“I would like to share my heartfelt thanks for your support during our years together at Totally Chocolate. The confidence you inspired as our ‘fearless leader’ in the sales department was invaluable. In addition, the time you spent in trainings with our team as a group (and as individuals) really improved our listening and communication skills – which has hugely benefitted our understanding of each other and our clients. Thank you for so positively affecting our lives personally and professionally.”

“I worked with Rhonda for several years as a peer manager and regularly sought her advice on challenging issues, particularly when other people were involved. She has a no-nonsense approach but also an ability to look at a problem from outside the box and suggest a course of action. Rhonda’s capacity for problem solving and open communication made her the central go-to for all departments in a fast paced and ever-changing work environment.”

“Rhonda reads people very well. She is in tune to the strengths of individuals and highlights them well, which encourages her team to flourish. As an introvert myself, Rhonda’s strong, fearless demeanor is quite the opposite to my own. Her strength inspired me to be confident in my own talents and opinions and fight for them. Taking pride in myself made me that much more excited about the company I was working for and want to perform there to the best of my abilities.”

“I worked with Rhonda over a 3 year period in two different roles at one company.

In my first moments with her, it was clear that she truly cared about creating a conducive environment where people could feel comfortable both doing their jobs but also be open with one another to get past barriers of inefficiency, communication breakdowns or combative opinions. These are typically things that companies struggle with on an ongoing basis but Rhonda’s ability to “put them on the table” on all interactions allowed them to be effectively diminished.

In my client facing role, I had to depend on Rhonda often to oversee important yet difficult projects become successful. Always taking the time to fully understand my goals and concerns, Rhonda became hyperaware of the issues I had to squash on a daily basis and did a great job creating a system of processes that streamlined my required objectives. Taking the time to understand what I needed and simultaneously educating me on what her team needed led to very successful projects for our company. Rhonda has an innate ability to review a process from the cloud level above and flesh out the requirements from people to process. All the while, truly caring about the individual people on a very personal level and ensuring that every voice was heard throughout. Above all, she knows how to foster trust among departments and Managers that drastically strengthened company culture. It was incredible to work in a “look out for me, I’ll look out for you” environment that proved vital in good and challenging times.”

“I reported directly to Rhonda while I was production manager. Working with her was so easy. She never micro managed and always encouraged thinking outside the box and solving my own problems, rather than doing it for me. I am a quiet person and tend to avoid conflict or standing up for myself. With her help, I was able to start pushing past these barriers. Her guidance and complete trust in my knowledge of my job helped boost my confidence tremendously!”

“Rhonda was my sales manager for almost 7 years. She showed me respect and encouraged me to take charge of my own desk. Always available to help with anything I needed. It was a real pleasure to work with her.”