15 Years of Good People Doing Good Work - and What Comes Next

Fifteen years ago, I started Hollywood & Associates to support good people doing good work. I wanted to do it my way: every engagement tailored to what the client actually needs. I’ve been incredibly lucky to spend my career doing just that - and bringing along a truly amazing group of fellow consultants and partners on that journey.

Why it matters: Our quality work has enabled us to be selective about who we work with: mission-focused organizations whose work or research that improves lives. While not a teacher or healthcare worker, this enables our team to still have impact and make the world a little better (most days).

What 15 years looks like

• More than $1B in client wins across every federal civilian agency and many foundation funders.

• Dozens of brilliant consultants. They're experienced practitioners who chose consulting.

• Missions that matter: better IT for SNAP, agricultural productivity, affordable housing, medical and environmental research, national surveys of Americans (and fish counts), job creation and training, and many health, justice, financial regulatory, and communications efforts.

Tailored, always

We've never sold packages. We started with proposal support and grew into capture, BD leadership and growth strategy. In every case, we built the work around the client: their mission, their team, their gaps.

That also means putting the right people on each job. We bring in seasoned practitioners who have done the work themselves – they are “plug and play professionals” -  and who enjoy helping others win. To paraphrase the Girl Scouts, we like to leave the organization better than we found it.

Looking ahead

As I reflected on the last 15 years, I started asking:

• What should H&A be for the next 15 years?

• What do our clients need now?

• How do we meet those needs?

  
  

Our answers:

• The mission still comes first. We'll keep serving organizations whose impact is positive and measurable.

• Leaders face real uncertainty. Funding is shifting, AI is changing how work gets done, and lots of ambiguity is the new normal.

• The right people matter. We know the practitioners who can help, and we know how to match them to those complex needs.

Introducing Next Mission Growth

Next Mission Growth is a new H&A service line with its own branding. Next Mission Growth helps leaders build the organization their missions deserve – especially when challenges cut across siloes.

What stays the same: a tailored approach, experienced practitioners, and a focus on supporting good people doing good work.

The bottom line: For 15 years we've helped for-profit and non-profit clients win more than $1B and supported missions that matter. We're just getting started.

Thank you to every client, partner, and colleague who has been part of this journey. We look forward to working with you again soon!

Learn more about Next Mission Growth