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1. Julie Rapacki
management consultant/interim leader
Flexible, creative, and goal oriented leader. Valued for creating innovative solutions, a strong results orientation and an eye for bottom line impact.
Skilled at introducing and gaining acceptance for new technologies, roles and processes. A synthesizer and change agent, trilingual in change, ambiguity
and high growth situations. Comfortable with ambiguity, with strong conflict management skills and ability to use resources and personnel effectively.
julierapacki@gmail.com, 952-484-6461
EXPERIENCE
'02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15
Volunteer trainer
WomenVenture
Management Consultant, Senior
State of Minnesota
HR Transformation Team Member
Best Buy
President and Founder
Polish Your Star, LLC
Chair
Minnesota Organization Development Network
Strategic Project Mgmt
Best Buy
Member
MN Supreme Court Gender Fairness Impl. Comm.
Senior Management Consultant
20 Percent Difference
President, Alumni Association Board of Directors
Lawrence University
Board Chair Elect
Minnesota Organization Development Network
EDUCATION
'81 '82 '83 '84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95
BA
Lawrence University
JD
William Mitchell College of Law
SKILLS
20+
Faciliation
& Synthesis
20+
Organization
Development
20+
Process
Improvement
20+
Strategic
Planning
18
Communication
beginner intermediate advanced expert
#no. of years

2. INTERESTS
Strategic change initiatives OD consulting Process improvement
RECOMMENDATIONS
colleague • business-partner • fellow student/advisor • service-provider
Rebecca Bell
business-partner
Carol Ann
Mlsna
colleague
James Denzer
colleague
Kris Jennings
service-provider
Mike Cassidy
colleague
Katherine
Guettler
colleague
Alison Bakken
service-provider
Saado Abboud
colleague
Lori (Bellraia)
Ramberg-Doi
service-provider
Tonya Jackman
Hampton: EdD,
CPCC
colleague
MY LINKS
“ Julie is a great motivator & planner. She is creative and has the strength to focus on helping you develop yourself no
matter what business you are in. I highly recommend letting Julie "Polish your Star". ”
“ I have had the distinct pleasure to work with Julie in a number of different capacities at Best Buy. Julie has always
extended a helping hand to everyone around her and goes the extra mile to consistently deliver exceptional service. Julie
is an accomplished, respected and sought after business partner. I highly recommend working with Julie - she will
impact your life. ”
“ Julie's ability to rapidly take apart complex ideas, processes, and relations for analysis and reconstruction is simply
amazing. Her ideas for reconstructing those complexities for process improvement, training, and communication is
breathtaking. She is an asset to any project, program, team, organization, or agency she manages. ”
“ Julie's marketplace knowledge provide her clients with insights, while her process drives discipline that ultimately allows
individuals to reach their goals--career, family, spiritual, health. ”
“ What makes Julie special is her sincere interest in people and their development. Julie knows how to connect to people,
seek to understand their strengths and motivators, and then bring the best out of others. ”
“ I worked with Julie on a variety of projects at Best Buy. She not only has a great deal of knowledge in many different
areas, she was also a passionate person about her work. This passion has continued in to her business "Polish Your
Star". She continues to focus on women - especially with helping them find their "voice" and achieving their true level of
contribution both personally and professionally. ”
“ I was a part of one of Polish Your Star's leadership circle and found the experience very worthwhile. Julie helped me
focus on my goals in my professional as well as personal life. I appreciate this balance in her approach. As a result, I have
been able to create an exciting new position for myself at work and am more satisfied with my work/life balance. ”
“ Julie is a great person to work with and manages her projects very efficiently. She communicates effectively with her
teammates and is very good at building relationships with the people she works with. I admire her community
involvement and support to people with special needs. I strongly recommend Julie for projects in her area of expertise. ”
“ I met Julie during a difficult time in my career. I was in job transition. She helped me to stay focused, plan well, and think
about aspect of job searching I would not have thought of on my own. Julie's services through Polish Your Star have
provided ongoing value and helped me to make great connections. The lunch meetings have offered a great opportunity
for networking with other women in business. Sincerely, Lori Ramberg-Doi ”
“ Julie is a leader and a team player. She has the intuitive ability to help others identify and communicate key messages to
influence leaders and drive organizational change. Due to Julie's unique ability to influence others and push
organizational change she was one of 20 individuals selected by the HR leadership team at Best Buy to act as a core
team member and guide the transformation of the benefits and compensation functions. I had the privilege to work with
Julie in this capacity and I really appreciated having her on the team. ”