Assisting businesses & organizations in achieving people powered results.

Who we are

Simply Superior Consulting

We have worked together for 20+ years and share a passion for leadership and organizational development. We have spent our professional lives working with people and a variety of organizations. We have assisted businesses and non-profit organizations alike in moving forward.

We are committed to helping businesses, organizations, and individuals reach their full potential

We are certified coaches for both the Gallup Strengths and DISC assessments

We Specialize In

Growing leaders, businesses, and organizations

Leadership and Organization Development is our passion!

Progressive companies and organizations believe in and practice a leadership philosophy that empowers, engages, and develops the people they employ. To accomplish this training and development have to be incorporated into the senior, mid-level, and emerging leadership levels.

Equally important, leaders understand that employees/members need to be engaged “in the business of the business.” Effective leaders build strong, effective and motivated teams. They involve their people in planning and decision making. They regularly demonstrate the degree to which their people are valued.

Leaders of forward thinking businesses and organizations realize that their most important asset is their people, and they continuously invest in them.

New to our Service Offerings

New! Clifton Strengths and DISC: Powerful Assessments for Positive Results

We are trainers and coaches for two assessment tools that provide insight, knowledge, and positive affirmation for employees along with a better understanding of team member’s strengths and preferred approaches to accomplishing work.

New! Would You Like to Work Here? Finding and Keeping Talented Employees.

Workplace culture has become front and center for organizations committed to long-term success and deservedly so. Attracting and keeping talent is essential for success. To the emerging young professional majority, the quality …

New! Managers Matter the Most – Now More than Ever

Managers are the key to employee satisfaction, retention, growth, and productivity. The job of a manager is currently more challenging than ever with the on-going evolution of where and when work is accomplished combined with …

01. Strength-Based Teams: The Backbone of Successful Post-Pandemic Businesses

High-functioning teams are the backbone of successful businesses and organizations. Our multi-engagement team development approach includes: Teamwork = Teams that Work, Passion & Purpose, and Strengths Finder.

02. Building on Strengths: Common Sense Leadership for Uncommon Results

Senior leaders, those at the mid-level, and individuals providing leadership without a formal position all benefit and grow when they lead with their strengths. While managing their weaknesses, they focus on improving by accentuating their strengths.

03. Navigating the New Normal: Strategic Planning in a Brave New World

Is it time to control events rather than letting events control you? How much longer can you afford “business as usual?” Deciding to stay the same in today’s world, where change is not only rapid but accelerating, is really a decision to fall behind.

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04. Skillful Facilitating

Having an outside facilitator frees up all members of a group or organization to be participants and changes the “business as usual” dynamic. We have facilitated hundreds of meetings and we have the expertise required to make your meeting or discussion a productive one.

Moving Forward: From Customer Service to Customer Experience

Excellent businesses, those that are never satisfied with “good enough,” are investing heavily in the customer experience. The goal with this approach is to…

Bridging the Great Communication Divide

Communicating effectively and frequently is vital to the success of businesses and organizations. When employees are “in the know” they are much more likely to…

Personalized Consulting

Customized, Innovative, Results Oriented. At Simply Superior Consulting we take pride in our effort to get to know your unique business or organization and the environment in which it operates.

Bringing Happiness to Life…and Work!

Happy people live better lives, are more content in the workplace, and contribute to positive work cultures. Happiness in today’s world can be fleeting and elusive for many people.

Our Relationships

"It was truly a pleasure working with Dave and Rachel of Simply Superior Consulting. In guiding United Way through its strategic planning process this past fall, they were professional throughout the process, proficient at every stage and incredibly pleasant to everyone from the beginning to the end. As a result, United Way now has a very comprehensive Strategic Plan that will guide it into the next several years. We highly recommend their services to everyone.”

United Way of Marquette County Board & Staff

"As a business that has earned the Best Practices Designation in the insurance industry for the past 7 consecutive years, we pride ourselves on delivering a great customer experience. That being said, we always know there is another level that can be achieved. Working with Simply Superior Consulting has proven not only that we can get better, but “how” we can. Rachel and Dave shared their insight with our team on how we can, and why it is important to continue to strive to that next level. Their great communication skills had our team highly engaged; they were energized and thoroughly enjoyed their time with them."

