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Firm Named the #2 Top Place to Work in Atlanta by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

 
ATLANTA, Georgia – March 22, 2016 – Insight Sourcing Group is pleased to announce that it has been named the number two small workplace by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in their 2016 Top Workplaces ranking. In addition to claiming the number two spot on the small companies list, the firm’s founder and CEO, Tom Beaty, received special recognition as the Best Leader among small companies.

“It’s an honor to be recognized as one of the top places to work in Atlanta. It is my belief that if such amazingly talented people choose to join us in the quest to build the premiere firm in our space, than it is my responsibility to invest in them and to ensure they are happy, fulfilled, and intellectually challenged,” said Beaty. “And further, if we are able to attract and retain individuals who are not only talented but are also just “good people”, our clients will ultimately benefit. This simple recipe for building a great business has worked for us beyond any expectations I might have held when the firm was born in my basement 13 years ago.”

The Top Workplaces lists are based solely on the results of an employee feedback survey administered by WorkplaceDynamics, a leading research firm that specializes in organizational health and workplace improvement. Several aspects of workplace culture were measured, including Alignment, Execution, and Connection, just to name a few.

“The Top Workplaces award is not a popularity contest. And oftentimes, people assume it’s all about fancy perks and benefits.” says Doug Claffey, CEO of WorkplaceDynamics. “But to be a Top Workplace, organizations must meet our strict standards for organizational health. And who better to ask about work life than the people who live the culture every day—the employees. Time and time again, our research has proven that what’s most important to them is a strong belief in where the organization is headed, how it’s going to get there, and the feeling that everyone is in it together. Claffey adds, “Without this sense of connection, an organization doesn’t have a shot at being named a Top Workplace.”

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published the complete list of Top Workplaces on March 27. For the complete list of Top Workplaces, click here.

About Insight Sourcing Group
Insight Sourcing Group is considered one of the premier management consulting firms focused exclusively on Strategic Sourcing and procurement-related services in North America.

Founded in 2002, the firm works with senior executives and procurement leaders to accelerate Strategic Sourcing savings, increase Spend Visibility, provide category intelligence, and implement procurement best practices. Insight Sourcing Group has worked with hundreds of corporate clients and over 50 private equity firms. The firm has developed a reputation for the collegiality and high caliber of its team, its tremendous focus on client-results, and for its ability to consistently deliver strong outcomes.

Typical client results include 20% average savings per indirect spend category, 5-15% for direct spend categories, 842% first-year return on investment, and project payback periods of less than 90 days.

Insight Sourcing Group has also developed a market-leading Spend Visibility technology called SpendHQ®, which provides on-demand Spend Visibility to drive Strategic Sourcing results and ongoing analytics to measure performance and compliance.

Inc. Magazine has ranked Insight Sourcing Group among the fastest growing private companies in America every year since 2008, making Insight Sourcing Group one of the few firms to be listed seven years in a row. Insight Sourcing Group was also recently named the #1 Boutique Consulting Firm To Work For in the US, and the #2 Most Innovative Consulting Firm in 2015 by Vault.

About WorkplaceDynamics, LLC
Headquartered in Exton, PA, WorkplaceDynamics specializes in employee feedback surveys and workplace improvement. This year alone, more than two million employees in over 6,000 organizations will participate in the Top Workplaces™ campaign—a program it conducts in partnership with more than 40 prestigious media partners across the United States. Workplace Dynamics also provides consulting services to improve employee engagement and organizational health. WorkplaceDynamics is a founding B Corporation member, a coalition of organizations that are leading a global movement to redefine success in business by offering a positive vision of a better way to do business.

Firm’s Senior Vice President Ranked on Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s Prestigious List

 
ATLANTA, GA – February 18, 2016 – Supply & Demand Chain Executive has recognized Insight Sourcing Group with the 2016 Pros to Know award for leadership in supply chain for the ninth year in a row. Among hundreds of nominees, Doug Van Wingerden was chosen as a winner in the Provider Pro category. Doug is Senior Vice President at Insight Sourcing Group and leads the firm’s Procurement Transformation practice.

The SDCE Pros to Know are an elite group of professionals who exemplify the talent, knowledge, skills and efforts necessary for supply chain excellence. This year’s list recognizes supply chain executives, and manufacturing and non-manufacturing enterprises, that are leading initiatives to help prepare their clients’ supply chains for the significant challenges of today’s business climate.

For a complete list of 2016 winners, visit the Supply & Demand Chain Executive Pros to Know page.

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive’s user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. Visit us on the web at www.SDCExec.com.

About Insight Sourcing Group

Insight Sourcing Group is considered one of the premier management consulting firms focused exclusively on Strategic Sourcing and procurement-related services in North America.

