Check 6

What Check 6 does

Check-6 is a private, founder-led human performance consultancy founded in 2007 and headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The firm applies military-inspired methodologies, notably its trademarked Performance Based Excellence framework and Rig Move Excellence program, to help organizations in high-hazard industries improve safety, production, and leadership outcomes. Its delivery model combines on-site consulting, coaching, workshops, keynotes, and facilitated corporate events, executed by a workforce composed primarily of military veterans; the firm has paid over $100 million in wages to veterans since inception.

The firm's core technology asset is RIGOR Insights, a proprietary digital checklist and analytics platform that documents job-execution actions, captures compliance data streams, and surfaces operational insights across engagements. RIGOR functions as a software backbone bundled with the consulting portfolio rather than a standalone SaaS product; complementary offerings include Continuous Workforce Growth (CWG), HSSE Training, Organizational Assessments and Culture Surveys, Operational Risk and Crisis Management, and Change Management. The product architecture is platform-plus-modules, with human expertise providing the delivery layer.

Check-6 generates revenue through project-based professional services engagements supplemented by software-enabled analytics delivered via RIGOR Insights. Go-to-market is enterprise and field-driven: founders and senior executives lead business development, supported by a regional office network spanning the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Africa, plus an event-led presence at industry conferences. The firm serves over 120 clients across 36 countries in energy (traditional and renewable), mining, manufacturing, construction, logistics, and commercial aviation, with Chevron identified as its largest account.

Name

Check 6

Legal name

Check-6

Website

https://checksix.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Check-6 is a Tulsa-based human performance consultancy that combines military-veteran-led professional services with its proprietary RIGOR Insights analytics platform to improve safety, production, and leadership outcomes for enterprise clients in energy, mining, manufacturing, construction, aviation, and logistics across 36 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Operational Excellence Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance Technology, GRC Platforms & Controls Automation Advisory (BPAHAFAO)

Keywords

• Human performance consulting
• Operational excellence services
• Safety management consulting
• Leadership development programs
• Industrial workforce training

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulsa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services & Consulting: Project-based consulting engagements involving on-site consultants, coaching, training delivery, and performance optimization programs. Revenue generated through deploying consultants to client sites across multiple industries including energy, mining, manufacturing, construction, and aviation. Engagements typically involve structured programs (Performance Excellence, Leadership Development, Operational Risk Management) with measurable outcomes.
2. Software Platform (RIGOR Insights): SaaS-style analytics and digital checklist platform providing workflow solutions, compliance tracking, and performance metrics. The platform turns operations data into valuable insights using innovative data analysis.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Check-6 is a human performance consultancy that delivers operational excellence through on-site coaching, leadership development, and performance optimization programs combined with its proprietary RIGOR Insights digital checklist and analytics platform. The company deploys military-veteran consultants to client sites across energy, mining, manufacturing, construction, logistics, and aviation to improve safety, production, and workforce performance through structured methodology and data-driven insights.

Product overview

Check-6 operates as a human performance consultancy offering a unified portfolio of proprietary software technology combined with consulting and training services. The core technology product is RIGOR Insights (RIGOR Digital Checklist and Analytics Platform), a workflow and analytics SaaS platform that provides transparent digital workflows, compliance tracking, and data-driven operational insights. This platform is bundled with Check-6's service offerings as an integrated software-and-consulting package. The services portfolio includes Performance Excellence Coaching (the trademark methodology), Human Performance and Leadership Programs, and specialized consulting tracks (Operations Optimization, Operational Risk & Crisis Management, Change Management, Digital Process & Analytics Implementation, and Corporate Lifecycle Management). Supporting modules include Targeted Subject Workshops, Keynotes & Conference Participation, Continuous Workforce Growth™ (CWG), Organizational Assessments and Culture Surveys, HSSE Training, Efficiency Improvement Programs, and Rig Move Excellence® logistics services. The architecture is a platform-plus-modules model where RIGOR Insights serves as the common technology backbone, while the consulting, training, and workshop offerings provide the human expertise layer delivered by military veterans and industry specialists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RIGOR Insights: Digital operations analytics platform that provides workflow solutions, checklists, training, and compliance metrics for performance optimization.
• Continuous Workforce Growth™
• Rig Move Excellence®
• Performance Excellence

