Our Clients and Experience

 

Featured Client Case Studies

Culture Turnaround: How the Prouty Project helped guide a culture change process
during Nash Finch’s turnaround download pdf

 

 

 

All-Employee Collaboration Funnels Ideas into Annual Strategic Plan:  How the Prouty Project has "stretched" Beacon Bank for 20 Years download pdf

 

U.S.-China Leadership Team Builds Bridges for Future Growth: How the Prouty Project facilitated team development and cross-cultural skills with senior leaders download pdf

 

Executing with a People Lens and a Business Lens: How the Prouty Project helped Star Exhibits instill structured execution and build capacity for growth download pdf

 

Current and Past Clients by Industry

 

Since 1987, regional, national, and global clients—many on the S&P 500 list—have benefited from the Prouty Project’s strategic planning, organization development, team development, and board development services. Other clients with whom we have had the honor of collaboration include:

Agriculture

Cargill - ConAgra - Hoogwegt U.S. - IFOAM Board - Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative - West Central Cooperative

Architects

Aecom Ellerbe Becket - BWBR Architects - Hammel Green & Abrahamson - Perkins & Will - RSP Architects - TSP

Arts/Entertainment

History Theatre - Minnesota Timberwolves - Walker Art Center

Communications

ACI - Ameritech - Hickory Tech Corporation - IE Network - Jessen Press - McGraw Hill - Pangea - Sprint PCS - Superior Communications - GTE - KMA (May Broadcasting) - WinStar

Construction

BASF - Buhler - Frerichs Construction Company - JP Cullen - Kiewit - Kraus Anderson Construction Company - M. A. Mortenson Company - Schwickerts - Viking Electric - Western Industrial Contractors

Consumer Products

ABF Ingredients - Caribou Coffee - CNS - General Mills - Hershey Pasta - Malt-O-Meal - McGlynn's - Nash Finch - Quality Ingredients - R.D. Offutt Co. - Tastefully Simple - Totino's - Yoplait

Distributor/Wholesaler

Airgas - Avnet - Bailey Nurseries - HM Cragg

Education

Carleton College - Hennepin Technical College - Holy Family Catholic High School - Iowa State University - Minneapolis College of Art and Design - Minneapolis Principals' Academy - Minneapolis Schools - Minnetonka School District - Rochester Community and Technical College - St. Croix Central School District - University of Minnesota - U of M Carlson School of Management - U of M Executive Development Center - University of South Dakota - UMore Park - West Metro Education Program - Winona State University - Yinghua Academy

Energy

Amoco - Excelsior Energy - Exxon - NRG Energy - Otter Tail Power Company - Unicom - US Energy Services

Financial Services

Agribank - AHMC - American Express - Ameriprise Financial - Beacon Bank - Bremer Bank - Burr Oak Group - Central Bank - Citibank - Dougherty Financial Group - Farmers State Corporation - First Data - First National Bank of Elk River - Foster Klima & Company - Excelsior Financial Services - First Security Bank of Byron - GE Capital - John A. Knutson & Co. - KPMG - Maple Bank - Minnesota Bankers Association - National City Bank - North American Capital Markets - Northwestern Mutual - Piper Jaffray - RBC Dain Rauscher - St. Paul Companies - Securian - Signature Bank - Sit Investment - State Farm Insurance - State Fund Mututal - Textron Financial Corporation - The Christensen Group - Think Mutual Bank - Thrivent Financial for Lutherans - TRW/Experian - US Bank - Vanguard - Voyageur Asset Management - Wells Fargo - Western Bank - Windsor Financial

Government

City of Orono - Dakota County - Minnesota Valley Transit Authority - Minnesota Zoo - St. Paul Port Authority - Workforce Development

Health/Fitness

CorePower Yoga - Foss Swim Schools - Life Time Fitness

Health Care/Medical

AAPA - Advocate Health Care - Allina - American Medical Systems - American Telecare - AmeriChoice - Bausch & Lomb - Benedictine Health System - Blue Cross Blue Shield of MN - Boston Scientific - Burchfield Group - Camden Physicians - Central Iowa Health System - Coloplast - Delta Dental - DTI Dental - EPPA - Hazelden - HealthEast - HealthOne - Healthways QNet Inc. - Hennepin County Medical Center - Hermanson Dental - Keystone Mercy Health Plan - Kish Health System - Mayo Clinic - Medtronic - Mentor Monticello-Big Lake Community Hospital - Natus Medical - North Memorial Health Care - Metropolitan Health Plan - Northridge - Pfizer - Solvay Animal Health - Starkey Laboratories, Inc. - UCare Minnesota - United Health Group - United Hospital - Upsher Smith Laboratories - Uroplasty - Vida Healthcare - Winona Health Clinic

Hospitality

Carlson Companies - Crown Plaza - Dolce International - Dolce Oak Ridge Conference Center - Potowatomi Bingo - Radisson Hotels