Founded in 2002, the firm works with senior executives and procurement leaders to accelerate Strategic Sourcing savings, increase Spend Visibility, provide category intelligence, and implement procurement best practices.  Insight Sourcing Group has worked with hundreds of corporate clients and over 50 private equity firms.  The firm has developed a reputation for the collegiality and high caliber of its team, its tremendous focus on client-results, and for its ability to consistently deliver strong outcomes.

Typical client results include 20% average savings per indirect spend category, 5-15% for direct spend categories, 842% first-year return on investment, and project payback periods of less than 90 days.

Insight Sourcing Group has also developed a market-leading Spend Visibility technology called SpendHQ®, which provides on-demand Spend Visibility to drive Strategic Sourcing results and ongoing analytics to measure performance and compliance.

Inc. Magazine has ranked Insight Sourcing Group among the fastest growing private companies in America every year since 2008, making Insight Sourcing Group one of the few firms to be listed seven years in a row.  Insight Sourcing Group was also recently named the #1 Boutique Consulting Firm To Work For in the US, and the #2 Most Innovative Consulting Firm in 2015 by Vault.

Insight Sourcing Group’s spend intelligence solution hailed among North America’s most exciting technology companies

 
ATLANTA, Georgia—November 4, 2015—SpendHQ has been named to the 2015 Red Herring 100 List as one of the most exciting and disruptive technology companies in North America. Lauded for its pioneering approach to spend analytics in the procurement space, SpendHQ has emerged as the leading pure-play spend intelligence platform for sourcing professionals. SpendHQ Vice President Darren Shipp and Development Manager Andrew Kim accepted the award on behalf of the company on June 3, while attending the annual Red Herring 100 North America summit in San Diego. Past Red Herring 100 recipients include Groupon, LinkedIn, Vitrue, and Tiny Prints.

“We are thrilled to be recognized among such great company as a Red Herring 100 winner,” said Shipp. “Our entire team is devoted to building a solution that solves the problems procurement experts experience with traditional business intelligence solutions. This recognition proves that we have accomplished that.”

The selection process for the annual Red Herring 100 list began with an online application, followed by an interview to assess the state of the business, after which 200 finalists were selected to present to a panel of judges at the annual summit. Shipp represented SpendHQ in the presentation phase, focusing heavily on the company’s explosive growth and unique value proposition as a standalone extension of the highly acclaimed boutique consulting firm Insight Sourcing Group.

“Our incredible team has built something special and exciting,” explained SpendHQ and Insight Sourcing Group CEO Tom Beaty. “Our rich sourcing heritage has enabled the team at SpendHQ to mitigate the cookie-cutter pitfalls of traditional spend visibility tools. That expertise is built into the SpendHQ solution, and that is what enables actionable insight for our customers. That is why we’re a Red Herring 100 company today.”

SpendHQ has also been recognized among Atlanta’s fastest-growing private companies by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, which recently listed the company on its annual list of “Pacesetters.” Insight Sourcing Group and SpendHQ were also recognized on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s list of Top Workplaces, ranking first overall in the small workplace category.

About Insight Sourcing Group Insight Sourcing Group is considered one of the premier management consulting firms focused exclusively on Strategic Sourcing and procurement-related services in North America. Founded in 2002, the firm works with senior executives and procurement leaders to accelerate Strategic Sourcing savings, increase Spend Visibility, provide category intelligence, and implement procurement best practices.  Insight Sourcing Group has worked with hundreds of corporate clients and over 50 private equity firms.

The firm has developed a reputation for the collegiality and high caliber of its team, its tremendous focus on client-results, and for its ability to consistently deliver strong outcomes. Typical client results include 20% average savings per indirect spend category, 5-15% for direct spend categories, 842% first-year return on investment, and project payback periods of less than 90 days.

Insight Sourcing Group has also developed a market-leading Spend Visibility technology called SpendHQ®, which provides on-demand Spend Visibility to drive Strategic Sourcing results and ongoing analytics to measure performance and compliance. Inc. Magazine has ranked Insight Sourcing Group among the fastest growing private companies in America every year since 2008, making Insight Sourcing Group one of the few firms to be listed seven years in a row.  Insight Sourcing Group was also recently named the #1 Boutique Consulting Firm To Work For in the US, and the #2 Most Innovative Consulting Firm in 2015 by Vault.

Firm Makes Prestigious List for the 8th consecutive year

 
ATLANTA, Georgia – August 12, 2015 – Insight Sourcing Group has been named to the 2015 Inc. 500|5000 list, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Appearing on the list each year since debuting at #227 in 2008, the firm is among a handful of companies that have ranked for five consecutive years or more.  Insight Sourcing Group’s impressive growth placed it at #2,898 on this year’s list, with revenue increasing 122% and employee count rising by 31 since 2012.

