Double Your Profits. Quadruple Business Value. Be Exit-Ready at Any Moment.

We help $1–30M manufacturing, professional service, and tech-enabled companies eliminate owner dependency and implement disciplined strategies that relieve stress, reengage leadership, and accelerate results. The outcome: a business that runs efficiently, delivers premium profitability, and is always ready to sell — whether for an extraordinary opportunity, a transition in life, or an unexpected event.

WHO WE HELP

BUSINESS OWNERS & EXECUTIVES

Your Challenge: You’re buried in the day-to-day, growth has plateaued, and your company feels overly dependent on you. Stress and uncertainty about the future are constant.

Your Goals: Scale profitably, reduce owner dependency, and build a business that’s valuable, transferable, and exit-ready.


How We Help:

  • Craft and execute strategy that frees you from the daily grind.

  • Reignite leadership accountability and team engagement.

  • Implement profit acceleration and value growth processes that double both profits and valuation multiples.

OPERATIONS LEADERS

Your Challenge: Firefighting is the norm. Inefficiencies, missed deadlines, and strained resources keep you from operating at peak performance.


Your Goals: Improve efficiency, streamline workflows, and hit output targets without constant stress.


How We Help:

  • Diagnose and eliminate process bottlenecks.

  • Implement lean/continuous improvement and digital transformation tools.

  • Drive accountability so the team delivers quality results consistently.

SALES LEADERS

Your Challenge: Growth targets keep rising while pipelines stall. Sales reps are inconsistent, opportunities slip through the cracks, and forecasting feels more like guessing.

Your Goals: Develop a disciplined, scalable sales system that builds predictable revenue and maximizes every opportunity.

How We Help:

  • Strengthen pipeline management and territory development for predictable growth.

  • Develop business development strategies to find, contact, and attract new customers.

  • Implement accountability systems to consistently hit — and exceed — revenue goals.

MARKETING LEADERS

Your Challenge: You’re under pressure to generate quality leads and prove ROI, but your campaigns feel disconnected from sales results. Budgets are tight, and leadership questions every spend.

Your Goals: Build predictable lead flow, align marketing with sales, and demonstrate clear ROI that drives revenue growth.

How We Help:

  • Align marketing strategy directly with sales pipeline and revenue goals.

  • Implement demand generation systems that track and prove ROI.

  • Provide leadership support to position marketing as a strategic growth driver, not just a cost center.

OUR PROMISE

Solid Planning, Relentless Execution, Impactful Results, Zero Nonsense.

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.

TYPES OF STRATEGIES WE HELP IMPLEMENT & EXECUTE

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

Strategic AI Use

Leverage AI to execute plans current constraints don't allow.

Strategic Innovation

Extraordinary results require intentional innovation

TYPES OF INDUSTRIES WE SERVE BEST

METAL & PLASTIC MANUFACTURING

FOOD, CHEM, & PHARMA PROCESSING

FOOD, CHEMICAL, & PHARMACEUTICAL PROCESSING manufacturing consulting

AEROSPACE COMPONENT MANFACTURING

Contract manufacturing consulting - site optimization - continuous improvement and business development

CONTRACT MANUFACTURING

Contract manufacturing consulting - site optimization - continuous improvement and business development

DESIGN & DISTRIBUTE COMPANIES

PROFESSIONAL & INDUSTRIAL SERVICES

FOOD, CHEMICAL, & PHARMACEUTICAL PROCESSING manufacturing consulting

SERVICES TO IGNITE YOUR GROWTH

BUSINESS STRATEGY PLANNING & EXECUTION

We turn ambitious goals into actionable roadmaps. From clarifying vision to breaking down execution steps, we provide the discipline and accountability that ensure strategy doesn’t sit on a shelf—it delivers results.

  • Craft strategies tied directly to profit growth and valuation

  • Translate big ideas into executable, measurable plans

  • Keep leadership aligned, engaged, and accountable

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING

We help you win more of the right customers, faster. Whether your challenge is inconsistent lead flow, weak pipelines, or sales teams missing the mark, we design systems that create predictable revenue growth.

  • Build structured sales and marketing systems that scale

  • Align business development with target markets and ICPs

  • Drive consistency in pipeline, forecasting, and closing rates

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT CONSULTING

We don’t just make processes lean—we make them profitable. Our approach to continuous improvement removes bottlenecks, boosts efficiency, and ties every gain back to EBITDA and enterprise value.

  • Identify and eliminate process inefficiencies

  • Apply Lean and digital transformation tools for measurable impact

  • Turn operational improvements into financial performance

STRATEGIC AI PLANNING AND EXECUTION

AI isn’t a buzzword - it’s a profit accelerator when applied with strategy. We help you identify high-value AI use cases, integrate them into workflows, and execute adoption plans that scale results, not risk.

  • Pinpoint AI opportunities that cut costs and grow margins

  • Implement AI tools aligned with your core processes

  • Ensure adoption with training, change management, and ROI tracking

Driving Growth, Amplifying Impact

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From NASA and Lockheed Martin to Your Business

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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