About Us

Our Team

The Boundless Impact team’s skillsets are broad, but one thing we all have in common is that we love getting our hands dirty. (Digitally, that is.) Whether you need a consultant to come in at the eleventh hour to get a messy project across the finish line or whether you need a visionary to make you sit back and dream big, we’ve got your back.

Allison Barkel, MSEd

Core competencies: Project management, program implementation & evaluation, curriculum development, learning & development, HR management consulting

Alli is a native Michigander but has worked all over the midwest, having called Indianapolis home for the last ten years. She’s worked in higher education, content & curriculum development, learning & organizational training, and, most recently, healthcare consulting.

She’s passionate about service and volunteerism, and serves on several advisory boards across Indiana.

Caroline Horste, MBA, PMP, MA

Core competencies: Project management, marketing technology, brand & marketing strategy, strategic planning, small business & solopreneur operations support

Caroline is a fierce advocate for project management education, having founded Caroline Manages, LLC in 2020 as a pathway to help others pivoting out of higher education settings learn more about PM work. She currently serves as the Vice President for Professional Development on her local Project Management Institute board, as well as on the boards for B Local MI and her local Friends of the Library board.

Kyle Martin, MA

Core competencies: Project management, organizational & leadership development & coaching, impact strategy, curriculum development, workshop facilitation

Kyle’s roots as a consultant began immediately after his graduation from college, when his work as an advisor at a multinational membership organization took him across the country serving institutions in immediate need. After returning to Michigan, he pivoted out of higher education to make use of his undergraduate degree and move into project management and operations support.

Our Mission

We provide consulting services for purpose-driven organizations to empower professional and economic growth opportunities for entrepreneurs and leaders of all backgrounds, with a particular focus on small businesses and individuals from underserved communities.

Our Values

Boundless Impact unapologetically and boldly enters this space with a commitment to social justice and equity. This means that we are in constant pursuit of a society where everyone can thrive including addressing systemic issues facing our society.
We are committed to turning ideas into action. While our services provided include mission/vision generation, strategic planning, etc, we are committed to working with organizations that are positioned for action and will follow through on plans.
There are so many ways to run a values-aligned business! We are committed to lifelong learning ourselves and to constantly learning how to use creativity in support of the moral imperatives before us – i.e. to “make life as better as possible for the most people possible”.
We center the social change model in our work, and prioritize developing long term solutions that result in long-term sustainable impact.

Our Impact

As a business ourselves, we practice what we preach. We’re an active Good for Michigan member, a Great Lakes Business Network member, and an aspiring Benefit Corporation. We mentor rising professionals, provide our services on a pro-bono basis to organizations that need it, and actively advocate for causes that are important to us.