Value Creation Institute

What Value Creation Institute does

Value Creation Institute, LLC is a privately held Lean Six Sigma training, consulting, and deployment firm founded in February 2013 by Jeff Heslop, a Certified Executive Master Black Belt (EMBB) who previously served as a Master Black Belt and managed the LSS Training Team at GE Aviation. The firm is headquartered in St. Augustine, Florida, with a training academy at Indiana Wesleyan University in West Chester, Ohio, and operates with a team of 1-10.

The company offers a portfolio built around the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) methodology: instructor-led classroom training for Yellow Belt, Green Belt, and Black Belt certifications; a self-paced eLearning platform with 21 narrated modules and lifetime access; accredited training material packages (1,600+ slides for Black Belt, 1,000+ for Green Belt, 550+ for Yellow Belt) available in Minitab, SigmaXL, and JMP versions; consulting for deployment strategy, project coaching, and Master Black Belt development; and companywide deployment solutions. Curriculum is accredited by the Council for Six Sigma Certification and aligned with ASQ and IASSC bodies of knowledge. A bundled Minitab licensing offering supplements the training stack.

The revenue model combines one-time training material sales and classroom tuition, lifetime-access eLearning purchases, recurring Minitab software licensing (6-month, 1-year, unlimited), certification exam and project review fees, and professional services consulting. Go-to-market is sales-led with enterprise field sales, anchored by an open enrollment Black Belt class series at the West Chester facility (used as a lead-generation channel) and onsite corporate training delivered at client sites. Customers include GE Aviation, GE Power, GE Oil and Gas, Eaton Aerospace, NORDAM, iAero Thrust, Voyageur Aviation, Silfex, Advanced Atomization Technologies, Purolite, Under Armour, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, Kenya Airways, and military installations including Tinker Air Force Base and Corpus Christi Army Depot.

Name

Value Creation Institute

Legal name

Value Creation Institute, LLC

Website

https://valueci.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Value Creation Institute is a privately held Lean Six Sigma training, consulting, and deployment firm founded in 2013 by EMBB-certified founder Jeff Heslop, serving enterprise clients in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, and airlines with accredited DMAIC curriculum and instructor-led, online, and onsite delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting & Training Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Six Sigma (Yellow/Green/Black Belt) (EDABAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Quality, Process Improvement & Lean/Six Sigma Certifications (EDAAANAC), Project, Process & Quality Certification Prep (PMP, PRINCE2, Lean Six Sigma, ITIL) (EDANAIAE), Audit, Inspection & Quality Compliance (Internal Auditing, CAPA) (EDABAKAN), Corporate Learning & Training Content Development (EDAGAKAC)

Keywords

• Lean six sigma training
• Business process consulting
• Operational excellence services
• DMAIC methodology deployment
• Continuous improvement training

Headquarters

HQ city

Mason

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Classroom Training Services: Instructor-led classroom training for Black Belt, Green Belt, and Yellow Belt certifications. Black Belt typically delivered over two weeks (4.5 days each) with 3-4 week intervals. Pricing quoted per student.
2. Online Training Subscriptions: Self-paced eLearning modules with lifetime access. Includes all training materials, quizzes, tools, templates, and data files.
3. Training Materials and Curricula: Sale of complete Lean Six Sigma training material packages covering Black Belt, Green Belt, and Yellow Belt curricula. Available in Minitab, SigmaXL, or JMP versions with data files and templates.
4. Consulting Services: Lean Six Sigma deployment strategy, leadership process training, executive training, project coaching, and Master Black Belt training and coaching services.
5. Certification Fees: Black Belt certification requires passing exam and completing approved project. Additional fees apply for certification review and project approval by Master Black Belt.
6. Software Licensing: Minitab software licenses available in 6-month, 1-year, or unlimited options for additional fee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Value Creation Institute provides Lean Six Sigma training and consulting services to enterprise clients. Core offerings include accredited Black Belt, Green Belt, and Yellow Belt certification training delivered through instructor-led classroom sessions, online eLearning with lifetime access, and companywide deployment consulting. Training materials are available in three statistical software versions (Minitab, SigmaXL, JMP) and are accredited by the Council for Six Sigma Certification.

