About MSG
We don't consult. We build.
Manufacturing Solutions Group exists because every business has problems — and most consulting firms hand you a slide deck and walk away. We don't. We manufacture the actual solution: the strategy, the technology, the process, the execution. Custom-built for your business. No templates. No off-the-shelf answers.
Why “Manufacturing”?
Manufacturing means building something real. Something engineered, tested, and delivered. That's what we do with business solutions — we don't theorize, we produce.
Every company we work with gets a solution that's manufactured to fit their specific problem. We assemble the right combination of technology, strategy, and operational discipline to produce results you can measure.
Leadership
The Team
Karl Gillihan
President
Roger Pemberton
Operations Director
Selective by design
Is MSG right for you?
We don't take every engagement. The work compounds — for us and for you — when the fit is right. Here's how we sort it out on the first call.
We work with
- Owners who've hit a ceiling and want to break through with operational change, not just hire more headcount
- Companies running 5+ disconnected tools where data and decisions live in different places
- Operators preparing to acquire, sell, or expand — and want experienced eyes on diligence and integration
- Leadership teams sorting through AI hype and looking for what actually moves a business metric
- Businesses ready to act on changes — not just review them
We don't work with
- Companies looking for a slide deck without follow-through
- Engagements where execution is “someone else's problem” — we don't hand off and walk away
- Pure-research deliverables where nothing gets built or shipped
- Teams unwilling to be honest about what's actually broken
- Hourly billing relationships — every MSG engagement is fixed-fee with milestones
If the left column sounds like you, the next step is a 30-minute discovery call. We listen first, then tell you whether the problem is one we can solve and what it takes. If we're not a fit, we'll say so — and point you to someone who is.