Case Study: Giant Squid Industries achieves smarter time management and increased productivity with Harvest

Giant Squid Industries - Customer Case Study

Giant Squid Industries is a small, nimble design studio in St. Paul that set out to build a passion-driven, multi-disciplinary business while balancing a diverse slate of client work and community commitments. Their core challenge was accurately estimating and managing time across web, print and branding projects so they could prioritize work, sustain paid clients and still give pro bono expertise back to the arts community.

They began using Harvest time-tracking to measure where hours were spent, then reorganized scheduling (grouping meetings) and formalized studio time for community projects. As a result they gained clearer estimates and priorities, reclaimed commute hours for volunteer work, and grew a diversified portfolio—from local learning-center sites and event branding to a large social‑networking project, an online magazine and a social‑justice product line.

Giant Squid Industries

Reid Peifer

Founder