Bliss Consulting is a boutique consulting firm owned and operated by its two founders. After working for multiple companies in the health care, insurance, manufacturing and financial services industries, Corey and Ashley saw the need for businesses to start implementing techniques to eliminate waste inside departments that do not normally implement lean six sigma principles.
Ashley is the President of the Business Analysis division. Her primary goal is to bridge the gap between the business and IT, helping small businesses grow by standardizing processes and utilizing the full potential of technical systems to accomplish more without increasing resources. She is a graduate of Arkansas State University. Prior to founding Bliss, Ashley spent nearly a decade in the Insurance industry, split between small businesses and a Fortune 100 company. She carried her experience with system analysis, process design, and implementation of lean principles into a career of independent consulting. In her spare time, she enjoys reading and spending time with her husband and dogs, Watson and Duncan.
Constructed $40 million full business forecast. Forecast was built upon previous performance alongside expected future performance to ensure realistic growth. It included market factors, seasonality trends, and sensitivity analysis. The forecast was within 2% of actual sales for the full year.
Overhauled methodology to apportion $1.5 billion corporate allocations. Refined methodology to ensure business units were allocated based only on the shared expense used to more accurately represent the respective P/L.
Created multiple dashboards to track KPI's from various business units. Examples include: HR/Finance (SG&A trends, payroll, insurance), Project Management (business trends, headcount, accuracy/efficiency), and Strategy/Finance (Geographical market share, purchasing international vs domestic raw materials, freight efficiency).
Market Share analysis: Analysis/Presentation of full market breakdown of five areas of focus with little to no market share in to aid leadership in 5-year strategic plan. Focused on manufacturers, distributors, largest customers, market size, compounded annual growth, etc.