“Amelia Corl and Silphium Collective came to work with our organization at a time when we needed stronger internal coordination, clearer strategic direction, and reliable day-to-day operational support. Our work together has been highly collaborative—she moves seamlessly between big-picture strategy and detailed execution, acting as both a thought partner and a steady operational backbone. As a result, we’ve seen improved organizational clarity, more consistent follow-through, and a noticeable lift in our team’s capacity to focus on priorities that matter most. For anyone considering working with Amelia, I’d say she brings a rare combination of strategic insight, adaptability, and dependability—she makes things run better, and she makes the people around her more effective. She makes me look good. Who doesn't want that?.”
— Leslie Kohlmeyer“Working with Amelia makes complex challenges become clear and manageable. She’s exceptional at cutting through ambiguity, keeping things moving, and helping the team stay focused on what matters most — especially when things get hectic. Her measured, thoughtful, incisive approach brings a real sense of clarity - no matter how difficult the challenge, we always leave our time together with specific action steps that inspire confidence in us meeting our goals. It also helps that she’s such a joy to work with!”
— Jesse Dixon“What made working with Amelia especially valuable is that she brings together seemingly contrasting skillsets: an ability to cut to the center of things with precision and clarity while also leaving space for the humanity of our work. I was reluctant to work with a consultant on strategic planning because I feared it would be overly dispassionate; in many ways I found the opposite to be true, as Amelia helped me to craft a plan that is both professional and personal.”
— Kai Takatsuka“Working with Amelia was like getting a leadership tune-up from someone who really gets it. She has this rare ability to blend the practical wisdom of a seasoned coach with the thoughtful empathy of a therapist. In a time of academic uncertainty and tangled management challenges, Amelia offered grounded advice, shared stories from her own journey, and helped me untangle what felt impossible.”
— Alyssa Burger “Working with Amelia and the Silphium Collective has been an incredibly meaningful, transformative, and genuinely enjoyable experience. With outstanding credentials, extensive expertise, and exceptional skills, Amelia is the most impressive consultant I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with. She has a rare ability to bring people together, fostering an environment of trust and collaboration that elevates every project. Beyond that, her deep understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is seamlessly woven into all aspects of her work. Thanks to her guidance, my team and I successfully finalized a truly remarkable strategic plan. If you have the chance to work with her—take it. You won’t regret it!”
— Will O’Berry“Amelia was so great to work with! She took time to understand our goals and used that insight to help us develop a clear, focused strategic plan. Her thoughtful prompts and outside perspective helped us see things in new ways, which was especially valuable as a new unit in our first year on campus. What I didn’t expect, but found incredibly impactful, was how empowered and aligned we felt coming out of the process. She helped us build with clarity, not just check boxes.”
— Deon Newsome, UMN Student Success Strategic Planning “Working with Amelia made it easier to cut through ambiguity and keep our team focused on what mattered most. She’s especially good at bringing calm and structure to fast-moving projects, helping us make steady progress even in high-pressure moments. Her ability to balance strategic clarity with hands-on execution has been invaluable.”
— Noah Devine“Amelia is a master facilitator for a strategic planning process. Her positive, authentic approach, along with exceptional communication and observation skills kept the complex process moving along at an efficient pace. Amelia effectively used questions to help challenge the group to use our knowledge & experience to think more broadly, and deeper.”
— Jackie Olsson“I would describe our work as ‘getting to the root cause’. We didn't co-create band-aid solutions; we got really clear about where we currently were, where we wanted to be, and what needed to shift or be put in place to get there. Our working sessions were productive, exciting, and motivating. When we would come back together, Amelia would have "gifts" of the things we discussed, fleshed out in a way that it was ready for implementation. It was always wonderful to see our vision and ideas come to life in each meeting.”
— Tiara Jordan-Sutton“What sets Amelia apart, though, is how she shows up as a person. She is warm, patient, and genuinely invested in the missions of the organizations she supports. She never made us feel behind or out of our depth - she met us exactly where we were and built us up from there”
— Chiara Deltito-Sharrott“Silphium Collective is growing because the work is excellent, because Amelia carries the credibility and relationships to compete in any market, and because she has built a practice where financial success and meaningful work are the same thing.”
— Brad White