“We have become one of the largest boutique consulting firms in the country focused exclusively on strategic sourcing and procurement-related services and technology,” said Tom Beaty, CEO of Insight Sourcing Group.  “Our year-over-year growth is confirmation that our innovation and hard work has resonated with our clients. We are thrilled to be named to the Inc. 5000 list for the eighth straight year.”

In addition to its Inc. 5000 ranking, Insight Sourcing Group has been named the #1 2015 Top Small Workplace by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the #1 Boutique Consulting Firm to Work For by Vault.com in the United States (for the second consecutive year), and one of the Best Firms to Work For by Consulting Magazine.

The 2015 Inc. 5000, unveiled online at Inc.com, represents the most competitive group in the list’s history.  Alumni such as Microsoft, Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, and many other well-known companies gained early exposure as members of the Inc. 500.

Click here to view the complete list.

About Insight Sourcing Group

Insight Sourcing Group is considered one of the premier management consulting firms focused exclusively on Strategic Sourcing and procurement-related services in North America.

Founded in 2002, the firm works with senior executives and procurement leaders to accelerate Strategic Sourcing savings, increase Spend Visibility, provide category intelligence, and implement procurement best practices.  Insight Sourcing Group has worked with hundreds of corporate clients and over 50 private equity firms.  The firm has developed a reputation for the collegiality and high caliber of its team, its tremendous focus on client-results, and for its ability to consistently deliver strong outcomes.

Typical client results include 20% average savings per indirect spend category, 5-15% for direct spend categories, 842% first-year return on investment, and project payback periods of less than 90 days.

Insight Sourcing Group has also developed a market-leading Spend Visibility technology called SpendHQ®, which provides on-demand Spend Visibility to drive Strategic Sourcing results and ongoing analytics to measure performance and compliance.

Insight Sourcing Group’s spend intelligence solution hailed among North America’s most exciting technology companies

 
ATLANTA, Georgia—June 4, 2015—SpendHQ has been named to the 2015 Red Herring 100 List as one of the most exciting and disruptive technology companies in North America. Lauded for its pioneering approach to spend analytics in the procurement space, SpendHQ has emerged as the leading pure-play spend intelligence platform for sourcing professionals. SpendHQ Vice President Darren Shipp and Development Manager Andrew Kim accepted the award on behalf of the company on June 3, while attending the annual Red Herring 100 North America summit in San Diego. Past Red Herring 100 recipients include Groupon, LinkedIn, Vitrue, and Tiny Prints.

“We are thrilled to be recognized among such great company as a Red Herring 100 winner,” said Shipp. “Our entire team is devoted to building a solution that solves the problems procurement experts experience with traditional business intelligence solutions. This recognition proves that we have accomplished that.”

The selection process for the annual Red Herring 100 list began with an online application, followed by an interview to assess the state of the business, after which 200 finalists were selected to present to a panel of judges at the annual summit. Shipp represented SpendHQ in the presentation phase, focusing heavily on the company’s explosive growth and unique value proposition as a standalone extension of the highly acclaimed boutique consulting firm Insight Sourcing Group.

“Our incredible team has built something special and exciting,” explained SpendHQ and Insight Sourcing Group CEO Tom Beaty. “Our rich sourcing heritage has enabled the team at SpendHQ to mitigate the cookie-cutter pitfalls of traditional spend visibility tools. That expertise is built into the SpendHQ solution, and that is what enables actionable insight for our customers. That is why we’re a Red Herring 100 company today.”

SpendHQ has also been recognized among Atlanta’s fastest-growing private companies by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, which recently listed the company on its annual list of “Pacesetters.” Insight Sourcing Group and SpendHQ were also recognized on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s list of Top Workplaces, ranking first overall in the small workplace category.

About Insight Sourcing Group Insight Sourcing Group is considered one of the premier management consulting firms focused exclusively on Strategic Sourcing and procurement-related services in North America. Founded in 2002, the firm works with senior executives and procurement leaders to accelerate Strategic Sourcing savings, increase Spend Visibility, provide category intelligence, and implement procurement best practices.  Insight Sourcing Group has worked with hundreds of corporate clients and over 50 private equity firms.

The firm has developed a reputation for the collegiality and high caliber of its team, its tremendous focus on client-results, and for its ability to consistently deliver strong outcomes. Typical client results include 20% average savings per indirect spend category, 5-15% for direct spend categories, 842% first-year return on investment, and project payback periods of less than 90 days.

Insight Sourcing Group has also developed a market-leading Spend Visibility technology called SpendHQ®, which provides on-demand Spend Visibility to drive Strategic Sourcing results and ongoing analytics to measure performance and compliance. Inc. Magazine has ranked Insight Sourcing Group among the fastest growing private companies in America every year since 2008, making Insight Sourcing Group one of the few firms to be listed seven years in a row.  Insight Sourcing Group was also recently named the #1 Boutique Consulting Firm To Work For in the US, and the #2 Most Innovative Consulting Firm in 2015 by Vault.

