Business consulting for privately held SMBs across operations, sales, and profitability
Cogent Analytics is a 220+-person consulting firm founded in 2014 serving Main Street businesses across 36 U.S. states. The hiring composition—construction (62), sales (60), ops (53), and engineering (37)—reflects a dual operational model: the firm runs its own project delivery work (water/wastewater infrastructure) alongside consulting engagements. Active projects span infrastructure delivery, sales infrastructure development, and financial process optimization, signaling both consulting revenue and a growing internal services arm.
Notable leadership hires: Chief Financial Officer, Chief Estimator, Lead Technician, Shop Lead Technician
Cogent Analytics advises privately held small and mid-sized businesses on operations, financial performance, leadership, and sales effectiveness. The firm operates from Greensboro, North Carolina, with a distributed consulting footprint across the United States and recent hiring expansion into France and the United Kingdom. Core service areas include operations and process improvement, profit engineering, organizational development, and exit/succession planning. The firm is structured around long-term client partnerships with business owners and executive teams, complemented by internal project delivery capabilities in construction and infrastructure.
Core tools include Salesforce, HubSpot, QuickBooks/QuickBooks Online, Microsoft Office suite, SharePoint, ClickUp, Procore, and Primavera P6. Industry-specific: Bluebeam Revu, AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, Yardi, Buildertrend.
Primary hiring in the United States (220+ staff across 36 states). Recent expansion into France and United Kingdom indicates international scaling.
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