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Speaking Engagements in 2026!

"It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan."
Eleanor Roosevelt

About Your Speaker
Martha Wellens is a business strategist, educator and speaker.

  • Martha has worked with small businesses, early-stage start-ups, and nonprofit organizations – both domestically and abroad.
  • Martha knows what takes to operate a business, grow a business to scale, and how to mobilize and inspire teams to take aligned action to achieve results.
  • Martha is passionate about providing the resources and empowering leaders so that every organization can succeed at all levels.
  • Martha’s speaking topics include business planning, marketing, operational strategy, strategic planning, risk assessment and management, leadership, women in leadership, and work/life balance.

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BBB Certificate of Accreditation

The Better Business Bureau has again recognized Woodland Strategies for over ten years of membership and accreditation and an A+ rating!

Strategic Decision-Making with Woodland Strategies

Martha Wellens is a Certified Allovance Decision Coach and the founder of Woodland Strategies. She facilitates collaborative workshops that help leadership teams align on priorities, quantify strategic criteria, and make defensible decisions—using a structured methodology developed at the University of Michigan that replaces subjective debate with clarity and shared ownership.

SMART Goal Worksheet

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Manufacturing Market News and Your Strategic Plan

The US manufacturing industry is in a period of profound uncertainty. It’s not too early to be thinking about 2026. This is may be an ideal time for your leadership to develop a new strategic plan.