Firm Named the Top Small Workplace by the Atlanta Journal Constitution

 
Atlanta, GA. – March 22, 2015 – Insight Sourcing Group is pleased to announce that it has been selected as Atlanta’s Top Small Workplace in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s 2015 Top Workplaces Survey, an annual ranking of the city’s best workplaces.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ranked 75 businesses with under 150 employees and Insight Sourcing Group was named #1 at an awards ceremony on March 19.  The AJC published an extensive set of articles on Insight Sourcing Group, which can be found below.  They highlighted Insight Sourcing Group’s extraordinary employee retention and unique culture.

• “No me, just we.”   (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• “Collaborating with colleagues stands as the first commandment.”   (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• What the employees say about Insight Sourcing Group   (Atlanta Journal-Consitution)

Insight Sourcing Group moved up six spots from the previous year, ranking #7 in 2014—the highest of any consulting firm, regardless of size—before climbing to the #1 spot in 2015.  The firm works with large and mid-sized corporations and private equity firms to improve earnings through procurement-related cost optimization services such as strategic sourcing, spend category intelligence, and the development of world class procurement organizations.  In addition, through its SaaS-based technology offering, SpendHQ, Insight Sourcing Group provides rapid and ongoing spend visibility to procurement teams across complex organizations. To learn about career opportunities, visit the company’s website at insightsourcing.com/about/careers/.

“We are honored to be recognized as Atlanta’s Top Small Workplace,” said Tom Beaty, CEO of Insight Sourcing Group. “That this list is determined by employee feedback makes ranking at the top of the list all the more special. As the company’s founder, I am humbled by the extraordinarily talented people who have joined me in building this business. Our tremendous staff retention means that our clients get the benefit of true industry experts who are not only deep in our field, but have worked together as a team for many years. As a result, our capabilities to deliver results for our clients are improving exponentially year after year.”

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published the complete list of Top Workplaces on March 22.  For the complete list of Top Workplaces, click here.

About Insight Sourcing Group

Insight Sourcing Group is considered one of the premier management consulting firms focused exclusively on Strategic Sourcing and procurement-related services in North America.

Founded in 2002, the firm works with senior executives and procurement leaders to accelerate Strategic Sourcing savings, increase Spend Visibility, provide category intelligence, and implement procurement best practices.  Insight Sourcing Group has worked with hundreds of corporate clients and over 50 private equity firms.  The firm has developed a reputation for the collegiality and high caliber of its team, its tremendous focus on client-results, and for its ability to consistently deliver strong outcomes.

Typical client results include 20% average savings per indirect spend category, 5-15% for direct spend categories, 842% first-year return on investment, and project payback periods of less than 90 days.

Insight Sourcing Group has also developed a market-leading Spend Visibility technology called SpendHQ®, which provides on-demand Spend Visibility to drive Strategic Sourcing results and ongoing analytics to measure performance and compliance.

Inc. Magazine has ranked Insight Sourcing Group among the fastest growing private companies in America every year since 2008, making Insight Sourcing Group one of the few firms to be listed seven years in a row.  Insight Sourcing Group was also recently named the #1 Boutique Consulting Firm To Work For in the US, and the #2 Most Innovative Consulting Firm in 2015 by Vault.

Insight Sourcing Group Leaders Named “Pros to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine

 
ATLANTA, Georgia – March 4, 2015 – For the eighth straight year, Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine has recognized members of Insight Sourcing Group’s executive team in their annual Provider Pros to Know listing.  The Provider Pros to Know honors individuals from a software firm or service provider, consultancy or academia who have helped their Supply Chain clients or the Supply Chain community at large prepare to meet the significant challenges in the year ahead.

Three senior executives from Insight Sourcing Group made this year’s list.  Tom Beaty, Founder and CEO, has appeared on the list seven times since 2008.  Brent Eiland, Executive Vice President, first appeared in 2011 and Jake Wojcik, Senior Vice President, made the list for the first time in 2013.

“Insight Sourcing Group remains one of the fastest growing consulting firms in the country and it is largely due to our outstanding team and unique culture,” said Beaty.  “Our executive leadership team is highly committed to helping our clients achieve outstanding results.  I am honored to be named a Pro to Know again and am excited to see our team honored and recognized on an individual basis.”

To see the complete 2015 Pros to Know list, click here.

About Insight Sourcing Group

Insight Sourcing Group is considered one of the premier management consulting firms focused exclusively on Strategic Sourcing and procurement-related services in North America.

Founded in 2002, the firm works with senior executives and procurement leaders to accelerate Strategic Sourcing savings, increase Spend Visibility, provide category intelligence, and implement procurement best practices.  Insight Sourcing Group has worked with hundreds of corporate clients and over 50 private equity firms.  The firm has developed a reputation for the collegiality and high caliber of its team, its tremendous focus on client-results, and for its ability to consistently deliver strong outcomes.

