Companies Steve Huff has worked with…
Testimonials
- Bruce Bossidy, former CEO of Thule, with whom Huff served as CFO/COO, praises Huff’s ability to apply big business thinking to smaller companies, remarking that Huff “is one of the few people, and perhaps the only person I know, who could shift from working in a large company to a small one with great success.”
- Nick Friese, CEO of fast growing Digiday in New York City, is an enthusiastic supporter of Huff. Nick says that applying the methodologies developed by Steve Huff allowed his company to “install the knowledge base of a Fortune 100 CFO into an Inc. 5000 company, which has been invaluable. He [Huff] lasered in on key areas that needed change and built the financial foundation for my company to be able to scale. Without this, it would have been complete chaos.”
- Bob Luther, CEO of Lex Products, sums it up by saying that Huff, “brings clients two skills: expertise and the ability to see the big picture.” David Gooding, CEO of Juliska, adds, Huff “ applies business thinking grounded in sound financials with a great ability to bubble everything up.” Other CEOs such as Jeff Lederer of Prime Line, points to (after Huff involvement, having) the “best profit in the last 12-15 years, with a 20-30% increase in profit level.”
What People are Saying About Profitopoly
“Playing Profitopoly was not only a blast, it was an amazingly real and in-depth exercise in managing a fast moving business! The game really challenges the player to juggle real-life business choices and to understand multiple metrics for risk-taking to improve financial performance. I loved it!” Dave Gooding, CEO, Juliska
“Profitopoly was presented to me and a peer group of CEOs by Steve Huff. At the beginning of the presentation, before we started playing, Steve asked for a show of hands regarding our understanding of some key metrics that every CEO should be managing by. I sheepishly kept my hand down. By the end of the mornings game I was on my way to understanding cash flow and other key metrics. Not only is this crucial to my business, it was done in a fun and meaningful way.” Bob Luther, CEO, Lex Products
“Ten of my CEO clients had the privilege of experiencing Profitopoly. Brilliantly disguised as a highly competitive, fun game, without knowing it, these CEO’s learned more about financial management in one day than most people learn in a two year masters program.” Jim Neidhardt, CEO Chair, Renaissance Executive Forums
“Profitopoly is very good in that team strategic and tactical decisions are immediately reinforced with income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement ramifications. A competitive spirit among the teams is quickly catalyzed, and serves to maintain interest throughout the session. The seminar was very well received by the group of 15 managers, receiving a rating of 4.3 on a scale of 1 to 5 on the meeting evaluation.” Terry Keane, Senior Vice President, Oilfield Services, Allis-Chalmers Energy
“Profitopoly was brilliant and you do an excellent job of presenting.” Matt Porio, Lucas & Associates (professional trainer and consultant)
“The members of all 4 of my Executive Forums experienced Profitopoly, a business simulation game created by Steve & Jim Huff of The Huff Group. This was by far one of our best learning experiences in the past 7 years I’ve been running Executive Forums! Members not only had lots of fun competing with each other, I witnessed an accelerated/intensified learning process as Steve facilitated discussion around competition, operational excellence, and financial strength. Nothing like a little healthy competition to make us stronger!” Lee Self, CEO Chair, Renaissance Executive Forums
“I thought the program was terrific and produced a great learning experience for all. In the two Key Executive groups, I overheard some great “peer advising” going on between those who understood all the financials and those who didn’t. It’s wonderful that they could have fun at the same time. I appreciate how hard you worked to incorporate the service measures and make it more relevant. “ Carin Gendell, CEO Chair, Renaissance Executive Forums
“I was impressed by many things: your clear and practical explanations of the business concepts, your ability to maintain your high-energy and focused leadership throughout the morning, the way you listened and responded to what people had to say and, of course, the complexity and interactivity of the game itself. Many of the participants thanked me for the opportunity to play Profitopoly, and several said that they would be making changes to how they run their businesses as a result of the experience.” Sylvia Schulman, Business Librarian, Westport Library