Manufacturing

3M - Andersen Windows - Applied Products - BTD Manufacturing - Carlisle Companies - Chart Industries - Computype - Conwed Plastics - CREE - Custom Mold and Design - Datacard - Demco - Despatch Industries - Donaldson - Ecolab - Entegris - Fabcon - Fraser Steel - FSI International - GE - GN Resound - Goodrich - Graco - Hearth & Home Technologies - Industrial Louvers - ITT Industries - Johnson & Johnson McNeil - Jostens - Landscape Structures - Liberty Diversified Industries - Lovegreen Industrial - MacDermid - Minnesota Elevator - Pentair - Performance Tool and Die - Prevaro - REXAM - Schwickert’s - Shoremaster Inc. - Solar Turbines - Stylmark - Teamvantage - Tennant - The Toro Company - T.O. Plastics - Trail King - Twin Modal - Uponor - Volvo - Zinpro Corporation

Non-Profit

A Better Chance - American Refugee Committee - Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities - Boy Scouts of America - Builders Association of Minnesota - Center for Victims of Torture -Children's HeartLink - Civic Center of Greater Des Moines - CommonBond Communities - Community-University Health Care Center - Cookie Cart - Council of Agency Executives - Couples to Couples League - Dallas Real Estate Council - Delta Chi - ELCA Board of Pensions - Emergency Foodshelf Network - Executive Women International - Free Enterprise Institute - Girl Scouts River Council - Hennepin County Bar Association - HIRED - Hope for the City - IDI - Ingham Okoboji Lutheran Bible Camps - ISOPO Iowa State Foundation - ISU Foundation - James J. Hill Reference Library - Jeremiah Program - Junior League of Minneapolis - Learning Works - MEDA - Madonna Towers - Make A Wish - Meeting Planners International - Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors - Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation - Minnesota Academy of Physicians Assistants - Minnesota Association of Black Women Lawyers - Minnesota Association of Family Physicians - Minnesota Corn Growers Association - Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA) - Minnesota Public Radio - Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco - MN Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf - Museum of Lake Minnetonka - NFC Foundation - National Center for Children and Families - Nexstar - No Barriers, USA - Northwest Area Foundation - Peace House Foundation - Plymouth Church Neighborhood Foundation - Ridgeview Foundation - Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce - Rochester Area Economic Development, Inc. - Rochester CTC Foundation - Ronald McDonald House – Scholarship America - SHIFT - Sigma Phi Epsilon - SkillsUSA - South Dakota Corn Growers Association - Starbase Minnesota - The St. Paul Foundation - United Way - VHA - WIND Neighborhood Development Center - Women's Funding Network - Women's Foundation of Minnesota - YMCA - YWCA

Professional Services

Accenture - The Advisory Group - Andersen Consulting - AON/Benfield - Bassford Lockhart Truesdell & Briggs - The Blake Group - Booz Allen & Hamilton - Bowman and Brooke - Briggs & Morgan - Brown Printing - Careerbuilder.com - Center for Creative Leadership - Charthouse Learning - DB02 - DecisionPulse - Deloitte Consulting - Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) - Dorsey & Whitney - Dunlap & Seeger - The Emmerich Group - Engine for Social Innovation - Erstad & Riemer - Express Personell - Franklin Covey - Fredrikson and Byron - Froehling Anderson Gardere & Wynne - Fulbright & Jaworski - G&K Services - Gage Marketing - Gausman and Moore - Gazelles Hvass Weisman & King - Halleland, Lewis, Nilan, Sipkins & Johnson - Inpoint - Kelly Services - Larson King - LeaderSource - Lommen Nelson Cole & Stageberg - Lurie Besikof Lapidus - Marketing Architects - Marsh - McGhie & Betts - Messerli & Kramer - Minnesota Retailers Association - NCS Pearson - Newman Long Term Care - Norberg Management Services - Personnel Decisions International - PricewaterhouseCoopers - Professional Development Group - ProGroup - Rider Bennett - Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi - ServiceMaster - RW Trend LLC - Schecter Dokken Kanter - SFM - SK&B Business Services - Star Exhibits and Environments - Top 20 Training - Waters Group - Watson Wyatt Worldwide - Weisman Enterprises - Wessels Arnold & Henderson - Wilkerson, Guthman & Johnson - Zelle & Larson

Real Estate

Brighton Development - CB Richard Ellis - Coldwell Banker Burnet - Dominium Development & Acquisitions LLC - Garsten Perennial - Hempel Properties - JMS Companies - Knutson Mortgage - Naterra Land - Opus Corp. - The Paramount Companies - Simonsen Group - Stuart Co. - Trammell Crow - Watershed Partners

Retail/Restaurants

2nd Swing Golf - ABRA Auto Body - The Barbers - Billboard Concepts - Continental Diamond - The Hadley Companies - Dan's SuperMARKET - Displaymasters - HMS Host - Lampert's - Len Busch Roses - Lifetouch - McDonalds - Midwest Mountaineering - Motorola - Murray's - Red Wing Shoes - Service Ideas - Sterling Companies - Target

Technology

Achieve Healthcare - Aprimo - CSI/Transition Networks - Datalink - ExecuTrain - Honeywell - IBM - IMS - J3 Learning - Microvena - Navitaire - Network Guidance Company - Norris Education Innovations - Pragmatek - QLogic - Rainier Technology - RJS Software - Seagate Technology - Solutia Consulting - Third Wave Systems - Time Warner Cable - Traust Consulting - Vital Images - West Publishing - WindLogics - York & Associates

Transportation

Advantage Transportation - Alliance Pipeline - Best Way Logistics - British Airways - Chicago/Northwestern Railroad