25 yearsOur story is over 25 years in the making. And we’re just getting started. ”That’s what we are - partners in performance.”Mike Cook founds Colleague Consulting in his dining room in Scaggsville, MD. The vision is simple - partners in performance. — 1997 ”We should probably get more space.”Colleague graduates from a house to a real office in College Park. Mike’s family assembles IKEA desks on the weekend - desks that we still use today. — 2004 ”Of course we can manage the whole thing.”We win our first prime contract - a five-year training BPA with the Department of Energy. — 2005 ”Flight training?”Building on our decades of custom course development experience, Colleague partners with the FAA to develop training for newly-hired aviation safety inspectors. — 2008 ”This is an entirely new way to approach executive coaching.”Colleague proposes an entirely new way of matching coaches and clients — later an industry standard — and welcomes the IRS as our first executive coaching client. — 2009 ”Thank you, DOE.”After five wonderful years as a prime contracting partner to the Department of Energy, Colleague is fortunate enough to win the follow-on five-year contract. — 2010 ”Let’s bring JumpStart to life.”Alongside our partner, TRG, Colleague wins a five-year training and development BPA with USAID. — 2017 ”This is going to be big.”Colleague Consulting earns a spot on GSA’s best-in-class training vehicle, the Human Capital and Training Solutions (HCaTS) contract — both small business and unrestricted. — 2017 ”This is everything we do.”Alongside our old and dear friends at TRG, Colleague wins a five-year training contract at the Foreign Service Institute within the State Department. The contract brings together everything we do - training design, development, and delivery; coaching; mentoring; and organizational development. After the win, Mike is (professionally) reunited with his old friend and colleague, Scott Graves. — 2019 ”Another cornerstone client.”After executing a multi-year plan, Colleague Consulting proudly welcomes HRSA as a strategic client. (Since 2019, our relationship with HRSA has continually expanded!) — 2019 ”Granted...”For several years, Mike believed grants training was the next big thing. His focus paid off when Colleague won a five-year contract to develop and deliver grants and cooperative agreements training for the Defense Acquisition University. — 2020 ”Who wants to go to Hawaii?”Building on our successes at DAU, Colleague hatches a cooperative agreements training relationship with the National Guard. Perhaps by coincidence, the first training is in Hawaii. — 2021 ”What does the next 25 years look like?”After nearly 25 years at the helm, Mike passes the baton. Maya Larson joins Colleague Consulting as President. — 2021 ”Welcome, Senior Managers”.Colleague expands its leadership development and coaching relationship at the IRS, winning the Senior Manager Course (SMC) contract. — 2022