitions, and business development/marketing coordinator development.
HOW WE HELP
Companies often struggle with effective business development, leading to low return on investment, reduced billable hours, staff frustration, and lower win rates. Rapid growth can hinder the ability to adapt practices, while leaders nearing retirement may not have consistent processes in place. Additionally, companies may lack the expertise to create a solid mergers and acquisitions strategy.
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Centered Strategies Consulting is here to provide tailored solutions to address these challenges.
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By working with us, you have the potential to:
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Improve top-line performance
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Increase market share
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Boost pursuit win rates
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Reduce unbillable time spent pursuing projects
- Increase mergers and acquisitions success
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Develop skills to drive company growth
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Gain tailored, impactful sales strategies
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Increase productivity by implementing repeatable, successful processes
MY STORY
Sarah Rahall-Lunsford has more than 20 years of experience helping businesses grow through a pragmatic, consensus-building approach to business development and marketing.
She served as Director of Sales and Marketing for an international home furnishings manufacturer and national Senior Vice President of Business Development for a $450M ENR Top 15 Transportation firm. She created and improved business development processes, leading a successful capture planning program that achieved a win rate above 50% and generated $1.5B in new contracts over the past decade.
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Sarah led a 20-person business development coordinator team, overseeing training and process development. She also helped create and lead a national mergers & acquisitions strategy, including process development, reporting, communication, target research, and strategic intent development and presentation.
She has a master’s degree in organizational communication and public speaking from Pepperdine University, which she received through a full assistantship in exchange for her leadership of the Pepperdine Speech Laboratory. She also led the Butler University Speaker’s Lab, where she received a bachelor’s degree in communication with a minor in journalism.
To learn more about Sarah's background and references, please visit Sarah Rahall-Lunsford | LinkedIn
Select Experience
$1.5B
New contract wins from capture planning program Sarah developed and oversaw for 10+ years
21
Years of hands-on experience helping companies grow
20+
States in which Sarah has worked
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Contact
Please reach out to see how Centered Strategies Consulting can help your company grow.
(614) 285-5556