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Steve VanWagenen
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Manager

Relationship, Value

We have to find the right person. Sometimes we're looking at a specific niche. Sometimes we get...

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Jun 2026

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Manager

Relationship

I’d tell others that ALKU is a professional company with good communication and a plethora of...

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Jun 2026

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Manager

Relationship

My contact at ALKU, who I deal with on a personal level, has done a fabulous job. I have dealt with...

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Jun 2026

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VP/Other Executive

Loyalty, Relationship

We selected ALKU based on our relationship with them. Their consultants were of high quality. I've...

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May 2026

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VP/Other Executive

Relationship

I know our point of contact with ALKU, and they stay in contact. I'm able to send them things, and...

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May 2026

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VP/Other Executive

Relationship

Unless I share where we're going strategically, ALKU will never know how to help us get there....

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May 2026

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VP/Other Executive

Relationship

Every organization is different in terms of their expectations and outcomes. ALKU prioritizes the...

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May 2026

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VP/Other Executive

Relationship

We want to see the completion of projects with ALKU. We normally hire consultants with a specific...

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May 2026

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VP/Other Executive

Relationship

If someone is considering ALKU, my advice would be to make sure that the consultants or services are...

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May 2026

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VP/Other Executive

Value

ALKU has exceeded our expectations. We deliver. We beat the timeline. We always come in under the...

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May 2026

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Director

Relationship

We've worked with another firm before. I think we tried them just to have a larger picture. But our...

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May 2026

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Director

Relationship

Having a one-on-one connection with an account manager has been huge. ALKU's pool of consultants has...

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May 2026

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Director

Relationship

To have consistency working with our account manager, we created a process to work through. As soon...

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May 2026

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Director

Relationship

ALKU finds the right fit for us. They're not just looking for a skill set to take our role. They're...

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May 2026

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Director

Relationship

I think ALKU knows their pool of candidates pretty well. It has helped that when there are options,...

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May 2026

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Director

Relationship

After working with another vendor, I don't really have any opportunities for improvement for ALKU....

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May 2026

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Director

Loyalty, Relationship

Our original intent in working with ALKU was to hire consultants, analysts, and builders. Our...

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May 2026

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Director

Relationship, Value

ALKU's rates were very appropriate in the market. We are very lucky that we have been highly...

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May 2026

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Director

Relationship

I don't know if I have great advice for a customer engaging ALKU for the first time, because for us,...

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May 2026

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Director

Services

ALKU does what they can to try to fit the right culture and the skill sets that a customer is...

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May 2026

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Director

Loyalty, Services

ALKU was a consulting firm, and we were looking for backfill resources to manage the Epic product. I...

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May 2026

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Director

Loyalty, Operations, Services

The advice I would give someone looking at ALKU would be to give the firm specific details of what...

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May 2026

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Director

Relationship, Services

I don't really have any opportunities for improvement for ALKU because, even when my primary contact...

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May 2026

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Director

Relationship

The key strength of ALKU was their engagement with their customers. They had several check-ins and...

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May 2026

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Director

Relationship, Services

ALKU has adapted well for the most part to understand our organization’s needs. Some of the...

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Apr 2026

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Director

Value

I don't know what ALKU could do to improve other than probably give us a discount. But they have...

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Apr 2026

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Director

Relationship

ALKU provides excellent contractors, so their resources are very good and knowledgeable. Their...

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Director

Relationship

ALKU could provide us with some more information. Usually, it is us reaching out, and they respond....

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Apr 2026

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Director

Loyalty, Relationship, Operations

ALKU was spot on with development timelines and kept us ahead of schedule in terms of success...

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Apr 2026

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Director

Loyalty, Services, Value

We had prior experience with one of the ALKU developers, and that led us to bring the firm on due to...

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Apr 2026

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Director

Loyalty, Relationship, Operations

With ALKU, there are no gotchas. They were pretty on the level. The account executive was spot on,...

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Apr 2026

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Director

Value

One thing I think any implementation partner is going to struggle with is their price point and cost...

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Apr 2026

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Director

Relationship, Services

ALKU’s key strengths are flexibility, depth, knowledge, and focus. Whenever we needed them, they...

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Apr 2026

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Director

Relationship

There were a couple of times when I tried to get ahold of someone at ALKU and they were on vacation...

