Pace Able Guides
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
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
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
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.
era92 Creative — Digital Communications
era92 Creative works with mission-driven organizations to strengthen digital communication through visual storytelling and social media strategy. Their work focuses on clarity, consistency, and effective use of digital platforms to support fundraising, community engagement, and impact reporting.
What Challenges Should Partners Bring to era92 Creative?
Visual Content Creation and Storytelling:
“We’re doing meaningful work, but we struggle to turn it into clear, compelling visual stories.”
Social Media Strategy:
“Our social media presence feels inconsistent and disconnected from our broader communication goals.”
Digital Fundraising
“We want our digital fundraising to perform better, but we’re not sure how to tell our story in a way that motivates donors online.”
Online Community Building
“We have an audience, but we’re struggling to build genuine engagement and a sense of community around our work.”
Digital Impact Reporting
“We find it difficult to communicate our impact clearly and credibly through digital channels.”
Who Is This Support Suitable For?
- CEOs and Founders
- Marketing and Communications Leads
- Communications Teams
- Program and Community Teams
How Long Will an Engagement Take?
- Up to four 1-hour sessions for initial guidance
- 6–8 sessions for broader support across multiple focus areas
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
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