Today more than ever, the skills you need resident in your team can evolve in an instant. When you’re expanding a program, refining your strategy, creating an event, or looking to the future, you need to ramp up, and fast.
You need to navigate change and propel your team forward, through the roadblocks. You need someone who can instantly feel like an ‘insider,’ who can keep pace with you and help create enough momentum to get from HERE to THERE along the twisted path of growth.
You need a trusted partner, an experienced contributor whose savvy spans from gritty “truth telling” front line conversations to nuanced board room negotiations with the plug-and-play perspective of a proven performer.
When you work with MonkeyBar Management you inject experienced, senior-level skills into your organization where you need them, when you need them. We specialize in stimulating forward momentum, providing the boost of energy and insights you need to get to the next level.
Kellee O’Reilly, MonkeyBar’s Chief Experience Officer, is a trained facilitator with a degree in International Affairs from American University (Washington, DC – focus: Peace & Conflict Resolution).
She has more than 25 years of experience working with leadership groups of national nonprofit organizations, higher education institutions, community foundations and small/medium sized businesses across many sectors. Her facilitation style is dynamic and interactive, focused on getting groups of leaders to the edge of their comfort zones, where growth takes place.
Kellee’s diverse experience in strategic planning, project management, event development, family business coaching, and peer group facilitation means no two client connections are the same.
Kellee is proud to be:
While most of her client work is now US-based, Kellee has led tours internationally for many years. She lived in Italy after departing Washington DC, and she and her husband John were married in South Africa. They have adopted Minnesota as their home base in the US, but often the first quarter of the year finds her on the road to warmer destinations.
Corey Bordine is MonkeyBar’s Chief Challenge Officer. Before MonkeyBar Management he worked for the Coca-Cola Company and for his family’s business, Bordine’s (MI), for more than 15 years. At Coke, Corey met and exceeded his goals in sales and marketing for the Fountain Division, then was recruited to work for his family’s garden center and growing operation, as one of the third generation owners. While at Bordine’s, Corey did everything from Accounts Payable to being its Co-President…and many jobs in between. Corey oversaw the company’s Financial/Administration/Legal Affairs, Human Resources, I.T., Retail, Inventory Management, and Marketing/Branding departments.
Corey is well-versed in generational planning, conflict resolution, brand management, economic analysis and day-to-day operations of running a multi-site business. He has served on the Board of a number of national and local organizations. His passion for travel has taken him to all 50 states, as well as throughout Europe, Australia, Japan, Canada and South Africa, facilitating group education and networking events in many of these destinations. Corey holds a B.A. in Marketing from Michigan State University and a Masters of Business Administration (emphasis in Operations Management) from the University of Minnesota.
Corey is also a Gallup® Certified Global CliftonStrengths Coach. He uses CliftonStrengths as a foundation with all of his clients. This proven and pragmatic philosophy allows him to work extensively with clients to amplify individual, team and company/organizational performance. Corey strives to develop better and more effective leaders while enhancing personal growth. His CliftonStrengths ‘Maximizer’ compels him to settle for nothing less than excellence.
When you see him in action, Corey is (a):
Anne brings over 20 years of experience as a seasoned finance executive to the MonkeyBar Team, and we’re thrilled to welcome her! Among other things, she will serve as a key financial resource to the EAGLNetwork community that MonkeyBar manages.
Anne has led financial strategy and operations across multiple sectors, including extensive leadership in the horticulture industry and with additional experience in community / nonprofit foundations.
She has overseen budgeting, cash management, and compliance for a $100M+ multi-state entities and directed complex M&A transactions totaling over $180M. Anne’s project work has included successful ERP integrations, audit readiness, and internal control implementation, resulting in increased efficiency and cost savings.
Most importantly, she knows how to lead both projects AND people. She has a proven track record of building and leading high-performing teams, driving multi-entity consolidations, and supporting rapid business growth. Her candid and practical approach emphasizes aligning financial discipline with business objectives to achieve sustainable growth.
Anne brings a variety of qualities to any project:
After many years of work in Kentucky, Anne and her husband are newly-minted residents of the Florida Keys (after a stint in the Colorado mountains). She is available for projects throughout the US and Canada. You can reach Anne directly at: anne (at) monkeybarmanagement (dot) com
