Meet the Team
Donna Kirby
Chief Consultant; Ready for Gates
Founder and Chief Consultant, Donna Kirby, launched Ready for Gates in 2024.
Built on her decades-long experience with companies such as Warner Bros, The Walt Disney Company, NBC/Universal, and the Pensacola Blue Wahoos of Minor League Baseball, Kirby developed Ready For Gates to help companies achieve outstanding results through the intentional design and management of world-class cultures. This outcome is driven by a passion at the heart of every in-person training, Zoom call, or speaking engagement involving Kirby and her team.
Donna would love to learn more about the roadblocks that may be hindering your company's success. Please reach out to her at 626.664.3535 or by email at donna@readyforgates.com to learn how Ready for Gates is right for you!
Anna Striano
Senior Consultant; Ready for Gates
Anna Striano, a California native now based in Florida, is a seasoned professional with over half a decade of experience in Minor League Baseball, customer service, and employee engagement.
Off the field, Anna's life is filled with love and family. As a devoted mother, Anna cherishes every moment spent with her fiancé Sean, son Bodie, and step-son Avery, finding joy in family outings and bonding experiences.
In her downtime, Striano finds excitement in various hobbies. She's an avid sports enthusiast, enjoys the companionship of her two dogs – Bagel and Toast - and one cat – Waffles, and searching out the best taco spots for lunch.
Email Anna today at anna@readyforgates.com to learn more about how Ready for Gates has solutions for YOU!
Noelle White
Senior Consultant; Ready for Gates
A resident of the Florida Gulf Coast for the past 30 years, Noelle White is a seasoned business professional with a heart for the internal and external customer. Noelle thrives in leading and developing multi-unit teams across the Southeast, holding senior leadership roles with Harbor Freight Tools and Limited Brands. As an executive recruiter, Noelle enjoys providing concierge level services to all of her clients while advising them throughout the entire hiring and selection process.
Noelle finds joy in identifying potential in rising leaders and building collaborative high-performing teams. Specializing in coaching teams through transition and organizational change, Noelle believes anything can be said with “kindness, professionalism and good intent." A coach at heart, Noelle thrives on collaborative development and believes crucial conversations are the launching pad to growth and building trust among teams.
When she isn't on the road facilitating training sessions, Noelle can be found traveling with her family or trying out new sourdough recipes. With her son embarking on his academic studies at the University of Florida, Noelle has a newly-found passion for all things orange and blue. GO GATORS!
Noelle can be reached at 850.503.4217 and looks forward to collaborating with you on your business and people priorities, or email her today at noelle@readyforgates.com to learn more.
The Ready For Gates Referral Program Could Mean $$ for YOU!
Do you know of a business that would benefit from the services offered by Ready for Gates?
>>> LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR REFERRAL PROGRAM! <<<
The Ready for Gates Referral Program works like this:
You send a lead to donna@readyforgates.com for a business that you believe should talk to Ready for Gates.
Ready for Gates secures the client, and completes the required training.
The client pays their invoice in full, you get a referral fee.
It's that easy! The more business you bring to Ready for Gates, the more you can make!
Congratulations on a great side hustle! Interested? Let's talk!