Solve Consulting

What Solve Consulting does

Solve Consulting Inc. is a privately held Canadian boutique management consultancy headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, founded in 2015 by three Deloitte alumni — Brandon Bailey-Cummings, Catherine Naylen, and Carolyn (McDonald) Nichols. The firm delivers professional consulting services across seven practice areas: process improvement (Lean Six Sigma-based), organizational change management (PROSCI), corporate and change communications, learning and development, business analysis, project execution, and brand and social media. Solve targets organizations with complex operations in sectors including energy, utilities, infrastructure, government, banking, healthcare, manufacturing, mining, and education, with documented case-study outcomes including an 85% reduction in job turnaround time, $9.3M in annual workforce optimization savings, and change management for a 15,000-user Workday ERP rollout.

The firm employs 11-50 people and applies industry-standard consulting frameworks rather than proprietary technology. Revenue is generated through professional services fees on project-based engagements, with flexible delivery models ranging from short-term advisory through embedded project teams led by senior consultants. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales supported by content marketing, LinkedIn thought leadership, SEO, and emerging Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) channels. Solve has remained bootstrapped with no disclosed external funding, is owned and operated by its three founders, and maintains delivery resources across major Canadian cities.

Name

Solve Consulting

Legal name

Solve Consulting Inc.

Website

https://solveconsulting.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Solve Consulting is a Calgary-based boutique management consultancy founded in 2015 by Deloitte alumni, delivering process improvement, organizational change management, and project execution services to enterprise and government clients across Canada's energy, infrastructure, and financial sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Change Management & Transformation Consulting (BPAHAGAC), Organization Design & Change Management Consulting (BPAHACAD), Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB)

Keywords

• Management consulting services
• Process improvement consulting
• Organizational change management
• Business analysis consulting
• Project execution consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Management Consulting Services: Boutique management consultancy offering project-based consulting engagements across change management, process improvement, business analysis, project execution, and communications. Flexible engagement models from advisory to full embedded project teams. Revenue is generated through professional services fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Solve Consulting is a boutique management consultancy that delivers project-based professional services including process improvement, organizational change management, business analysis, project execution, corporate and change communications, learning and development, and brand and social media consulting. Engagements are staffed by Big Four-trained senior consultants and range from short-term advisory to fully embedded project teams across Canadian clients in energy, utilities, infrastructure, government, banking, healthcare, and manufacturing.

Product overview

Solve Consulting is a Canadian boutique management consultancy offering a portfolio of professional consulting services rather than a unified software product. The core service offerings include: Process Improvement (Lean Six Sigma-based operational optimization), Organizational Change Management (people-centric change adoption services), Corporate & Change Communications (strategic messaging and stakeholder engagement), Learning & Development (training design and delivery), Brand & Social Media (brand strategy and social media management), Business Analysis (requirements translation and process analysis), and Project Execution (end-to-end project delivery). These services are delivered by senior consultants who work alongside client teams from strategy through execution, addressing process, adoption, execution, and sustainment challenges that derail high-stakes business initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Process Improvement A consulting service that helps organizations streamline operations, reduce costs, and sustain measurable business value through process mapping, Lean Six Sigma methodologies, and continuous improvement program design.
• Organizational Change Management (OCM) Change management consulting services that help organizations embed new behaviors, align leadership, and build lasting capability through stakeholder engagement, communications, and training.
• Corporate & Change Communications Strategic communications consulting that helps leaders communicate with clarity and impact through content strategy, internal communications, stakeholder engagement, and brand storytelling.
• Learning & Development Training design and delivery services including curriculum design, facilitated workshops, train-the-trainer programs, and sustainment plans that equip teams with skills to sustain improvements.
• Brand & Social Media Brand strategy and social media management services including brand storytelling, content strategy, SEO/GEO optimization, and LinkedIn/Instagram management with analytics reporting.
• Business Analysis Business analysis services including requirements gathering, stakeholder analysis, process mapping, future-state design, gap analysis, and business case development to translate strategy into actionable requirements.
• Project Execution Project execution and delivery consulting services including project scoping, governance structures, integrated delivery plans, risk tracking, and end-to-end program management from initiation to close-out.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced job turnaround time by 85% (from 21 days to 3.2 days average) and increased revenue by 150% without increasing overhead for an industrial mechanic shop
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Slalom: Slalom is a global boutique consultancy with a strong Canadian presence that delivers strategy, process improvement, OCM, and technology-enabled transformation — directly overlapping Solve's service portfolio and boutique Big Four-alternative positioning.
• Point B: Point B is a boutique management and technology consulting firm with a project-execution and change-management focus. Comparable to Solve in size, culture, and senior-led delivery model targeting enterprise transformation clients.
• West Monroe: West Monroe is a US-based boutique consultancy combining technology, process improvement, and operational transformation. Overlaps Solve's process improvement and OCM offerings for enterprise clients across regulated industries.
• North Highland: North Highland is a global consulting firm focused on change management, transformation, and operating model redesign — directly comparable to Solve's OCM and transformation practice for enterprise clients.
• Tential: Tential is a North American boutique consultancy specializing in operational improvement, transformation execution, and business analysis — closely aligned with Solve's Process Improvement, Business Analysis, and Project Execution services.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Canada: Deloitte Canada is one of Solve's founders' alma maters and the dominant full-service professional services firm in Canada. It offers overlapping strategy, OCM, ERP, and process improvement capabilities at significantly larger scale and broader portfolio.
• KPMG Canada: KPMG Canada's management consulting practice delivers transformation, change, and process improvement services to enterprise and public-sector clients — directly competing with Solve in the same Canadian enterprise accounts.
• Accenture Canada: Accenture Canada delivers large-scale ERP, OCM, and operational transformation work, including for the same federal and energy-infrastructure clients Solve serves. It competes on scale and delivery capacity rather than boutique senior-led style.
• McKinsey & Company (Canada): McKinsey's Canadian offices deliver organization, operations, and transformation work for large enterprises and governments. Competes with Solve at the strategy-to-execution end of transformation mandates, though typically at higher price points.
• Capgemini Invent (Canada): Capgemini Invent is the digital transformation and innovation consulting arm of Capgemini, with Canadian delivery. It overlaps Solve on OCM, ERP-enabled transformation, and operating model redesign for enterprise clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/solve-consulting

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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