Ann Latham

Ann Latham is a strategist, performance improvement expert, board approved master facilitator, and president of Uncommon Clarity, Inc., a firm that helps clients achieve superior results faster and with greater confidence.

Ann has worked with the likes of Boeing and Hitachi, though her clients include small businesses and non-profits as well. Her work and travels have taken her to 36 countries and 48 states. She has contributed to the success of organizations with a wide range of specialties. For example:

• laser additive manufacturing
• force and motion control testing systems for materials, cars and more
• earthquake simulation
• energy management systems
• service providers
• professional services
• not-for-profit organizations

Ann authors a newsletter read all over the world, and is frequently quoted as an expert source in publications across the country including Forbes, BusinessWeek, Inc., and MSNBC. She has written numerous articles that have appeared in a variety of publications such as the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Business West, Business to Business Magazine, and numerous newsletters. Her book, Clear Thoughts – Pragmatic Gems of Better Business Thinking, was published in 2009.

Ann is also a frequent speaker and has presented to a wide variety of audiences such as CEO groups, the Law and Business Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship at Western New England College, and as a guest lecturer for a college course in Organizational Behavior. She is currently featured in a podcast interview on the MasterCard Small Business website.

Prior to starting her business, she spent 20+ years in corporate America, from which she acquired tremendous experience but only one framed certificate worth saving: "Most Likely to Dispute Recognized Authorities," which was inspired by her constant questioning and challenging of assumptions.

Ann graduated magna cum laude from Tufts University with a degree in mathematics. She is a board approved Master Facilitator, an honor bestowed upon an elite group of consultants by the Society for Advancement of Consulting®. She is also a graduate of Alan Weiss' prestigious Million Dollar Consulting® College. Ann serves on the Board of Directors for the Regional Technology Corporation and belongs to The Society for the Advancement of Consulting and the Human Service Forum.

In her spare time, Ann enjoys sports and outdoor activities, some quite unusual. She is an expert wilderness canoe guide and, if that weren't unusual enough, she has been seen carrying her canoe down the highway while riding a unicycle. She took up ice hockey at age 42 when she got tired of watching her daughters have all the fun, a humbling experience mostly spent skating toward where the puck used to be. She also enjoys quieter activities like watching wildlife and curling up with a good book in front of the fire.