Rachel Steininger
Rachel Steininger is the owner and founder of Upward Acceleration. Boutique law firms and professional service providers seek Rachel out when they need scalable systems to grow and want to ensure their profit potential, client experience, and their team and technology resources are all aligned for success.
Clients working with Rachel have doubled revenue quarter over quarter, hit major goals in 1⁄4 the time expected and reached major revenue milestones while feeling “retirement vibes”.
Rachel earned her MBA in Finance and Managerial & Organizational Behavior from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and has integrated people and process to support billions of dollars in transactions across her career in investments and business consulting.
What Rachel Does
Rachel works with professional services leaders who want to operate at a higher level, driving progress, not just responding to what’s urgent.
Through the lens of people, process, and purpose, she helps build the infrastructure for sustainable growth so the business runs with less friction, more cohesion, and impactful results.
But what Rachel does is not just about sales, marketing or tacking on headcount. It’s about helping you build a modernized business foundation that works for your goals, values, and client commitments.
That means breaking through operational bottlenecks so you can create Operational ROI, hitting your big growth goals, spending more time in your strategic zone of genius, and scaling your firm without losing sight of reputation or culture.
Rachel's Background
Rachel's first real taste in business came as a client rep for Princess Cruises in Alaska. Working with tourists full of great questions and great courage, she changed her major to business and never looked back.
After completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Notre Dame, Rachel then spent nearly two decades of her professional career in the world of institutional investments, earning her MBA from the University of Chicago in the process.
Prior to launching Upward Acceleration, Rachel held the role of Head of Client Service at UBS Asset Management where she led a team of client relationship managers as well as her own book of clients.
But her real job there was to drive revenue growth and create buy-in across the business for new initiatives. You'd have found Rachel negotiating multi-billion dollar product launches, leading global working groups, and setting up ways to connect with clients beyond the day-to-day like their annual client conference
This range of working with lost tourists to building business opportunities with exacting investors has allowed Rachel to bring to her coaching a combination of energy, intelligence, and "no black holes" tenacity.
While her clients see this in her commitment to their success, friends and family see it in her amazing relationship with her son, Gavin, her love of canine fur baby, Loki, and in her competitive spirit playing board games.
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