Our Story
Welcome to Strategic Thinktank
Founded in 1994, Strategic Thinktank, Inc. is a small business advisory consultancy offering practical and results-driven strategic solutions to small and mid-sized (SMB) businesses.
Our consulting practice is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan.
We have over 25 years’ experience counseling, mentoring and coaching startups, and growing small and mid-sized businesses.
Testimonials
What People are Saying
Ara Topouzian
Ms. Nancy Marshall
, Aluminum Supply Company
Lola has been a tremendous resource for our Corporation and for me personally. We have used her on several occasions through the Small Business Development Center. She has assisted us with all processes of our day to day business. We will continue to rely on her expertise to help us grow!
Dr. Diana Wong
, OD, & Entrepreneurship at Eastern Mich U; CEO & President, Sensei Change Associates, LLC
Lola provides a unique portfolio of talent to solve problems in challenging business situations. She has a clear understanding of priorities when situations make it difficult for others to move forward. Based on a variety of challenges, I witness how Lola engages others to collaborate and solve problems in a positive manner. Lola moves through our world with a high level of graciousness that supports her ability to build high quality relations, develop others, and help unravel bureaucracy.
E Hudson
, Nubian Computing Technology Innovators
Professional, thorough, pleasant, candid, helpful, encouraging, knowledgeable, wise, empathetic, flexible, process-oriented, communicative, idealistic, creative, clever and savvy are all the terms which describe my experience as a result of the services that Lola offered my business.
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Our News And Events
Strategic Partnerships and Their Role in Growth Planning
In uncertain conditions, partnerships can provide access to new markets, capabilities, or customers without the fixed overhead that comes with building everything internally.
For many small and mid-sized businesses, this makes partnerships a realistic option within broader growth planning.
Why Profitability Is Replacing Growth at All Costs
Economic conditions are forcing sharper choices. Rather than expanding indiscriminately, business owners are asking more disciplined questions.
Which offerings actually drive margin? Where is capital being deployed most effectively? What activities deliver the strongest return on effort?
When Business Owners Stop Waiting for Certainty
Rather than pulling back, many owners are tightening execution. They are prioritizing profitability, focusing on their strongest products or services, and planning deliberately through volatility.
