Increase revenue, improve profit, strengthen cash flow, develop stronger leaders, and build a business that scales without depending on constant firefighting.
Investment Grade Business Engineering (IGBE) helps owners and leadership teams align their Purpose, People, Product, Process, and Promotion to create organizations that are more efficient, effective, durable, and attractive to customers, employees, investors, lenders, and future buyers.


We help business owners, executives, and leadership teams build more profitable, predictable, scalable, and valuable organizations by developing stronger leaders, more effective teams, and better business systems.
Our work combines strategic advisory, leadership development, organizational alignment, and execution support to improve the five outcomes that matter most to owners and shareholders: revenue growth, profit growth, cash generation, business durability, and enterprise value.
Using the IGBE (Investment Grade Business Engineering) framework, we help organizations strengthen their:
Purpose – Aligning mission, vision, values, goals, and strategy.
People – Developing leaders, improving accountability, and increasing workforce effectiveness.
Product – Delivering greater value to customers while supporting profitable growth.
Process – Building scalable systems, improving operational performance, and replacing heroics with repeatable execution.
Promotion – Strengthening lead generation, business development, sales effectiveness, customer retention, and market positioning.
Through executive advisory, strategic planning, leadership development, DISC-based workforce workshops, and execution support, we help organizations improve performance, increase enterprise value, and create businesses that are attractive to customers, employees, lenders, investors, and future buyers.
Our focus is to quickly identify & solve the root problems, not symptoms - no fluff, no bandages, no BS. Every engagement is tailored, pragmatic, and centered on what actually moves the needle. A one-size fits all strategy is not practical and is expensive. So, we don't do that. We start by understanding your goals and problems, chart the best path forward and EXECUTE WITH you.
Profit Acceleration
Double, Triple, or Quadruple EBITDA using 30+ proven strategies
Business Value Acceleration
Increase your business value 4X to 10X using proven processes
Exit Readiness Planning
Prep for quick, high-multiple exit using industry best practices
Facility Optimization & Growth
Ignite site results with strategically aligned BD & CI activities
Impossible Solutions Engineering
Breakthrough with cross domain & pattern of pattern thinking
Strategic Innovation
Extraordinary results require intentional innovation


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James Knapp founded Tennyson Knapp Consulting to help business owners and leaders solve tough problems and unlock growth. Over the past 30 years, James has worked on some of the world’s most challenging projects—from Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter jet EOTS program to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, to fixing bottlenecks in food and pharmaceutical plants.
He brings together engineering know-how, economics, sales, marketing, leadership, and business strategy to deliver fast, meaningful results. As a certified Dale Carnegie Instructor and DISC facilitator, James also knows how to coach teams, build trust, and move people forward with confidence.
James built TKC on one simple belief: the biggest challenges create the biggest opportunities. While others avoid hard problems, he leans in. That’s why TKC is the partner of choice for business owners who want clear solutions, stronger teams, and high-ROI results—delivered quickly.
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