Get the right expertise around your business when you need it.
Independent specialists we work alongside. We bring them in when a client needs deeper expertise, and only when it’s the right fit for the business. We do what’s best for your business, not what’s best for our partners.
Meet the founder + visionary
Scott Daniell
Scott helps leaders and organizations unlock their full potential through a blend of organizational development, strategic planning, and leadership coaching. As a cultural architect, he works alongside teams to clarify their vision, build high-performing cultures, and remove obstacles to growth.
Scott brings two decades of experience from Gallup, Traction and Scaling Up, including nearly a decade at Gallup itself. He’s facilitated more than 750 strategic planning sessions with leadership teams, more than 500 problem-solving sessions with executives, and more than 1,500 leadership development sessions. He’s a former EOS Implementer, a certified Scaling Up Coach and a StoryBrand Guide, and he founded Leadership Catalyst in 2018.
With expertise in marketing and growth strategies, Scott empowers businesses to align purpose with productivity, creating lasting impact. Whether guiding executive planning sessions or coaching individuals, his passion is helping clients move from where they are to where they could and should be.
He’s married to Amber and is a proud dad to three daughters.
Meet our partners
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Dawson SchraderDawson Schrader is a co-founder of 1610 Advisory, whose mission is to help business owners steward well. In finance, that means bringing clarity to their numbers as a fractional CFO. In AI, he works as their AI advisor, helping them choose where AI fits in their business and building the operating system their team will use to get work done.
One piece of that system is an AI marketing toolkit he built to solve his own problems. Close to ten companies now use it to increase human leverage in marketing. He grew up on a family farm south of Lincoln, where he and his wife are now raising their two children on the same land his family has called home for six generations.
Dawson Schrader is a co-founder of 1610 Advisory, whose mission is to help business owners steward well. In finance, that means bringing clarity to their numbers as a fractional CFO. In AI, he works as their AI advisor, helping them choose where AI fits in their business and building the operating system their team will use to get work done.
One piece of that system is an AI marketing toolkit he built to solve his own problems. Close to ten companies now use it to increase human leverage in marketing. He grew up on a family farm south of Lincoln, where he and his wife are now raising their two children on the same land his family has called home for six generations.
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Mike ScheffertAs a fractional CFO, Mike provides expert financial strategy and hands-on management to optimize business operations and drive sustainable growth. With a refined ability to distill complex data into clear, actionable insights, Mike ensures that numbers are not only accurate but also accessible and meaningful.
Known for aligning financial goals with practical solutions for long-term stability, he empowers businesses to thrive through strategic planning and enhanced financial processes that make informed decision-making both intuitive and impactful.
As a fractional CFO, Mike provides expert financial strategy and hands-on management to optimize business operations and drive sustainable growth. With a refined ability to distill complex data into clear, actionable insights, Mike ensures that numbers are not only accurate but also accessible and meaningful.
Known for aligning financial goals with practical solutions for long-term stability, he empowers businesses to thrive through strategic planning and enhanced financial processes that make informed decision-making both intuitive and impactful.
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Michael NassMichael brings over 20 years of experience in business leadership, including roles such as COO, IT Director, and VP of Manufacturing, where he honed his ability to solve complex problems and optimize performance.
As a Fractional Integrator and Business Finance Analyst, he partners with organizations to streamline operations, align strategy, and drive measurable growth. With a passion for using data to enhance efficiency and empower teams, Michael is dedicated to helping businesses achieve their full potential.
Michael brings over 20 years of experience in business leadership, including roles such as COO, IT Director, and VP of Manufacturing, where he honed his ability to solve complex problems and optimize performance.
As a Fractional Integrator and Business Finance Analyst, he partners with organizations to streamline operations, align strategy, and drive measurable growth. With a passion for using data to enhance efficiency and empower teams, Michael is dedicated to helping businesses achieve their full potential.
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Lucas HainsLucas Hains is a 20+ year sales leader and the founder of Zenith Consulting, a Lincoln-based practice that helps growing companies build the sales system their leadership can actually run: process, playbook, CRM, metrics and coaching. He spent 14 years at RentVision, joining as employee number five and growing into sales leadership, and he still sells through questions, not pitches.
Every engagement starts with an AI-powered sales diagnostic that shows what is and isn’t working. He’s a husband and father of six, and he serves on nonprofit boards.
Lucas Hains is a 20+ year sales leader and the founder of Zenith Consulting, a Lincoln-based practice that helps growing companies build the sales system their leadership can actually run: process, playbook, CRM, metrics and coaching. He spent 14 years at RentVision, joining as employee number five and growing into sales leadership, and he still sells through questions, not pitches.
Every engagement starts with an AI-powered sales diagnostic that shows what is and isn’t working. He’s a husband and father of six, and he serves on nonprofit boards.
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Chad WilliamsChad helps organizations tackle challenges and grow with purpose. He aligns strategy with daily operations, builds strong teams, and creates healthy work cultures. Using tools like Scaling Up and Traction, he turns big ideas into real results.
Whether through coaching, consulting, or team assessments, Chad works alongside leaders to drive success and help businesses thrive.
Chad helps organizations tackle challenges and grow with purpose. He aligns strategy with daily operations, builds strong teams, and creates healthy work cultures. Using tools like Scaling Up and Traction, he turns big ideas into real results.
Whether through coaching, consulting, or team assessments, Chad works alongside leaders to drive success and help businesses thrive.
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