Management Consulting in Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake City organizations need clarity that drives action. Shane Kinkennon’s management consulting helps leadership teams move past stalled plans and scattered priorities to build structure, alignment, and confidence.

The outcome is sharper decisions, stronger alignment, and a clear roadmap that turns plans into lasting results.

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Consulting Tailored for Salt Lake City Business Realities

Salt Lake City is a hub of innovation, tradition, and rapid growth. From startups and healthcare systems to nonprofits and established enterprises, leaders face unique challenges - scaling quickly, staying mission-focused, and adapting to shifting expectations.

Shane Kinkennon partners with Salt Lake City organizations that need clarity, traction, and accountability tailored to their goals. This management consulting approach aligns strategy with execution, strengthening leadership, sharpening team focus, and creating outcomes that last.

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Results That Actually Stick

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  • A practical roadmap that turns strategy into action your team can follow with confidence

  • Leadership conversations that lead to clear decisions instead of endless discussions

  • Messaging and priorities that stay consistent across teams, avoiding mixed signals

  • Alignment that strengthens trust without adding layers of micromanagement

  • Execution that stays focused, sustainable, and built to deliver measurable impact

Speak with an Expert

  • “Members of my Board of Directors are telling me that the planning retreat Shane and his team designed and facilitated for was truly a wonderful experience and the most productive RBFF gathering they have ever been to. I couldn’t agree more.”

    — Dave Chanda, President & CEO, Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation

  • “Investing in continuous learning and up-skilling is critical for personal and organizational growth. I’ve been a CEO for many years, yet since I invested in working with Shane, I find myself scaling my own value to my business. Our executive team will climb higher mountains thanks to subtle but crucial calibrations resulting from working with Shane.”

    — Virgil Bretz, CEO, MacroHealth

  • “Shane’s approach to facilitation is thorough, and his style is energetic. He can keep a tough group of busy, hard-charging people moving and really drive to consensus. He is excellent.”

    — Faryar Shirzad, Chief Policy Officer, Coinbase

The Consulting Process:
Turning Challenges Into Clarity

Every project starts with a clear look at what’s working, what’s holding you back, and where effort is wasted. From there, we create practical tools and routines that improve communication, build alignment, and speed up confident decision-making.

This is all about traction. We work side by side with your team, making real-time adjustments so momentum never stalls. The process is built for leaders who want clarity in daily operations and measurable results.

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Speak with an Expert

  1. Decision-making slowed down by misalignment and lack of clarity at the top

  2. Businesses facing growth or change without a clear roadmap to keep teams aligned

  3. Founders needing to shift from wearing every hat to building structured leadership systems

  4. Strategies that look good on paper but fall apart in day-to-day execution

  5. Leadership teams that want less friction and more alignment across departments

Common Leadership Challenges We Help Solve

Here’s how we help.

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    Executive Coaching

    For C-suites and senior managers

    Unlock new mindsets and methods to inspire teams, equip them to lead change, and actually hold them accountable for results.

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    Management Consulting

    For nonprofit leadership teams

    Devise and lead change in response to intractable organizational challenges, aligning strategy and function for mission delivery.

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    Board Consulting

    For nonprofit boards of directors

    Sharpen focus on those activities and areas that deliver the absolute highest value to management of the organization you govern and serve.

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    Planning Facilitation

    For boards, coalitions, and more

    Have structured, disciplined conversations about where your organization needs to go, how it will get there, and what measurable outcomes it will achieve.

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    Strategic Communications

    For senior teams that need to break through

    Craft and deliver messages and narratives to favorably influence staffs, policymakers, and other stakeholders, in change-leadership scenarios and far beyond.

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    Fractional Executive

    For short-term leadership needs

    Occasional interim or fractional executive leadership for organizations that need someone to engage easily, learn quickly, and bring a facilitative-leadership touch.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What is management consulting for Salt Lake City organizations?
It’s a hands-on partnership that helps leaders move past stalled plans and scattered priorities. Instead of abstract theories, the focus is on clarity, alignment, and execution that create measurable results in real time.

Who benefits most from this consulting work?
Executives, founders, boards, and mission-driven teams in Salt Lake City navigating growth, organizational change, or the challenge of scaling while staying true to their values.

How is your approach different from big consulting firms?
We don’t rely on cookie-cutter frameworks or bloated reports. Our process is practical, flexible, and shaped by your organization’s unique needs so you leave with clarity and tools that fit your reality

What results can Salt Lake City leaders expect?
You can expect decisions that come faster and stick, stronger alignment across teams, reduced wasted effort, and strategies that actually get executed instead of sitting in a binder.

Do you specialize in certain industries?
We work with a wide range of organizations in Salt Lake City, from tech startups and healthcare systems to nonprofits and established enterprises. What matters most is your commitment to gaining traction and leading with clarity.

What’s the first step if we want to get started?
We’ll begin with a diagnostic session to uncover where your team is losing momentum - whether that’s in decision-making, alignment, or execution. From there, we’ll build a consulting plan that delivers traction and results you can measure.