Empower Employees to Pitch Innovation to Management

Imagine if management heard a 60-Sec “pitch” from ambitious employees…

Ooooh... the ideas that would flow!

Host a 60-minute virtual workshops for small groups of employees. Unlock real innovation! 

It’s also no secret that giving employees a platform gives them confidence which leads to increased productivity…win win! 

Watch Melanie transform "ASK"s with her 60-second framework

"Be the difference between a low budget and a good budget…especially in the front-facing commitment to supplier diversity."

Vaughn Williams, SoCalGas

GUIDED 4 Steps to a Yes | workshop

We empower employees to present their best ideas with a simple 4-step process

In 60-minutes your colleagues will…

 Reflect on any ideas they have to help your company make money, or save time or money
  Perform initial research during the workshop to prove or disprove the feasibility of their concept
 Package and present their idea into an actionable task to present to management
 Have the "go ahead" to explore and present an idea that could have a dramatic impact... hear from the voices that know your company the best

"It works! I've been using it for a year."

Melanie reworks a pitch in 2 minutes!

GUIDED 4 Steps to a Yes | workshop

Host multiple workshops - select one of the themes below

 Test + Improve: New Strategies
 Frontline Wisdom: Time-Savers
 Research-Backed New Innovation
Procurement or Supplier Diversity Pitches
Technical People Explaining to Non-Technical People
ERGs collaborating to become a Business Resource

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"Thank you Melanie! I immediately used the 4 Steps to pitch an idea to my boss and due to the results, I want you to come speak to my ERG." 

 Sharla Sullivan, Webcor (a Prime vendor)

Workshop Testimonials

Don’t let your competition pull ahead because they ask their employees to speak up.... order a workshop today. 

Some of your corporation's best ideas are silenced.

Many employees have great ideas, but they don't feel empowered to share them. 

  • Our workshop provides a structured process for researching and presenting innovative concepts. Say goodbye to ineffective suggestion boxes and sponsor a workshop that drives creativity from all levels of the company. 

Workshop Packages | GUIDED 4 Steps to a Yes

Allow us to customize a package for your company

SAVE
$
200
  • ORDER BY 4/30/24 to save $200 on any package.

pilot
$
5k
  • Up to 40 attendees (virtual)
  • Branded online worksheet
  • Workshop recorded
  • Post-event: One 1:1 session
proven
$
10k
  • Two workshops (virtual)
  • Branded online worksheet
  • Workshop recorded
  • Post-event: Three 1:1 sessions
progress
$
30k
  • Five workshops (virtual)
  • Branded online worksheet
  • Workshop recorded
  • Post-event: Five 1:1 sessions
  • On-demand content to teach managers how to escalate innovative ideas

See Terms & Conditions. Online payments incur a credit card processing fee of 3%.

We hang out with corporate employees

Host workshops to hear from everyone in the company

Melanie Rae
The Before + After Biz Coach
Melanie Rae is the founder of Plan with Peers, a spinoff of entrepreneur education firm Guided Business Plan which focuses on supply chain vendors (supplier diversity) and Employee Resource Groups/Business Resource Groups. 

Melanie is the creative force behind GUIDED Business Plan™, an entrepreneur education platform that has guided 15,000+ small and diverse businesses across the U.S. to develop and implement successful growth strategy plans. 

Guided Business Plan makes it easier for procurement teams to increase diverse supplier utilization with custom Supply Chain Vendor Training.

- Diverse vendor mentoring (mentor/mentee programs for MBEs/WBEs/VBEs etc.)

- Meet the Primes (Tier 1/Tier 2 Engagement)

-Virtual technical assistance workshops (Capabilities Statements, capacity building and video pitch introductions) in conjunction with community based organizations

- ESG (Environment, Sustainability and Governance) – signature workshops to prepare diverse vendor for new supply chain requirements

Dr. Yvette Harris, PhD
Dr. Yvette Harris, PhD earned her doctorate in Education Leadership. She assists small businesses with writing County, State and Federal proposals.
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