CREATE A MONSTER™

STRATEGIC PLANNING - DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION - CREATIVITY -LEADERSHIP - COACHING
Creating tailored solutions to meet the needs of all types and sizes of clients - from small startups to large firms - and deliver lasting changes with measurable growth.

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CREATE A MONSTER SERVICES

Building exponential results

Create a Monster (CAM)™ is a discovery based approach to building your personal and professional strategy. I provide strategic planning, business consulting and value based coaching to an elite group of companies and professionals. Helping you to create a strategic life is my passion and after taking a company from bankruptcy to almost $400 Million, I have developed a unique perspective of growth in family, private equity, holdings and public environments. Clients have turned to me when they want the tools to create exponential growth, one tailored solution on time.

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STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSIONS

YETI™ business strategic planning services

Utilizing the Create a Monster (CAM)™ program, sessions are built from five (5) detailed work sessions:

Culture and Team
Identity
Purpose
Strategic Design
Execution

WORKING SESSIONS AND KEYNOTE SPEAKING SERIES

Expert Guidance

Disruptive Innovation
Strategic Planning
Creativity Sessions
Culture Creation

PERSONAL AND BUSINESS CONSULTING SERVICES

Achieve Your Goals

Business Consulting

Disruptive Innovation
Strategic Design and Implementation
Leadership
Culture

Individual Coaching

Personal strategy building
Value systems
Goal development
True North alignment
Discovering your purpose

ABOUT ME

SAMANTHA BONANO

Founder and CEO

Samantha Bonano stepped down from her role as Strategic Advisor to the CEO of ConMed Corporation (NYSE:CNMD) in 2020. Prior to joining ConMed in 2019, Ms. Bonano was President and CEO of Buffalo Filter, a leader in surgical safety devices. Under her leadership, Buffalo Filter grew to a $365 million enterprise value, selling first to private equity in 2013 and again to ConMed (NYSE:CNMD) in 2018. During her time as President of Buffalo Filter, Ms. Bonano also served as President, Medical Devices of Filtration Group and President of AG Industries. From 2005 to her becoming President of Buffalo Filter in 2011, Ms. Bonano held progressive leadership roles at Buffalo Filter, including Director of International Sales, Strategic Planning Director, Vice President of Strategic Development, and Chief Operating Officer. From 2001-2005, Ms. Bonano was the President of Cynergy Products, a pharmaceutical skin care company, formulating and selling prescription skin care products to the plastic surgery and dermatology markets. Ms. Bonano currently serves on The University at Buffalo Foundation Board. Ms. Bonano holds a BA in Business Administration from the University of Buffalo and a Certificate of Management Excellence (CME) from The Harvard Business School.

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