Nine years is more than a milestone. It’s a testament to the relationships, trust, and reputation we have built over time. Since our founding, Honeydew Consulting has remained committed to a consultant-first model, bringing together talented professionals who are dedicated to delivering exceptional results for our clients. Looking back, we’re proud of how far we’ve come. Looking forward, we’re even more excited about the impact we’ll continue to make together.
Growth
Even after nine years, Honeydew continues to grow and evolve across many areas of our business:
- Over 88% of our contracts this year were direct partnerships with more than 20 leading healthcare organizations, reinforcing the trust our clients place in us.
- Honeydew now has a presence in 30 states across the U.S.
- Our team has grown by six consultants over the past 12 months, bringing us to 45 consultants.
- We’re proud of our consultants’ commitment to Honeydew: 22 consultants have been with us for more than three years, 15 for more than five years, and eight for more than seven years.
These achievements are a direct result of our team’s hard work, expertise, and reputation. We have grown without recruiters, or a sales and marketing team. Honeydew remains a company built by consultants, for consultants, because we believe the best way to serve our clients is to invest directly in the people doing the work. Nine years later, that consultant-first philosophy continues to prove that exceptional people are the most reliable path to exceptional outcomes for healthcare organizations and the patients they serve.
Initiatives, Projects, Events
While continuing to strengthen our presence within the Epic and laboratory communities, we have also remained committed to supporting our employees and investing in the causes and communities that matter to them.
At Honeydew, supporting our people extends beyond client work. We are proud to support the initiatives, causes, and organizations our consultants contribute to, lead, and care deeply about.
- Provided corporate sponsorship for the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA) IMPACT Conference, organized and chaired by Ryan Shin.
- Sponsored Lakin Ledbetter’s participation in the Chicago Marathon.
- Sponsored StageQ Theatre Company in Madison, Wisconsin in the upcoming season, where Julien Poplawski serves as the President.
We also continued to invest in our team through our biannual company retreat in Big Sky, Montana, bringing consultants together to strengthen relationships, share experiences, and celebrate our collective accomplishments.
In addition, we attended six conferences this year, including both longtime favorites and new opportunities to connect with industry peers, clients, and partners:
- Executive War College (5th consecutive year)
- Epic Experts Group Meeting (XGM)
- ViVE 2026
- American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
- Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM)
- American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI) Annual Meeting
Through these events, partnerships, and community initiatives, we continue to strengthen the relationships that have been central to Honeydew’s success over the since 2017.
Testimonials
As we reflect on the past nine years, the voices of our consultants best capture what makes Honeydew different. Their experiences speak to the culture, community, and commitment that have defined our company since day one.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the last 5+ years of being a team member with Honeydew Consulting, it’s this: we care.
We care about our clients and try our best to match them with the right consultant that suits their needs. We’re selective in who we hire because we know the damage a weak consultant can have on a project. It’s our responsibility to make sure that whoever it is that you work with from Honeydew, you’re getting someone who will do whatever they can to accomplish your goals.
We care about our employees and want to make working at Honeydew the best experience of their professional lives. We offer great benefits with profit sharing so everyone can share in the company’s success. We work with our consultants to find out exactly what type of contract they’re looking for and staff them to where they’ll have the most success. We have a support network that offers answers to all questions so that they, and you, can benefit from our shared experiences.
Most importantly, we care about the patients. They’re ultimately the ones who are most affected by the work we’re doing. From the check-in process to seeing their lab results to reviewing their final billing statement, a great patient experience should be at the heart of every institution. That’s why when you work with a Honeydew consultant, you know there are a team of experts behind them that want nothing less than what’s best for you and your patients.
– Chad Peronto, Senior Beaker consultant
Thanks to Honeydew, making the jump into Beaker consulting was smooth. My onboarding was quick and intuitive and I was part of a contract with another HD team member almost immediately. Without Honeydew, I would have been looking for a role on my own and ended up in a position that didn’t give me the best tools and resources for helping customers succeed. I have felt empowered by HD to be honest and direct with my coworkers and to give them my best every day. Every team member is not just a superb consultant, but more importantly, they are all genuine and caring people. In the small world of Beaker consulting, customers look for authenticity and every member of HD provides that.
But it isn’t just about the consulting, the leadership at Honeydew are always looking for new avenues of growth for the team members. I was lucky enough to get to attend our most recent retreat in Montana and had many new and fun experiences, including fly fishing for the first time, learning about the process to complete PMP licensing, and diving into the Genomics application. As I grow in my career with Honeydew, I hope to continue giving back to the team as much as they have given me.
– Ameer Helmi, Senior Beaker consultant
From Our Managing Partners
It’s hard to believe it’s been almost a decade since we started.
What began as a simple idea, better for the consultant and better for the healthcare organization, has become more real with every project, every hire, and every relationship we’ve built.
We wanted organizations to know exactly what they were getting when they hired someone with Beaker experience. We wanted consultants to be part of something more than a collection of LinkedIn profiles and résumés.
Nearly ten years later, we’re still disrupting the traditional headhunter and warm-body staffing model. We’ve never been focused on growth for growth’s sake. We’re focused on quality, expertise, and long-term relationships.
You won’t find Chief Growth Officers here. We’re not building to sell. We’re building something we’re proud of.
We still carry the values we learned from our Epic roots: do good, have fun, (then) make money.
Epic succeeds because it refuses to follow every industry trend. We’ve tried to do the same.
No one does it quite like we do, and we’re incredibly proud of the team and culture we’ve built along the way.
Thank you to our clients, consultants, partners, friends, and families who have been part of Honeydew’s journey over the past nine years. Your trust, support, and belief in what we’re building have made this milestone possible.
Interested in working with elite Beaker and DI consultants and/or learning more about Honeydew? Message info@honeydewconsulting.com to learn more.