Who We Serve

Growth consulting for the companies that build, make, move and serve

Optimize works with privately held companies from $50M to $500M in revenue. Most are in four industries where we have decades of client work and data.

Clients across more than ten industries

Over 230 leadership teams have worked with Optimize, from regional contractors and family-owned distributors to national brands. Clients have included Starbucks, Sunkist, Klipsch, Deschutes Brewery, Stanford, Woodbury University, Custom Pipe, RDM General Contractors, Kravitz and Account Control Technology.

We also work with healthcare, technology and engineering, energy, education and nonprofit organizations.

The national market, by the numbers

  • Construction: $2.9 trillion in 2022 receipts 8.0% a year growth since 2017 across 782,487 firms, 7,313 of them with $50M or more in revenue.
  • Manufacturing: $7.1 trillion in 2022 receipts 5.1% a year growth since 2017 across 239,265 firms, 12,081 of them with $50M or more in revenue.
  • Wholesale Trade: $11.6 trillion in 2022 receipts 6.0% a year growth since 2017 across 277,932 firms, 18,030 of them with $50M or more in revenue.
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: $2.7 trillion in 2022 receipts 8.0% a year growth since 2017 across 872,305 firms, 8,054 of them with $50M or more in revenue.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Statistics of U.S. Businesses 2017 and 2022. Nominal dollars.

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