The 2017 Fastest Growing Firms: J.J. Keller & Associates

Murray: About five years ago we embarked on a journey to transition our business from being a static regulatory resource for our clients, to becoming a partner and mentor in the quest to implement industry-leading safety and compliance programs. Our clients have overwhelmingly responded to this change by engaging our teams in ways that enable them to not only meet regulatory requirements, but enable them to take significant strides in keeping their people safe every day. We have facilitated this growth by adding some of the industry's best and brightest consultants to our staff.

Consulting:  How is this year shaping up for your firm?  

Murray: This year we are experiencing a tremendous amount of growth. We are up significantly in our Workplace Safety Practice as demand has grown for new services that we have introduced, as well as new regulations rolled out by OSHA. Our Transportation Services businesses is where we've seen the greatest growth at J. J. Keller, predominantly driven by the FMCSA's mandated Electronic Logging Device rule that goes into enforcement effect in December this year.

Consulting:  How would you describe your firm's outlook for 2018? Where do you see the most opportunities? 

Murray: We expect to see fewer significant federal government regulations implemented from the Trump administration. However, due to the late implementation of the ELD mandate from the DOT, we expect the first half of the year to be quite demanding as our clients begin to deal with and respond to the new challenges associated with this regulation.

Consulting: What would you say are your firm's biggest challenges in 2018? 

Murray: Like many fast-growing firms, one of our biggest challenges next year will be our ability to adapt our business model and structure to meet the significant changes we're seeing in the marketplace. The growth and disruption of mobile technology to businesses not only provides challenges, but opportunities for us to find new and creative ways to deliver our products and services in ways that meet the changing purchasing habits of our clients.

Consulting:  What does being named one of Consulting's Fastest Growing Firms mean to your firm, your employees and your clients?  

Murray: For the 3rd consecutive year J. J. Keller's Consulting team has been recognized as a Fastest Growing Firm. We have some of the brightest and hardest working safety & compliance experts in the industry. We would not have accomplished this without the commitment and fortitude of our staff to deliver consistently outstanding service to our clients.