Expert Access, LLC

What Expert Access, LLC does

Expert Access, LLC is a privately held consultant-referral firm headquartered in Little Compton, Rhode Island, that connects client organizations with pre-screened independent consultants. Founded in 1990 (per firmographic data, with a secondary source citing 2008), the firm has operated continuously for more than two decades and maintains a curated roster of subject-matter experts spanning 35+ countries. Service delivery is human-mediated rather than platform-based: each engagement is sourced, vetted, and matched manually by the firm's principals, drawing on a long-tenured network built through repeat engagements with enterprise buyers.

The company's product surface is intentionally narrow. Its primary commercial offering is referral-based consultant sourcing, priced via a fee-sharing arrangement with the placed consultants rather than through subscriptions or licensing. The firm also maintains FASTEAMS, a software tool intended to accelerate the formation of consultant teams for client engagements; this appears to be an internal/productized workflow layer rather than a standalone SaaS platform. No patents, APIs, or third-party technology integrations are disclosed in available material, and the public website bears a 2016 copyright, indicating limited ongoing digital investment.

Expert Access generates revenue by taking a percentage of the fees paid to consultants it places, with named client engagements spanning utilities (ConEdison, City of Stamford), financial services (ING), industrials (Armstrong World Industries, Union Carbide, Torrington), consumer goods (Johnson & Johnson), medical (Fuji Medical), and nonprofit (Jane Goodall Institute). The firm is bootstrapped, founder-owned by Patricia Schneider, and operates with a 1–10 employee footprint. There is no external funding, no disclosed M&A activity, and no reported leadership transitions, consistent with a mature, lifestyle-scale professional services business rather than a venture-backed growth company.

Name

Expert Access, LLC

Legal name

Expert Access, LLC

Website

https://expert-access.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Expert Access, LLC is a Little Compton, Rhode Island-based consultant referral firm that matches client organizations with pre-screened independent consultants across more than 35 countries, earning revenue through fee-sharing arrangements with placed consultants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Consulting Referral Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB)

Keywords

• Consultant referral services
• Executive coaching services
• Leadership development programs
• Team development consulting
• Organizational effectiveness consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Little Compton, RI

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consultant Referral Services: Expert Access generates revenue through a fee-sharing arrangement with consultants. Consultants reduce their fees to Expert Access in exchange for marketing, sales, contracting, invoicing, and client relationship management services provided by the firm. There is no additional charge to clients for these value-added services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Expert Access, LLC is a consultant referral firm that matches client organizations with pre-screened professional consultants, coaches, speakers, and trainers across disciplines such as leadership development, team building, executive coaching, organizational change, innovation, sales, communications, and diversity and inclusion. The firm curates a vetted global network of consultants, conducts initial consultations to understand client needs, and handles marketing, sales, contracting, invoicing, and project management on behalf of consultants, with no extra charge to the client.

Product overview

Expert Access, LLC is a consultant referral firm offering access to pre-screened professional consultants, coaches, speakers, and trainers. Their portfolio includes both service-based offerings (Leadership Development, Team Development, Executive Coaching, Innovation Programs, Sales Programs, Communications Services, and Diversity & Inclusion Programs) and software products (FASTEAMS® Team Learning Software, FASTEAMS® for Leaders, and Business Simulations). The company operates on a matching model, connecting clients with the right consultant from their vetted network while providing comprehensive program delivery across these various offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FASTEAMS: A revolutionary team performance system with twenty-three online tools representing the accumulated best practices of over 350 teams. Includes FASTEAMS for Leaders, an eleven-module web-based course covering team/project lifecycle.

