Wicked B of the West Business Consulting

Welcome to Wicked B of the West Business Consulting

Welcome to Wicked B of the West Business Consulting. I’m Dr. Stephanie Diana Eubank, founder and strategic consultant with over two decades of experience in business analytics, operational leadership, and organizational development across the financial and higher education sectors.

My passion lies in designing inclusive, future-ready workplaces. I specialize in developing remote work infrastructures and remote leadership training programs that empower diverse teams to thrive. My work includes creating scalable business systems, customized training solutions, and process designs that support both productivity and equity.

A key focus of my consulting practice is integrating assistive technology to accommodate disabled workers, ensuring accessibility and dignity in every workplace. I’ve led initiatives that bridge academic insight with practical implementation, helping institutions and organizations build resilient, adaptive cultures.

Whether you’re a startup, nonprofit, or enterprise, Wicked B of the West is here to help you reimagine leadership, redesign systems, and build a workplace where everyone belongs.

Upcoming Projects

Upcoming Projects

Portfolio Publications 

○ The Double-Edged Sword: A Study in Remote Work From the Perspectives of

Leadership and Followership on the Topics of Communication, Team Design, and Productivity

○ Eubank, Stephanie Diana. Concordia University Chicago ProQuest Dissertations & Theses,2025. 32002662.

  • Organizational Leadership Practical Writing Publications and Speaking Engagements

■ https://www.careersingovernment.com/tools/gov-talk/aboutgov/education/companies-are-losing-out-on-an-untapped-resource-ofbusiness-by-not-promoting-remote-work/

■ https://www.careersingovernment.com/tools/gov-talk/aboutgov/education/five-reasons-why-government-agencies-shouldpromote-remote-work/

○ Keynote speaker on 10/26/22 for CSU Stanislaus Career Development Department seminar on Remote Work and Diversity.

○ Doctorate Degree Research Blog https:// drstephaniebeardbaremoteresearch.org

○ Designing training and presenting training for Faculty on making more dynamic lesson plans and accommodations for differently abled students. 

○ March 3, 2023, Speaker at the Dr Marvalene Leadership Conference

○ March 30th 2023 Stan State Educast Pod Cast on Remote work and Remote Leadership and the changes to leadership development post COVID.

○ October 22nd 2024 Career and Educational Development Symposium for Girls Who Code. Girls that code bata testing August 2025

○ Gallo Annual University Partnership Conference May 2024 Speaking on The Steinbeck Project

  • Up Coming Speaking Engagements
    • May 2025 Gallo Annual University Partnership Conference Speaking on The Steinbeck Project

○ In process of proposal of a TED talk speaking.

  • Grant Writing Projects
    • Grant development for California State University Stanislaus with Gallo Winery for the Office of Extended Learning.  This grant is to develop a automation programing certificate to help students create more career pathways as AI and Automation technology advances. This partnership also works to develop career opportunities for students with the world’s third largest wine and spirits’ company.  This program is set to be started in spring 2026. 

○ Grant Writing Projects for CSU Stanislaus for Prompting Excellence in Students through collaboration with the Student Disability Resource Center to help bridge disconnects between faculty and the differently abled community through advocacy and representation in the academic arena. This has been awarded to me for Spring 2023 and Fall 2023. 

○ Developing a fellowship for the Stan State to study the disabled student population.  In this fellowship I am training and studying students searching and obtaining remote work. 

○ Grant Writing Project to the US Economic Development Administration program to fund post doctorate candidates who contribute towards the economic advancement of the US Labor Force. The thought is to apply for grant funding to propose at a government level the literary research detailed in the business articles I am working on publishing.  Specifically, the research article in process as literary review of the use of mirroring business supplementals in public transit to encourage more work from home positions to help women return to the work force. https://eda.gov/funding-opportunities/ 

  • Steinbeck Project
    • Worked in collaboration with Stan State and E.J. Gallo Operations and Supply

Chain Leadership to develop a comprehensive project for students in

Operations Management and Supply Chain Management Courses to give a view of the real issues faced by practitioners in the field. This project includes project management tools and tracking, creative problem solving through research, and understanding an expansive portfolio of products, and acquired companies within a layered supply chain. 

Working with Stan State’s Continuing Education department to create partnerships with Gallo and Rockwell to create certificate programs in automation programing. Grant proposals pending.

● Textbook

Working in partnership with Cognella to write an Operations Management Text book that accounts for changes in modality and needed changes in leadership to head diverse teams in multiple modalities. 

  • Student Enrollment Recruiting
    • Work with local disabled student programs to help recruit at the local high schools, middle schools, and junior colleges to show representation within the disabled community.  Being a disabled college student and now faculty shows that no matter what with hard work and the spectacular disabled student

resources anything is attainable. 

  • Financial Sector Practical Writing Publications  

○ Freelance Condo Underwriting Guideline Writer. RK Mortgage Group Inc,   

○ Specific contributions within the Real Estate and Finance section for San Francisco Bay Area news and local commentary blog. http://hellabaymagazine.com

○ Dissertation Research Blog. https://drstephaniebeardbaremoteresearch.org/ 

○ Writer and Publisher for Condo mortgage underwriting blog bringing subject matter expertise to both underwriters and investors.  It is the only blog on Condo Underwriting specific content in the USA.

https://stephaniewilsongast.wordpress.com/

○ Co-authored article published on National Mortgage News, https://www.nationalmortgagenews.com/opinion/how-to-prepare-for-fanniemae-and-freddie-macs-new-rules-on-condos

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