Maxim Consulting Group

What Maxim Consulting Group does

Maxim Consulting Group is a privately held management consulting firm headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, founded in 2009 by Michael McLin. The firm serves general and specialty trade contractors in the U.S. construction industry, with a stated track record of working with hundreds of contractor clients to improve business performance, consistency, predictability, and scalability. It is a boutique operation of 1-10 employees operating as a Colorado LLC, with no disclosed institutional investors, venture funding, or public market listing.

The firm operates four integrated service lines: Management Consulting (strategic direction, operational excellence, technology integration, training and development), Lean Transformations (supply chain management, design standards, enterprise scheduling, process standardization), Contractor Peer Groups (CEO Roundtables, parallel-format sessions, internal audits, comparative benchmarking), and Corporate Finance Advisory (M&A advisory, equity and debt financing, ownership transition, management succession planning). A fifth offering, Captive Insurance Programs, is delivered through strategic partnerships with captive insurance providers and covers single-parent, rental, and member-owner group captives for workers' compensation, casualty lines, and employee benefits. Revenue is generated through a mix of project-based professional services fees and recurring subscription revenue from peer group memberships.

Go-to-market is enterprise field sales and community-led: the firm relies on direct outreach to contractor executives, relationships with 15+ major construction industry associations (ABC, AGC, ASA, CFMA, CMAA, SMACNA, NECA, MCAA, ELECTRI, ENR, etc.), a 50+ article trade-publication archive, and its peer group community as the primary channels. The firm has no disclosed technology platform, AI/ML capabilities, or API products; its core intellectual property is a codified body of industry best practices synthesized from hundreds of client engagements and delivered through customized consulting work. Geographic footprint is domestic United States only.

Name

Maxim Consulting Group

Legal name

Maxim Consulting Group

Website

https://maximconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Maxim Consulting Group is a U.S.-based management consultancy founded in 2009 that serves construction contractors with management consulting, lean transformations, peer groups, captive insurance advisory, and corporate finance services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Management Consulting

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Management & Performance Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

M&A Advisory (Buy-Side & Sell-Side) (BPAHAOAA), Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships Advisory (JVs, Alliances, Carve-outs) (BPAHAOAG), Employee Benefits Brokerage & Consulting (FSAEADAC)

Keywords

• Construction management consulting
• Lean transformation services
• Corporate finance advisory
• Contractor peer groups
• Captive insurance advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Englewood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Management Consulting Services: Professional consulting engagements delivering strategic direction, operational excellence, technology integration, and training & development services to construction contractors. Engagements are customized to client needs and delivered by seasoned construction professionals.
2. Captive Insurance Advisory: Advisory services for captive insurance programs including single-parent, rentals, and member-owner group captives for workers compensation, casualty lines, and employee benefits. Offered through strategic partnerships with captive insurance providers.
3. Corporate Finance Advisory: Financial advisory services including raising capital, M&A advisory, ownership transition, management succession, and independent valuation for engineering and construction sector clients.
4. Peer Group Memberships: Ongoing peer group memberships providing executive learning, industry expertise, proprietary knowledge, profit-enhancing strategies, and networking opportunities for construction leaders.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Maxim Consulting Group is a management consulting firm serving the construction industry. It delivers strategic advisory, lean transformation, operational improvement, corporate finance/M&A advisory, executive peer groups, and captive insurance advisory to general and specialty trade contractors.

Product overview

Maxim Consulting Group is a management consulting firm serving the construction industry, offering a portfolio of integrated services centered around four core offerings: Management Consulting (strategic direction, operational excellence, technology integration, training and development), Lean Transformations (supply chain management, design standards, enterprise scheduling, process standardization), Corporate Finance Advisory (mergers and acquisitions, financing, ownership transition), and Contractor Peer Groups. The firm also offers captive insurance programs for risk management and a Production Tracking System as supplementary tools. The services work together as a comprehensive approach to improving contractor business performance, with lean methodologies serving as the foundational process improvement framework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Management Consulting Strategic advisory services helping construction contractors develop competitive advantage through effective organizational structure, streamlined systems, technology integration, and training & development for improved business performance.
• Lean Transformations Business transformation methodology addressing schedule compression, pricing pressure, and manpower shortages through systems thinking, process improvement, and waste elimination. Encompasses supply chain management, design standards, enterprise scheduling, and process standardization.
• Contractor Peer Groups Executive peer learning networks for construction professionals including CEO Roundtables, Parallel Format sessions, Internal Audits, and Comparative Benchmarking, offering proprietary knowledge sharing and profit-enhancing strategies.
• Corporate Finance Advisory Financial advisory services including mergers and acquisitions advisory, equity and debt financing, ownership transition, management succession planning, and independent valuation for engineering and construction sector clients.
• Captive Insurance Programs (Captives) Advisory for captive insurance programs—single-parent, rental, and member-owner group captives—for workers' compensation, casualty lines, and employee benefits, allowing contractors to own and control their insurance spend. Delivered through strategic partnerships with captive insurance providers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved business consistency, predictability, and scalability
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Captive Insurance Strategic PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnerships with captive insurance providers offering comprehensive captive insurance programs including single-parent, rentals, and member-owner group captives for workers compensation, casualty lines, and employee benefits. Maxim provides advisory services while partners handle insurance program administration and operations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• FMI Corporation: Management consulting and investment banking firm exclusively serving the engineering, construction and infrastructure industries—directly comparable to Maxim's construction-only consulting and corporate finance advisory mix.
• Anser Advisory: Management consultancy focused on architecture, engineering and construction firms offering operational, financial and strategic advisory—strongly comparable to Maxim's vertical-specific consulting + corporate finance advisory bundle.
• Plumbline Consulting: Operations-focused consultancy for engineering, construction and architecture firms—directly comparable to Maxim's Lean Transformations, Enterprise Scheduling and Process Standardization offerings.
• Trauner Consulting Services: Construction industry management consulting firm specializing in project advisory, claims and operations—overlaps Maxim's construction contractor focus and process improvement orientation.
• The Colgan Group: Business advisory firm serving the AEC industry with strategic and financial consulting—comparable to Maxim's Corporate Finance Advisory and contractor executive peer-group offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Aon: Global risk advisory and insurance brokerage with a leading captive insurance practice—provides captive solutions comparable to Maxim's captive insurance advisory and is the most direct large-scale analogue for that specific service line.
• Marsh (Marsh McLennan): World's largest insurance broker and risk advisor with extensive captive insurance capabilities—overlaps Maxim's Captives offering while operating at much greater scale across industries.
• McKinsey & Company: Global management consulting firm with a dedicated Capital Projects & Infrastructure practice serving E&C clients—compares to Maxim's management consulting and corporate development work, though at vastly different scale and breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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