SBA Certified · Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) · Set-aside eligible
Yost Group · Consulting Services
Disciplined consulting built on military precision, two decades of real-world experience and augmented by deep AI expertise. We partner with organizations that need results — not just reports.
SBA Certified · Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) · Set-aside eligible
Service Areas
Yost Group provides consulting across three core disciplines — each grounded in the same standard of rigor and accountability.
Structured oversight of complex programs — from planning and execution to monitoring, reporting, and close-out.
Rigorous research that produces clear, actionable findings — not just data dumps. We synthesize complexity into decisions.
Advisory support for organizations navigating transitions, growth, or operational challenges that require an outside perspective.
Why Yost Group
Our work is shaped by a career of executing under pressure, delivering for clients, and owning the outcome.
Rick's Army background brings a standard of precision and accountability that corporate consulting firms talk about but rarely deliver. Plans are executed. Commitments are kept.
Project Management Professional certification backed by real-world program experience — not just credentials on a wall. We manage complexity without losing sight of outcomes.
Yost Group is SBA-certified as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, making us eligible for SDVOSB set-aside contracts and sole-source awards at qualifying thresholds.
You work with Rick — not a junior analyst or account manager. Every engagement gets the same senior-level attention and commitment from day one to close-out.
The Consultant
Rick Yost founded Yost Group in 2009 after a career in the U.S. Army that built the foundation for everything the firm does today: mission clarity, disciplined execution, and a commitment to the people you're serving.
He has led programs and provided consulting across government, nonprofit, and commercial sectors — bringing the same precision to a strategic planning engagement as to a complex multi-year program.
Yost Group LLC is certified by the SBA as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business. Federal agencies and prime contractors seeking to meet SDVOSB contracting goals can engage Yost Group through set-aside and sole-source vehicles.
How We Work
Every engagement follows a structured approach that keeps scope clear, progress visible, and results accountable.
We start by understanding the problem in full — the context, constraints, stakeholders, and what success actually looks like for your organization.
A clear statement of work with defined deliverables, timeline, and milestones. No ambiguity about what you're getting and when.
Disciplined execution with regular check-ins, transparent status reporting, and proactive escalation when something needs your attention.
Clean close-out with documented deliverables, lessons learned, and a transition plan that leaves your team equipped to sustain the work.
Whether you need program management support, research capacity, or strategic advisory — reach out and let's talk through what you're working on.
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