Typical client results include 20% average savings per indirect spend category, 5-15% for direct spend categories, 842% first-year return on investment, and project payback periods of less than 90 days.

Insight Sourcing Group has also developed a market-leading Spend Visibility technology called SpendHQ®, which provides on-demand Spend Visibility to drive Strategic Sourcing results and ongoing analytics to measure performance and compliance.

Inc. Magazine has ranked Insight Sourcing Group among the fastest growing private companies in America every year since 2008, making Insight Sourcing Group one of the few firms to be listed seven years in a row.  Insight Sourcing Group was also recently named the #1 Boutique Consulting Firm To Work For in the US, and the #2 Most Innovative Consulting Firm in 2015 by Vault.

Firm Makes List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies for 7th Straight Year

 
ATLANTA, Georgia – September 16, 2014 – Insight Sourcing Group, the premier management-consulting firm focused exclusively on procurement, announced today that it has been recognized by Inc. Magazine for the seventh consecutive year as one of the fastest growing companies in the United States. The annual Inc. 500|5000 is an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Insight Sourcing Group’s impressive growth placed it at 2,635 on this year’s list, with revenue increasing nearly 143% since 2011.

“Starting with our ranking as number 228 on the 2008 Inc. 500 list and now with our 7th year in a row on the Inc. 500/5000 list, our growth and success can be attributed to three things,” said Tom Beaty, founder and CEO. “First, create a fantastic client-focused value proposition with a measurable ROI, and then deliver it with passion and a commitment to the pursuit of excellence for the sake of excellence. Second, attract the absolute best and brightest and retain them by creating a great place to build a career. Finally, recognize that even great services become obsolete so never be satisfied and always innovate.”

The 2014 Inc. 500|5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2011 to 2014. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2012.

About Inc.
Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures, Inc. is the only major brand dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies, with the aim to deliver real solutions for today’s innovative company builders. Total monthly audience reach for the brand has grown significantly from 2,000,000 in 2010 to over 6,000,000 today.

About Insight Sourcing Group
Insight Sourcing Group is the premier management consulting firm focused exclusively on strategic sourcing and procurement-related services in North America.

Founded in 2002, the firm works with senior executives and procurement leaders to accelerate strategic sourcing savings, increase spend visibility, provide category intelligence, and implement procurement best practices. With hundreds of corporate and more than 50 private equity clients, Insight Sourcing Group has developed a reputation for delivering big impact. Typical client results include up to a 30% EBITDA improvement, 842% first-year return on investment, and project payback in less than 90 days.

Insight Sourcing Group has also developed a market-leading spend visibility technology called SpendHQ™ which provides on-demand spend visibility to drive strategic sourcing results & on-going analytics to measure performance and compliance.

Inc. Magazine has ranked Insight Sourcing Group among the fastest growing private companies in America every year since 2008, making Insight Sourcing Group one of the few firms to be listed seven years in a row. In 2014, Insight Sourcing Group was also named the #1 Boutique Consulting Firm in the US and the #2 Most Innovative Consulting Firm by Vault.com.

Atlanta Business Chronicle Names Insight Sourcing Group A Best Place to Work for 7th Year In A Row

 
ATLANTA, Georgia – September 15, 2014 – Atlanta’s leading business publication, the Atlanta Business Chronicle, named Insight Sourcing Group to its list of “Atlanta’s Best Places to Work.” This is Insight Sourcing Group’s seventh year on the list, ranking No. 34 on the 2014 list of Atlanta’s best places to work for small companies.

It is not hard to see why Insight Sourcing Group has made the list for the last seven years.  The firm’s management ensures that all employees have a voice within the company, and that each person is recognized frequently for his or her hard work. Fun team events are planned quarterly, and junior team members are constantly involved in important client meetings and decisions.

“As the firm’s founder and CEO, I’m glad to know that our employees not only do a great job, but also think of Insight Sourcing Group as a great place to work,” said Tom Beaty. “One of our core values is ‘People Matter Most,’ and it has been my goal from the start to make this firm a challenging but fun work environment where people can grow in their careers. While we stress great client results, we also want our employees to enjoy the work they’re doing, and I think that we’ve achieved both.”

Atlanta Business Chronicle, in partnership with Quantum Market Research Inc. recently surveyed the metro area’s businesses and organizations to find those that have discovered how to be among Atlanta’s Best Places to Work. Approximately 500 companies participated. To find Atlanta’s 2009 Best Places to Work, the Chronicle asked readers to nominate workplaces in metro Atlanta. Nominations were accepted through the Chronicle’s Web site. Employees of the nominated organizations filled out online surveys containing a variety questions about their work environment, co-workers and managers. All answers were evenly weighted using a six-point scale (1=strongly disagree, 6=strongly agree).

