Business View Magazine | December 2019

242 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2019 partner Monique Burrola, COO, explain that it was less about their business strategy and more about their values. As they contemplate Partner’s growth to date and future aspirations, four key strategies stand out. 1. Put People First Derhake reflects, “In 2007, Monique Burrola and I, and seven other people founded the company with the mission of being the best home for professionals who do what we do, which is providing services for commercial real estate professionals in the areas of environmental consulting, sustainability, engineering, and building assessment services. It’s a bit unique to have an internal-focused mission statement. Many companies focus externally on doing everything their clients need. We’re more focused on the people in the industry that the clients respect, and what it takes for us to be a good home for the most talented people.” That strategy worked incredibly well, and people are still signing up. Today, Partner has over 800 talented employees with a dominating U.S. presence, as well as offices in Europe and Canada. Stateside, there are 40 offices spread out across all major markets. “Basically, anywhere that has a baseball team, we have an office,” Derhake quips. The largest – company headquarters in Torrance, California – is an impressive 20,000-sq.-ft. facility. Within the first seven years of existence, Partner went from $0 to $100 million in revenue, and 2019 is approaching $170 million. A Partner ship between Sustainability & Profitability. (888) 826-1216 | www.ptrenergy.com Nationwide provider of energy e ciency engineering and sustainability consulting services.