Stop reinventing your marketing
Build marketing that works for your mission
Your marketing doesn’t have to be chaotic. The Marketer’s Compass gives small businesses and nonprofits the framework to organize your messaging, align your team, and turn scattered efforts into consistent results. Free to explore. Built to scale.
Over 20 Years Of Experience In Business, Marketing, and Digital Strategy
What is Steps & Stops?
Built on Core values that drive real results
Because success isn’t just about reaching goals—it’s about choosing the right ones, rooted in what truly matters to you, and embracing the journey to achieve them.
Steps & Stops is a consulting practice built on the core values of individuality, incremental gain, expecting challenges, and focus. These values shape our frameworks and inform everything we do. We align small businesses and nonprofits around clear strategy, proven systems, and actionable results. Our frameworks—the Marketer’s Compass, Steps & Stops Strategy, and Five Flames Model—are battle-tested tools you can explore, learn from, and implement at your own pace.
Our Core Values & Guiding Principles
set your compass
Start with what matters most. When you know your values and what truly drives you, every step becomes clear. Define your destination before you begin the journey.
Progress, not perfection
Taking imperfect action today beats waiting for the perfect moment. Each small step builds momentum and brings you closer to your goals—just start and refine as you go.
Falling Rocks Ahead
Obstacles are part of the process. Planning for challenges and building the skills to navigate them turns setbacks into stepping stones for success.
Cut out the noise
Focus on what truly matters. By stripping away distractions and zeroing in on the problem to solve, simplicity becomes your greatest tool for achieving success.
Frameworks That Empower Your Success
Marketer's Compass
When marketing is not your full-time focus, it becomes scattered. This framework is built on foundational truths, not guesses. It shows you what's actually broken and how to fix it.
Steps & Stops Strategy
The road to achieving your goals isn't a straight line. This framework guides you through the Steps that move you forward and the Stops that slow you down— and how to navigate both with clarity, resilience, and intention.
Five Flames Model
You're stretched too thin trying to do it all. This inventory reveals what actually matters to your contentment so you can focus there instead of chasing "balance" everywhere.
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