About Us

We are nonprofit nerds!

Jessica always knew she wanted to work in the nonprofit world, and had the chance to work in many different positions before finding a home in organizational development, talent, and culture at College Summit. When Mike joined the same organization, he brought with him years of helping organizations clean up their finances.

We both worked closely together to build systems and strategies for HR and finance (while also getting married).

In the last decade, we shifted gears to consulting with nonprofits, and deepen our skill sets in fundraising (Mike) and coaching (Jessica).

We love partnering with leaders to solve their thorniest, most stressful problems, and transform their organizations as a result.

Mike Gemm is a consultant and coach, committed to dramatically improving the impact of non-profits through targeted fundraising, accurate financial data, and transformational coaching for leaders and their teams.

Mike’s fundraising career started at For Impact | The Suddes Group. During his time at The Suddes Group, Mike partnered with organizations across the social impact sector to raise over $60M+ through direct "in the field" asks and client coaching.

With over 15 years of experience in the nonprofit world, and a strong background in business and finance, Mike is uniquely positioned to offer actionable insight to civic-minded organizations looking to grow their influence and impact.

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The Highlights:

• One-time National chess champion and two-time National chess finalist

• Former CPA 

• MBA, Notre Dame

• $60M+ raised for clients

• Thousands of staff and board trained in fundraising

• Amazing trash-picking-up skills

Jessica Robinson Gemm is a coach and talent strategy consultant who is dedicated to helping individuals, teams, and organizations reach their full potential, performance, and passion.

She spent over ten years inside the non-profit sector, as a fundraiser, policy liaison, human resource director, recruiter, team leader, trainer, and facilitator. Over the last decade, she has worked as a consultant, providing strategic HR and talent support to nonprofits, and as a coach working with exceptional leaders and teams. 

As a coach, Jessica works directly with individual clients on their goals, both personal and professional. She specializes in partnering with people facing transitions in their lives, such as a new role, increased leadership demands, and career transformations. In her consulting work, she engages in projects including culture development, HR strategy, team facilitation, change management, and leadership development.

The highlights

• University of Chicago history nerd

• Trained in coaching through Georgetown University’s Leadership Coaching Certificate Program

• ACC coaching certification from the International Coach Federation

• 250+ hires

• Thousands of interviews completed