8. DayBlink Consulting

Revenue Growth: 449%

HQ: McLean, Va.

DayBlink is a McLean, Va.-based, minority-owned boutique consulting firm that helps clients realize opportunity, value, and a path forward through inventive, smart solutions, which deliver measurable growth. "Our clients choose us time and again as their trusted partner to solve the changes they face everyday—helping them build a better, stronger business," says Michael Wong, Partner and CEO of DayBlink Consulting. "One of DayBlink's strengths is the willingness to invest in the future and pivot as needed. Our agility will enable us to remain thought leaders who always bring the best breed of solutions to market." Consulting caught up with Wong to discuss DayBlink's first-time—and incredibly impressive—ranking on the Fastest Growing Firms list. 

Consulting: What were the main factors that contributed to your firm's exceptional growth?

Wong: The success of DayBlink is rooted in our strong and unique culture that prioritizes people. We firmly believe that our people are our greatest asset and work tirelessly to continuously improve and enhance our employee benefits and experiences to sustain our excellence. Our approach has fueled growth and garnered awards since its inception.

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

Wong: We continue to be driven by our desire to disrupt the professional services industry. At this critical point in our journey, our team is expanding in size as well as reaching to new geographies, as we continue to build and deliver innovative new solution offerings. We are expecting a very strong finish to 2018 and are already looking for new 2019 growth strategies. 

Consulting:: How would you describe your firm's outlook for 2019? Where do you see the most opportunities?

Wong:  We are placing strategic bets on a couple of emerging technologies. I think this positions us well to grab early market share and continuing building our legacy. We often find ourselves up against big shops with brand names, but given our current client roster and talented team we expect to scale rapidly. 

Consulting: What would you say are your firm's biggest challenges in 2019?

Wong: As an industry, consulting is marred with employee burnout and high turnover. Although we acknowledge that turnover is a reality of our profession, we're committed to retaining our top talent by allowing people to focus on what they are passionate about, earmarking resources for personal development, and building relationships with colleagues to create a culture that empowers and energizes our staff to overcome challenges and celebrate victories not as individuals, but as a collective. 

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

Wong: This recognition is tremendous for DayBlink—it signifies our success to date, and validates that we are a force to be reckoned with for years to come. Awards like Consulting's Fastest Growing Firms is a clear pay-off of our employees' contributions, and of course could not have been achieved without our clients. Our firm is thankful to Consulting Magazine and proud to be amongst such great company.

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