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Hi. My name is Steve McKenzie, and this is my chance to talk about the company I founded and still lead. Some of the things I’m going to say might sound like clichés, but that doesn’t mean they’re not true.
I founded my company in 1989, and originally it was just me. I started out offering only one service, utility bill auditing. My goal was to be the best utility bill auditor I could be by combining my natural skills of creativity, an eye for detail, intuition, and negotiation with my strong sense of integrity and tenacity.
I liked my new career, found I had quite a knack for it, and I soon developed an obsession for making sure my clients weren’t giving any more of their money to their utility companies than they had to. It was fun; everyday I got to feel like a detective trying to solve a “crime” that had not even been reported. The “crimes” were of course overcharges that I knew just had to be waiting to be discovered in my clients’ bills.
As the size of my clients grew, so did their needs. In response, I added new services, such as Utility site set-up, bill processing, outsourced lease administration, and hired people to work with me. Sometimes I trained them, other times they trained me. (More on my people later.)
19 years later, we have offices in Atlanta, GA, Sacramento, CA, as well as our home office in Marin County, CA. We incorporated in 2005, and our official name is now The McKenzie Group, Inc, but we still go by our previous name of McKenzie & Associates.
It’s been quite a privilege to work with the great companies I’ve had as clients. I’m always honored at the trust that they place in my company and me.
About Our People
As a master of the obvious understatement, let me just say that the heart of any company is their people, and mine are no exception.
I’ve been so incredibly fortunate to attract people who share my sense of purpose and passion for our clients, who have integrity, and who I value not only as employees but as friends.
While I’ve shown them as many tricks of the trade that I could, for the most part they’ve brought skills and knowledge that I did not possess, and have really made our company what it is – a trusted, respected partner in expense management with clients ranging from single location to Fortune 100 companies with locations nationwide.
