About Gainmaker

Operators, Builders and Problem-Solvers

Closing the gap between strategy and execution.

Gainmaker wasn’t started from a blank page. It’s the product of a deliberate restructuring — twenty years of business and industrial engineering practice, consolidated into one focused, product-driven firm.

Garsfontein, PretoriaIndustrial engineersFounded on practice

Section 1

Why We Exist

Enterprise value must be engineered, not left to chance

We come from engineering, operations and transformation. We’ve worked inside businesses where the pressure is real, resources are tight and clarity is often missing.

So we built Gainmaker to give leadership teams the model, the insight and the rhythm to move forward. We find your Gainmakers with Contribution Thinking, then bring them to life — inside the operation with Gainflow, outside with customers through CVM, and across portfolios for private equity.

We’re not just consultants — we’re operational partners, focused on clarity, traction and meaningful results.

Section 2

The Founders

Industrial engineers who implement what they propose

Salomon Erasmus

Salomon Erasmus

Co-founder · New Business Development

28+ years. Founder of BMGI SA and Lacuna Innovation. M.Sc Digital Transformation, N.Dip Industrial Engineering. Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Certified Director.

Marius Jooste

Marius Jooste

Co-founder · Engagement & Delivery

23+ years. B.Eng Industrial. Founder of Quinxi. Member of SAIIE and Vice-Chair of the SA–Georgia Chamber.

PG Needham

PG Needham

Co-founder · Product & Innovation

15+ years. B.Eng and M.Eng in Engineering & Technology Management, with work across power, education, banking and insurance.

Section 3

What We Believe

Four principles behind every engagement

  • If you can’t see it, you can’t fix it.

    Visibility comes first — before strategy, before software.

  • Improvement starts with rhythm, not complexity.

    A steady cadence of review beats a perfect plan.

  • Insight should be practical, not theoretical.

    Every model we build has to hold up on the shop floor.

  • Progress is better than perfection.

    We start where you are and keep building.

Ready to Find Your Gainmakers?

A first conversation takes 30 minutes. We’ll ask how your business runs today, and you’ll leave knowing where we’d look first.