After spending years as a consultant for a Big Four firm and as an executive for a large telecommunications company, where he served as the buyer of numerous consulting projects, John Tobin grew frustrated with the traditional consulting model. In 2001, he founded Slalom Consulting, an experienced-heavy alternative to the big IT consultancies. Having recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, Consulting's One-on-One checked in on the firm's progress.
Consulting: How's business?
Tobin: In 2010, we reached $209 million in revenue, just over a 45 percent increase from the $143 million we generated in 2009. In 2011, we're projecting at least 40 percent growth. Our headcount now exceeds 1,000 consultants. Individual offices are really taking off. In 2010, our San Francisco office nearly doubled its headcount to 140 professionals and grew the number of core accounts from five or six to 18.
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