Every day we hear about the challenges leaders are balancing -- economic volatility, talent retention, shifting budgets, and enabling remote and hybrid work. Today, we are focused on solutions. We are beyond excited to announce that our founder & future of work thought leader Brea Starmer has authored an open-source playbook for leaders focused on real solutions. “Avoiding the All-Or-Nothing Workplace: Enabling People to Operate at their Highest & Best Use™” is a playbook built to empower you with the information and frameworks you need to de-risk P&Ls, unlock skills agility to keep pace with customers and competition and create access to more diverse and inclusive talent, driving profitability and innovation. If you are a Senior Leader, Chief of Staff or Team Manager, the playbook guides you to manage your talented team’s skills and capacity against business priorities, while establishing a culture of innovation driven by inclusion. Read & share the full playbook here https://lnkd.in/grPy-5jD #futureofwork, #management #leadership
Lions & Tigers
Business Consulting and Services
Bellevue, Washington 4,324 followers
Professional staffing & workforce solutions for Fortune 500s & startups.
About us
When our founder Brea Starmer was laid off during her pregnancy, instead of retreating, she resolved to find a better way – for her & others like her. She set out on a path to create a new set of conditions in which individuals could thrive on their terms & alongside a community. • To find work fulfillment & wellbeing. • To meet business demands & mental nourishment. • To stop accepting OR and realize the power of &. Lions & Tigers was born. Lions & Tigers offers professional staffing & workforce solutions to Fortune 500s & startups. We design custom teams with full-time & fractional support from highly-skilled communications, marketing, operations, and change specialists for ongoing engagements and deliverable-based projects. We create solutions to match an organization’s evolving needs. Talent demands are also evolving, requiring more flexibility & nuance than ever before. By building and supporting blended workforces, we center mothers and BIPOC professionals in our model to keep people in the workforce, driving innovation and profitability. Our mission is to co-design a more human and valued work experience advancing impact, access & belonging. We built a playbook for leaders who are thinking about workforce innovation and need a system for change. Our Highest & Best Use Operating System™ maximizes human potential aligned to business outcomes, while guarding against burnout and exclusion.
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https://lionsandtigers.com/
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- Industry
- Business Consulting and Services
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Bellevue, Washington
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2018
- Specialties
- Management Consulting, Marketing, Digital Strategy, Human-centered experiences, Coaching, Business Strategy, Editorial Strategy, Copywriting, Design, Content Strategy, Flexible Working, Operations, Part-time work, Organizational effectiveness, Project Management, Leadership Development, Consulting, Program Management, Communications, and Change Management
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1203 114th Ave SE
Bellevue, Washington 98004, US
Employees at Lions & Tigers
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Mark Williamson
Strategic Team Leader for B2B & B2C Tech | GTM & Partner Programs | Business Development | Agency & In-House Experience
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Stephanie Selin
Consultant & Project/Program Manager
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Marta C. McCraw
Project Manager, Strategic Planner, Analyst
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Anne Decker
Product Marketing Manager | Marketing Program Management | Product Launch Management
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At Lions & Tigers, we're proud of our journey reimagining work & life. Over the past 6 years, we've made a significant impact. Our blended teams of full-time and fractional talent have solved many challenges. 🌟 🌍 30% of our team members are People of the Global Majority. This diversity fuels innovation and creativity. 👩💼 83% of our team are women. Empowering women has been central to our mission. 💪 We have a 97% consultant retention rate. Happy consultants lead to outstanding results. Every project benefits from their dedication and expertise. 🏡 Remote work is our standard. 100% of our team works fully remote or hybrid. Flexibility enhances productivity and work-life balance. 📈 Since 2018, we've completed 400+ projects. These projects range from marketing to business operations. We've partnered with Fortune 500 companies and startups alike. 💸 $34 million has gone to our consultants. These funds have primarily supported mothers and caregivers. Inclusive workplaces create positive outcomes. We're seeing this firsthand. Join us in reimagining work & life. Together, we can solve your organization's biggest challenges. 🤝 #blendedworkforce #innovativeleadership #thinkoutsidethebox #futureofwork
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Please help us welcome Kensie Jarosinski to the L&T team! 📊 Kensie (she/her) is a #BizOps extraordinare with experience building operational foundations for nonprofit, small business, and technical product teams. She has a passion for deep-diving into analytics, poking holes and asking questions to discover areas for efficiency, gain clarity, and define repeatable and improvable processes. 🍣🍓🍰🐶 Outside of her remote office, Kensie loves to cook and is a hardcore foodie! She loves researching new restaurants and testing new recipes. She and her husband live in Lexington, KY with their Aussiedoodle, Farley. 🌟 Welcome to the team Kensie! #welcometotheteam #teammemberspotlight #futureofwork
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Thank you Ashley Jude for highlighting L&T's approach to creating supportive environments for our clients who need help creating #maternityleave backfill plans. We share a link to our blog as well in the first comment below!
