Testimonials
As a small business owner, I’m accustomed to wearing many hats. However, I also recognize my strengths and weaknesses. I felt overwhelmed when needing to hire an additional team member, especially given the challenges of today’s employment environment. Jenny made the process easy, efficient, and stress free. Her procedure for finding talent greatly exceeded what I was capable of and I’m thrilled to have found her. Pricing it right. I love the flat fee arrangement and you get what you pay for.
Jenny Revels is a pleasure to work with, she is always professional and direct, yet still keeps a fun and friendly vibe to the interactions. When owning your own business it can be difficult to hold yourself accountable but having the coaching and consulting services with Jenny has been a great way to continue to help hold myself accountable for the changes and action items needed in my business. The insights she gives to workplace issues and ways to resolve them have helped my business tremendously.
We were embarking upon the recruitment of a new Executive Director. I had been President nearly 20 years earlier and the prior executive was there just as long. Because we had members of our board who were accustomed to working with corporate headhunters and many who had plenty of experience with executive searches, we had easy access to getting help. Because of my prior observations with Jenny in another nonprofit executive search, I suggested Jenny for this search. Being local with a strong recruitment background and a positive first impression, she secured the search. Competence without arrogance is a strong suit of hers. She created reasonable expectations, delivered a variety of candidates and generated an interview process in a timely fashion. Because of Jenny’s efforts, the pool of candidates was expansive and the final hire was a great fit that met the changing needs of the organization.
As a volunteer board member, Jenny provided key leadership coupled with experienced guidance in the recruitment process & resulting transition. Jenny’s leadership came at a very difficult time where we transitioned through three different executive leaders. Jenny brought to the table a calming influence. As Board Chair, she helped all understand that we should not take on too much at one time as we endeavored to enhance organizational credibility and professional integrity. She was both studied and cautious as she helped the newest CEO & Board of Directors consider and adopt measurable strategic planning goals. She largely helped focus upon reasonable expectations, and not a long list of dreams. At a critical time, she provided calm and effective leadership.
The assessments provided by Revels Consulting have been very insightful for me and my staff. These assessments helped us learn more about ourselves and our work styles but most importantly helped us learn the best ways to work together. The PI report gave us tips on best ways to interact with each other on work projects so that everyone can be happy and successful. The DISC report was very insightful into exactly what my leadership style is. It helped me see strengths and weaknesses so I can focus on where I need to improve to be a good leader for my team.
Jenny has been fantastic about screening and interviewing candidates for us. This makes the hiring a lot less time-consuming for us while improving the overall talent of our new hires. Being a small business owner, I often find myself short on time. So working with her is ideal! Highly recommended!
I’ve been fortunate to get advice from Jenny, on several levels, in the various positions I’ve held at The Gazette. When I was promoted to a supervisor position, Jenny provided me with reassurance and the guidance that I needed to succeed in my first managerial role. Jenny also provided me with career advice on matters ranging from career goals to conflict resolution. All of her counsel and guidance helped me grow as an employee and a person. I feel truly blessed to have such a great role model and friend.
I have known and worked with Jennifer for a couple of years. She has great leadership and follow through ability when working on projects. She is able to get people to work together. I have attended some of her events and they have turned out great and are a lot of fun. She is able to maintain a positive calm attitude when things get hectic. Jennifer has also helped me work through items for a new job search including putting together my resume. Her ideas and writing skills are top quality and I would recommend her for HR services and event planning.
Having worked with Jenny for close to two decades at Bliss Communications, we accomplished many milestones. The sensitive nature of hiring and firing in a FCC controlled environment requires conscientious management. Jenny assisted our broadcast operations in meeting legal requirements while operating with a view for what’s best for the bottom line. Jenny doesn’t always tell you want you want to hear. She operates as a consultant with the best medicine. (Then again, if I just want positive feedback, I’ll talk to myself.) Jenny is skilled at recruitment, benefits & compensation management, employee relations, organizational structure/job descriptions and legalities that I’d prefer to pawn off on someone else. If you want to grow your profits, concentrate on your top-line, then let her manage your human resources issues.
I worked with Jenny on many occasions in addressing challenges and pursuing opportunities in the operations that I managed for Bliss Communications. She was a great partner, especially in the areas of improving staff performance and maximizing staff development. She brought strong problem-solving skills to our company and her ability to work effectively in our fast-pased environment made her a great assest to our organization. Jenny’s commitment to helping me was always high and she was always willing to put in extra effort.
Revels Consulting did a great job managing the hiring process for a new Administrative Professional/Bookkeeper in a challenging market with limited quality candidates. She didn't compromise the standards and made sure that we ended up with an individual that was qualified and a good fit for our business. I enjoyed working with Jenny; not handling the hiring process myself was one of the best decisions ever!
Jenny brought the HR expertise that we needed to fill our open HR manager position. She made an effort to understand our unique business structure and the challenges that it presented for filling our HR Manager position. Her recruiting, pre-screening, and reference checking were thorough and professionally done, resulting in us selecting the best candidate for our organization.