Pace Able Guides

We are excited to share Pace Able’s latest resource for partners: a roster of skilled professionals, available for you and your team to meet with on-demand.
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Overview

To provide additional support to you and your company/organization we have launched an exciting resource: Pace Able Guides. Our Guides will be available virtually, when requested, for one-on-one coaching and support. What makes this offering unique from other trainings, accelerators, or courses is that you will be driving this experience. There is no set curriculum or agenda. The Guide will not be curating the time – you will be. Consider this like the “office hours” you might have had with your university professor.

How Can We Help?

Let us connect you with a “Guide” – a business expert that can consult with you on challenges related to their area of expertise.

Recruitment & HR

Guide: Shortlist

  • Role Definition and Job Design
  • Improving Leadership Hiring Processes
  • Creating Structured Interview Guides
  • Compensation Benchmarking
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategy
Digital Communication

Guide: Ian Kanyi

  • Visual content creation and storytelling
  • Social media strategy
  • Fundraising through digital channels
  • Community building online
  • Reporting impact through digital media
Leadership

Guide: Ronni Hendel

  • Getting things done through others
  • Staying motivated
  • Navigating team and board dynamics
  • Feeling “stuck”, thought partnership
Accounting

Guide: John Poon

  • Strengthening Quality of Books
  • Choosing the Right Accounting Software
  • Creating a Forecast
  • Financial Simulations
Sales

Guide: Whitten & Roy

  • Low Sales Conversion Rate
  • Ineffective Salesforce Outside of Founder
  • Slow Pace of Sales Through Pipeline
  • Losing Sales on Price
Management Training

Guide: Unlock Impact

  • 12-month, online fellowship training program
  • Subsidized 80% by Pace Able Foundation

Do you have questions or want to talk further about this new offering? Please reach out to the Program Manager, Ali Ford at ali@pace-able.net or via WhatsApp at +1 647.879.3673

To provide anonymous feedback on Pace Able Guides, click here.

How Can We Help?

Let us connect you with a “Guide” – a business expert that can consult with you on challenges related to their area of expertise.

Recruitment & HR

Digital Communication

Leadership

Accounting

Sales

Management Training

Fast track: Need assistance quickly? Contact Ali Ford, Pace Able Guides Program Manager, on WhatsApp at +16478793673

To provide anonymous feedback on Pace Able Guides, click here.

Guide Details

Shortlist – Recruitment & HR

Based in Africa with a Global perspective on building great teams and solving challenges at the intersection of talent and impact.


What Problems Should Partners Be Bringing to Shortlist?

Role Definition and Job Design:

“We need help crafting clear job descriptions, titles, and scopes of work for key roles.”

Improving Leadership Hiring Processes:

“Our hiring systems need to be more effective and standardized to attract and assess top talent.”

Creating Structured Interview Guides:

“We want to enhance our interview process with structured guides and scoring templates to improve decision-making.”

Compensation Benchmarking:

“We need to determine competitive salaries and benefits for critical hires based on market data.”

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategy:

“We aim to attract and retain diverse talent, especially women, and need tailored strategies to achieve this.”


Who Is This Support Suitable For Within a Company?

Shortlist’s talent advisory services are best suited for:

CEOs/Founders:
When making strategic leadership hires or implementing organization-wide hiring practices.

Executive-Level Leaders:
For refining team structures, compensation strategies, or improving the quality of leadership recruitment.

HR Leaders or Heads of Talent:
To enhance recruitment processes, create structured interview guides, and ensure equitable hiring practices.

Functional Managers:
When scoping roles within their departments or addressing team-specific hiring challenges.


How Long Will an Engagement Take?

Based on our experience with similar engagements:

The initial guidance is up to four 1-hour sessions, with 6 to 8 sessions recommended for broader support in areas such as role scoping, interview playbooks and DEI strategy.

Ian Kanyi – Digital Communications

Empowering Impact Through Visual Storytelling and Social Media. Passionate about providing organizations with the essential tools and insights to enhance their influence, I demystify digital content to help brands effectively utilize visual narratives and strategic social media for improved fundraising, community engagement, and impactful reporting.


What Problems Should Partners Be Bringing to Ian?

Visual Content Creation and Storytelling:

“We struggle to create engaging visual content that captures our mission and resonates with our community.”

Social Media Strategy:

“Our social media efforts lack coherence and strategic alignment with our broader goals. We need a comprehensive strategy that attracts and engages our target audience effectively.”

Fundraising Through Digital Channels:

“We want to harness the power of digital platforms to boost our fundraising campaigns and reach a wider donor base.”

Community Building Online:

“We’re looking to build a stronger online community around our organization and foster meaningful engagement with our supporters.”

Reporting Impact through Digital Media:

“We need to improve how we communicate our impact and achievements to stakeholders through digital channels.”


Who Is This Support Suitable For Within a Company?

Ian’s expertise in digital communication is most beneficial for:

CEOs/Founders:
When seeking to enhance their organization’s overall digital presence and communication strategy integrating digital strategies into their core mission and operations.

Marketing and Communications Directors/Managers:
To refine content creation, enhance online visibility, and implement robust social media strategies.

Communications Teams:

For crafting engaging stories and campaigns that resonate with their audiences.

Program Managers/Community Outreach Staff:

When needing to effectively communicate program impact and engage with community members online.


How Long Will an Engagement Take?

Based on experience with similar engagements:

The initial guidance up to four 1-hour sessions, with 6 to 8 sessions recommended for broader support across multiple areas such as social media strategy, content creation, and fundraising.