About Insight Sourcing Group
Insight Sourcing Group is the premier management consulting firm focused exclusively on strategic sourcing and procurement-related services in North America.

Founded in 2002, the firm works with senior executives and procurement leaders to accelerate strategic sourcing savings, increase spend visibility, provide category intelligence, and implement procurement best practices. With hundreds of corporate and more than 50 private equity clients, Insight Sourcing Group has developed a reputation for delivering big impact. Typical client results include up to a 30% EBITDA improvement, 842% first-year return on investment, and project payback in less than 90 days.

Insight Sourcing Group has also developed a market-leading spend visibility technology called SpendHQ™ which provides on-demand spend visibility to drive strategic sourcing results & on-going analytics to measure performance and compliance.

Inc. Magazine has ranked Insight Sourcing Group among the fastest growing private companies in America every year since 2008, making Insight Sourcing Group one of the few firms to be listed seven years in a row. In 2014, Insight Sourcing Group was also named the #1 Boutique Consulting Firm in the US and the #2 Most Innovative Consulting Firm by Vault.com.

Insight Sourcing Group Ranked By Consulting Magazine As #1 Small Strategy Firm to Work For

 
ATLANTA, Georgia – September 15, 2014 – Insight Sourcing Group, the premier management-consulting firm focused exclusively on strategic sourcing and procurement-related services, announced today that it has been recognized by Consulting magazine as the #1 Best Small Strategy Firm to Work For in the 2014 Best Firms to Work For, an annual ranking of consulting firms based on employee satisfaction rates in the areas of client engagement, firm culture, firm leadership, career development, work-life balance, and compensation and benefits. Insight Sourcing Group ranked #7 on the Best Small Firms overall list, moving up six spots from its 2013 ranking (their first time on the list).

“This recognition as the #1 Small Strategy Firm to Work For reflects the value of what we’re doing for our clients and employees and reinforces the values we have made a part of our culture,” said Jake Wojcik, Senior Vice President at Insight Sourcing Group. “For our employees, this is a huge pat on the back, it’s energizing and it excites people more than they already are about what our firm is able to accomplish.”

Each year, Consulting® magazine endeavors to identify “The Best” in a variety of areas important to the profession and its practitioners. Through extensive surveys and interviews with consultants, the publication’s editors obtain a unique view of the latest and greatest trends shaping consulting. 2014 marks the seventh year that Consulting has ranked the Best Small Firms to Work For. Rankings were determined on the basis of an exclusive online survey. More than 12,000 consultants representing more than 400 firms participated in this year’s survey.  To read Consulting magazine’s article on Insight Sourcing Group, click here.

About Consulting Magazine
Consulting® magazine is the flagship publication of the consulting profession. The magazine features the latest information on consulting careers, thought leadership, and corporate strategies. The magazine is published by Kennedy Information, LLC, the authority in the consulting space since 1970 providing a wide range of research and advisory services offerings to buyers and sellers of consulting. Kennedy’s parent company, Bloomberg BNA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bloomberg, is a leading source of legal, regulatory, and business information for professionals.

About Insight Sourcing Group
Insight Sourcing Group is the premier management consulting firm focused exclusively on strategic sourcing and procurement-related services in North America.

Founded in 2002, the firm works with senior executives and procurement leaders to accelerate strategic sourcing savings, increase spend visibility, provide category intelligence, and implement procurement best practices. With hundreds of corporate and more than 50 private equity clients, Insight Sourcing Group has developed a reputation for delivering big impact. Typical client results include up to a 30% EBITDA improvement, 842% first-year return on investment, and project payback in less than 90 days.

Insight Sourcing Group has also developed a market-leading spend visibility technology called SpendHQ™ which provides on-demand spend visibility to drive strategic sourcing results & on-going analytics to measure performance and compliance.

Inc. Magazine has ranked Insight Sourcing Group among the fastest growing private companies in America every year since 2008, making Insight Sourcing Group one of the few firms to be listed seven years in a row. In 2014, Insight Sourcing Group was also named the #1 Boutique Consulting Firm in the US and the #2 Most Innovative Consulting Firm by Vault.com.

Vault Creates #1 Boutique Consulting Firm Category; Names Insight Sourcing Group to Top Spot

 
ATLANTA, Georgia – August 19, 2014 – Insight Sourcing Group, the premier management-consulting firm focused exclusively on strategic sourcing and procurement-related services, announced today that it has been ranked as the #1 Boutique Consulting Firm in the 2015 Vault Consulting 50, an annual management and strategy consulting survey by Vault.com. All firms on the Best Boutique list have fewer than 750 consultants and most have fewer than 500.

Insight Sourcing Group maintained its position from 2014 as the #14 best consulting firm to work for in the U.S. among firms of all sizes, according to Vault and the #2 most innovative firm. The firm also increased its ranking in the following categories compared to firms of any size: overall satisfaction (#2), client interaction (#3), firm culture (#3), and work/life balance (#3).

