Economic Development Consulting That Starts With The Right Questions
Most plans begin with a vision.
We begin with a diagnosis.
Impact Economics exists for organizations that are tired of strategies that don’t survive contact with reality.
15 years of practitioner experience
CEcD, CGFO, MEDP
Three-time Texas Economic Development Council Economic Excellence Award Winner
2024 IEDC Excellence in Economic Development Award Winner
Who We Work With
Economic Development Organizations
We serve private and public-private EDO’s that are too sophisticated for cookie-cutter plans but to lean to engage a national firm.
Our work spans strategic planning, organizational health assessments, market position analysis, target industry research, budgeting and financial modeling, workforce intelligence, and investor ROI documentation.
City and County Governments
We serve city managers, finance directors, and governing bodies that need an honest, independent picture of their community’s fiscal health - and what that means for their economic development strategy.
We ask the question most consultants won’t bring up - does your revenue structure actually support the kind of growth you are trying to achieve?
If any of these sound familiar, we should talk
Your EDO has real assets but no systematic way to pursue the right prospects.
I built a program from nothing and created some of the more vibrant, lean economic development programs in Texas
Your community has industrial land that isn’t on anyone’s short list.
I’ve taken raw properties through full site documentation, formal development agreements, and site certification
Your strategic plan is either outdated or was never executable.
I build strategic plans that start with a risk diagnosis - not a vision statement
Your board is making decisions without the information they need
I’ve built financial forecasts, multi-year budgets, and reporting systems that give governing boards and investors confidence in the organization
What Makes This Different
Every Impact Economics engagement - regardless of size or scope - is built on the same three commitments
We find what’s actually wrong before we tell you what to do
Most organizations don’t need more recommendations. They need someone to honestly examine what’s already happening - why deals aren’t converting, why the strategic plan stalled, why investors are asking harder questions, why the fiscal picture doesn’t add up. Every engagement starts there.
We work on your actual constraints, not ideal ones
Lean staff. Constrained budget. A board that needs to be persuaded. A council that controls your funding. These aren’t obstacles to good strategy - they’re the conditions that have to be built for. We’ve operating inside these constraints; we don’t design around them.
We deliver something that you can use, not something you have to explain
Every deliverable - whether its a one-week audit or a six-month strategic plan - is built for the room where the decision gets made. Clear findings, honest conclusions, and a direct path to action.
Let’s Have a Conversation
If you're approaching an investor renewal cycle, preparing to commission a strategic plan, facing a board that's asking harder questions than your current data can answer, or simply wondering whether your organization is positioned the way you think it is — that's the right moment to reach out.
A brief conversation costs nothing and usually clarifies more than you'd expect.
Contact us.
We invite you to reach out for any inquiries or questions related to our services. Whether you are curious about our services or have a problem and would like to chat about it, we are here to help.