Nathan Bowdel is a seasoned marketing strategist and cross-functional operations leader with over 20 years of experience spanning omni-channel retail, pricing optimization, promotional planning, and customer experience design. With a background leading integrated campaign strategy at a Fortune 500 retailer and a track record of success in both corporate and small business environments, Nathan helps organizations bridge the gap between strategy and execution.

 

As a former Senior Marketing Manager at Advance Auto Parts, Nathan spearheaded enterprise-wide pricing and promotion programs, launched real-time pricing platforms like Blue Yonder, and delivered 12% YoY revenue growth through targeted campaign innovation. He’s known for his ability to unite Marketing, IT, Finance, and Merchandising teams around data-driven, scalable systems that boost performance without sacrificing customer insight.

 

Now as an independent consultant, Nathan partners with small businesses and nonprofits to modernize marketing systems, build integrated growth strategies, and streamline pricing and operational workflows. His focus is simple: sustainable growth powered by practical systems and customer-centered strategy.

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🎓 Credentials & Education

• B.B.A. in Marketing – Old Dominion University

• A.S. in Business Administration – Virginia Western Community College

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Nathan is the co-founder of Bowdel Consulting and has incredible insights into Customer Experience (CX), helping businesses bridge the gap between what customers want and how systems deliver.

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📍 Based in Raleigh, NC | Available locally & virtually

Tara Shepherd-Bowdel is a strategic operations consultant specializing in business transformation, operational excellence, and scalable systems design. With two decades of experience across sectors — from high-impact public health strategy for the State of North Carolina to mission-driven nonprofit development — she brings clarity, efficiency, and practical insight to small businesses and organizations at a crossroads.

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Tara is particularly skilled in helping underperforming or transitional businesses identify operational bottlenecks, streamline processes, and restore alignment between mission, systems, and sustainability. She has led large-scale change initiatives, cross-functional teams, and enterprise-wide redesigns, bringing scalable calm to complex problems.

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As an ordained minister, she also brings a deep understanding of the faith-based and nonprofit sectors, having served in fundraising, advancement, and strategy roles for religious institutions, community health organizations, and national nonprofits. She understands how to balance purpose with performance.

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🎓 Credentials & Education

• Certificate in Strategy Execution for Public Leadership – Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School Of Government

• Doctor of Ministry in Strategic Leadership – Liberty University (in progress)

• Master of Divinity (MDiv) – Bethany Theological Seminary

• B.A. in Psychology – Roanoke College

• National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC)​

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Tara is the co-founder of Bowdel Consulting, a boutique firm serving small businesses, local nonprofits, and purpose-driven organizations. She offers quiet consulting with powerful results — focused on clarity, alignment, and sustainable growth.

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📍 Based in Raleigh, NC | Available locally & virtually