Creative Consulting, LLC

The key to unlocking your business success!

MISSION

"Creative Consulting will work synergistically with you to achieve the objectives and growth you desire!"

We are passionate about helping you grow your business. Our mission is to provide you with the guidance you need to achieve your goals to start, expand, and grow.

ABOUT US

Creative Consulting has a varied and dynamic team that helps produce results for the needs of our clients. We offer expert guidance on how to set up and grow a winning business that includes gaining valuable advice on many aspects of building and operating a business, including getting to market, launching a new product, and finding ways to grow. We can offer this expertise in spades. Additionally, a primary focus of Creative Consulting is helping our clients locate the funding needed to grow and expand their businesses, assist with writing stellar business plans, pitch decks, and financials if needed. Let’s discover together how we can help.

Meet Our Team

Barb Hurst

Barb Hurst is President and owner of Creative Consulting, LLC and has 35 years of varied work experience. Her work background is diverse and includes working as a real estate agent, mortgage loan officer, office manager, serial entrepreneur, and more. She loves entrepreneurship and has had her own various businesses over the past 25 years. She is passionate about helping entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses to become more profitable, and is focusing on helping businesses locate and receive the funding needed to start and grow their businesses. Barb and her team work diligently to ensure all financials, pitch deck, and business plans are thorough, complete, and well-thought-out to ensure success. Barb completed a Two-Year Entrepreneurship certificate program from the University of Virginia/Darden School of Business in 2016 and is also a real estate paralegal.

Barb can be reached at barbhurst@gmail.com or 703-624-3132.

Lou Soileau

With nearly 50 years of experience as an engineer, technical team leader, and engineering and operations manager with a major US oil company and as an independent entrepreneur, Lou has hands-on oil and gas experience in all areas of production, including Enhanced Oil Recovery methods, throughout the US including Alaska, and in the North Sea in the UK, the Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, the South China Sea, and Ecuador, S.A. With intimate knowledge of major project management, Lou is well-versed in economic evaluation and contract analysis. Lou has owned and operated oil and gas fields, analyzed and managed oil and gas investment opportunities, and provided operations and management consulting on numerous projects. Currently, Lou is actively evaluating heavy oil thermal projects in Colombia and primary and secondary development projects in Ecuador, as well as oil and gas investment opportunities in Louisiana and Texas. Minimizing cultural and environmental impact and seeking long-term innovative clean-energy solutions are hallmarks of Lou’s background and focus. Lou provides comprehensive project management and oversight in helping businesses apply for and receive funding in various industries over $5M.

Matt Soileau

Matthew is the President and owner of B2B Services, LLC. For the past 18 years, Matthew has been developing, growing, and leading cross-functional teams domestically and internationally to improve organizational efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and growth. Matthew started leading teams in a multitude of positions in the United States Army serving stateside and abroad. For the past 8 years, he has been refining these skills in heavy industrial construction and private equity by managing construction projects, logistics, supplier/vendor relationships, and process and procedure development. In Matthew’s 18 years of project management experience, he has helped companies, existing and startups, develop a clear path forward from which to grow and thrive. Matthew provides comprehensive project management and oversight in helping businesses apply for and receiving funding in various industries over $5M. Matthew holds a BBA in Finance from the Lowry Mays School of Business at Texas A&M University and an MBA from the College of Business at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

"Creative Consulting demonstrates the highest level of professionalism and responsiveness. The team is always available to talk, asks incredibly thoughtful questions, and puts the client relationship first in all operations. Creative Consulting offers more than a service, but a relationship. I’d recommend anyone looking to bolster their business with new funding, an updated business plan, grant proposal, or creative recommendation look no further than Creative Consulting!”

“It has been a pleasure to work with Creative Consulting to create and write our business plan. They provided outstanding service, were always courteous and professional, and were very meticulous in helping us put together financials that were realistic for our trucking business. They have exceeded our expectations and have been a pleasure to work with. Having this outstanding business plan helped us get the funding we needed to start our trucking business. We give Creative Consulting our highest recommendation.”

"Barb Hurst manifests the highest level of professionalism and attention in all that she does. She is always ready to help and has a heart of gold. “I’d recommend Creative Consulting to anyone looking for help with funding or to strengthen their business with an updated business plan or grant proposal!”

“Angels do exist. They come in all shapes and forms when you need them and help change your outlook on life and in business. Barb Hurst is one of these angels. If you are looking for help, especially in locating funding for your business, look no further as Barb will help to try to get your deal done.”

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