Influential Woman · Business Consulting
Lynn McCain, MHSA, DSL
Founder, Prepare to Grow
Milan, MI 48160
I hope to leave a generation of faith-led leaders equipped to guide their organizations into the future without burnout, thriving through sustainable strategies.
Lynn McCain, MHSA, DSL · In Her Own Words
Her Story
About Lynn
Lynn McCain, MHSA, is the Founder and Owner of Prepare 2 Grow LLC, a strategic leadership consulting firm dedicated to helping faith-led leaders, teams, and organizations prepare for their next season of growth. With a career spanning healthcare, nonprofit, corporate, entrepreneurial, board, and ministry settings, Lynn brings a unique blend of strategic insight, leadership experience, and practical understanding to help organizations strengthen their vision, decision-making, and long-term impact. Her work focuses on strategic planning, foresight, governance, leadership development, and building sustainable solutions for the future. Lynn has more than 23 years of healthcare leadership experience, including her current role as Senior Project Manager at the University of Michigan Medical School. She is also the Co-Founder and former COO of INHERET, Inc., a healthcare technology company focused on hereditary cancer risk assessment, which was successfully commercialized in 2018. In addition to her corporate leadership experience, Lynn has served as a bi-vocational pastor, where she led organizational transformation, developed community outreach initiatives, and implemented systems to strengthen ministry impact. She holds a Master’s degree in Health Services Administration and is completing her Doctorate in Strategic Leadership with a specialization in Global Consulting and Foresight from Regent University. Lynn believes successful leadership is built on integrity, clarity, accountability, and empathy. She is passionate about mentoring leaders and helping them navigate change with confidence, purpose, and strategic vision. As a certified Christian speaker and active member of several professional organizations, including the American College of Healthcare Executives and the National Speakers Association - Michigan, Lynn continues to share her expertise through speaking engagements, workshops, and consulting. Her mission is simple: to help leaders and organizations move beyond survival and create meaningful, sustainable impact.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Lynn
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to a combination of strong parental leadership and guidance, excellent mentors, my faith in Jesus Christ, and a passion for learning. My faith provides me with an unshakeable identity that enables me to lead with resilience and purpose. My parents instilled a strong work-ethic and value system that has served me well. Mentors provided me guidance at critical junctures in my life. Together, these have formed me into the woman and leader I am today.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best career advice I ever received came from the Bible: Proverbs 15:22 - "Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisors they succeed." No one knows everything, and we need one another to succeed. We must always have a listening ear to continue to learn and grow through the experiences and wisdom of others. That's why we were given two ears and one mouth - listen twice as much as you speak, if you want to succeed.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Surround yourself with women who are where you want to be. Learn from them, but also support them and give back in any way you can. Mentoring is a two-way street. Your mentor gives you their time and wisdom; you provide your mentor with respect, support, and whatever skills or knowledge you can contribute.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
The world is changing faster than leaders can keep up. They need people who can come alongside and provide insights and guidance to ensure their organization is not just sustainable today, but is positioned for success in the future. Many consultants in the field can provide organizations with strategic planning and leadership support, but few have been trained as futurists and can provide strategic foresight elements to help organizations prepare to take advantage of opportunities and mitigate risks in advance. That is both a challenge and an opportunity in my field today.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
My faith in Jesus Christ is the foundation for my values and guides how I lead and serve. The four top values I hold dear are:
Integrity. I am true to myself and to my word. I fulfill my commitments, and live in alignment with my beliefs
Stewardship - I manage time, talents, and organizational resources as gifts entrusted by God, whether these are my own resources or those of the organizations I serve.
Faithfulness - I am faithful to my relationships, personal, professional, and spiritual. I do not breach trust in my interactions.
Learning - I strive to learn and grow daily so I can provide the best service and support to others.
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