Kirby Consulting

Name: Kirby Consulting
Address: Maryville, TN, 37804, US
Telephone: +18652546597

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Our mission is to marine brands and aspiring leaders to reach the next level. Services Include: Fractional CMO, Recruiting & Coaching

09/10/2026

𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. 🍂

After a busy season, leaders finally have the space to reflect on what worked well, where the team stepped up, and where there may be opportunities to strengthen support for the months ahead.

It’s also a great time to have meaningful conversations with your team.

Ask:
What worked especially well this season?
Where could we make the experience even better?
What support would help you succeed next season?

Those conversations can give leaders a clearer picture of where to invest, which roles may need to evolve, and what future recruiting priorities should look like.

The best workforce planning is not just about filling positions.
It is about building on what is already working and creating the right structure for your people to grow. 💙

If you are thinking about your next hiring, retention, or leadership priorities, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝗶𝗿𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 to talk through where your team is today and what stronger alignment could look like moving forward.

09/07/2026

🇺🇸 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴. ⚓️

For many boaters, this weekend feels like the unofficial close of summer.

For dealerships, it’s something else: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻.

Sales starts to shift gears.

🔧 Service begins preparing for winterization, maintenance, and storage.

📣 Marketing moves from summer selling to keeping customers engaged through the off-season and giving them reasons to come back in the spring.

The strongest dealerships don’t treat Labor Day as the end of the season.
They treat it as a 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗳𝗳. 🤝

A chance to move from one busy season into the next with a clear plan, prepared teams, and messaging that matches what customers need now.

And if this Labor Day weekend revealed a few gaps in staffing, service capacity, sales activity, or marketing?

📝 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵.

Those observations can become some of the most valuable lessons you carry into next year’s planning.

Here’s to the teams behind every launch, sale, service appointment, customer experience, and great day on the water. 💙⚓️

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲.

09/04/2026

𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 🚤

Newport's in September.
FLIBS in the fall.

Your busiest, highest-stakes weeks are weeks away… and great marine people are being hired RIGHT NOW.

Winning fall season is a summer decision. ⚓️

09/03/2026

I've spent 20+ years helping brands answer the question: 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵? It's the work I do best — finding the thing that makes a brand distinct, not just visible.

So it's been humbling to admit that I've struggled to answer that question for myself.

Recently a coach named Olivet challenged me on it directly, and it kicked off a journey I'm still in the middle of.

Thank you, Simon Sinek, for the framework.
Thank you, Olivet, for not letting me off the hook.
And thank you, Dolly, for the nudge.

When Dolly Parton passed, I felt it. She had this way of making people feel seen and comfortable and smiling — effortlessly, like it was just woven into who she was.

Today my husband and I tried a new coffee shop in Knoxville. I'd never been. And there on the wall was this — like it had been put there just for me.

Sometimes the sign you've been waiting for shows up on a chalkboard in a coffee shop you've never walked into before.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆. 🦋

08/25/2026

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘄 👀

Here’s something that’s becoming hard to ignore:

The marine companies standing out aren’t necessarily the ones spending the most money.

They’re the ones creating workplaces people actually want to be part of.

Competitive pay matters, of course — but you can’t out-bid poor culture, weak communication, or a lack of appreciation forever.

People want to feel valued. They want good leadership.

They want opportunities to grow. And they want to know their work matters.

That’s what turns a job into a place someone wants to stay.

𝗦𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆?

08/22/2026

🌱 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱.

I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting lately.

Not just thinking about where I want to go next, but looking back at the moments that helped shape who I am today.

The big ones.
The hard ones.
The unexpected ones.
The people, experiences, and turning points that changed something in me.

It’s interesting how much you can learn about yourself when you stop looking only at what’s ahead and start connecting the dots behind you. 💭

I’m still figuring out what I want my next chapter to look like.

I know I feel called to help people, but I’m also realizing that I don’t have to help everyone at once.

There’s value in choosing where to focus, giving it your full attention, and allowing the direction to become clearer as you grow.

Maybe personal development isn’t always about becoming someone new.

Maybe sometimes it’s about understanding more deeply who you’ve been becoming all along. ✨

Still learning.
Still reflecting.
Still figuring it out.
And I think that’s a pretty meaningful place to be.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆? 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 — 𝗜’𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗼. ❤️

08/20/2026

Leadership isn’t about being the loudest or smartest person in the room.

It’s about building a team where people feel comfortable raising their hands, sharing a different perspective, asking the hard question, or saying, “I think there’s another way.”

Because the best ideas don’t always come from the most confident voice.

Sometimes they come from the person who simply needed to know it was safe to speak. 🙌

Great leaders don’t just lead conversations. They create space for better ones.

08/18/2026

You don’t win great talent by being the biggest company or offering the biggest paycheck.

You win on the things money can’t fake:

🔹 A leader who knows their name

🔹 Real ownership of meaningful work

🔹 Skills they’ll still carry 10 years from now

Because the best people aren’t just looking for a job. They’re looking for a place where they can grow, contribute, and matter.

The biggest company doesn’t always win the best people.

The clearest culture does.

08/18/2026

You don’t win great talent by being the biggest company or offering the biggest paycheck.

You win on the things money can’t fake:

🔹 A leader who knows their name
🔹 Real ownership of meaningful work
🔹 Skills they’ll still carry 10 years from now

Because the best people aren’t just looking for a job. They’re looking for a place where they can grow, contribute, and matter.

The biggest company doesn’t always win the best people.

The clearest culture does.

08/13/2026

🌱 Growth sometimes means admitting that you can’t—and shouldn’t—keep doing everything yourself.

That’s one of the biggest lessons I’m working through right now.

When you build a business, it becomes very easy to keep adding things to your own plate.

Client needs? I can handle it.
Marketing? I’ll take care of it.
Strategy? Of course.

A problem comes up? I’ll figure it out. 😅

And for a while, that works.

Until it doesn’t.

We’re entering a season where I’m being much more intentional about asking:

✨ What truly needs my attention?
🤝 What can someone else own?
🎯 Where do my strengths create the most value?

💬 And how should our client relationships evolve as we grow?

I’m especially excited about creating more support around the day-to-day marketing work. It will take more effort in the beginning—training, communication, delegation, and probably some trial and error.

But eventually, that investment creates breathing room.

Not just for me.
For the entire business. ❤️

I’m learning that leadership isn’t proving that you can carry everything.

Sometimes leadership is knowing when it’s time to put something down so another person can step up.

👇 Business owners and leaders: What was one responsibility that became easier only after you finally delegated it?

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