Meet the Founder: Natalie Poindexter
Our Expertise
I’m Natalie Poindexter, a visionary strategist, funding solutions architect, and community builder committed to creating sustainable, systemic change. With deep experience in public health, healthcare, social impact tech, and philanthropy, I specialize in identifying gaps, creating fresh solutions, and implementing strategies that drive real-world impact.
I don’t believe in surface-level fixes—I believe in radical, sustainable transformation. Whether through funding strategies, problem-solving, or community activation, my work is about empowering businesses, organizations, and changemakers to create real, lasting impact.
⚡ Let’s move the needle together.
Meet Our Team
Mercedes Perry
Mercedes Perry
Mercedes Perry
Our Managing Grant Specialist empowering underserved communities through equity-driven education programs, strategic community engagement, and social justice advocacy.
Sage Banks
Mercedes Perry
Mercedes Perry
Our Operations Manager empowering our business to thrive through streamlined operations and meaningful impact.
Areas of expertise:
Business Operations (5 years), Administrative Support to Executives (7 years), Bookkeeping (7 years)
Gavin Thomson
Mercedes Perry
Gavin Thomson
Our Communications Specialist building stronger organizations through strategic communication, professional development, and evidence-based business solutions.
Areas of expertise:
Organizational communication, interpersonal communication, communication assessment, conflict resolution, instructional communication, training & development, qua
Our Communications Specialist building stronger organizations through strategic communication, professional development, and evidence-based business solutions.
Areas of expertise:
Organizational communication, interpersonal communication, communication assessment, conflict resolution, instructional communication, training & development, quantitative + qualitative research methods, business strategy & innovation.
Quote you live by:
“Don’t get lost in the sauce, but without the sauce, you’re lost.”
Case Studies: Transformations in Action
Case Study: Scaling a Nonprofit’s Health & Wellness Impact
Case Study: Streamlining Local Government Vaccine Distribution
Case Study: Streamlining Local Government Vaccine Distribution
Client: Community-Based Nonprofit | Service: Program Development & Grant Strategy
💡 The Challenge: A Central Texas nonprofit needed to build a health & wellness department but lacked funding and structured programming.
🚀 The Solution: Designed a holistic public health strategy, secured $2M in funding, and developed sustainable community
Client: Community-Based Nonprofit | Service: Program Development & Grant Strategy
💡 The Challenge: A Central Texas nonprofit needed to build a health & wellness department but lacked funding and structured programming.
🚀 The Solution: Designed a holistic public health strategy, secured $2M in funding, and developed sustainable community-based programs.
📈 The Outcome: Established a fully operational health & wellness department, addressing social determinants of health and expanding community capacity-building initiatives.
👉 Learn how we can transform your nonprofit.
Case Study: Streamlining Local Government Vaccine Distribution
Case Study: Streamlining Local Government Vaccine Distribution
Case Study: Streamlining Local Government Vaccine Distribution
Client: City & County Health Department | Service: Systems Transformation & Quality Improvement
💡 The Challenge: Disconnected systems and lack of real-time tracking for COVID-19 vaccine distribution across Austin-Travis County.
🚀 The Solution: Built a centralized vaccine inventory system, integrated real-time tracking with QR codes, and
Client: City & County Health Department | Service: Systems Transformation & Quality Improvement
💡 The Challenge: Disconnected systems and lack of real-time tracking for COVID-19 vaccine distribution across Austin-Travis County.
🚀 The Solution: Built a centralized vaccine inventory system, integrated real-time tracking with QR codes, and ensured accurate patient data management.
📈 The Outcome: A scalable distribution process that was replicated by the CDC, enabling accurate tracking of 300,000+ vaccines and reducing distribution errors.
👉 Book a strategy session to optimize your systems.
Case Study: Enhancing Public Health Crisis Response
Case Study: Streamlining Local Government Vaccine Distribution
Case Study: Improving Healthcare Data & Quality Performance
Client: City & County Health Department | Service: Workforce Development & Emergency Response
💡 The Challenge: The local health department needed a rapid response team to support epidemiologists during COVID-19 contact tracing & case investigation.
🚀 The Solution: Designed and implemented a remote Case Investigator program, training 50+
Client: City & County Health Department | Service: Workforce Development & Emergency Response
💡 The Challenge: The local health department needed a rapid response team to support epidemiologists during COVID-19 contact tracing & case investigation.
🚀 The Solution: Designed and implemented a remote Case Investigator program, training 50+ professionals (RNs, MDs, EPIs, and PH experts) within two weeks.
📈 The Outcome: Reduced response time, improved real-time public health reporting, and enhanced multilingual accessibility for affected communities.
👉 Need a crisis-ready response strategy? Let’s talk.
Case Study: Improving Healthcare Data & Quality Performance
Case Study: Streamlining Local Government Vaccine Distribution
Case Study: Improving Healthcare Data & Quality Performance
Client: Healthcare System | Service: Process Improvement & Clinical Strategy
💡 The Challenge: A regional healthcare market struggled with inconsistent clinical data and low CMS quality ratings for hypertension (HTN) care.
🚀 The Solution: Developed a market-wide data collection tool, standardized clinical workflows, and integrated qualit
Client: Healthcare System | Service: Process Improvement & Clinical Strategy
💡 The Challenge: A regional healthcare market struggled with inconsistent clinical data and low CMS quality ratings for hypertension (HTN) care.
🚀 The Solution: Developed a market-wide data collection tool, standardized clinical workflows, and integrated quality performance tracking into EMRs.
📈 The Outcome: Improved quality ratings, cost efficiency, and data accuracy, leading to enterprise-wide adoption of the quality improvement process.
👉 Let’s optimize your healthcare strategy.
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