Shawn Saulsberry spent almost 6 years working for a Big 4 Consulting firm

During that time, as he aspired to expand the Big 4’s services into Charleston, Shawn noticed something that he called “Consulting Exclusionism”

He realized that great small to mid-sized companies were held at a disadvantage because their annual revenues prevented them from being of interest to Big 4 consulting services

As a market leader for a Big 4, Shawn also had the pressure to establish transactional arrangements with business leaders that were predatory, exploitive, and manipulative

An injury that put Shawn in recovery for a year gave him a chance to confront the values conflict between his personal beliefs and the beliefs of his employer

Shawn became convinced that Charleston’s business market is rich, valuable, and deserved a consulting service that could provide the thought capital, innovation, and strategic approach of a Big 4 at a cost that is sensitive to the business's investment capability

This approach could provide Charleston businesses access to innovation, strategic planning, and transformation management services that were once out of reach thus addressing the growing barrier of Consulting Exclusionism

Saulsberry Strategic Solutions Group (S3G) was established in April of 2024 with a focus on the Charleston market providing strategy and transformation services to businesses traditionally excluded by Big 4 firms at a 40% cost savings