Jeanie Wells

Organizational Development Consultant
Green Line Design, LLC

jeaniewells@columinate.coop
785-766-8454

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Areas of Expertise:

Retail grocery training for GMs and department managers
Store Audits and improvement plans
One of the primary trainers in the GM Development Program
Founder and lead trainer of Mighty Community Markets
Internal capacity assessments & planning
Expansion support for leaders
Executive coaching and leadership development
Operational & store conditions’ assessments
Setting financial benchmarks & improvement plans
GM-Board relationship support

Experience:

25+ years in retail operations & leadership development
Served as GM/CEO of fast growing retail grocery for more than 10 years
National leadership development and retail grocery consultant for the past 15 years
Help clients assess and develop their internal talent in order to meet the organization’s growth needs
Clarify roles and responsibilities to bring more focus and efficiency to organizations
Has led many multi-year training and development programs for all aspects of Retail Operations, Price Strategy Development, and Board-GM relationship workshops for cooperative grocery stores.
Leads a team of executive coaches to help mentor and develop our nation’s food cooperative leaders
Nationally recognized as a leader in support for small community markets and is now leading Mighty Community Markets: Real grocery training for small independent stores
Extensive experience with grocery stores of all sizes, from large multi-location organizations to small community markets servicing small and remote communities
Coordinates and is the primary instructor in the GM Development Program

Jeanie did an excellent job of assessing our current structure and then providing us with a road map to begin preparing for the operation of a much larger store. Her communication skills helped us navigate a particularly difficult situation. Any general manager would gain confidence by having Jeanie as their sounding board and advocate.

Matt Stanley, General Manager, Astoria Co-op Grocery, Astoria, Oregon

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