The 2019 Fastest Growing Firms: RedCloud Consulting

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

Alston: While we attribute our ability to scale to our unconditional dedication to integrity, transparency, and our mature business operations, we can't ignore that we are in the right place at the right time. The robust Seattle-metro economy continues to boom, providing opportunities for growth, as demand from our clients across healthcare, technology, financial services, cyber security, and other trending industries come to us with additional project opportunities.

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

Alston: For many industries across the greater Seattle metro area, today's economy is unlike anything we've seen before. Yes, we've seen hot, booming markets before—but given the overall growth of Seattle's economy in the last decade, a hot market now is seemingly larger than previous ones. Our region's anchor multinational corporations are some of the most valuable, productive, and innovative in the world; spawning opportunities for many companies ranging from service providers to startups. Construction booms as it is attempting to keep pace with the region's appetite for professional and residential space, and the tourism industry is reaching all new heights as Seattle becomes a more popular destination for vacationers and professional conferences. In our consulting industry we are seeing similar growth opportunities as companies of all sizes, scopes, and industries are seeking smart, efficient, and tech driven solutions to help them compete in the very economy described above. In fact, over the two quarters, RedCloud has added more consultants than ever before.

Consulting: How would you describe your firm's outlook for 2020? 

Alston: To accurately look forward into 2020, we must recognize that this "new normal" economy, driven primarily by Seattle's spot as one of the top hubs for engineering talent, is bringing new faces to the world of consulting. In the past, our team has been made up of highly experienced business management professionals, able to mold their skill sets to help clients address challenges, pulling in more technical resources as needed. But in today's market, we're seeing traditional "tech jobs" come to every sector, including consulting. No longer must developers simply work at a tech company—their skills (and the resulting innovations and systems) are needed in nearly every corner of the economy to keep up with the pace of change demanded in today's business environment. 

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

Alston: To grow is one challenge, but to remain true to who we are with the same values and groundwork we started in 1995 is another challenge in itself that many companies lose sight of when the work is plentiful and the new hires are flooding in.

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

Alston: Across the board the recognition as one of the Fastest Growing Firms truly validates our integrity and transparency based approach.