For over 20 years, Suzanne Baker has served as a catalyst and leader of change for corporations, consultants, and executives. Her accomplishments have included being a pioneer in large scale transformation efforts and culture change within a Fortune 100 company, sales and strategic relationship management for a Big 4 consulting firm, and serving as a speaker and coach to many in the arena of work-life integration and purpose.
Prior to working with Akina, Suzanne was with Deloitte Consulting serving internal and external clients. Her most recent role was in sales and account penetration with strategic clients. As a consultant, she served financial services, healthcare, and consumer business clients helping them to align internal programs, priorities, and executive leadership behaviors with external strategy and marketing. Serving Deloitte internally, she managed the distribution of mandatory and optional learning programs targeted to the consultant population.
Before Deloitte, Suzanne was with State Farm Insurance Headquarters serving in a variety of line and staff roles. Her career focused primarily on initiation and implementation of new business and technology strategies for sales and underwriting, transformation projects, leading and managing staff, and building an internal change management and communications practice.
Suzanne has also worked independently over the last seven years developing a speaking and mentoring career, focusing specifically on work-life integration and the development of authentic, successful, and fulfilling relationships.
Suzanne believes a complete life includes serving others. She has created and served with a variety of not-for-profit endeavors serving the community socially, spiritually, and with the arts. She is currently working on ways to harness the influence, resources and creativity of Executives & Professionals to support those less fortunate.
Suzanne has earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Illinois Wesleyan University, a Master of Arts in Religion from Trinity International University and professional certifications in Management, Change Management, and Financial Planning.