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Apr 2026

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Director

Relationship

ALKU very quickly provided candidate options when we needed to fill positions. Once we open...

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Apr 2026

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Director

Relationship

When working with ALKU, the client needs to be very specific in the skills and level of expertise...

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Apr 2026

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Director

Relationship

I think we are achieving the outcomes we expected to achieve with ALKU. The analysts and consultants...

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Apr 2026

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Director

Relationship

ALKU frequently asks to set up time to meet, maybe over coffee, but I don’t have time for that. I...

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Apr 2026

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Manager

Relationship

ALKU could improve by looking at other parts of the strategy. They could help us by supporting us...

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Manager

Relationship

ALKU has always delivered what we have asked for. I recommend them to people who look for...

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Manager

Relationship

There are things that pop up with every implementation, but ALKU is always there to make things...

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Manager

Relationship

With ALKU, it sometimes takes a little bit to find the right person, but they always get us the...

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Manager

Loyalty, Relationship

ALKU’s account management is very well done. They do consistent follow-ups, come on-site, and always...

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Director

Relationship

ALKU is not perfect, but they do the job. It’s hard to find people who do what we do because they...

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Apr 2026

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Director

Relationship

ALKU brought us a lot of candidates, and they were really good at not wasting our time with people...

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Apr 2026

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Director

Relationship

ALKU exceeds our expectations through interacting with their point of contact, their follow-up work,...

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Apr 2026

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CIO

Relationship, Operations, Services

ALKU exceeded our expectations. They were a good partner. There were one or two people that they...

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CIO

Relationship, Operations

There's always an opportunity for improved communication with ALKU. The communications were okay....

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Apr 2026

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CIO

Services

ALKU’s strengths are the knowledgeable talent pool and their ability to partner with other firms....

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Apr 2026

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CIO

Loyalty, Relationship

ALKU was a really good partner for us and really strategic about getting things done. We chose them...

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VP/Other Executive

Relationship

We have built a partnership with ALKU; we aren't just buying services. We are all about the firm...

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Apr 2026

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VP/Other Executive

Relationship

I am very pleased with ALKU, so there are no improvements that stick out, but the firm should always...

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Apr 2026

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VP/Other Executive

Relationship

It would be important for someone considering ALKU to clearly identify their needs, their...

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Apr 2026

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VP/Other Executive

Loyalty, Relationship

We have been using ALKU for different projects over the years, and when I told ALKU we had several...

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Apr 2026

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VP/Other Executive

Relationship

ALKU’s key strength is their ability to recruit and network to find resources. They are very good...

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Apr 2026

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VP/Other Executive

Relationship, Services

The outcomes we expected to achieve with ALKU were that we would keep the lights on for our legacy...

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Apr 2026

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Manager

Relationship

My advice to someone else is probably to continue to push if they are unhappy. If a candidate...

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Apr 2026

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Manager

Relationship

ALKU is just extremely knowledgeable and able to pick up our organization's standards very well....

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Manager

Value

ALKU could improve their pricing.

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Apr 2026

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VP/Other Executive

Relationship

ALKU was extremely experienced. They came in, diagnosed the problem very early, and came to us with...

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Apr 2026

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VP/Other Executive

Relationship

ALKU has a very deep bench in terms of their ability to fill positions for everything from A/P...

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Apr 2026

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VP/Other Executive

Loyalty, Relationship

ALKU was the first firm I reached out to, and I was so impressed with the resume they gave me that I...

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Apr 2026

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Director

Relationship

During our last engagement with ALKU, I think we were looking for a more well-rounded resource, and...

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Apr 2026

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Director

Relationship, Value

ALKU could improve their cost. The quality of their service depends on the availability of resources...

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Apr 2026

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Director

Relationship

ALKU is very easy to deal with. We have used ALKU multiple times in the past, so they have been a...

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Apr 2026

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Director

Relationship

I would advise a customer engaging with the firm for the first time not to settle. They should keep...

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Apr 2026

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Director

Relationship, Operations

We have had consultants in the past from ALKU who very much do not meet my expectations or do what I...

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Aug 2025

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Director

Relationship, Operations

ALKU does a great job of following up, checking in, making sure things are going well, and making...

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Aug 2025

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