Products and services

• RIGOR Insights Proprietary analytics and digital workflow platform providing transparent, concise workflows, training regimens, and compliance tracking. The platform documents actions taken during each stage of job execution, produces data streams for compliance documentation and best practice discovery, and enables data-driven decision making for operational optimization. It is sold to enterprise clients in high-hazard industries such as energy, mining, manufacturing, and construction.
• Performance Excellence Coaching Check-6's trademark methodology helping clients meet and exceed operating objectives through instilling high-performance habits, improving decision-making, communication, and human factor awareness. Delivered through on-site coaching by military-veteran consultants across enterprise clients in high-risk industries.
• Human Performance and Leadership Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• Mining: 15% production increase and injuries reduced from 15/month to less than 1/month
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and major.

• Team River RunnerminorOthers · 1 January 2008Nonprofit dedicated to supporting veterans through adaptive paddle sports. Check-6 began partnership in 2008 and has been lead sponsor of golf tournaments, raising over $152,000 combined. CEO Brian Brurud serves as sponsor and supporter. Founded upon military best practices, Check-6 values supporting the veteran community.
• ChevroncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCheck-6's biggest client relationship managed by Founder/EVP Yarko JJ Sos who manages Global Business for Chevron. Long-term strategic partnership delivering human performance excellence services across Chevron operations.
• TotalEnergiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for training and debrief services with leading international energy company. Check-6 consultants deployed for operational excellence programs.
• Experiential House at UNLVminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint panel hosting in June 2024 on hospitality and entertainment industry transformation, featuring Check-6 expertise alongside industry experts.
• National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyminorOthersCommunity organization supported through Check-6's philanthropic footprint expansion alongside operations growth.
• Envoy AirmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership bringing Performance Based Excellence to US Commercial Aviation industry (2023). Check-6 and Envoy Air working side-by-side on continual training and performance improvement to reach professional and organizational potential.
• US Solar ProvidermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership formed in 2022 to revolutionize installer performance in the renewable energy sector as Check-6 expanded from traditional energy to renewables.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• GP Strategies: Global performance improvement solutions provider offering consulting, training, and managed learning services to industrial and government clients. Overlaps Check-6 in workforce performance, training delivery, and operational excellence engagements.
• BTS: Strategy execution and leadership development consultancy combining simulation-based learning with advisory services. Comparable in bundling proprietary learning technology with senior-consultant-led engagements.
• Wilson Learning Worldwide: Sales and leadership development consultancy with a global delivery footprint and proprietary learning methodologies. Comparable to Check-6's focus on embedding behavioral and leadership frameworks inside enterprise clients.
• Blanchard (The Ken Blanchard Companies): Leadership and management training company with proprietary content (SLII) and global delivery network. Comparable in monetizing a named performance methodology plus training and consulting services.
• FranklinCovey: Leadership and performance consulting firm selling training, coaching, and content (e.g., The 7 Habits) into enterprise. Comparable in delivering repeatable leadership/excellence curricula that combine methodology with proprietary content and tools.
• dss+: Operational risk management and human performance consultancy serving heavy industry (energy, mining, manufacturing). dss+ combines proprietary digital tools with on-site consulting to improve safety, asset integrity, and operations — a near-twin to Check-6's model.

Emerging players

• VelocityEHS: Cloud-based EHS and operational risk platform focused on safety, ergonomics, and chemical management for industrial customers. Overlaps with RIGOR Insights' workflow and compliance tracking use cases.
• Sphera: Enterprise EHS, operational risk, and sustainability software vendor serving heavy industry. Comparable in addressing operational risk and compliance for the same target industries, though primarily software-led rather than consulting-led.

Broad incumbents

• Marsh (Marsh McLennan): Global risk advisory and insurance brokerage serving energy and industrial clients. Overlaps with Check-6's operational risk and HSE advisory work as part of a broader risk services portfolio.
• McKinsey & Company: Global management consulting firm with operations and organizational practice areas serving energy and industrials. Comparable only at the broadest level — Check-6 is a niche specialist versus McKinsey's generalist model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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