Systems strategy and CX/UX design for organizations serving people who face stacked barriers, from diagnosis through implementation. Woman-Owned Small Business, Louisville, KY. Available as a fractional COO/CTO on retainer or sprint.
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Business type
Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) *pending
Location
Louisville, KY
Engagements
Fractional COO/CTO · retainer · sprint
Contact
la@truself.org
Portfolio
laken-amberg.webflow.io
UEI (SAM.gov)
*pending
CAGE code
*pending
NAICS codes
541611 — Administrative Management & General Management Consulting
541618 — Other Management Consulting Services
541720 — Research & Development in the Social Sciences & Humanities
541910 — Marketing Research & Public Opinion Polling
611430 — Professional & Management Development Training
541511 — Custom Computer Programming Services
541512 — Computer Systems Design Services
541519 — Other Computer Related Services
518210 — Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting & Related Services
UX research: interviews, surveys, assessment and usability data
Service design and journey mapping: intake, triage, and handoff redesign
CX and employee experience strategy
Program design and evaluation: eligibility rubrics, outcome targets, budgets
Data analysis and scoring models: risk heuristics and barrier-based segmentation
Product strategy: SaaS, wearables, pilot-to-contract
Policy and healthcare strategy: Medicaid 1115 waivers, continuity of care
Funding strategy: grant-funded engagements, sponsorship models, research proposals
Operator, not only advisor: has built and run a clinical practice (10,000+ treatments), a SaaS startup, and a reentry nonprofit.
Evidence to funding: turns research into ROI models, policy frames, and funding strategy. Sole principal researcher of projects; $3.9M+ in research funding proposed.
Trauma-informed and de-identified by default: research methods protect participants while producing decision-ready data.
Diagnosis through implementation: fractional COO/CTO who designs the system, then builds and runs it with your team.
Redesigned intake that served over 1,800 households; built a workforce placement scoring model for quick triage.
215 risk assessments; Laken’s Score triage heuristic; GEN1 policy framework; $3.9M+ in research funding proposed.
Gig-economy integration framework and customer flow; 3 youth camp tracks launched.
Self Acceptance XR campaign; 4 sponsorship tiers built; $17.5K pilot fundraising target.
Piloted through the gener8tor gBeta accelerator; $60K pilot contract negotiated with a nonprofit.
Prime, subcontract, retainer, or sprint. Reach out to start the conversation.