“The top 5 boutique firms all have average scores above 9 out of 10, which is an incredibly high level, given that the score represents a weighted average of a number of different factors,” added Phil Stott, Vault’s Consulting editor. “Having said that, Insight Sourcing Group thoroughly deserves its position at the top of the boutique ranking–the consultants we surveyed literally did not have a bad thing to say about the firm, and went out of their way to praise it for the quality of life they enjoy there.”

“When I started the firm in 2002, our stated goal was the be the premiere firm in our niche in North America,” said Insight Sourcing Group founder and CEO, Tom Beaty. “This ranking from Vault as the #1 boutique firm is great validation that our team’s efforts to drive measurable client for results and to build an amazing culture have paid off.”

The rankings are based on the results of Vault’s annual Management and Strategy Consulting Survey. More than 7,500 consulting professionals of all levels assessed their peer consulting firms on a scale of 1 to 10 based on prestige (respondents were unable to rate their own employers and rated only firms with which they were familiar).

Consultants also rated their own firm’s quality of life in a series of “Best to Work For” categories such as firm culture, compensation and work-life balance, among others. For the Vault Consulting 50 Ranking, a weighted formula was used to combine findings from both prestige and selected best to work for categories to identify the top 50 consulting firms operating in the U.S. today.

For the complete list of rankings, click here.

About Insight Sourcing Group Insight Sourcing Group is the leading procurement and sourcing strategy firm in North America, helping its clients improve earnings by reducing procurement-related costs. Working with senior executives, purchasing teams, and other stakeholders, ISG drives savings by providing strategic sourcing expertise, implementing procurement best practices, and increasing spend visibility. With hundreds of satisfied customers and thousands of sourcing projects completed, ISG has developed a reputation for delivering significant impact on companies’ profitability.  The company’s spend visibility solution, SpendHQ, helps clients maintain these savings by making it easier to track internal compliance, while also bringing greater clarity to future sourcing decisions.

Founder & CEO Tom Beaty Naed a Finalist in the EY Entrpreneur of the Year Awards

 
ATLANTA, Georgia – May 14, 2014 – EY today announced the finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2014 Award in the Southeast, which includes Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The prestigious award program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

The business leaders were selected by a panel of independent judges. Collectively, the finalists grew their companies’ employment by 44% and their revenues by nearly 37% between 2011 and 2013.

Tom Beaty, Founder & CEO of Insight Sourcing Group and SpendHQ was named one of only six finalists in Atlanta, Georgia. Tom was selected as a finalist due to the strong and consistent growth of Insight Sourcing Group and SpendHQ and his success in establishing his firm as a market leader in a relatively short period of time. His work building and leading the non-profit Witness to War Foundation also contributed to his selection.

Now in its 28th year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Program has expanded globally to recognize company builders in over 145 cities and in more than 60 countries throughout the world.

Regional award recipients go on to compete at the national level. Award recipients in several national categories, as well as the National EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Overall Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 15, 2014. The awards are the culminating event of the EY Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.

Sponsors
Founded and produced by EY, the Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards are nationally sponsored by SAP America and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. In the Southeast, regional sponsors include King & Spalding, Merrill Communications LLC, PNC and Vaco.

About EY
EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. They develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on their promises to all of our stakeholders.

Spend Visibility Tool Catches Tech-Industry Eyes As Most Promising Technology Solution

 
ATLANTA, Georgia – May 12, 2014 – SpendHQ™, the industry-leading SaaS spend visibility solution, announced today it has been selected as a finalist for the Red Herring’s Top 100 Tech Award,a prestigious list honoring the most promising private technology ventures fromNorth America.

“Red Herring showcases companies that are delivering game-changing technology,” said Tom Beaty, CEO of SpendHQ. “It’s an honor to receive this distinction.We believe it reflects our innovative position as the one company that provides true spend visibility for procurement professionals.“

Red Herring’s Top 100 Americas list is a mark of distinction for identifying promising new companies, such as Google, Facebook, Salesforce.com, and YouTube. The winners are evaluated on criteria including disruptiveness in its respective markets, startup growth stage, growth rate,venture investment, industry awards and recognition, and technological advantage. SpendHQ was created for and by sourcing experts at Insight Sourcing Group, a leading procurement consulting firm, after working with hundreds of companies that struggled with Spend Visibility. SpendHQ is built on the same proprietary categorization schema used by Insight Sourcing Group to launch thousands of procurement cost reduction initiatives.

The Finalists are invited to present their winning strategies at the Red Herring Top 100 in Monterrey, CA,May 14-16, 2014. The Top 100 winners will be announced at a special awards ceremony the evening of May 16 at the event.

