2026 Q4 Update
Someone once described GRPMAX® and its Founder as at times being somewhat like a duck, perhaps calm on the surface while furiously hard at work paddling away underneath. With few exceptions GRPMAX seldom advertised or marketed but was built upon word of mouth or more direct forms of connection. Even then as the years went on the focus on clientele aligned with what is on offer here (namely offerings that cannot be found or obtained elsewhere) continued to increase. It's long been said that if someone feels they can find a solution to their need or problem elsewhere and they are simply shopping to find the right provider, vendor, consultant, etc., this probably isn't for you.
Something else that's been frequently stated privately to existing or prospective clients, colleagues or others is that despite whatever commercial applications the ultimate primary interest has always been on nonprofit initiatives. And while over the years there has been progress in the way of new corporate structures (available only in certain states) such as Benefit or Social Purpose Corporate structures, as well as at least one major organization, a nonprofit itself, that offers a fee-based certification designed to serve a similar purpose. Here, however, we believe more needs to be done.
Stay tuned for significant website updates regarding this between the end of 2026 and the first part of 2027.
Occasionally its been mentioned that GRPMAX prefers a debt-free model to the degree possible. However, all these years later its surprising the degree to which credit markets and models place so much emphasis on debt (generally otherwise viewed as a bad thing). Even if one has good credit a common complaint and even gripe among those in the credit industry is that more debt means even better credit. Sounds more like an oxymoron, but that's the way the World works.
Similarly, we were recently surprised in hearing something similar about one of our trademarks, LifeSaver Q2i® , which like our others as seen routine use since its inception. However, that usage has been almost entirely via electronic or hardcopy correspondence with clients, prospective clients, colleagues, affiliates, vendors and others, as opposed to traditional advertising or marketing, including here on this website, and even more so during and via in-person or Web meetings and presentations.
While the contents of those interactions certainly cannot be shared (far from advertising or marketing materials), one line from one such interaction with an executive from one of the country's largest health care providers in 2020 was as follows: “GRPMAX has trademarked the term LifeSaver Q2i® to help in sharing such innovations on a wider basis.”
More recent discussions added an unexpected aspect: The expressed desire of some, whether involved in actions, products, or services that the recipients of consider falling under the category of LifeSaver Q2i as it is being used here, whether literally or figuratively, prefer to opt for humility rather than advertise that their clients or customers view them that way.
Considerable years-long efforts have also continuously been underway regarding health and fitness information that especially for busy professionals and others who might not always have time to hit the gym as often as they would like allows them to sift through all of the hype, hyperbole, and conflicting or erroneous information to get the health and fitness benefits they need in the limited time they have. We even scouted physical locations in consideration of those who might prefer an in-person approach. All conducted over many years actively referring to the trademark LifeSaver Q2i, even as it appears here on this page.
GRPMAX's focus, as has always been the theme throughout, is not on products, services, or information readily available elsewhere, but on those that are truly uniquely innovative. Along those lines we possess unique knowledge and capabilities not available elsewhere to allow organizations and individuals to identify areas that result in life saving outcomes, whether literally or figuratively, that almost always go missed or ignored otherwise.
The Q2i in LifeSaver Q2i and where used elsewhere stands for Qualified, Quantified, and Empirical.
Tools, Models, and Illustrations
As explained also on our “TIIMS” page, GRPMAX® innovations are comprised of part technology and part methodology.
The GRPMAX method is cross discipline and encompasses numerous areas, including but not limited to: consulting, technology, and solutions in the areas of business management, leadership development, business process improvement, and innovation and technology. However, the innovations and capabilities that set GRPMAX apart from more typical “consulting” offerings cannot be overemphasized, as should be clearly evident to the enlightened reader based upon the concrete numbers (such as minimum improvements of 25% ), as well as the numerous other differentiating factors and examples provided.
Below are a number of tools, models, and illustrations that GRPMAX has been using for years but previously were only available to clients, prospective clients, and colleagues, and which are appearing here on our public website for the first time.
Wheels of Relevance
The GRPMAX Wheels of Relevance are designed to convey at a glance some of the key concepts of what we do as well as some of the tools, models, and terminology that are used.
The Concierge Wheel of Relevance
The words and phrases within the Concierge Wheel of Relevance came largely from clients, who have over the years used them to describe some aspects of what we do.
The Q2i® Wheel of Relevance
The Q2i Wheel of Relevance shows at a glance a powerful combination of some of the key tools that GRPMAX is able to apply to almost any situation personal, professional, and organizational.
The Covington Conundrum
To say that there is more to the Covington Conundrum chart than meets the eye might be an overstatement, because it's all right there, illustrated within the chart. But it can take a while to digest, especially if it's being viewed outside the context of the full presentation that normally accompanies it.
As explained on the “What We Do page” page:
Our motto is that “we make the ImPossible Possible™.” We solve problems and achieve results that others consider to be impossible.
That is made possible by quite literally having cracked the keys to life and having figured out the answers to life. Because that is understandably a big claim and a lot to contemplate, to greatly oversimplify, let’s reduce it to numbers: We can improve almost anything — personal, professional, or organizational — by at least 25%, and in some cases have enabled improvement by 99% or more.
Presentations, content, tools, and illustrations are available to prove and support these claims and capabilities, including one called “The Covington Conundrum™,” named after GRPMAX Founder Phil Covington. The conundrum being that the degree to which these innovations can benefit you is so great that it may well exceed your ability to comprehend and/or believe, even though it is true.
The Covington Conundrum Base Chart incorporates many concepts to illustrate what is possible by utilizing these innovations, versus typical results (Current Performance).
The line (or vector) titled “Maximum Achievable Outcome” is derived from the “MAX” in GRPMAX ®.
We also call it the MaxPath® , which serves multiple roles, including as an illustrative term, a label, and a variable in various calculations. Almost everyone knows the concept of the shortest distance between two points (usually) being a straight line, but that's a mouthful, and quite unwieldy! Additionally, the MaxPath represents more than just the shortest or most optimal path, but also wherever possible the path that results in the maximum achievable outcome.
These are just a few of the tools, models, and illustrations that enable our work. There are many more. As explained above, this is the first time any of these illustrations are appearing here on our public website. It is possible that we may share more with the public at some point in the future.
Get in touch if you would like to consult with us on the business management, leadership management, business process improvement, innovation, technology, or other related challenges or opportunities you or you organization are seeking superior solutions to.