Empirical Consulting Solutions

What Empirical Consulting Solutions does

Empirical Consulting Solutions, LLC is a private professional services firm headquartered in Narberth, Pennsylvania, that delivers consulting engagements to mid-market companies, private equity portfolio companies, and funded startups across the United States and more than 10 countries in EMEA, APAC, and LATAM. The firm positions its senior practitioners as embedded extensions of client teams rather than traditional report-delivering consultants, with service lines spanning Go-To-Market strategy, Marketing, Operations (split into Business Process and Industrial Manufacturing), Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Revenue Operations, and Private Equity services covering 12 market segments and 28 sub-industries.

The company's core product is its bench of approximately 25 named professionals — including Managing Partners, Senior Partners, Partners, and Directors — most of whom hold Fortune 500 operating backgrounds (GE, Aramark, Amazon, Huntsman, ExxonMobil, Deloitte, RSM, UGI, Kinder Morgan, among others) and credentials such as Six Sigma Black Belt, CPA, and SHRM-CP. Empirical does not develop proprietary technology, software, or AI products; there are no APIs, integrations, patents, or product launches disclosed. The intellectual property of the firm is its methodologies (including Lean Six Sigma and Kaizen) and the cross-functional expertise of its practitioners.

Revenue is generated through professional services engagements billed on a project or ongoing advisory basis, with quote-based pricing tied to scope, duration, and seniority. The go-to-market is sales-led, combining direct outreach, referrals, and a deliberate channel built around private equity firm relationships that repeatedly introduce portfolio company work; partnerships with PRIMA, PICPA, and The High Center extend this channel strategy into adjacent professional communities. The firm is privately held with no disclosed outside institutional funding.

Name

Empirical Consulting Solutions

Legal name

Empirical Consulting Solutions, LLC

Website

https://thinkempirical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Empirical Consulting Solutions is a private professional services firm that embeds senior practitioners into mid-market companies, private equity portfolio companies, and funded startups to deliver Go-To-Market, Marketing, Operations, HR, Talent Acquisition, RevOps, and Private Equity consulting across 28 sub-industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Marketing Consulting Services (541613)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Talent Management & Workforce Planning Consulting (BPAHAGAA), Innovation, Product & R&D Consulting (BPAHACAM)

Keywords

• Management consulting services
• Go-to-market consulting
• Revenue operations consulting
• Private equity advisory
• Talent acquisition consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Narberth

HQ country

United States

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Empirical generates revenue through professional consulting engagements where experienced professionals are placed as extensions of client teams. Services span Go-To-Market strategy, Operations, HR, Talent Acquisition, Marketing, and RevOps. Engagements are typically project-based or structured as ongoing advisory relationships, with billing based on the scope of services and team composition.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Empirical Consulting Solutions is a professional services firm that embeds experienced practitioners into client teams to solve business challenges across Go-To-Market, Marketing, RevOps, Operations, HR, and Talent Acquisition. Engagements are delivered as project-based or ongoing consulting relationships with mid-market companies, private equity portfolio companies, and funded startups.

Product overview

Empirical Consulting Solutions is a consulting firm that offers a unified portfolio of business consulting services organized around core functional areas. Their services include Go-To-Market Services, Marketing Services, Operations (split into Business Process Consulting and Industrial Manufacturing), Human Resources Consulting, Talent Acquisition Services, RevOps Services, and Private Equity Services. Rather than a software product with modules, the company provides seasoned professionals who serve as an extension of client teams to help solve business problems across marketing, sales, operations, HR, and talent functions. The company focuses on mid-sized businesses, private equity portfolio companies, and funded start-ups seeking to scale and grow.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Go-To-Market Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Increased sales time from 34% to 47% within six months for automotive parts manufacturer sales team, with 9% increase in quota attainment
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• The High CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 November 2025Empirical Consulting Solutions partnered with The High Center to strengthen regional business leadership. The partnership aims to provide enhanced support and resources for businesses in the Philadelphia region, combining Empirical's operational expertise with The High Center's business development capabilities.
• PICPAcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 July 2024Empirical Consulting Solutions announced partnership with PICPA (Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants). The partnership enables Empirical to connect with accounting professionals and their clients who may benefit from consulting services in operations, marketing, HR, and growth strategy.
• PRIMAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 March 2022ECS announced partnership with PRIMA, a strategic collaboration to support clients with comprehensive business solutions. The partnership enables joint delivery of services to clients requiring both consulting and PRIMA's capabilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• RSM US LLP: RSM is a mid-market-focused audit, tax, and consulting firm with a sizable private equity services practice that supports portfolio companies with operational, financial, and technology consulting. It is the most direct comparable to Empirical given Hal Walker's prior leadership of RSM's national PE Strategic Business Relationships function and overlapping mid-market PE client base.
• Alvarez & Marsal: A&M is a global professional services firm widely known for performance improvement, operational turnaround, and private equity portfolio company work. Its operating model — embedding senior operators into PE-backed businesses to drive value creation — closely mirrors Empirical's 'extension of your team' positioning.
• TBM Consulting Group: TBM is an operations and supply chain management consulting firm focused on Lean Six Sigma, manufacturing excellence, and operational transformation. Its industrial operations practice directly overlaps with Empirical's Operations: Industrial Manufacturing offering.
• West Monroe Partners: West Monroe is a management and technology consulting firm serving mid-to-large businesses across operations, customer experience, M&A, and technology. It is a comparable mid-market generalist consulting competitor with cross-functional capabilities similar to Empirical.
• Accordion Partners: Accordion provides fractional CFO, COO, and operational consulting services to PE-backed and high-growth companies. Its fractional executive model and PE portfolio focus make it a direct comparable to Empirical's Private Equity Services practice.
• Plante Moran: Plante Moran is a mid-market accounting, tax, and management consulting firm serving closely held businesses, PE-backed companies, and growth-stage firms. It is a comparable mid-market advisory peer with operational consulting and PE portfolio support offerings.

Broad incumbents

• BDO USA: BDO is a top-tier global accounting and advisory network with a significant mid-market practice and dedicated private equity services. It is a broader incumbent offering overlapping advisory services — operations, M&A, tax, and HR consulting — to similar mid-market and PE-backed clients.
• CohnReznick: CohnReznick is a top advisory, accounting, and tax firm with a strong private equity practice and operational advisory services for portfolio companies. It competes for the same mid-market and PE-backed clients with broader resources than Empirical.
• Bain & Company: Bain is a top-tier global management consulting firm with a leading private equity practice and extensive operations, GTM, and organizational consulting capabilities. It represents a broader incumbent competitor for mid-market clients seeking senior strategic guidance.
• Huron Consulting Group: Huron is a mid-to-large professional services firm providing operations, technology, and organizational consulting across healthcare, education, and commercial industries. It overlaps with Empirical on operations transformation, talent, and RevOps work for mid-market and growth-stage clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A1 record

Investments

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

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