LOCATION: 1000 North Water Street, Suite 950, Milwaukee, WI 53202
WEB SITE: www.nrconsults.com
YEAR FOUNDED: 2003
PRODUCT OR SERVICE OFFERED: Management and information technology consulting.
PROJECTED 2008 REVENUE: $15 million
LEADERSHIP TEAM: Mark Grosskopf, president; Christopher Downs, vice president of consulting; Sam Catoe, vice president of inflection point solutions; Mike Stone, vice president of marketing; Julie Melbye, vice president of Microsoft practice; and Chris Cashell, vice president of the project management practice, Mark Brehm, partner- solutions group; and Dale Mittelstaedt, director of the Microsoft practice.
TARGET CLIENTELE: Mid-market to enterprise companies in the Midwest.
BUSINESS ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS: TEC; ITAWi; SIM; PMI; and MMAC.
WHAT HAS FUELED YOUR COMPANY’S GROWTH? Hiring great people, consistent Milwaukee industry growth, constant change in technologies that serves business and a spirit of drive and innovation.
WHAT IS THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE TO YOUR COMPANY’S GROWTH? Hiring great people.
DO YOU PLAN ANY CHANGES IN YOUR COMPANY IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS? We plan to launch a hosted offering of Microsoft CRM and Exchange through a new brand NRC|OnDemand (www.nrcondemand.com). Over the past couple of years, we have prepared to bring this solution to the marketplace and believe that Microsoft’s CRM platform offers optimal customer choice of deployment options, coupled with NRC’s consulting ability, to serve business needs, present a great value combination.
WHO ARE THE BUSINESS PEOPLE, LOCALLY OR NATIONALLY, WHOM YOU ADMIRE? AND WHAT TRAITS DO THOSE PEOPLE EXHIBIT THAT MAKE YOU ADMIRE THEM? I admire all entrepreneurs who take chances, create jobs and generate opportunities. I’ve met many local entrepreneurs through my affiliation with MMAC, CGB and TEC, and I’m impressed with all the talent we have in Milwaukee.
WHAT IS THE OUTLOOK FOR THE BUSINESS CONDITIONS OF YOUR INDUSTRY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS? I am very optimistic that we will have solid growth in the technology sector over the next several months.
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