COO, Lions & Tigers | Microsoft Supplier of the Year | PSBJ Best Places to Work | Mom to 3 Next Gen Powerhouses | Non-Profit Board Member | I ❤️ Flex Talent Models, Healthy P&Ls and Happy, Productive Teams
Maternity leave is a critical time for employees & organizations alike. Ensuring a smooth transition is key to maintaining growth and meeting business goals. It's an opportunity to improve (not just maintain) team morale. 💪 💡 Today over at the Lions & Tigers blog, we share the three essential questions we at L&T ask our clients when developing an effective backfill plan: 1️⃣ What are the key business outcomes during the leave? 2️⃣ What unfinished tasks need progress? 3️⃣ What defines success upon return? By addressing these, we help create a supportive environment that values each team member’s contributions & future goals. 🏆 🔗 Dive deeper into our approach and how it can benefit your organization. 👉 Read more on our blog at the first comment below. #maternityleave #backfill #blendedworkforce
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Has your business embraced the power of "&"? What does that even mean? Let us imagine together a team of full-time employees & fractional support (#blendedworkforce) achieving business goals together but also: 🌟 Finding work fulfillment & wellbeing. Excelling professionally & enjoying quality family time. Meeting business demands & mental nourishment. Meeting corporate goals & fostering community connections. Mastering professional skills & upholding personal values. Achieving financial stability & investing in self-discovery. 🌟 At Lions & Tigers, we understand that true success comes from balancing corporate achievements with personal development. Our mission is to stop accepting OR and embrace the powerful potential of &. 🚀 Join us in co-designing a future where impact, access, and belonging are at the core of your business. Let's build a workplace that empowers every individual to find fulfillment & flourish. #leadershipideas #innovativeleadership #buildingateam
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Happy 4th of July from Lions & Tigers! 🎆 As we celebrate our nation's independence this week, let's also celebrate freedom to find fulfillment in our work & lives. Today is a perfect reminder of the importance of flexible work that allows us to spend precious time with our friends and families. ✨ We hope you have a moment to reflect on your personal and professional journey and recharge for any exciting opportunities that may lie ahead. Here's to balancing business demands with well-being! #IndependenceDay #WorkLifeBalance #FamilyTime #4thOfJuly #blendedworkforce
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At Lions & Tigers, we’re proud to pioneer the concept of blended teams and flexible work models. We'll tell our story to anyone who'll listen - including neighbors. 😆 Excited for the day when everyone, including Howard, is on board! 🚀
Founder and CEO at Lions & Tigers | Building a workforce that works for all of us | 3x mama | Future of work speaker | $34M of economic access unlocked for our community of consultants (and counting)
CAN'T WAIT for the July 4th party when everyone knows what a "blended workforce" is. 🎆 When do you think it'll be? We love to spend the 4th up on Camano Island, just north of Seattle, WA. I've got a neighbor at the beach, Howard. And this is our conversation every. time. I see him... 🔸 Howard: Now, Brea, tell me again what Lions & Tigers does. I still don't get it. 🔹 Me: Of course. L&T partners with leaders to build inclusive, high-performing #blended teams that leverage the nearly 50% of the workforce that need and want flexible work. We specifically solve business gaps in marketing, operations, and change management. 🔸 Howard: 🤔 🔹 Me: Okay, think of us as a way to hire all of the non-employees in an organization. Think of parental leave back-fill scenarios. Or for a sprint project when it doesn't make sense to hire a full-time employee. Or when you need a specialist but just for a fraction of time. It's a new way for folks to work that's more flexible than traditional models. 🔸 Howard: I was a state patrol officer in the 70s and I've never heard of anything like this.... can I have a job? 🔹 Me: 😎 I hope - soon enough - I walk into one of these parties and everyone, even Howard, knows what a "blended team" is because the strategy is so ubiquitous and common that we'd work in various ways throughout our lifetime and business cycles. (And BTW, Washington State just passed flex work policy for police officers thanks to the leadership of Sue Rahr - so change is a'comin, Howard!)
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You've heard us talk about how the workforce is transforming and the need for blended workforces. Don't just take our word for it. Forbes highlights this significant shift to #blendedworkforces in their HR Trends for 2024. 🔍 On their list of, "The Top Ten HR Trends That Matter Most In 2024," #5 highlights that the workforce is now a mix of full-time #employees, part-timers, contingent workers, and digital workers. 🌟 At Lions & Tigers, we're proud to be at the forefront of reimaging the workplace as a blend of full-time & contractors working together to achieve business outcomes. We actually wrote a playbook on it - we share it in the first comment below! 💼 We're embracing this trend by integrating diverse talent pools to drive innovation and agility. Who's with us? 💪 #Forbes #HRTrends #blendedworkforce
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Who needs a syllabus when you could design your career like a choose-your-own-adventure? 🚀 Brea Starmer dares us to imagine the possibilities.
Founder and CEO at Lions & Tigers | Building a workforce that works for all of us | 3x mama | Future of work speaker | $34M of economic access unlocked for our community of consultants (and counting)
What if we could move through work arrangements like college classes? (I’ve often described Lions & Tigers like this to folks because we build fractional work, job shares, and we welcome both employees and independent contractors all under one community.) This is what I’d imagine: 👷♂️ You could pick up 3 credits of a specific type of work, 😎 Snag an interesting summer internship, 🌍 Study abroad, 👩🏫 Get to know industry thought leaders from the front row, 🍂 And I think most interestingly, we could change our minds about what we needed each term. And what a tremendous opportunity for our business leaders! I’d swoon over a professional with: 👷♂️ A sprint project in an adjacent work function, 😎 A creative deliverable, 🌍 Experience overseas with a global market, and 👩🏫 Access to mentors and fractional leaders that move our business forward. 🍂 And I think most interestingly, we could change our team members when we needed without laying folks off. IDK folks, can’t we embrace a bit more fluidity and joy in our work styles? Nearly 50% of Americans are working independently, outside of traditional 9-to-5, in-office models and I’m here for all the benefits of this evolution!
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Our mission at Lions & Tigers is to co-design a more human & valued work experience advancing impact, access, and belonging. We want our consultants and team members to be successful - in whatever definition of success they hold. 🚀 And while it is bittersweet to see consultants move on into FTE positions outside of L&T, our collective hearts simply swell when we get exit notes like this one. 💗 Thank you, Z. Brackney (they/them), for your genuine & heartfelt words. You will forever be a part of our larger network of amazing humans being a force for systemic work evolution. #consultants #thankyou #mission #vision #itsnotgoodbye #teammembers #kudos
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