Building a Resilient Consulting Practice

Learning & Sharing Our Experiences In an increasingly complex and uncertain environment, consultants must continually adapt their practices while staying clear about the value they bring. This interactive virtual session will explore practical strategies for building a resilient consulting business, including clarifying your brand and market position, refining service offerings, creating systems that support sustainability and growth, clarifying the role of AI in your work, and leveraging relationships with peer consultants to expand capacity and opportunity. The training session will be followed by peer-to-peer sharing and Q&A, participants will exchange ideas, learn from one another's experiences, and leave with practical insights to strengthen and sustain their consulting practices. Presenter Bio: Melissa Harris, Director of Service Development, Fio Partners Melissa helps organizations build the clarity needed to create lasting community impact. Through strategic facilitation, training, and organizational development, she designs experiences that help people learn together, work across boundaries, and turn shared purpose into collective action. At Fio Partners, Melissa develops the firm's frameworks, products, and training programs, and leads client engagements focused on shared learning and strategy development. She brings her experience developing nonprofit brands, engagement programs, and communications to her work at Fio Partners. She has a B.A. in English and Philosophy from Providence College and an M.S. in Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy from Bay Path University. Photo & Video Release By registering and attending this event, you acknowledge and consent that you and/or your guests may be photographed or recorded during the event. These images and videos may be used for promotional purposes, including but not limited to social media, websites, and marketing materials. All Attendee Agreement All attendees are expected to participate in this event in good faith and in alignment with the values of the SouthCoast Community Foundation, the hosting organization. While taking photos, videos, or recordings for personal use or to share your experience is generally welcome, content may not be misrepresented, manipulated, or used in any way that could harm the organization, its mission, its partners, or fellow attendees. By attending this event, you affirm your commitment to respectful participation. All event content—whether shared in person or online—should be treated with care and integrity. Misuse of materials or behavior inconsistent with these expectations may result in removal from the event and limit future participation. Please block your calendar for this date and time once you register. We will reach out closer to the event date with more information and the meeting link.