SAFETY CONSULTANTS
The Big Hug And The Bottom Line™
Safety is more than preventing catastrophes.
Problem solving
We develop organizational safety cultures that are human-centered and forward-looking, opting for empathy over blame and problem-solving over punishment.
Relationship building
Grounding our work in real relationships creates a stable foundation for sustainable change and fosters individual and collective growth.
Cross-pollinating
We create safety cultures that protect people from harm while also driving innovation, maximizing efficiency, and increasing profit—the Big Hug and the Bottom Line™.
Our History
Since 1991, Hile Group has helped companies transform their safety cultures. From our beginning in the collaborative writing of Safety Rules and Recommended Practices by union and management railroaders, Hile Group safety consultants have brought non-traditional mixes of people together to forge new paths for themselves and their companies.
To us, safety culture is everything from pandemic response and hazard awareness to organizational and individual resilience, continuous learning, physical and mental wellness, morale, and diverse contribution.
DIVERSE INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Over the years, our portfolio expanded across industries where machines, muscle, and movement intersect. Our clients have safely provided emergency response for Deepwater Horizon, expanded the Suez Canal, transformed incident reporting and analysis in the largest train yard on the planet, run the oldest family-owned shipyard in the US, and built the second tallest building in The Emerald City.
Along the way, our partnerships with executives, middle managers, and field professionals have led to surprising discoveries and practical applications that protect people and resources alike. It’s a pretty good deal. How often do you win both the Big Hug and the Bottom Line™?
WOMAN-OWNED
Hile Group is proud to be a woman-owned and -led small business headquartered in the heartland: Normal, Illinois.
Our Mission + Values
We solve serious problems for good by meeting people and systems where they’re at and drawing them into transformative change.
Our Core Values
Our Team
SAFETY CONSULTANTS WHO BRING OUT YOUR BEST
Hile Group safety consultants are teachers, writers, facilitators, and problem-solvers with experience in public and private sectors. Our diverse background equips us to support a wide variety of performance improvement projects across multiple industries. We’ll work with you to assess your current system for gaps, scope and sequence solutions, and start moving the needle.
Whether partnering with you as a full-service safety consultant or providing interventions to complement those you already have in house, Hile Group will supercharge your efforts with added capacity, fresh eyes, and a proven process for safety culture change.
Julie Hile
FOUNDER + PRESIDENT
As Founder and President of Hile Group, Julie is warm, honest, and frank in her approach—and serious about helping organizations across a variety of industries meet and exceed their safe-operations goals. Deep-dive data analysis roots her efforts in what deserves repeating and what needs work, ensuring targeted changes are the right changes, measured and assessed for impact.
Rachel Hile-Broad
PERFORMANCE CONSULTANT
Rachel Hile-Broad sees safety as an elemental part of human thriving and as a tool to unite people across a spectrum of experiences. Simply put, it’s easy to agree on the importance of people returning home safe at the end of the day. In her role as a Performance Consultant at Hile Group, Rachel builds from this common ground.
Jonathan Seiden
PERFORMANCE CONSULTANT
As a Performance Consultant at Hile Group, Jonathan works with clients across a spectrum of trades and is motivated by the ways in which the principles of safety culture can be applied to practices beyond heavy industry. Since joining Hile Group in 2019, Jonathan has applied himself to expanding the firm’s field of practice and broadening the concept of safety in the workplace and at home.
Erin Duffy Jensen
PERFORMANCE CONSULTANT
Erin is also the steward of HG SafeLyncs™, an online platform that allows partners access to Hile Group’s Multiple Cause Incident Analysis process. By pulling back the focus to not only address the root causes of an incident but also the environment in which it occurred, partners get a look at the big picture, positioning them for sustainable systemic change.
Linda Rose
Finance Director
Linda oversees all financial operations at Hile Group, monitoring industry standards, and ensuring that accounting systems are effective and efficient. She guides the company in creating benchmarks and strategies for overall company performance. Her background includes financial and administrative experience in various professional services industries including architecture, marketing, technology, venture capital, real estate, and not-for-profit.
Jane Bethel
Accounting Assistant
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