Chris VanAble, CFO and Scott White, CEO
VAST

"Working with Simply Superior Consulting was a wonderful experience for our Bank. Their approach to leadership development is refreshing and effective. They tailored their delivery specifically to our needs, so what we received was a personalized leadership, teambuilding, and personal strengths development program. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Dave and Rachel, and would recommend this to anyone looking to enhance their most valuable asset – their people!"

Sara Ferguson, Controller
Great North Bank

“My experience with Dave & Rachel with Simply Superior Consulting was nothing less than superlative. They made the whole process of strategic planning a much more palatable experience for a person who may struggle with this kind of thing. The best part was how they led the focus group meetings and made each and every person feel comfortable. The way in which Dave & Rachel walked us through this process of strategic planning emphasized a core value of ours at the St. Francis Connection Center- that each and every person has intrinsic value. I did not know strategic planning could be so much fun or helpful to the work we do.”

Very Rev. Allen P. Mott, Pastor
St. Anthony’s Parish
Gwinn, MI

"Dave and Rachel led our strategic planning process with focus and purpose. Their leadership created an atmosphere of inclusion, and the input we received from our small group discussions provided our board with the information necessary to create a relevant and living document…our strategic plan for moving forward and meeting the needs of our guests and our community."

Douglas Russell
Former Executive Director
Room At The Inn

"Dave Bonsall and Rachel Harris are two of our nation’s most innovative and character driven leadership development specialists. Their consulting has emerged from professional lives spent developing thousands of tomorrow’s leaders today. Their programs “The Student Leader Fellow Program” and “The Superior Edge” are national award winners because they integrate students and professionals into relationships that benefit both. Dave and Rachel know, and make it clear, that they are not the message, but rather the messengers of a transformative vision of leadership as service. I have spoken to over 3,000 corporate and collegiate campuses to 3 million students, corporate executives, and professional staff. Dave Bonsall and Rachel Harris carry my highest recommendation as leadership development consultants, and human beings."

Will Keim, Ph.D.
Founder, The Character Institute

“Dave and Rachel offered sound advice and helped guide us through different ways we could better connect with our employees. Open communication between staff and management is extremely important for us. We are always trying to create a stronger team and their insight about effective team building was well received. Their enthusiasm and energy was refreshing and it was a joy to meet with them.”

Amy Oman
Dining Room Manager, Casa Calabria

“Our mission here at the Casa has been to always strive to provide the best food with the best service we can. We are fortunate to have had great employees working with us to provide that service. We asked Dave and Rachel from Simply Superior Consulting to provide our employees with guidance and information for better communicating and interacting with our guests. Our management and staff were very pleased with Dave and Rachel's presentation. It was a fun and learning event for all of us involved. Dave and Rachel kept their presentation informative and interesting. Our staff was very appreciative of the well prepared and helpful ideas and suggestions presented.”

Jim Johnson
Co-owner, Casa Calabria

"I am pleased with the hard work and excellent service provided by Dave & Rachel with Simply Superior Consulting. They not only helped us set goals but were able to stimulate productive conversation with our employees which provided us feedback to look at our business more strategically. I would highly recommend them."

Linda Peterson
H.R. Administrator
Elmer’s County Market

"We engaged Simply Superior Consulting to evaluate our businesses from the outside looking in, to take that information and facilitate our strategic planning sessions. We found the experience with them to be insightful and direct. They were able to bring a new direction to our strategic planning process. They were able to steer our leadership team throughout the planning sessions which resulted in a very productive, focused and high level self-evaluation."

Champion, Inc.
Steve Alexa, President and COO
Dan Wentarmini, CFO

"When we heard a new competitor was coming into our town, we knew that our employees would be a huge asset in helping us compete with them. Dave and Rachel with Simply Superior Consulting were called upon to meet with our staff. They conducted meetings with our managers and held small group discussions with our employees. Both Dave and Rachel have an innate ability in getting employees to open up to them. After compiling data, they met with the owners to develop a strategy to prepare our store for our new competition. We are pleased with the services both Dave and Rachel provided."

Rod Stende
General Manager
Elmer’s County Market

"The Superiorland Library Cooperative contracted with Simply Superior Consulting to facilitate two Advisory Board of Librarians meetings. The group had not met in several years, and Dave did a masterful job in pulling the groups together and helping them set a well-defined course for the future. We plan to hire Simply Superior Consulting again next year to continue with our progress."

Pam Christensen
Executive Director
Superiorland Library Cooperative

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