What Is Keeping Your Work or Organization From Moving Forward?
Identify What Is Getting in the Way
Build a Strategy for What Comes Next
Organizational Strategy
DQ Consulting, LLC examines workflows, identifies bottlenecks, organizes the moving parts, and develops strategies that strengthen systems and move work forward.
Publishing Support
Media Visibility
21st CCLC Afterschool Support
Organizational readiness, grant writing, program operations, data management, financial support, and evaluation.
Meet Dr. Teresa A. Smith, Dr. TAS
Move Forward With the Right Strategy
When your organization, program, book, or message needs to move forward, you need strategy backed by experience. Dr. Teresa A. Smith is an organizational improvement and strategy consultant, educator, author, media host, public visibility strategist, and CEO of DQ Consulting, LLC.
With more than 35 years of experience across education, human services, leadership, and organizational development, she works with professionals and organizations to address bottlenecks, strengthen systems, publish ideas, prepare for media, and improve program operations. Her background includes more than 10 years as a 21st Century Community Learning Centers program director, as well as grant development, program implementation, and organizational support.
Your Challenge Needs the Right Strategy
When something is not moving forward, the first step is understanding what is getting in the way. I examine the concern, connect the people, processes, and information involved, and develop a workable path forward. Whether your need involves an organization, a book, media visibility, or a 21st CCLC program, the strategy begins with where you are, what needs to change, and the result you want to achieve.
Areas of Expertise
If your organization, program, book, or message is not moving forward, I can help you identify what is getting in the way and determine what comes next. My expertise includes organizational strategy, publishing support, media visibility, and 21st CCLC afterschool support.
EXPLORE THE DR. TAS BLOG NETWORK
Books by Dr. Teresa A. Smith (Dr. TAS)
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Looking for a book to help you rebuild after adversity, confront what can no longer be ignored, or strengthen your writing? Explore the collection and select any book cover to learn more or purchase your copy.
When life keeps knocking you down, rebuilding can feel out of reach. STRONGER combines personal stories, reflection prompts, and practical strategies to help you heal, reclaim your direction, and move forward with purpose. If you are ready to move beyond survival, this book can help you begin.
Desmond Williams appears to have built a successful life, but ignored compromises are beginning to threaten everything around him. Cracks In The Empire is a suspenseful story about overlooked warning signs, difficult choices, and the consequences of refusing to confront what is breaking beneath the surface.
Revised your writing repeatedly, and it still isn't working? Edit Like a Pro explains line editing, copy editing, and proofreading through a practical three-level system. Written by an executive editor and professor, this guide helps you strengthen your writing, protect your voice, and edit with greater direction.
Tired of carrying everything while pretending you are fine? Two sisters share different perspectives on love, heartbreak, burnout, sisterhood, and the pressure of always being the strong one. Personal stories and reflection prompts help you examine what you are carrying and begin choosing yourself.
Has illness, surgery, or difficulty eating made nutrition feel complicated? This collection offers 31 low-sugar, protein-rich smoothies created for smaller portions and easier sipping. The recipes provide practical options for readers navigating bariatric recovery, cancer treatment, TMJ, diabetes, and other health concerns.
Could the lessons you heard growing up help you face what is happening now? Dr. TAS shares wisdom from her mother and grandmother, along with personal stories and reflection prompts. This book helps you reconsider familiar sayings and apply their lessons to challenges, growth, and purpose.
Need a consistent way to care for yourself and reset your thinking? This 31-day meditation guide offers daily affirmations, self-care practices, and reflection prompts to help you build confidence, protect your well-being, and move forward at your own pace.
What happens when illness changes how you see yourself and your future? Dr. TAS shares her experience of rebuilding her health, identity, and direction after a difficult season. This book offers encouragement for anyone learning how to rise after life has knocked them down.
Want healthier meals without giving up Southern flavor? Dr. TAS shares protein-rich recipes developed after gastric sleeve surgery and featured through TAS in the Kitchen. These recipes combine smaller portions, familiar ingredients, and satisfying flavor for readers seeking practical options at home.
Feeling stuck between who others expect you to be and who you are becoming? Transformation is a self-guided workbook with reflection exercises that help you examine internal pressure, let go of people-pleasing, and define growth on your own terms. Choose your pace and begin where you are.
When difficult circumstances leave you overwhelmed and unsure how to move forward, finding your next step can feel impossible. In From Bravery to Victory, Dr. TAS shares how she moved through emotional paralysis, rebuilt her direction, and developed a personal path toward healing, strength, and purpose.
Want to experience the book that began the STRONGER journey? In this first edition, Dr. TAS shares how she faced abuse, bullying, illness, and being underestimated without allowing those experiences to determine her future. Her story offers faith, reflection, and encouragement for readers ready to rise beyond adversity and reconnect with their purpose.
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