what we do

Team

The professionalism and expertise of our team sets us apart. Our quality of work complements our mission. Lodestar takes great pride in our team. Lodestar is confident that we provide the country’s best consultants. Lodestar employs several seasoned senior consultants with years of real world business experience and advanced education. We require that our consultants go through a complete 3 month training program, attaining the required skills prior to being engaged with clients. We have highlighted our Management Team below but all of our consultant bios can be requested prior to beginning a project with Lodestar.

Heather Cole CEO and founder of Lodestar Solutions, Inc is an expert in Corporate Performance Management. Educated in computer science, finance and is a licensed attorney, with over 20 years of industry experience in the software industry, Ms. Cole advises executives on how to achieve their goals such as Rolling Forecasts, KPI, Scorecards, and Reporting across disparate systems. She also specializes in providing strategic guidance and direction to allow companies to advance their thinking and execution. She is a member of Financial Executives International, Executives’ Club of Chicago and an active volunteer for Junior Achievement.

Bethanie Nonami is the Director of Strategic Solutions and Operations for Lodestar Solutions. Bethanie has been in the Technology field for over 15 years. Bethanie has lead positions in Pre-Sales, Support, Consulting and Sales. Bethanie is responsible for the Southeast Region for Lodestar Solutions and drives strategic initiatives for our clients. Bethanie is also responsible for sales development, project management, client success and ensuring that our clients are happy. Bethanie can be reached for general questions, demos or help with issues. Bethanie believes that our clients are long-term partners and this is a journey we will take together to ensure everyone’s success.

Lodestars – The Team
Lodestars are business consultants that implement technology. They are confident in their skills which is a result of significant investment in education and mentoring. Lodestars have faith in others, even when they don’t have it in themselves, as they believe in the team approach. They give people room to be themselves and be heard, even if it means temporarily going in the wrong direction, because exploration can generate ideas. They have no problem throwing out the caution flag when clients are about to make a fatal move. Lodestars will admit when they don’t know the answer but are inquisitive and will find the answer. At times, they have to pull off feats like Macgyver, leveraging the few resources available in a short period of time.

Lodestars take pride in teaching people to excel even beyond their own skill level. Often, the Lodestar is the most knowledgeable person in the room, but they don’t wear their knowledge as a badge of superiority. They use what they know to make others look good as they realize when others feel good about themselves and given an opportunity to standout, they will repay the debt of gratitude by referencing the Lodestar to others. Lodestars listen to their clients and guide them to excellence.