John Powell, Principal Jens Dakin, Director Caitlin Gallagher, Associate Amy O'Donnell, Associate Claire Woodward, Outreach Consultant Rebekah Sanderlin, Outreach Consultant

As organizations grow, increased complexity and scope of operations often create inefficiencies and obscure strategic goals. Powell Strategies helps overcome this friction by focusing on program and project design through a strategic lens so that operations remain tied to strategic objectives that lead clients to successful outcomes. We ensure we have a full and complete understanding of client needs to develop the right path to their desired state with agility, clarity and minimal disruption to current operations.

Services Provided

  • Program and Project Management and Consulting

    Powell leverages established industry best practices and the Project Management Body of Knowledge®

  • Quality and Risk Management

    We institute integrated and proactive quality assurance processes and controls
    We help clients identify and anticipate risks, assess impacts and mitigate and control risks to increase efficiencies

  • Business Process Improvement/Re-Engineering

    Our approach works with clients to rethink and redefine processes to reduce risk, increase efficiency and productivity or align with requirements

  • Strategic Planning

    We help you tie your vision to an executable plan

  • Strategic Communication

    Powell experts assist clients in defining and delivering the right message to the right audience at the right time

  • Change Management

    Our team works with yours to establish best practices through Process Improvement and Standard Operating Procedure Templates

Past Performance

Commercial
Established project management best practices for growing communications and marketing firm through a customized project management curriculum and assessment delivered in ten modules.

boyshomeBoys Home of Virginia 
Designed a Strategic Plan, delineating tasks, developing performance metrics and establishing an overarching framework for performance tracking and coordination.

valogoU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
In support of a VA national outreach campaign, designed a strategic communication and stakeholder engagement plan to support the release of a comprehensive information technology suite of tools supporting patient flow management for the largest integrated health care system in the U.S.

 

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  • Awards

    Powell Strategies received the 2021 HIRE Vets Gold Medallion Award for our commitment to hiring veterans and military spouses. This award signals our commitment to helping veterans reach their employment potential. This marks the second year in a row Powell Strategies has earned the Gold Medallion Award.

  • Awards

    On December 07, 2020, Powell Strategies is pleased to announce it has been named on the prestigious 4th annual Vet100 list - honoring the fastest growing veteran-owned and operated businesses from the annual Inc. 5000 list! The ranking, created in partnership with Inc. magazine and Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), was born out of the iconic Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest growing private companies.

  • Awards

    Powell Strategies was recently honored by the 2020 AVA Digital Awards, receiving the platinum award in the Digital Marketing, Social Campaign category for our work supporting the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. We were also honored at the 2019 MarCom awards with a platinum award in the Print Media category, a gold award in the Video/Audio category, and three honorable mentions.

  • VIP

    The first program of its kind in the nation, the Veteran Institute for Procurement is conducted by professional subject-matter specialists in the essentials necessary to win government contracts: law, accounting, insurance, human resources, marketing and proposals. It also provides participants with access to Federal and prime contracting executives along with a national network of veteran owned small businesses that they can team with on opportunities.

  • Goldman Sachs

    Powell Strategies Principal John Williams was among 137 entrepreneurs from 34 states, Washington D.C, and Puerto Rico who graduated from the Babson Cohort of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses, a national program created to help entrepreneurs create jobs and economic opportunity by providing greater access to education, capital, and business support services. The small businesses in this group represent a total of $240M in revenues and over 3,000 jobs from a broad range of industries.

  • Military Spouse Employment Partnership

    MSEP is part of DoD's broader Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (SECO) initiative, seeking to strengthen the education and career opportunities of military spouses by providing career exploration opportunities to help them understand their skills, interests, and goals; education and training to help them identify academic, licensing, or credentialing requirements that can help them reach their career goals; and employment connections that help them find and maintain a rewarding career.