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OUR STORY

Velaku is strategic consultancy that unlocks the power of Microsoft 365 and copilot AI for intranets, Digital Workplaces, the employee experience and employee communications – engaging employees seamlessly in in the flow of work.

Our ‘ah-ha’ moment came when we realized there was a unique opportunity to create real change by leveraging the worlds most ubiquitous technology – Microsoft365 – in a way no one else was doing.

We’re delivering employee experiences inside the workplace to the same standards that consumers have come to expect outside the workplace. 

We bring our decades of global, enterprise-scale experience to the creation of better solutions. The result? Superb workplace solutions that fully leverage Microsoft365 – including SharePoint, Teams and Viva.

Velaku reshapes the employee experience in the way communication and collaboration really happens – naturally, seamlessly and directly in the flow of work.

What the heck is a Velaku?

The root of the name comes from the Italian word ‘vela’, meaning ‘sail’ because our Founder is an avid racing sailor.

OUR CREDS

We’ve been helping companies create, optimize and transform their employee experiences and intranets since literally before the term “intranet” was first coined.  We’ve worked with clients of all sizes and scales, from a few hundred employees within the US, to over 100,000 employees operating around the globe. We’ve worked with all industries and sectors.

We’re a long-time Microsoft Partner, and a member of two innovation accelerators: Microsoft for Startups and Women In Cloud, and a member of the StrategyMuse co-op, expanding our capabilities and capacities to meet the needs of all our clients.

Our services are also available in the Microsoft AppSource Marketplace and the Women In Cloud Solutions Marketplace, We fully leverage the scale, reach and resources of Microsoft for all our clients.

We’re thrilled to have the power of our Microsoft Partnership behind our mission to transform the way companies communicate with and engage their employees.

We’re a member of the Strategy Muse co-op, which enables us to provide a wide range of expertise and deep experience in communication, combining critical thinking with creativity to spark our clients’ strategies into action.

OUR MISSION

Driven by our philosophy that employees should be treated and have communications like customers, our goal is quite simple: to improve the employee experience and communications by making it as seamless and comfortable as the customer experience. 

Our services and approach enable companies to engage employees faster, easier and more effective by creating, distributing and activating content across multiple channels inside and outside the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.

“No more hoops. No more hurdles. No more friction that makes engaging with employees feel like a day at the DMV.”

Michael Rudnick

What you may not know about Michael Rudnick

A lifelong sailor and New Yorker, Michael looks forward to the oh-so-brief New England summers when he can get out on the water without needing a drysuit. Michael is also an active volunteer for the sport, as the President of the LISOT Youth Sailing Foundation and the US I420 Class Association, as well as being active at Noroton Yacht Club. Michael’s volunteerism goes way back - he was a sailing race official at the 1996 Olympics. If your life also revolves around sailboat racing, he’d be happy to talk shop.

Michael Rudnick

CEO & Founder

With decades of industry experience, Michael’s unparalleled combination of subject matter expertise and business and technical experience includes over a decade leading the global portal business at one of the largest global professional services firms.

Michael has spent his entire career working with and at Fortune 500 organizations to improve the way employees communicate, collaborate and connect using the latest digital tools and technologies. Now his experience can help you to succeed.

Advisory Board

The Velaku Advisory Board is a group of experienced strategic thinkers helping transform the employee experience. They are dedicated to developing innovative solutions that help organizations reach their potential.

Each understands real business needs in this era of digital transformation and the need to revolutionize the way people work by making organizations more connected, productive and effective.

Tom Brust

Vice President, Business Development, Genpact

Jack Goodman

Principal, Jack Goodman Communications, former VP, Thomson Reuters

Madeline McMenamin

Account Director (retired), Willis Towers Watson

Donna Tanenbaum

Founder & Senior Consultant, DGT Group, former CHRO

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