Seven Small Jewels, 2011: Kalypso

The idea for a brand new consulting firm can come about in all sorts of ways. But leave it to an innovation firm to have its roots at a retirement party.

Joe Kornik | March 25, 2011

Kalypso

Bill Poson and George YoungHQ: Beachwood, OhioAdditional Offices: Boerne, Texas, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Seoul, South Korea, Paris, Munich, Milan, Bangalore, India and Taipei, TaiwanBillable Consultants: 952009 Revenue: $10.7M2010 Revenue: $18.5MRevenue Growth: 73%2011 Revenue: $32M (projected)Client Industries: Consumer Packaged Goods (Retail), High-Tech, Life Sciences, ManufacturingService Line: Strategy, IT

The idea for a brand new consulting firm can come about in all sorts of ways. But leave it to an innovation firm to have its roots at a retirement party. That's whereKalypso co-founders George Young and Bill Poston, then partners at Deloitte Consulting, were when they came up with the thought of launching their own firm.

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