Affiliates

Implementing sustainability initiatives requires a wide variety of capabilities difficult to capture in one firm. We collaborate with other firms to bring you the services that you need.

Kestrel Management implements ISO14000 Environmental Management Systems and performs energy audits.

Terracom Public Relations helps green organizations grow in size and impact by using strategic PR and communications to tell their stories.

The Cumberland Group enables business teams to achieve better, faster, more productive operations .... decrease waste and save money .... and do it quickly.

Success Stories

"Beyond his resourcefulness and breadth of knowledge, Zbig brings to this role a personable approach that instills urgency when needed without being aggressive and a personal integrity and caring that instills an air of trust."       

Dan Masterson
President and CEO
EMD Technologies

Zbig Skiba is the president of Skiba Consulting, Ltd., which helps sustainability leaders and social enterprises to align socially responsible initiatives with the financial needs of their business.

Zbig was born in London, England, to parents who had emigrated from Poland. He grew up in the Humboldt Park area of Chicago, a difficult urban neighborhood. When he was fourteen he went to Wisconsin with the Polish Boy Scouts, and discovered for the first time the joys of the outdoors. He has since hiked extensively throughout the U.S. and Canada, and still takes every chance he can to hike, bike, or cross country ski. These experiences ignited his passion for supporting the work of sustainability leaders and social entrepreneurs who strive to have a positive social and environmental impact.

Zbig has worked for over seven years as a business coach and peer group facilitator, so he understands the unique challenges of running a business. He now uses a proprietary approach based on his business coaching experience to enable entrepreneurs, not for profit executives, and sustainability leaders to succeed in their roles.

Zbig has an MBA from Kellogg GSM at Northwestern, where he focused on entrepreneurship and international business. He also has a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Zbig has experience in working with organizations in the manufacturing, service, and not for profit sectors.

Certifications:

• One Page Business Plan certified business coach
• The Alternative Board certified facilitator
• Strategic Business Leadership certified coach
• Professional Values Analyst (CPVA) by TTI Performance Systems
• Professional Behavioral Analyst (CPBA) by TTI Performance Systems

Memberships:

• Social Venture Network
• Rotary Club of Evanston Lighthouse, Program Chair
• Center for Neighborhood Technology, Social Ventures Advisory Committee Member
• Midwest Energy and Sustainability Leadership Alliance (MESLA)
• Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME)
• Kellogg Alumni Club
• Kellogg Entrepreneurship Club
• National Association of Environmental Management (NAEM), Former board member of the Chicago Chapter
• U.S.-Poland Chamber of Commerce, Founding President

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