Renee McNiel spent 10 years in the restaurant industry including managing the construction and opening of a restaurant. This experience was helpful to her success in the relocation industry due to her experience with customer service and construction management. McNiel went to work for a relocation business in 1989, moving over 1,500 employees for CNG Producing in New Orleans. After 16 years working for a relocation firm, starting as a Project Coordinator and working her way up to Vice President, McNiel decided it was time to start her own business.
McNiel started Corporate Move Consulting Inc (CMCI) out of a desire to implement full-scope project management services for institutions and corporations needing to relocate or restack their offices, as well as hospitals seeking activation and transition services. Her proprietary, five-step project management process has been implemented for over 950 clients since she began her business in 2005. McNiel earned her PMP certification from the Project Management Institute in 2007.
McNiel prides herself on providing the solutions her clients seek for their relocation needs. At one client’s site, she implemented the re-use of file cabinets (by having them painted to match the new color scheme) rather than purchasing new file cabinets in 286,000 square feet of space. This resulted in the client saving well over $200,000. At another client site, McNiel was the contact person for a client when FEMA decided to take over the space they were vacating. Renee ensured that this million-dollar-a-day business met their schedule, while assisting FEMA in moving into the space to assist flood victims.
McNiel also is delighted that clients value CMCI’s expertise and hire her organization over and over again. In fact, CMCI was recently hired by one client at his fifth location of employment over a 25-year period. This is a true testament to McNiel’s leadership and CMCI’s strong customer service.
In her 20 years in business, McNiel and her company have won Business Woman of the Year – 2010, 50 Fastest Women-Owned Growing Businesses of the Year – 2010 and 2012, One of 500 Emerging Businesses in the Nation – 2010; HBJ Fast 100 – 2013, 2015, 2016; and HBJ – Move of a Headquarters for Memorial Hermann – 2012 and Inner City 100 National Award – 2022.