Products and services

• Consultant Referral Service A matching service that connects organizations with pre-screened professional consultants, coaches, speakers, and trainers across disciplines including leadership development, team building, organizational change, business simulations, curriculum design, distance learning, and experiential leadership development.
• FASTEAMS Team Learning Software A team performance system with twenty-three online tools representing accumulated best practices of over 350 teams, enabling teams to benchmark performance, track projects, and solve common team problems without a facilitator.
• FASTEAMS for Leaders An eleven-module web-based course covering all facets of a team or project lifecycle, providing team and project leaders with in-depth knowledge and application strategies for using the FASTEAMS toolset.
• Leadership Development Programs Comprehensive programs addressing leadership competencies including leadership skills, interpersonal skills, communication skills, financial competency, and business acumen, delivered through executive assessments, coaching, workshops, and simulations.
• Team Development Programs Resources ranging from strategic organization-wide team development initiatives to tactical one-time team-building workshops including brainstorming, facilitation, exercises, and simulations.
• Innovation Programs Programs and workshops featuring tools to foster creativity and innovation, including strategy development, ideation technique training, and real-world innovation for new product development, created by experts who have launched over $1 billion of innovation success.
• Executive Coaching A development offering helping key employees identify strengths, overcome weaknesses, develop confidence, and become better leaders through paired coaching relationships.
• Executive Assessments Assessment tools supporting business performance through talent development, including behavioral and cognitive tests, simulations, MBTI, Hogan Leadership Suite, and 360-degree multi-rater surveys.
• Blended Learning Solutions Combination of learning platforms including formal and informal, instructor-led and self-directed, classroom and online training solutions, built using the ADDIE instructional design framework.
• Business Simulations Computer-based business simulations including Business Challenge, Strategic Leadership and Market-Driven Business Strategy, and The Leadership Challenge, designed for experiential learning.
• Sales Programs Sales training and management development offerings including Building Relationship Capital, Global Sales Summit, Increasing Sales Performance, and Sales Leadership Alignment programs.
• Communications Services Strategic communications services for change management, cultural transformations, corporate restructures, internal and external communications, and website and graphic design.
• Diversity and Inclusion Programs Programs including Building Cultural Bridges, Creating a Respectful Workplace, Managing a Multi-Generational Workplace, and The Global Diversity Game.
• Global Services International facilitation, translation services, printing and distribution, workshop scheduling, registration, and an integrated learning management system (iLMS) for global deployment across 35+ countries.

Quantifiable outcome

• Saves clients hours of interviewing and start-up time
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• FranklinCovey: FranklinCovey delivers enterprise leadership, productivity, and execution training through both licensed programs and a global facilitator network. Comparable to Expert Access in leadership and team development delivery models, particularly its use of a vetted consultant/facilitator bench.
• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm spanning executive search, leadership development, and talent assessment. Comparable to Expert Access across overlapping leadership development and organizational consulting offerings, but at far greater scale and with internal practitioners rather than a referral model.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles provides executive search and Heidrick Consulting for leadership assessment, team effectiveness, and organizational culture. Comparable to Expert Access in serving enterprise leadership and organizational effectiveness needs, with overlapping executive assessment methodologies.

Direct peers

• Catalant Technologies: Catalant runs an online marketplace that matches enterprises with vetted independent consultants and fractional executives across strategy, operations, and transformation. It is directly comparable to Expert Access as a technology-enabled consultant referral platform serving similar enterprise buyers.
• Expert360: Expert360 is an online marketplace connecting companies with vetted independent consultants and freelancers for project-based engagements. Direct competitor to Expert Access's consultant referral service, particularly in the mid-market and enterprise segments.
• Maven (formerly Pollen): Maven operates an expert network and learning platform that connects professionals with vetted experts for 1:1 consultations and cohort-based courses. Comparable to Expert Access in the curated-expert-matching function, though oriented more toward individual professional subscribers.
• Center for Creative Leadership (CCL): CCL is a nonprofit leadership development organization offering executive education, coaching, and assessment programs. Comparable to Expert Access in serving enterprise leadership development needs through a curated facilitator/coach network and proprietary assessment instruments.
• Development Dimensions International (DDI): DDI is a global leadership development and assessment firm providing executive coaching, leadership programs, and selection services. Directly comparable to Expert Access's leadership development, executive assessment, and team effectiveness offerings for enterprise clients.
• Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG): GLG is the largest expert network, connecting clients with pre-screened independent consultants and subject-matter experts for ad-hoc engagements. It is the closest direct competitor to Expert Access's referral model, operating at vastly greater scale with a technology platform.

Emerging players

• Toptal: Toptal is a freelance talent marketplace with a heavily vetted network spanning management consulting, project management, and executive-style engagements. Comparable to Expert Access in the curated-expert matching model, though broader in scope beyond pure OD/leadership.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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