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Who We Are
BRIDGE BUILDER STRATEGIES
YOUR MISSION IS OUR MISSION
OUR MISSION
We partner with individuals, organizations, and communities to solve society’s most challenging issues by bridging the gap between insights and action to deliver measurable impact.
OUR VISION
We envision a future where society’s most challenging issues have been solved by engaged individuals, organizations, and communities who have bridged the gap between their insights and action.
OUR VALUES
Our business is powered by four core values: Integrity, Community, Perseverance, and Knowledge.
Integrity
We know that the “what” is just as important as the “how”. We operate under a robust code of conduct that governs our actions and ensures that we are honest, respectful, and good stewards of not only our business, but your business as well.
Community
We believe that together our efforts are amplified. We maintain an environment that fosters collaboration, partnership, and situational leadership to ensure that best possible outcomes for the communities we serve.
Perserverance
We created this business to solve difficult problems and we welcome the challenge. To have the greatest impact and deliver high quality results to the people we serve, we must persevere and be determined in our approach.
Knowledge
We value the wisdom of our clients and their customers. We see ourselves as lifelong learners and we want to use what we learn to innovate to help solve the big problems we are partnering with organizations solve.
WE HAVE THE EXPERIENCE
TO CREATE IMPACT
Collectively Bridge Builder Strategies has over 50 years of non-profit, sales, marketing, and leadership experience and is supported by a vast network of board members and advisors. We are future focused and believe in both recruiting and developing a diverse array of top talent.
OUR LEADERSHIP
Bridge Builders Strategies is led globally by our founder and CEO, Mike Simmons. He is supported by our board of directors, advisory committee, and a leadership team comprised of individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Dr. Mike Simmons founded Bridge Builder Strategies in 2018 after spending 30 years with Eli Lilly. More than 10 years of his time there was spent working directly with non-profits as part of the company’s corporate affairs team.
Four years after graduating with his MBA, he joined the faculty and helped found Butler’s MBA Board Fellows course. This, along with his role at Lilly, helped him better understand the needs of non-profits. In 2010, Dr. Simmons went on to pursue a doctorate and the focus of his dissertation was corporate social responsibility reporting.
As a result of his role at Lilly, his educational pursuits, and his years of community service, Dr. Simmons saw a need to help organizations create, deliver, measure, and communicate impact. With this as its focus, Bridge Builder Strategies was born.
OUR GOVERNANCE
We hold ourselves to a high personal and professional standard.
Our work and who we choose to partner with is driven by our values. We choose to follow rigorous ethical standards and are committed to ensuring the sustainability of our company, community, society, and environment. This view extends to our suppliers and partners as well.
Our values-based approach has helped us create positive change and enduring relationships with our clients resulting in us becoming one of the top recommended consulting firms in the Indianapolis area.
To ensure that we live up to these standards, we regularly conduct internal and external evaluations of our business to ensure we stay true to our purpose, mission, and values.
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