Navigating growth for you, with you.

At Second Hub Collaborative, we specialize in developing sustainable growth strategies for organizations operating in the innovation economy. We have a vast network of subject-matter experts and decades of experience that enable us to deliver end-to-end value to our clients.

Our approach is designed to efficiently identify emerging opportunities in the market and implement strategies that generate revenue, optimize processes, raise awareness, and minimize risk for new ventures and investments.

OUR EXPERTISE

  • Generating insights for clients serves as the bedrock for defining successful growth strategies. We provide a suite of services, including prospect and market research, product-market fit, due diligence, risk/opportunity analysis, data mining, and client/prospect segmentation.

  • Developing pragmatic growth strategies is key for ensuring end-to-end value for our clients. We are adept in conducting meaningful organizational visioning sessions, performing benchmarking and case study analyses, leading internal and external strategic stress testing, public-private cause advocacy, and enabling consensus across stakeholders.

  • Advancing margin-building and mission-driving growth is a defining element of Second Hub’s value to our clients. We are experienced in uncovering and expanding business development, commercialization, industry partnership, advancement, and other revenue and awareness-building opportunities that enable organizations to attract and maximize client, prospect, and investor relationships.

  • Maintaining continuity and momentum is paramount to ensuring an organization’s strategic growth. Our team is equipped to serve as interim executives, ongoing advisors and mentors, and extensions of a client’s team to ensure near- and long-term success. We are also well-versed in identifying resources and talent that can lead and enhance strategic growth strategies.

CLIENT STORIES

  • “We are celebrating our 100th year and have dedicated deep efforts to strategic visioning focusing on where the next hundred may take us. Working with Caitlyn, a Camp T alum, to create a pathway for strategy implementation and impact evaluation has been incredibly helpful as we continue to build our capacity to support excellence and growth at Camp T for years to come.”

    CAMP TECUMSEH YMCA

  • “Caitlyn’s work provided our board an outsider’s view of our organization’s goals and thoughts. Our time with her was incredibly productive in formulating the many opinions on what our organization represents. She provoked thoughtful conversation and steered discussion to consensus. It was clear she was very knowledgeable and had experience with a number of other non-profits.”

    REDSIDE FOUNDATION

  • “...Jameson has positioned the Association of Migraine Disorders for success...AMD has truly benefitted from his work, and we highly recommend [him] for any organization looking to implement or update its fundraising efforts.”

    ASSOCIATION OF MIGRAINE DISORDERS

  • “Sara, Jameson and their team were instrumental in seeding and sustaining a research-driven initiative for the Mass General Research Institute.”

    MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

  • “Jameson and his team's grant writing experience were instrumental in helping us secure the resources and funds to launch Xavier’s PREDICT Institute.”

    XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA

  • “Caitlyn, Jameson, and the Second Hub team have a deep understanding how to leverage ecosystems, industry partners, and community leaders to build new programs and drive growth.”

    UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

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Caitlyn Scales, PhD.

Co-Founder

Caitlyn Scales is a bi-lingual (Spanish/English) strategic consultant with a depth of experience in providing training and tailored workshops, technical writing, strategic visioning and implementation, grant writing, sustainability and development, and human-centered design. She has led growth strategies for nonprofits working in education, health, and food security. Caitlyn is also well-versed in higher education programming, having served as an instructor and mentor at Washington State University and Boise State University.

Caitlyn operates a consulting practice, Up The Scales.

Jameson MacDonnell, MBA

Co-Founder

Jameson is a native Bostonian with 15+ years of successful experience in developing novel revenue-generating, awareness-building, and economic growth programs in both the for and non-profit sectors. He has generated significant, high-impact funding through philanthropy, sponsored research, commercialization, and business development activities for best-in-class academic medical centers, top-tier universities, influential non-profits, and mature global brands. He serves as an Enterprise Advisor for the Arrowhead Center at New Mexico State University and is a guest lecturer on industry partnerships, healthcare economics, and innovation. Jameson is a Swiss Army Knife for entrepreneurial organizations looking to "punch up'" and grow.

Jameson operates a consulting practice, The Mentibus Group.

Sara Silacci

Senior Partner

Sara has over 25 years of experience in driving mission-oriented strategic growth initiatives. As the former Chief Strategy Officer for Research and Innovation at Massachusetts General Hospital, she played a pivotal role in advancing the growth and impact of the largest hospital system-based research enterprise in the U.S. Sara masterminded public-private partnerships, investments, and transactions to expedite the development and commercialization of groundbreaking therapeutics and technologies. Prior to serving as Chief Strategy Officer, she was the Senior Managing Director of Development for the Mass General Cancer Center, achieving a 15x increase in philanthropic and sponsored research support. She currently holds an Executive Member position on the Board of Directors for CarePassport and has previously contributed her insights as a board member for Fern Health and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Foundation.

Sara operates her own consulting practice, Margin4Mission.

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