Client Testimonials
About our Client Projects
“Over the past 6 years, Currie Management Consultants has been a constant catalyst driving profitability in our business. Their capacity to drill down to the basic operating characteristics of each business unit, i.e. sales, service, admin, has simplified our search for the best path to operational improvement. Our relationship has included both group meetings and individual consulting with each interaction resulting in well defined paths to improved profitability for our company.”
—Jim McCurdy, Dealer Principal, Maine Commercial Tire
"When we began working with CMC, we had sales in the $75-$90 million range. This year we finished we finished a little under $300 million. I attribute a lot of these results to Bob's [Currie] ability to work with us, and specifically with our operating people. CMC will show you how to look at your business, monitor your business and run your business in a way you have not done before. The bottom line is they are going to show you how to be much more profitable."
—Jim Barton, President, The Barton Group
“Currie Management Consultants has given our company a good business model to follow. This helps us control our costs and maximize our profits. We have used them for many years and will continue to do so.”
—Wade Clark, Sales Manager, The Lilly Company
“I have found the Currie Management training sessions to be well thought out, well presented and full of rich content. Bob and his staff keep the meetings on task and on schedule, yet they also know when to allow sidebar conversations that could have a relationship to the material they are presenting. They really know their stuff and although they hold deep opinions based on fact and personal experience, they are open to challenging inquiries from participants.”
—Peter McDowell, GM – Northwest Division, Pacific Materials Handling Solutions, Inc.
“When our business was in trouble we turned to Currie Management. Bob and his team came in, reviewed our operations and put together a turnaround plan. Bob gave us direction and was the key to getting our creditors to buy into the plan. We have been implementing that plan over the last three years and to date we have reduced our debt by $3.8 million. Currie Management saved our business!”
—Barry Jacobson, President, Yale Materials Handling – Illinois
About Our Dealer Groups
“As the old saying goes, ‘How do you know where you are going if you do not have a roadmap to get you there.’ Currie Management has provided our company with the roadmap for over a dozen years. It was particularly important in 1993 after we suffered a devastating fire and was not sure what the future would bring. By organizing ourselves and believing in the Currie Model we not only recovered, but prospered beyond what we thought was possible. The interaction with other dealers who embrace the same philosophy never gets stale when facilitated by Bob Currie.”
—Duncan Murphy, President, Riekes Equipment
“I would like to take a moment to thank Bob Currie for his continued efforts in successfully guiding our Dealer 20 Group. Our group has been in existence for 15 years and as I reflect on our past and the previous facilitators, I can say that the contribution made by you and your organization over these past 5 years has been outstanding. I realize that working with us is sometimes like ‘trying to herd cats,’ but you have somehow managed to not only keep us heading in the right direction, but have provided insight and education making us all better businessmen. I also appreciate the coaching and consulting work that you have provided me. When I encountered difficulties in 2001, you were quick to respond, provided reassurance and were instrumental in showing me how to work out a difficult situation.
Driving our performance to achieve the CMC financial model has been rewarding, not only financially, but has also provided substantial satisfaction and pride in the transformation of our company to a premier construction equipment distributor. We look forward to continuing our relationship with CMC and anticipate, with your input, that we will continue to post outstanding results.”
—Kenneth R. Groff, President, Groff Tractor & Equipment, Inc.
“Currie Management Consultants is especially good at cutting through the built up armor of office and inter-departmental politics and the ‘way we’ve always done things.’ They drive your thought process toward a glimpse of what could be achieved if we didn’t allow ourselves to be saddled with all that baggage.”
—Tom Cuthbertson, CFO, Hammer Equipment
“We value the knowledge and idea sharing that we receive at the dealer group meetings. Plus Bob’s passion for the business is definitely infectious!”
—Matt Lamb, General Manager, Riesterer & Schnell, Inc.
“Accountability is the key to good execution. The Currie meetings are the key to ownership accountability.”
—Mike Janz, CFO / Partner, GenPower Products, Inc.
“The financial model has been a terrific tool in showing us where we are in relation to the other dealer group members. It also has been a good motivational tool as it makes us aware of our strengths and weaknesses, while at the same time making us aware of the potential for more growth in our business.”
—Deb Sherman, Controller, Beauregard Equipment
“We have been involved with the Currie Management Team since 1999. During these years, CMC has facilitated our Dealer Group Meetings and they have also consulted with our company on a one on one basis. Our relationship is built on our confidence with the CMC Team and their ability to drill into our organization for result driven solutions. From manufacturing to service to sales, we are in the best shape ever. We have a stronger, leaner and more profitable company as a result of our relationship with CMC.”
—Tim Shay, President, Main Tire Exchange, Inc.
“Bob and his team have developed a great financial tool that simplifies a complex business model. Integrating this model into the business practice can help your company create profits!”
—David Leavitt, Vice President / CFO, The Victor L. Phillips Company
“I feel that the experience that Bob Currie has had regarding our business, and the exposure that he continues to have, make available to him a unique inventory of valuable information. When you couple that with his excellent communication skills, you have a true learning experience.”
—Don Van Houweling, President, Van Wall Group
“Our time with the group has been and will continue to be a rewarding experience from a personal and business standpoint. Bob and Matthew are easy to work and communicate with. Their advice and direction have enabled Eastern Iowa Tire to grow very rapidly these past few years and even more importantly, to do so while producing a very good net operating profit. CMC is a great partner and EIT will continue to be involved with the group long term.”
—Gary Vanblaricom, President, Eastern Iowa Tire
“I have been associated with CMC for almost 10 years through a variety of training classes, Dealer group, seminars, and personal interaction. The work that they've done with us pertaining to our financial model has been great and has helped us to establish a principled way of analyzing and conducting our business. Bob Currie has a unique way of taking complex concepts and precepts, and simplifying them so we understand them and can correctly apply them.”
—Rich Elliott, President, Premier Bandag, Inc.
“Having been associated with CMC for the past twelve years, I can attest that the knowledge gained through my participation in the CMC focus group has been paramount in our profit growth from 2-3 percent bottom line, to the 5-6 percent bottom line that we currently achieve. I find that the financial composites and the idea exchange are the two areas that have provided the most benefit. The meetings have also fostered lasting relationships with the CMC staff and participating dealers, now recognized as personal friends.”
—Steve Greenawalt, President, Alta Lift Truck Services
“The Currie Dealer Group came along at just the right time in my career. After my father retired, I had been running our Dealership well enough, but most of my experience was in new equipment sales. The Managing for Success seminars gave me a greater understanding of our Service, Parts and Rental business, and the Currie Model provided a clear method to quantify our results. As a member of a Dealer group, I have benefited from the collective knowledge of some very sharp people. I know that our Dealership’s profitability has been greatly enhanced by our association with Currie Management Consultants.”
—Chris Burns, President, Yale Industrial Trucks - Pittsburgh
About Our Business and Personal Development Coaching
"In addition to the major amounts of polishing and refinement Michelle has done to my strategy towards improved business performance, she has been a refueling station for my drive. Her encouragement and insight is a continual boost, and with each meeting I am better equipped for face-to-face encounters with others who have an impact on my success."
—J.F., Manager, Verizon
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