Stephanie Kusibab is the founder and CEO of Essentiam, a woman-owned strategy consultancy working at the intersection of strategy and people. Stephanie and her team enable mission-oriented for profit, nonprofit, and membership organizations to create their best futures by bringing leaders together around a shared vision and plan, enabling teams to work together to enact change, and building leadership capacity for growth and sustainability.
Stephanie has more than 20 years of experience identifying and implementing strategic initiatives for organizations ranging in size from start-ups to those on Fortune’s Global 500 list.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in organizational psychology from Loyola University Chicago. She currently serves on the Executive Committee of the International Association for Strategy Professionals (IASP) and is a member of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). Stephanie also holds a Certificate of Nonprofit Board Consulting from BoardSource, is a consultant with the Northern Illinois Center for Nonprofit Excellence (NICNE) at Northern Illinois University, and contributes to foresight and sensemaking projects through the Grey Swan Guild and Cygnus Sprints.
She believes the most powerful ideas come from bringing people together. By asking the right questions, bringing together the right people, and gathering the right intelligence, Stephanie helps clients see beyond their current horizons to create a clear path and organizational capacity for growth and mission achievement.