Mish Sommers
Organizational development consultant.
Over 30 years inside the work, not above it.
I didn't start out as a consultant. I started inside organizations — embedded in the messy reality of trying to make good ideas actually work.
Implementing strategic visions that sounded great in the boardroom but fell apart in practice. Trying to get teams aligned when everyone had a different definition of success. Making new systems work while old processes were still in the way. Leading change when people were exhausted from the last failed initiative.
Over time, I learned that transformation rarely fails because people aren't trying hard enough. It fails because strategy, systems, and people get treated as separate problems — when they're actually one integrated challenge.
That's what led me to create Bay Consulting.
Where I've worked: Outdoor economy and recreation businesses, educational nonprofits, state government agencies, wellness practices, boatbuilding operations, professional services firms. Not consulting from the outside — being part of the team, navigating real constraints, making decisions with incomplete information.
What I bring: Gallup Certified CliftonStrengths Coach. PROSCI Certified Change Practitioner. M.S. Organizational Development, University of Maine (2026). M.S. Project Management, Northeastern University. 31 years of pattern recognition built from the inside.
If something in this resonates, the next step is simple.
30 minutes. Free. No pitch.