Take a load off.

Work from a sense of joy.

Create something new.

Vessel Strategy and Consulting helps dreamers and doers get their message out, get their work done and get money in the door. We provide direct, immediate support for creative nonprofits, savvy businesses, hardworking artists and innovative entrepreneurs.

Make Change Happen
  • Janet Schmidt, Network Director of SOWA says
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  • Annie is an amazing facilitator that brings out the best in everyone present. She has a way to draw out participants in a gracious style that makes everyone feel valued.

  • Scott Squire, Owner, Nonfiction Media says
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  • Working on business strategy with Annie is equal parts cocktail party and rocket science. She delivers incisive, actionable insights in a way that makes you feel you’re just the right …

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  • {Strategy} Confidence during a downturn
  • June 4, 2012

  • I am working with multiple clients who are making huge life and career changes in the midst of our anxiety producing economy. One of my clients is in graduate school, …

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  • {Notes} Doing it the right way
  • May 23, 2012

  • For those folks following along on my business journey – you may have noticed a quiet, static sound coming from my blog space. Perhaps you thought, “Annie must be really …

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  • {Practice} Read a Book
  • August 5, 2011

  • My practice this month and into the next, when I am craving an escape…when I need to unwind and let go… I will pick up my fiction book and find a cozy nook. I may even take the book on the bus with me…

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  • {Practice} Bake Bread for a Neighbor
  • May 10, 2011

  • At the end of a long evening, decide to make bread. Decide that you will set aside an early morning for you and creation. Perhaps it is Friday night and you will make Saturday morning yours.

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  • Meet Schools Out Washington

  • Schools Out Washington (SOWA for short) is an intermediary organization connecting the amazing afterschool and out of school programs for young people across the state. SOWA works hard to make …

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  • About Annie, the Founder of Vessel

  • I help nonprofits, socially-conscious businesses and individuals communicate clearly, build good organizational systems and bring funds in so they have time to do the good work in the world.