“Our oil exploration client was looking outside the Gulf Coast to identify new labor sources to meet its aggressive growth objectives. Brian provided the foundation for confidently designing and executing our project in half the time with better-than-expected results. Within ten days, Brian provided detailed analysis and recommendations for the top fifteen U.S. locations that met our criteria for age, experience, travel, and wages. With this information, we implemented a focused marketing strategy that generated a 400 percent increase in the number of qualified candidates–in just two weeks of marketing.”

Brooks Graul
Energy Industry Marketing Director

“We contracted Brian to help with a difficult research project that required creativity and direct involvement with our team. He stepped in and provided much needed direction, analytical ability, pragmatism, and intelligence to the process. The work he produced will inform our long term planning and save us valuable time and resources along the way. I would be thrilled to call Brian a member of my team again in the future.”

Kelly Harper
MPOWER Labs

“We had the pleasure of experiencing the expertise of Brian for one of our very important planning conferences. His in-depth and very thorough research and analysis aided in our decision making for future growth markets. He acted like a true business partner from our first request to the final presentation and did so with flexibility, timeliness, and humor.”

Cynthia Negri
Redwood Credit Union

“Brian is a top-notch economic development professional. He offers the incredibly hard-to-find combination of deep academic understanding and the ability to explain difficult concepts in simple terms. He does it all–from data analysis to keynote presentations–with creativity, integrity, and candor.”

Randall Kempner
Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs

“Brian was a key contributor to a series of internal training seminars the Council on Competitiveness delivered to regional staff at the Economic Development Administration. His mastery of data and his ability to turn it into useful information was critical to our success. He is a very effective presenter who has that rare quality of making data accessible and understandable to a non-technical audience. We intend to maintain an ongoing relationship with Brian and would recommend him enthusiastically.”

Sam Leiken
Council on Competitiveness

“This was our first experience with Brian, but will not be our last. He led our economic development group in a day-long retreat. He gave us exactly what we were looking for and will play a big part in taking us to our next step. His research on our community along with its opportunities and challenges was right on target. His approach resulted in getting our group motivated and anxious to move forward. He has a common sense approach that is easy to understand; and we look forward to a long-term relationship with him. We would give a hearty, positive recommendation to anyone who is considering a relationship with Brian.”

Marvin Peters
McPherson Industrial Development Company

“We hired Brian as a consultant on an asset mapping and comprehensive economic development strategy project for Hidalgo County. He has provided valuable and insightful advice and guided us on both the asset mapping and CEDS processes. As he refers to himself as “a nerd,” he is an expert in finding and analyzing data. He has the ability to look at a lot of data and “see the forest through the trees.” He is a professional, an excellent presenter, and has been easy to work with. He has come through for us every step of the way in our project. I highly recommend Brian and look forward to working with him on other projects.”

Michael Uhrbrock
The University of Texas-Pan American

“Our annual board retreat took a much different twist this year with a heavy focus on the region’s dramatically changing demographics and economic opportunities. Brian gave our volunteer board of directors a sound foundation, incorporating many of our own metrics into a clear, data-driven perspective on our region. We look forward to using him again.”

Jerry Davis
Goodwill Industries of Central Texas

“It is not often that a presenter can blend research and demographics into a presentation style that individuals from all walks of life can easily relate to. For many years Brian Kelsey has presented to our business leaders at our annual Industry Appreciation Night and has communicated effectively the demographics of our region and how they will impact our businesses. He has a gift for looking at the big picture and helping us focus, and gain clarity on how it relates to our community.”

Charley Ayres
Round Rock Economic Development