Product overview

Value Creation Institute offers a comprehensive suite of Lean Six Sigma training and consulting services. The core offering is the training materials curriculum (accredited by the Council for Six Sigma Certifications and aligned with ASQ and IASSC) available in three delivery formats: online eLearning (21 narrated modules with quizzes and lifetime access), instructor-led classroom training (flexible scheduling with 550-1600+ slides across Yellow, Green, and Black Belt levels), and consulting services for deployment and implementation. The company also provides Open Enrollment intensive Black Belt training at Indiana Wesleyan University and Six Sigma certification exams. These products work together to serve organizations seeking business performance improvement through the DMAIC methodology, from individual training to companywide deployment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lean Six Sigma Training Materials Complete training material packages covering the full Six Sigma D.M.A.I.C. methodology, available in three statistical software versions (Minitab, SigmaXL, JMP) with data files, tools, templates, and curriculum for Black Belt, Green Belt, and Yellow Belt levels, accredited by the Council for Six Sigma Certifications and aligned with ASQ and IASSC bodies of knowledge. For enterprise clients seeking internal Lean Six Sigma training programs.
• Online Training (eLearning) 21 professionally narrated eLearning modules covering the full DMAIC curriculum, with knowledge checkpoints, interactive quizzes, phase tests, and a final test, including tools, templates, roadmaps, data files, and an eBook manual, with lifetime access and no annual renewal fees. For individual professionals and corporate trainees seeking self-paced Black Belt, Green Belt, and Yellow Belt certification preparation.
• Classroom Training Instructor-led classroom training for Black Belt, Green Belt, and Yellow Belt certification, including case studies across all five DMAIC phases. For enterprise teams and open-enrollment cohorts seeking instructor-led practitioner certification.
• Consulting Services Consulting services to implement and sustain the Lean Six Sigma leadership process for lasting financial results, covering deployment strategy, leadership and executive training, cost of poor quality estimation, project selection and screening, project reviews, metric alignment, training material design, financial impact estimation, project coaching, and Master Black Belt training and coaching. For enterprises seeking expert guidance on deployment and sustainable business improvement.
• Deployment Solutions Companywide Lean Six Sigma deployment solutions providing research-based guidance on improvement initiatives, leadership decision support, implementation guidance, and expert change management partnership. For enterprises seeking top-down, bottom-up, or local deployment of Lean Six Sigma across the organization.
• Open Enrollment Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Training Three-week intensive instructor-led Black Belt training held at Indiana Wesleyan University in West Chester, OH, with 4.5 days per week, including printed training manuals, breakfast and lunch, graduation dinner, guided tour of the Toyota Assembly plant, and optional Minitab licensing. For individual professionals and corporate-sponsored trainees seeking intensive, accredited Black Belt certification.
• Six Sigma Certification Black Belt and Green Belt certification awarded upon passing a certification exam and completing a project approved by a Master Black Belt, with additional fees applying for certification review and project approval. For professionals seeking formal Lean Six Sigma credentialing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average Black Belt project savings of approximately $180,000
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Council for Six Sigma CertificationcoreOthersAccreditation body that reviews and accredits Value Creation Institute's Lean Six Sigma training curriculum to ensure it meets minimum standards for Six Sigma certification.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MoreSteam: Online Lean Six Sigma training provider built around the proprietary EngineRoom simulation platform. Closely comparable on the eLearning + certification lane, and a frequent competitor for self-paced corporate training budgets.
• Velaction: Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement training and consulting firm with a practitioner-led model. Comparable to VCI on training curriculum plus deployment and project coaching services.
• Pyzdek Institute: Lean Six Sigma training and certification firm founded by Dr. Thomas Pyzdek, a foundational author in the Six Sigma field. Comparable to VCI as a niche, principal-led training provider leveraging deep practitioner credentials.
• Smarter Solutions: Lean Six Sigma training, deployment, and consulting firm offering belt certification and enterprise project coaching. Overlaps VCI on training programs and deployment consulting for manufacturing and service-sector clients.
• Six Sigma Development Solutions, Inc. Accredited Lean Six Sigma training and certification provider offering Yellow/Green/Black Belt programs online, onsite, and via open enrollment. Directly comparable to VCI's curriculum, accreditation posture (IASSC, CSSC), and multi-modal delivery model.
• Lean Six Sigma Institute: Belt-level Lean Six Sigma training and certification provider aligned to ASQ/IASSC standards. Directly comparable curriculum, accreditation positioning, and bundled materials delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• International Association of Six Sigma Certification (IASSC): Globally recognized Lean Six Sigma credentialing body whose body of knowledge VCI's curriculum aligns to. Issues its own Yellow/Green/Black Belt certifications that compete with provider-issued credentials.
• Simplilearn: Large online certification training provider offering Lean Six Sigma among many other professional certifications. Comparable on eLearning delivery and corporate training bundles, but at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• American Society for Quality (ASQ): Large, established quality professional association offering its own Six Sigma Black Belt and Green Belt certifications and training. Represents the 'house brand' against which VCI-aligned providers are benchmarked.
• Council for Six Sigma Certification: Accrediting body for Lean Six Sigma training providers, including VCI. Sets curriculum standards across 165+ countries, with its own certification exam — a high-level incumbent that also competes for end-customer certification dollars.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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