About SpendHQ
SpendHQ is a spend intelligence system that provides rapid, accurate and detailed visibility into your spend data. This full-service SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) spend visibility solution, combined with our data optimization services, gives clear insight into your spend so you can confidently drive savings. Our U.S.-based team of sourcing professionals will perform the entire upfront data cleanup, spend categorization and spend analysis required to provide sourcing-ready views of your data via our online solution. We refresh your data as frequently as you desire. For more information, visit www.spendhq.com.

Insight Sourcing Recognized as S.P. Richards’ 2014 Strategic Partner of the Year

 
ATLANTA, Georgia – April 22, 2014 – Insight Sourcing Group announced today that it has been named Strategic Partner of the Year by S.P. Richards Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company and leading wholesale distributor of business and office supplies, at the 2014 S.P. Richards Supplier Summit in Orlando, Florida.

“It’s an honor to receive such a prestigious award from a world-class company like S.P. Richards,” said Tom Beaty, President and CEO at Insight Sourcing Group who was in attendance to receive the award. “We are thankful for their recognition and proud to count them and the entire GPC family as clients.”

At the Summit, S.P. Richards CEO Wayne Beacham highlighted not only the work Insight Sourcing Group has done but gave special recognition to the Witness to War Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the oral histories of combat veterans through video interviews. Founded by Beaty in 2002, Witness to War has interviewed over 1,200 veterans with the mission to preserve their stories for their families and future generations, to honor the veterans by posting professionally edited combat stories on www.WitnessToWar.org, and to educate the public on the sacrifices made to preserve our freedoms.

Insight Sourcing Group’s partnership with GPC began when ISG performed a company-wide spend assessment and utilized its proprietary spend visibility tool, SpendHQ®, to strategically identify and quantify savings opportunities across GPC. As a result of this assessment, GPC and ISG have launched numerous strategic sourcing projects to realize savings across numerous spend categories.

About S.P. Richards
S.P. Richards Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company (GPC: NYSE), distributes a wide spectrum of business products to office products resellers throughout the U.S. and Canada. These products include consumable office supplies, office furniture, computer supplies, consumer electronics, safety and security items, cleaning products, breakroom and food service supplies from all of the major industry manufacturers. S.P. Richards Company markets several proprietary lines under the brand names of Lorell®, Integra™, Sparco™, Genuine Joe®, Nature Saver®, Compucessory®, Elite Image® and Business Source®. The company operates 41 Distribution Centers across the United States and Canada.

About Insight Sourcing Group
Insight Sourcing Group helps its clients improve earnings by reducing procurement-related costs. Working with senior executives, purchasing teams, and other stakeholders, ISG drives savings by providing strategic sourcing expertise, implementing procurement best practices, and increasing spend visibility. With hundreds of satisfied customers and thousands of sourcing projects completed, ISG has developed a reputation for delivering big impact. Typical client results include an average of 10-30% EBITDA improvement, 850% first-year return on investment, and project payback in less than 90 days.

The company’s spend visibility solution, SpendHQ, helps clients maintain these savings by making it easier to track internal compliance, while also bringing greater clarity to future sourcing decisions.

Founded in 2002, ISG is the leading procurement and sourcing strategy firm in North America. The company’s leadership includes Fortune 500 procurement executives, as well as alumni from consulting firms like Accenture, A.T. Kearney, Deloitte, KPMG, and McKinsey & Company.

Insight Sourcing Group Named 2014 Top 50 Provider to Know

ATLANTA, Georgia – March 19, 2014 – Insight Sourcing Group, a privately held management-consulting firm, announced today that it has been recognized by Spend Matters as a 2014 Top 50 Provider to Know, an annual ranking of vanguard companies in the procurement marketplace that have a strong product/service offering, ubiquitous and market share.

“Making Spend Matters Top 50 Providers list is a true testament to the value we provide to our clients,” said Tom Beaty, Insight Sourcing Group’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “It is gratifying to see proof that our efforts to become an invaluable asset to procurement organizations across the country are being noticed.”

The Spend Matters Top 50 Providers to Know Almanac identifies companies that have shaped – and continuing to shape – the procurement marketplace. The list includes large firms as well as boutique firms who have made themselves an invaluable part of the overall landscape. The Top 50 list in not a ranked or nominated list – it is a curated list developed by Spend Matters expert research team. Learn more about the “Top 50 Providers to Know” at www.spendmatters.com.

About Spend Matters
Spend Matters, launched in 2004, is a global content community dedicated to examining a range of procurement and supply chain issues. Today, they publish more research than all of the traditional industry analyst firms combined, and the level of depth of their content reflects an insider’s eye that only former senior practitioners, consultants and true technology experts could bring to the procurement and operations table.

Founded in 2002, ISG is the leading procurement and sourcing strategy firm in North America. The company’s leadership includes Fortune 500 procurement executives, as well as alumni from consulting firms like Accenture, A.T. Kearney, Deloitte, KPMG, and McKinsey & Company.