Who are we and what is our approach?
Helping leaders build strong organizations
With nearly 30 years of experience in various industries I cut through the jargon and help you actually get the results you need to make bold moves!
Shelley Cadamy
Strategist, consensus builder, problem solver and advocate for no-nonsense effectiveness, Shelley Cadamy has built, turned around or transformed organizations and programs for nearly 30 years.
Shelley has worked with business owners to create strategy for their companies throughout her career. Her 25-year career in economic development included building and leading entrepreneurship programs, traditional economic development and workforce development. She has built programs from the ground up and turned around failing ones, usually in highly political, complex environments.
Shelley has worked collaboratively with chambers of commerce and other organizations to create business-friendly policy and legislation, including criminal justice reform.
Shelley graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in art history, followed by a master’s degree in regional and city planning, with an economic development emphasis, from the University of Oklahoma. She is a graduate of Leadership Tulsa, Leadership Oklahoma City and multiple other leadership programs.
Shelley has received multiple awards for her business and community involvement, including YWCA Tulsa’s Woman of the Year, the Journal Record’s “50 Women Making a Difference,” and the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s Angels in Adoption award.
OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES
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Respect means we communicate honestly, even when conversations are difficult.
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Great organizations make great civilizations. Well-led organizations create quality products and services that improve the quality of life for all. They also create meaningful jobs that allow people to support their families and contribute to their communities.
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I am a partner in your success, and I will always have your back. I will help you build capacity and hold you accountable respectfully, without shaming or blaming.
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Understanding is the basis of any relationship.
The time and money that I spend participating in the peer group has been a great investment in both my business and myself.
Our group provides an empowering space to talk through goals, strategies, and struggles. I expected to learn from the other members' experiences and insights, but the relationships we've built through our shared vulnerabilities and successes have been more powerful than I imagined.
I've also worked with Shelley on strategic planning and implementation that has helped inspire and unite my team while improving and scaling my business. I wholeheartedly recommend Cadamy Business Consulting for both experiences!
Brittany L. Littleton, Littleton Legal
Shelley Cadamy came into my life and helped the nonprofit I volunteer with at such a pivotal time!
We knew we were ready for growth but unsure of what our first steps needed to be to get there. Shelley walked alongside us the whole way, developing a strategic plan for our organization that we have used ever since and refer back to constantly! She is so friendly and personable and also makes the work of strategic planning accessible and not as intimidating as it may seem to some!
Since working with Shelley, she has been so thoughtful in keeping our connection and truly cares deeply about those she works with and for. I am so grateful for the forever impact she has made on my life as a nonprofit Board President as well as for our nonprofit as a whole!
Hanna Al-Jibouri, Poetic Justice
I highly recommend Shelley Cadamy as a consultant in organizational strategic planning.
She was able to engage our executive leadership in a way that helped us to better understand the strategic planning process, how to support our CEO's vision, and how to prioritize goals and objectives. Shelley is an excellent facilitator of the strategic planning process and very skilled in engagement. She found a way to shift tactics to engage all members of our team and get them to buy into the process.
She is not only a consultant but has also become a coach, offering support and resources when our organization feels uncertain of our ability to meet goals. Shelley has also been very helpful in helping us to think out-of-the-box and not stick to the same tactics that have failed in the past. I promise you that you will not be disappointed with Shelley Cadamy's work!
Ann A. Jamieson, Maric Healthcare
When we created the Bixby Development Foundation and knew we needed a strategic plan to set us up for success, the decision was unanimous to use Shelley to lead our research and planning sessions. Her expertise in economic and community development was well known and she was a trusted partner from the beginning - I can't say "to the end" because we keep coming back for more!
She took us from paperwork to full vision, plan, and execution and has helped us have the clarity that so many organizations struggle with.
Our foundation would not be what it is today without her.
Krystal Crockett, Bixby Metro Chamber