Complaint Review: Houlihan Smith - Chicago Illinois

Rip-off Report Investigation:

Editor's UPDATE: Positive Rating and Recognition has been given to Houlihan Smith & Company for its Commitment to client satisfaction.

Houlihan Smith & Company gets a POSITIVE RATING in client support from Rip-off Report and they are fulfilling their commitment to provide excellent customer service. We found that Houlihan has always quickly resolved any complaints and has openly stated to Rip-off Report the measures it takes towards continual customer service improvement strategies. This EDitor reviewed the 6 reports levied against Houlihan and found that two of the Reports filed were not filed by clients of Houlihan Smith & Company, they were disgruntled entry level ex-employees that did not make it through their probationary period, more than likely because Houlihan's fast pace environment and high expectations are difficult for some to measure up to. The remaining complaints were not from actual engaged clients and those issues had already been resolved. Some asked us if we could remove the Reports, we said no. Houlihan's approach to this finding was that it didn't matter where they came from, they simply wanted to know if they were doing everything possible to leave clients with a positive experience. Houlihan looked to Rip-off Report and its Corporate Advocacy Program to highlight any challenges it may have and followed its suggestions openly.

Houlihan Smith & Company has been representing clients in the investment banking industry for over a decade and maintains a highly respected reputation for its strong client representation. In the investment banking world there are many intangible factors that can ultimately influence the direction of a clients relationship with its investment banking group. Houlihan recognizes that it has long relationships, and often highly charged and emotional relationships with its clients simply given the reasons for being a client. As stated by a company executive, just as in life, in business not every relationship ends the way you would have hoped or expected! That doesn't mean that it falls short of its efforts or responsibility and it doesn't mean that Houlihan didn't do everything within its power and even beyond its responsibility to benefit its clients. Houlihan Smith & Company is an employee owned company which means that every employee has something to gain from building the best client experience possible. It is rare to find a company with so much dedication to its employees and clients as we have to ours.

Houlihan Smith & Company recognizes that complaints posted on Rip-off Report (true or not) are issues that need to be addressed and if handled correctly can be valuable learning opportunities. With the feedback generated by Rip-off Report's Investigation Houlihan Smith has made organizational changes allowing their clients a more streamlined approach to problem resolution and a total overall commitment to customer experience.

In summary, after our investigation, which included discussions with Houlihan Smith & Company Senior Management, Rip-off Report is convinced that the company has been and is committed to quality delivery of services resulting in total client satisfaction.

Read more about Houlihan Smith & Company's Commitment to Excellence and Total Consumer Satisfaction and why consumers should feel safe, confident and secure when doing business with a member of Rip-off Report's Corporate Advocacy Business Remediation & Customer Satisfaction Program. ..yes, a long name for a program that does a lot for both consumers and businesses alike.

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NOW TO THE ORIGINAL REPORT THAT WAS FILED

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Houlihan Smith Ripoff Fraud Scam etc. Chicago Illinois

I was stupid enough to take a job with this strong armed scam company that calls itself an investment banking advisory firm. We had to cold call 300 or more numbers a day. We would be barked and yelled at by our supervisors and managers every day. We all used fictious names. This company lies to its so called clients. It lies to it's employees. And they all lie to each other.

Why did we have to use fake names when we called clients????? An investment bank is typcially filled with ivy league graduates and MBAs. This company is filled with people who can hardly get a job. None of my managers even put their bios and names in the professional bios list on the company web site. Mo Azfar, Dean Knudtson and Charles Botchway all came from IPA but are scared to put these bios on the web site.

The cold calling floor I worked on was led by a team of non college educated scammers who all came from a highly fraudulent company called IPA or International Profit Associates. None of these managers had any college much less ivy league or MBA experience.

What kind of investment bank is this. They scammed their clients at that firm and they are doing the same here. BEWARE!!!! I guarantee they will get sued numerous times for scamming clients for $30K to $100K for so called advisory work as a bait to get them to think they will get funded with debt or equity. Yeah right.

I never saw a deal get done. Worse is the strong armed intimidating techniques they do to business owners. It won't be long before this so called investment bank shuts its doors down or at least gets rid of this pitiful IPA group of so called investment bankers.

Former employee

Dallas, Texas

U.S.A.