ProKo Agency Inc
Liz Steblay has a diverse work experience spanning over different roles and companies. Liz is currently the Co-Founder and Chief Advocate of PICA, a national membership organization that supports independent consultants in their career by providing various resources and advocacy for changing how corporate America engages independent talent. Liz also serves as a Blogger, sharing practical advice based on their 20 years of consultancy experience.
Prior to their work at PICA, Liz founded and served as the President of PrōKo Agency Inc, a consulting matchmaker that connects F500 leaders with pre-vetted consultants specializing in organizational effectiveness. Before that, they worked as an Independent Consultant, gaining experience in various projects.
Liz has also worked as a Business Readiness Expert at Franklin Templeton Investments, an Organizational Change Consultant at Raley's and Clorox, and the Change Management Team Lead for Kyphon/Medtronic at Medtronic. Liz also served as the Principal Consultant at Louis Allen Worldwide and worked on organizational change projects at NetApp and Levi Strauss & Co.
Overall, Liz Steblay has extensive experience in the consultancy industry and is dedicated to supporting independent consultants and advocating for change in corporate engagement with independent talent.
Liz Steblay has an MBA in Management & Organization from USC Marshall School of Business. Liz also holds a B.S. in Business Administration, Management and Operations from the same institution. Additionally, Liz has obtained the Platinum Supplier Certificate from the Women's Business Enterprise Council West (WBEC-West) in 2021 and is certified as a Woman Owned Business by WBENC.
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ProKo Agency Inc
ProKo is the "Creative Artists Agency" for over 75 independent consultants specializing in organizational effectiveness and HR. Like the best actors in Hollywood are represented by CAA, the best OD/HR consultants are represented by ProKo. This way they don’t have to mess with things like insurance, compliance, contracting, or business development. Instead, they can focus on getting results for their clients. As a management consulting talent agency, we’re very picky about the consultants we represent. Every ProKo consultant has been personally referred to us by people we trust, and they’ve been thoroughly vetted to ensure only top talent is a part of the ProKo network. They have at least 15 years of experience, flawless work products, and impressive references. Since 2009 ProKo has been providing exceptional consultants to Fortune 500 companies like Nike, Facebook, Clorox, Google, Intuit, Corning, and Franklin Templeton Investments. Our addition to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing privately held companies in 2021 is a testament to the quality of our talent, our terrific value proposition (for both the client and consultant), and our clients’ continued satisfaction. If a client is unhappy with a consultant sourced by ProKo, we’ll refund 100% of our agency fees. (This has only happened once in 12 years.) With ProKo, clients get top talent without employment risk or ridiculous fees, while consultants make and keep more money. ProKo provides the corporate structure, insurance, and contracts to allow the consultant to be paid on a 1099 business-to-business basis. This allows the consultant to keep more of what they earn by taking business tax deductions, and it allows the client to avoid paying an 18-50% mark-up on the consultant’s rates. A dramatically lower mark-up means that more of the client’s budget is going to the consultant, so they can afford higher caliber talent. ProKo is good for the consultant, good for the corporation -- a true win/win!