Val Grubb & Associates - The Office Operations Problem-Solvers

Establishing the Strong Foundations Companies Need for Continued Growth

Whether you’re expanding your business or starting a new one, you can’t do your best without strong and efficient back-office operations. Although human resources, facilities, purchasing, and similar areas are often overshadowed by sexier concerns like sales or marketing, their vital importance becomes clear whenever a company is under pressure.

Offering short-term consulting and training services, Val Grubb & Associates helps small and mid-sized businesses operate more efficiently. Our objective: To help companies establish the strong foundations they need for continued growth.

Who Is Valerie Grubb?

With a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, a master’s in business administration, and decades of on-the-job experience with world-class companies from Rolls Royce to NBC Universal, Val Grubb is an Operations Management expert whose know-how literally extends from the shop floor to the C-suite. [Full bio]

Operations Management Consulting

We help clients in every part of the U.S. solve problems as simple as a need for new office space or as complex as helping employees understand, accept and cope with changes caused by tough economic times. Our areas of expertise include:

• Facilities & Real Estate Management
• Human Resources & Organizational Development
• Change Management Leadership
• Retail Purchasing Processes and Efficiencies
• Project Management
• Travel Policies, Contracts & Management
• Warehouse Management Operations

More details on our Operations Management Consulting Services

Leadership Development and Management Training

We also help companies overcome every type of training problem including the ever-critical budgeting and cost control, two areas crucial to the success of back-office operations. In the area of budgeting alone, our offerings include (but are not limited to) Budgeting Bootcamp for Overhead Departments, Budgeting for Non-Profit Leaders, and a Retail Math and Budgeting Class. Listed below is a small sample of the training programs beyond budgeting available through Val Grubb & Associates:

• Turning Managers into Leaders
• Harassment Prevention
• Developing the Executive Leader
• Influencing and Negotiating Skills
• Situational Leadership
• Managing Employees to Achieve Results
• New Manager Assimilation
• Presentation Skills – Beginner to Executive
• Getting Results without Authority
• Recruiting, Interviewing and Hiring
• Dynamic Listening Skills for Effective Communication
• Effective Communication Skills

More details on our Leadership Development and Management Training

What Happens When I Contact Val Grubb & Associates?

Our team of experts will quickly assess operational issues in any of these areas and then recommend and implement solutions that will save your company time and money and fuel growth.

Do I Need to Sign a Long-Term Contract?

No long-term contracts are required. We assess and help you solve issues on a project or hourly basis, depending on the scope. Once your problem is solved, we walk away — no fuss, no muss, no commitments.