Spearity - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Jennifer G.

SPEARity was originally recommended to me as business coaching program that would give me accountability and support for my sales and financial goals, but turned out to be much more than that. It’s a multi-faceted process to get your business and your life where you want it to be.

SPEARity is a desktop based app for long and short-term planning and goal setting. You use it to make weekly and daily productivity plans based on your quarterly and yearly goals. You also use it to reflect and analyze what you’ve done and to realign based on that analysis, so you can do more of what works and less of what doesn’t work.

SPEARity is also bi-weekly one-on-one coaching for support, accountability and keeping you on track. Plus it includes networking opportunities with other businesses in the program and quarterly learning and planning sessions that focus on challenges all of us face in life, work and the relationships we need to maintain to have success.

Depending on your personality and challenges, your coach will guide you to use the app in a way that  improves your confidence or your accountability.

I’ve been working with SPEARity for less than a year, and it’s had significant impact on how I think about my goals and how I plan my days. It’s made a huge improvement in my ability to use my time wisely instead of being stuck at my desk late in the evening wondering where all the time went. It’s been empowering to use this process to prioritize what’s most important to me in my family, for my health and in my work.

If you want to grow your business while taking greater control of how you live your life, I highly recommend SPEARity!

Laura M.

SPEARity has been a true game-changer for me both professionally and personally! The customized approach that SPEARity offers allows your coach to understand who you are and develop the right program for you by establishing goals and holding yourself accountable.

Their approach is simple and effective – it takes the skills you already have and coaches you to harness them in new ways that take you from managing to leading! This process has empowered me to prioritize and grow in the areas that are most important to me. Each week, I see my confidence build and being uncomfortable is a comfortable place to be!

Angela C. (. W.

Darren is one of a kind! His approach to whole-life success takes into consideration personal and professional lives, which was such a blessing to me. I had been trying to separate the two, when the reality is, we are one person. What happens in our personal lives affects our professional lives. This is one of the MANY lessons and perspective shifts that significantly affected my successes. In addition to coaching, the SPEARity app has been such a helpful tool. It's a tool that is clearly designed from best practices in goal management and strategic action. It tracks high level goals and daily actionable activities - so useful in business and life!

Heather C. P.

Darren Fisher and the SPEARity team are what any and every professional needs to help them advance their career. Their expertise in helping clients to see the big picture and identify the end goal, paired with small and manageable steps/action items to get you there, is such a sustainable way for all to be successful. They are truly encouraging and happy when they see their clients succeed, and it shows through their sincere passion and energy. Highly recommend!

LJ B.

The SPEARity App and 1 on 1 coaching has been an absolute life saver for the way I run & operate my business. I have always been a non-believer in goal setting, but fortunately I have had a great coach (Darren) and he has helped me set meaningful and attainable goals that have propelled my business! I highly recommend sitting down with a SPEARity coach and making an investment in your business!

Jolynn H.

SPEARity was recommended to me through a direct competitor of theirs that was not available for a group training we needed facilitated. Darren stepped up and was able to provide a great training session for us! He was outgoing and engaging, and we certainly will work with him again in the future as needed.

My S. D.

I have been working with a SPEARity coach since January. I have seen incredible growth in my ability to act as a manager, leader, and business owner. Their SPEAR system is effective and helps me to focus on what needs to be done. My coach is always available for questions or to review my deliverables. I am growing my business through the help of SPEARity!

Rachel M.

SPEARity was first introduced to our organization by our co-founder and CEO. Prior to introducing us to Darren, our CEO had been working with him for about six months – the change in him was so evident and so positive! As an emerging leader in our organization, I was thrilled to have an opportunity to work with a business coach.

Along with the rest of our management team, I obtained my SPEAR certification in 2017. I could write a novel on how SPEARity completely changed the way we operate as an organization, allowing us to double in size and increase our revenue in 2018. However, I'll simply summarize the two greatest areas of improvement:

1. Goal setting and accountability
-Prior to working with Darren, we didn’t set clearly defined goals, nor did we meet regularly as a leadership team. Darren helped us get smart about our goal setting. He ensured that we established regular meetings to keep us on track, without wasting our time.
-As an organization, we now hold regular, and relevant, meetings: Quarterly and annual planning meetings with c-levels, directors, and management team; weekly 15-minute director to CEO check-ins; weekly 15-minute manager to director check-ins; bi-weekly 15-minute lead to manager check-ins
-Corporate structure focused on succession planning, elevating our leaders, and identifying and growing our emerging leaders

2. Leadership opportunities
-By elevating our management team, we put them in a position to better identify emerging leaders on their teams. This allowed us to create more leadership opportunities in every department.
-As we grew, we created “pods” in each department, overseen by team leads.
-Our 2019 focus is on leadership development and continuous training. We want to harness the talents of our team members and help them forge a career path with InCheck!

The SPEARity app has been instrumental in my personal and professional growth. While I’m very organized, I struggled to find the best way to track my daily, weekly, and quarterly tasks. To be honest, I only tracked my daily to do’s without focusing on goals, which essentially meant my goals were very abstract, and not always achievable. Our quarterly meetings hold me accountable to goal setting, and the app keeps me on track. I know that when I SPEAR every day, I’ll crush my goals – even when I’m having an off day!

Thank you, Darren and SPEARity for everything you’ve done for our organization, our leaders, and for me. The support I’ve received, both personally and professionally, has been instrumental in my growth as a leader. I recommend SPEARity to any organization or individual looking to grow and scale their business.