The First Call That Moves Your Business Forward
484-429-3087
The First Call That Moves Your Business Forward
484-429-3087
At Ambella First, our mission is to support small businesses with collaborative, practical, personalized consulting that restores clarity, control, and confidence.
We guide owners through operational and leadership challenges with simple, effective solutions—so they can spend less time putting out fires and more time building a business that works.
At Ambella First, we work with small and family-owned businesses that know something’s not working—but can’t quite figure out why.
We’re your first call when day-to-day operations feel chaotic, staff are burned out, or you’ve hit a plateau and can’t grow. We don’t show up with buzzwords or binders. We show up ready to help.
We take a collaborative approach to consulting, working closely with our clients to understand their unique needs and develop customized solutions. We believe that effective communication and partnership are key to achieving success.
You don’t need a full-time executive—you need someone who gets it.
We step in as a part-time COO or operational advisor to help get your business back on track.
Too much is in your head. Too many fires.
We simplify the way work gets done—so everyone knows what to do and how to do it.
You work hard, but where’s the money going?
We give you simple, honest insight into how to clean up costs and improve margins.
We provide customized operations management solutions that will help you streamline your processes and improve your overall efficiency.
Your team wants to do a good job. Let’s help them get there.
We align roles, reduce friction, and bring calm to chaotic workplaces.
You can’t fix what you don’t see coming.
We help you identify operational, compliance, and safety risks before they cost you money—or your busines
Lisa Duarte is an operations and business strategy leader with over 25 years of experience helping companies streamline, stabilize, and grow. She brings a rare blend of financial acumen, logistics expertise, and people-first leadership—shaped by years in large transportation networks, restaurant management and privately held businesses.
Lisa has led multimodal logistics operations, launched and scaled chemical terminals, managed P&L performance across regions, and guided a behavioral health clinic through a successful turnaround and sale. She specializes in helping small and family-owned businesses find clarity in complexity—whether through fractional leadership, process improvement, or simple, honest operational support.
As the founder of Ambella First, Lisa is often the first call when a business knows something isn’t working—but can’t pinpoint why.
She is a Certified Lean Practitioner, Six Sigma candidate, and a graduate of Harvard Business School’s CORe program.
Mon | 08:00 am – 05:00 pm | |
Tue | 08:00 am – 05:00 pm | |
Wed | 08:00 am – 05:00 pm | |
Thu | 08:00 am – 05:00 pm | |
Fri | 08:00 am – 05:00 pm | |
Sat | Closed | |
Sun | Closed |
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