Testimonials
From Kevin Werntz, President, Peas-Corp
“I highly recommend Jamie Wolf to anyone seeking an exceptional consultant and advisor. Jamie is the “real” deal and has become a trusted advisor as we have gone through the various stages of development of our start-up endeavors. Her personal and professional experience as well as her commitment to the people she works with is a rare treasure and motivating to anyone working with her!”
From Lee Grimes, Director, Established Business & Business Retention, Savannah Economic Development Authority
“Jamie Wolf was very helpful to me at SEDA- when I had a young company, she could talk their language and help them understand where the resources were that they needed. I know she added value to company visits where I had nothing to offer them.”
From Lynn Pitts, Senior Vice President, Savannah Economic Development Authority
“The mission of the Savannah Economic Development Authority (SEDA) is to expand the region’s existing economic base by growing, attracting and developing new business opportunities. To that end, Jamie Wolf assisted SEDA by providing one-on-one counseling with entrepreneurs and start-ups, by hosting training and informational speaker sessions, and by generally supporting our mission of economic development by working with us to develop local resources and ties to investment opportunities in our community.”
From Brynn Grant, Vice President, Competitive Positioning, Savannah Economic Development Authority
“A comprehensive economic development plan should include creation, retention and attraction. Nearly every economic development group focuses on attraction. Not enough effectively address retention. Even fewer want to even think about creation. Why? Business creation has not been the traditional focus of the industry and so most economic development professionals do not know what to do or where to begin. And that’s ok. But find someone who does!
Someone exactly like Jamie Wolf. As Director of Entrepreneurial Development and Programs at SEDA, she knew what to do and helped us better understand it. As a former entrepreneur herself, she understood what these businesses needed and she was able to develop systems and programs others could follow and build upon. I have been in economic development since 1993 so while I may have more years on the ground in this field than she, for the two years we worked together, Jamie Wolf taught me far more than I taught her. Savannah is still reaping the benefits.”
From Orjan Isacson, Coastal Regional Manager, Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute and Georgia Tech Advanced Technology Development Center
“During the last four years I have had the pleasure of working with Jamie Wolf on several projects. She is a strong communicator, has a broad knowledge and experience in many business areas, is resourceful and is one of the most connected persons in Savannah and the coastal region. Her attention to details balanced by her ability to keep the big picture in focus is a key to her effectiveness. She is a committed supporter of entrepreneurship and economic development and dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and start-ups grow.”
From Jim Goodlett, President, Morris Technology
“Thankfully Jamie Wolf came to our region when we needed her most – that of taking on the Managing Director position for cBETA (Coastal Business, Education, and Technology Alliance). Her already proven expertise growing businesses helped to push that organization forward in achieving stated goals of delivering the forum that enhances the ability for regional academic institutions, research organizations as well as new and existing businesses to cross-pollinate and make business thrive in the Creative Coast. Between fund raising efforts, keeping the Board focused on the charter, bringing new businesses to the fold, and outreach to quite a number of connected organization, Jamie did an incredible job of keeping everything on task, and goals achieved. Because of Jamie’s managerial acumen and noting that we were having similar organizations in the surround, we moved cBETA to be the lead for a roll-up organization called The Creative Coast Alliance which has ongoing charters that are tangential in form.
In kind and further down the road, Jamie also helped to spearhead SEDA (Savannah Economic Development Authority) as the Director for Entrepreneurial Development, attract startups and emerging businesses to the region. Once again her proven expertise in building the business network and her ability close on businesses moving to the region, contributed to hundreds of jobs relocating here.
Today, Jamie is working both with the highly innovative Savannah Oceans Exchange efforts, and as well with the Center for Entrepreneurial Learning and Leadership at Georgia Southern University. These two critical organizations to our community and region, need someone with Jamie’s skill sets and experience!
To say I highly recommend Jamie is quite simply an understatement!”