Ronni Hendel – Leadership Coaching

Supporting leaders who are realizing that they need to grow themselves to grow their organizations.


What Problems Should Partners Be Bringing to Ronni?

Getting things done through others

“It’s hard for me to entrust my team with the work I know they need to do and not step in and do it myself.”

Staying motivated

“There’s so much to do and it’s so easy to feel burned out in the face of that.”

Navigating Team and Board Dynamics

“How do I create a powerful team and/or powerful board? What’s my role? What’s theirs?”

Just plain feeling stuck

“I could really use a thought partner who is not involved or invested in the day to day to listen and help me sort through a challenging and complex situation.”


Who Is This Support Suitable For Within a Company?

Coaching is best suited for:

CEOs/Founders:
When navigating change, growth, their motivation level, and challenging interpersonal situations

Senior Leaders:
Building teams, working with peers, growing into newer and bigger roles.


How Long Will an Engagement Take?

Based on our experience with similar engagements:

Initial guidance is up to four 1-hour sessions, with 6 to 12 sessions recommended for addressing deeper, long-term issues. CEOs and founders may also choose to continue coaching if they find it valuable.

Whitten & Roy – Sales Consulting

Supporting small and medium sized enterprises sell and manage.


What Problems Should Partners Be Bringing to Whitten and Roy?

Low Sales Conversion Rate

“Should more people be buying our product? We have a low conversion rate for our pipeline.”

Slow Pace of Sales

“Leads are taking too long to make a decision, deals aren’t moving through the pipeline.”

Losing Sales on Price

“Is my pricing strategy right?”

Ineffective Salesforce Outside the Founder

“Others aren’t selling, and we experience significant churn in our salesforce.”


Who Is This Support Suitable For Within a Company?

Whitten & Roy’s consulting services are suitable for :

CEOs/Founders:
Training a sales team to share the responsibility of selling beyond the founder’s direct influence

Sales/Development Directors:
Train the trainer model to help move leads through the pipeline.


How Long Will an Engagement Take?

Based on our experience with similar engagements:

An initial two 1-hour sessions is recommended for diagnosis of issues, plus an additional 2-4 sessions working together to design and implement an action plan

John Poon - Accounting

A proven track record of success at early stage, pre-IPO, public and private corporations.


What Problems Should Partners Be Bringing to John?

Strengthening Quality of Books

“We need audited financials to be eligible for grants, but our books don’t meet the required standard.”

Choosing the Right Accounting Software

“We’re ready to move our bookkeeping to the next level but we’re not sure how.”

Creating a Forecast

“I’m being asked to create a financial forecast and I don’t know where to start”

Financial Simulations

“Are we in a strong enough position to survive an economic downturn or external market shock.”


Who Is This Support Suitable For Within a Company?

John’s accounting coaching services are suitable for :

CFOs/Finance Directors/Bookkeepers:
Providing a higher level of certainty in your books and confidence for those responsible for them


How Long Will an Engagement Take?

Based on our experience with similar engagements:

We recommend an initial four 1-hour sessions, with additional sessions available to provide support in more complex cases.

 

Unlock Impact – Management Training

A 12-month fellowship program, delivered fully online, to support the development of emerging and aspiring leaders from all industries.


What Issues Can Unlock Impact Help Me Solve?

Lack of Productivity

“I frequently miss deadlines, drop or overlook tasks, or struggle with self accountability.”

Ineffective Communication

“Our staff operate in silos, we struggle to deliver timely updates and professional internal communication.”

Unproductive Team Culture

“Team members do not contribute, conflicts within the team go unmanaged, and projects suffer as a result”

Unsuccessful Project Execution

“Our team struggles to follow through on tasks or complete projects without external pressure.”

Low Performing Team

“KPIs and targets are not being met, and we are experiencing high turnover within our team.”


Who Is This Support Suitable For Within a Company?

There are three types of employees that should be considered candidates for Unlock Impact:

Emerging Leaders:
Individuals in early stage management roles who want to strengthen their leadership capabilities

Aspiring Leaders:

High-potential individuals in junior roles who are being groomed for future leadership positions

Skill-Building Professionals:

Individuals at any level who seek to develop essential soft skills to improve their performance and career prospects.


How Long Will an Engagement Take?

The commitment for Unlock Impact is as follows:

12 month fellowship, with an average time commitment of 4 hours per week of online learning

5 modules: Organization & Productivity, Communication, Collaboration, Project Management, People Management

The cost for Unlock Impact is $900 USD + VAT. Pace Able Foundation will subsidize 80% of this cost, with 20% being covered by the Partner.

 

 

Fast track: Need assistance quickly? Contact Ali Ford, Pace Able Guides Program Manager, on WhatsApp at +16478793673

To provide anonymous feedback on Pace Able Guides, click here.

How the Program Works

Review

Read through the below Guides and subject areas.

Identify

Consider what specific topic you want to focus on and business problem you want help in solving. Identify the best team member to work with the Guide and secure their buy in.

Request to Participate

Click here to request support from one of our Pace Able Guides. Note: the person participating in the sessions with the Guide should be the one to apply.

Match

Once your request has been reviewed, you’ll hear from Ali Ford, program manager, about next steps within five business days.

Connect

Reach out to your Guide to introduce yourself and book your first session.
To provide anonymous feedback on Pace Able Guides, click here.

Feedback

 
To provide us guidance on how we can improve Pace Able Guides, please feel free to anonymously submit feedback on the program via this link.