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Inc. Magazine Ranks Revel Consulting Fastest Growing Business in Washington State for Second Straight Year

August 12, 2009

Firm Also Ranks 1st in Business Services Sector and 34th in Nation Thanks to New Practice Areas

Inc 500 For the second straight year, Revel Consulting, a Kirkland, Washington based business management consulting firm, was named as the fastest growing private company in Washington State by Inc. Magazine as part of the publication’s annual Inc. 500 list. Continuing its rapid growth, the firm’s revenues grew more than 3,500 percent from 2005 to 2008, with current revenues now exceeding $15 million. The Inc. Top 500 list also ranked Revel as the nation’s fastest growing “Business Services” firm and the 34th fastest growing private company in the entire nation.

“We would like to share this amazing recognition with all of our clients and consultants. Without them, there is no award for Revel,” said Joseph Sedmak, Revel Co-Founder and Managing Partner. “While we celebrate this achievement, we are also using it as an opportunity to challenge ourselves to continue this success in future years.”

Sedmak, along with industry veterans Vikas Kamran and Brett Alston founded Revel with the desire to reinvent the traditional “Big 4” consulting culture. They created a new model for the industry they call “Pure Consulting”, which reduces layers of bureaucracy typical of large firms to provide clients with on-site senior industry experts to drive projects and achieve results. Key to Revel’s continued success has been their ability to attract unmatched industry talent by offering projects involving cutting-edge, big-bet initiatives, intellectual challenge, localized engagements and a work-life balance.

“Being named to this list of leading companies for a second straight year is an honor for us and testament to the hard work of everyone at Revel,” said Alston, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Revel. “In the face of difficult economic times, our consultants have continued to deliver best-in-class results for our clients, which in turn has created more opportunities for us.”

Demonstrated by Revel’s recently launched Cloud Computing practice, another key to the firm’s success has been their nimble business structure and ability to respond to market demands. Along with addressing the rapidly expanding cloud market, Revel has added service expertise in the areas of operational efficiency and business process management.

“While cloud computing is one of our most exciting new focus areas, our deep industry experience and agile business model allows us to continue adapting our offerings, keeping our clients ahead of the competition,” said Kamran, CEO and Co-Founder of Revel.

Along with cloud computing, the firm’s core disciplines include program and product management, change management, process engineering, sales and market management, and strategy development. Revel’s growth has come from engagements with Fortune 500 companies such as Microsoft, Safeco Insurance, Starbucks and AT&T.

About Revel Consulting

Revel Consulting is a leading business management consulting firm founded on the belief that client success is achieved through Pure Consulting - reduced barriers between great minds and great opportunities. Revel’s consultants are given the tools, authority, responsibility, and ownership to solve complex challenges with smart, efficient and proven processes. Based in Kirkland, Washington, Revel was founded by Joseph Sedmak, who soon added industry veterans Vikas Kamran and Brett Alston as co-founders. This innovative trio saw the market opportunity created by the fracturing of the large consulting firms and the need for nimble, mid-sized firms able to meet the needs of clients. Revel provides business solutions across industries such as IT, software, insurance, retail, telecom/wireless and engineering. In 2009, Revel was named to Inc. Magazine’s Top 500 list as the fastest growing private company in Washington State, the fastest growing company the nation’s “Business Services” sector and the 34th fastest nationwide. In 2009, Revel was recognized by Seattle Business Monthly as one of Washington State’s 100 Best Companies To Work For.