Industry Speaks™, operated by Consulting Principal Karen Compton, and based in Glendale, is a North American web portal matching architecture, engineering and construction firms with experienced technical and administrative professionals. The online business recently celebrated its launch at a client’s office in downtown Los Angeles.
Many design and construction firms have been unable to keep key staff on payrolls as a result of the economic downtown, but they still have a need for the critical functions such staff perform. Industry Speaks™ closes the gap by connecting company subscribers with qualified consultants.
Compton is a 15-year industry veteran, and a featured speaker at architects’ professional meetings. Requests for referrals from clients and colleagues prompted her to set up the application. “Following the economic downturn in 2009, friends and associates would call or email my office looking for recommendations for business management professionals. What became clear was that demand for business management hadn’t changed, but the supply, specifically availability of a staff, had been lost. My goal was to develop a solution that was cost effective and simple to use.”
Behind the Lens with Leroy Hamilton – Industry Speaks with Karen Compton is a professional video introduction to the service. Industry Speaks™ is available in both the U.S. and Canada and has gained organizational alliances with the National Association of Minority Architects, the American Institute of Architects Los Angeles, and AIA California, who have made the resource available to their members. Future releases will allow subscribers to post questions for consultants, view on-line product demonstrations and access the system using mobile phone technology.
For the next few months, Industry Speaks™ is offering free listings to consultants and subscribers, so they can so they can promote their service or locate technical and administrative professional organizations and professionals. For more information, visit www.Industryspeaks.com.