The 2019 Fastest Growing Firms: DayBlink Consulting

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

Wong: The foundation of DayBlink, as with most high-performing professional services firms, is our people. We continue to prioritize firm culture and finding people that live our values. While we have received recognition for employee benefits, we are always looking for new and innovative ways to improve. Understanding that DayBlink's success is rooted in our people, we will continue to have people as our top focus.

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

Wong: We came into 2019 with strong momentum in new service offerings and new clients, and have been able to build on this throughout the year. We are positioned for a strong finish of 2019. DayBlink invested in developing new service offerings in late 2018 and early 2019 and we're seeing those investments pay off, helping to sustain our growth.

Consulting: How would you describe your firm's outlook for 2020? Where do you see the most opportunities?

Wong: As we enter 2020, we are building on the success of service offerings introduced over the last year. Throughout 2019, DayBlink has been evaluating where we think our next bets will be placed, in terms of technologies and services, and are moving forward with those. As a smaller shop, we have to continue to be nimble to compete with the brand names, but our focus on people helps ensure we have the talent to do so.

Consulting: What are your firm's biggest challenges in 2020?

Wong: In my responses, you'll notice a theme focused on our people, which it should be as they are the true linchpin of our success. Consulting is a demanding profession, especially in terms of hours and travel, and it has its fair share of turnover as a result. DayBlink focuses on keeping our best talent through not only excellent compensation and benefits, but through professional development opportunities that only a firm of our size can truly offer—direct interaction with partners, opportunities to grow quickly in delivery responsibilities, and being able to see direct contributions to firm success from both client and internal work.

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

Wong: Being recognized among Consulting's Fastest Growing Firms for the second year is marvelous, as it validates our entire firm's contribution to our collective success. It gives us a chance to pause, catch our breath, and grab a quick glance at our progress over the last year before we resume our journey forward. Our firm is thankful to Consulting Magazine and proud to be amongst such great company.