Marketing Strategists for Growth & Change
For 35 years, we have helped organizations compete, grow and change.
In it for the long haul: meeting our promises and exceeding expectations.
A culture of accountability and collaboration makes it possible. We have a dedicated full-time staff with an average tenure of over 5 years, and average client tenure over 7 years. We have no silos and there is no handoff to a "B team".
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Vision
To support the growth and change in companies that can make an impact—bringing new technologies to market that improve quality of life, creating good jobs, and establishing a culture that empowers people and ideas.
Mission
We improve companies’ speed, agility, and effectiveness in creating change, launching new products, and building customer and employee value. We are a trusted partner, accountability driver, and support system for internal teams in meeting business outcomes in the face of daily pressures and tight timelines.
Company Values
Practical, open and curious--from recruiting, hiring and training, to our interactions with every client in every meeting, we're committed to:
- Work globally, give back locally
- Action not motion
- Trust and respect
- People and mission-driven--create positive growth and change for good leaders
- High trust and outcome-focused
- Intellectual curiosity
You Know It When You See It
We value a diversity of thought and background, which offers you fresh ideas and perspectives. All of our people have some things in common, though:
- Plain spoken
- Curious
- Blame and judgement-free
- Holistic, systems thinkers
- Agile & creative problem solvers
- Practical, spend like it's our own money
- Humble, make you look good
- Good friends--good long term partners
Make an impact
There are plenty of ways to make a living. We have the power to make an impact. We choose carefully the companies and people we work with, to help great companies create good jobs. We are part of our local and global community and are committed to being a part of positive change.
Profit-sharing: We profit share with our employees and important community organizations like FoodLink each month.
Pro Bono: We provide pro bono support to a broad range of non-profits.
Sustainability: We are working throughout energy and manufacturing industries to create real and lasting change; as well as looking at our own operations for ways to minimize our footprint.
Empathy: We stay curious and listen to deepen our understanding of best-fit solutions.