The Morgan Graves Consultants (MGC), LLC team is excited to share that we have reached 10 Years of service!!!!  This is a great milestone.  As I reflect on October 2015, I am in awe of how quickly time has passed and the grace that God has bestowed upon us to celebrate a decade in business.

We started this journey in memory of my Granny (Martha Graves), and as an honor to my family name.  Armed with a dream, a vision, and countless prayers, we aimed to position MGC as the premier consulting firm.  I’m grateful and blessed to say that my prayers have been answered, resulting in growth beyond what I could have ever dreamed or envisioned.

This MGC journey began with a partnership with the Brown School at Washington University of St. Louis as spearheaded by Barbara Levin, who has since retired.  Barbara believed enough in my dream and vision to advocate for the partnership that provided the needed resources for capacity.  With this collaboration, MGC was approved as a practicum site for the Brown School of Social Work, and the first students played a significant role in our initial growth and development, including Loveleen Multani, Breanna Parker, Ifeoluwa Albert, Charisse Moore, and Shakira Onwuachi.

The partnership continued to flourish as MGC received placement for additional practicum students, including Donnatesa Dean, Chelesa Holden, and Naeemah Smith.  Without the presence of these outstanding graduate students, MGC would not be where it is today.  Their belief in my vision and their commitment to making a difference set the stage for our growth and development.  I am immensely proud and blessed to say, that each of these former students, who remain strong and influential members of the MGC team, have ALL achieved remarkable accomplishments, including starting their own businesses, accelerating their careers, entering marriage and motherhood, and continuing to be STRONG and vital forces within their respective communities.  I’m proud to have been and to continue to be part of their journeys.

Over the past decade, MGC has garnered many opportunities and exceeded expectations as a consulting firm.  First, with the contract that started MGC as a consulting firm, the Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH).  It was here that we received our start, and following almost four years as a Contractor, MGC was on the pathway to recognition as the “go-to” consulting firm in St. Louis.

The MFH contract opened the doors to a remarkable array of local, national, and international partnerships for our core services, including planning, development, and training with organizations such as:

• Bayer Group in Leverkusen, Germany
• Calvary Community Development Corporation
• Community Response
• Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
• Soul Xpressions
• St. Louis County Judicial Administration
• St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC)
• St. Louis Lambert International Airport
• The SoulFisher Ministries
• United Way of Greater St. Louis
• Wyman, Inc.

MGC has built a reputation as an integrity-based consulting firm with an unapologetic commitment to excellence for our clients and partners.  The MGC approach to business solutions is to identify the gaps and develop strategies that influence growth and productivity. We approached the halfway mark, we elevated our vision to expand MGC’s service portfolio to include logistics and health care.  In our 5^th year of service, we officially launched MGC Health Care Services, Inc., and MGC Logistics.  We were proud to have expanded our MGC team to include health care clients and logistics drivers, and moreover, health care and logistics presented the opportunity to create jobs that present growth, competitive wages and benefits, and employment that is value-centric for the employees. Both companies continue to thrive as we enter Year 10.

Reaching our 10^th year has also presented “growth challenges”, which MGC has proudly accepted the challenge.  Notably, we were awarded the Missouri Department of Revenue contract for the MGC Central West End License Office and the award of the IDEMIA contract for fingerprinting services.  While this latest MGC venture has posed challenges, it has also yielded rewards by serving as a resource for the community, creating new jobs, supporting economic growth, and expanding partnerships within the St. Louis community, particularly with Justine Petersen who has supported this growth journey, and FCB Banks whose partnership has been central to MGC’s journey.

The road to MGC’s 10 Years of Service has been strengthened by the current team, who has joined the “team emeritus” in support of this growth journey to include; Dionne Goatley, Ocie Smith, Joe Roeder, Chelesa Holden, and the “newest” to join the MGC team, Erica Gibbs.  We also have our expanded team with the MGC CWE License Office who work tirelessly each day to offer excellent customer service for the customers who have chosen us for their DMV and Fingerprinting services.  We are so very grateful to our customers for your support.

MGC’s journey and pathway forward is supported by our unwavering belief that we are strengthened by God’s anointing and spirit to guide us.  The mantra is taken from Proverbs 3:5-6; Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding, but in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path.  This has been the driving force from 2015 to the present.  As a team, we are excited, proud, humbled, and forever grateful for all that our community partners have done to support the MGC journey to 10 Years of Service.  There is no way we could be here without each and every one of you!  On behalf of the Morgan Graves Consultants, LLC business entities and team, THANK YOU for making this journey possible.  With God’s grace, we stand resolute that we will continue to proudly serve the St. Louis community.

Sincerely,

Marnée Morgan, CEO