Company Overview

 
It’s hard to believe that PCG is already approaching its 14th year of business. In October of 1996, Mike Johnson and I were attending a car race at Mid-Ohio with our team, Express Racing, when we were approached by a sizable long distance provider. They offered to sponsor the team based upon the amount of business we referred to them. Intrigued by the concept, we felt that our friends and business contacts could benefit by these services and in turn help support our growing enterprise.

What we soon learned is that the once lucrative long distance business was a dying art. In just several months, rates dropped almost 30% due to increased competition and technological advances, and the once touted sponsorship was non-existent. At the same time, customers were demanding more services than just long distance, due to the new choices brought about by the Telecommunications Deregulation Act of 1996 which broke apart the monopolies held by many local phone companies.

We decided to turn the tables. Rather than work with just one biased provider, we custom designed a proprietary software program to track the rates and service plans of more than 30 different telecom carriers and over 400 rate plans. In turn, we began charging a consulting fee to our clients based upon their savings for our assistance in reviewing their telecom services and helping them to select the best carrier and rate plan for their needs. This way the customer was assured of truly getting the best deal without ever second guessing their decision. If there are no savings, there is no consulting fee charged.

In January of 1998, our racing team was broken into two separate entities to better focus on the unique sides of our business — PCG Consulting Group, Inc. and Archangel Motorsport Services, Inc. Mike oversees the daily operations of the now thriving professional racing team, while I focus my efforts on PCG

Today, PCG is proud to have over 500 satisfied clients and specializes in working with mid-sized companies to optimize and streamline their telecom configurations and conduct rate reviews. We now encompass Local Phone Service, Dedicated Long Distance, Data/Internet Connectivity and Wireless into our portfolio of consulting services. Our success is only possible due to our terrific clients and their continued trust in our services. Please enjoy our website.

Our People:

PCG is headed by founder Braun Mincher, a young and successful entrepreneur who was able to "retire" several years ago at the age of 30, even though he started with nothing and dropped out of college. In addition to being a business consultant, Braun is a recognized expert in the field of personal finance who is frequently interviewed by the media, and his credentials include being both a Licensed Real Estate Broker and a Licensed Mortgage Broker. Braun is further challenging high schools and colleges across the nation to make Personal Finance classes a graduation requirement, just like math, English and science. In addition to being the creator of FinancialLiteracyQuiz.com, he is also the award-winning author of a new book, The Secrets of Money: A Guide for Everyone on Practical Financial Literacy, which shares his own interesting and entrepreneurial story, simple money making secrets that are rarely taught, tips for making money and creating wealth, and the keys to long-term financial success.
 
In addition to being a successful entrepreneur and award-winning author, Braun is also a professional and experienced speaker who inspires, educates and entertains audiences of all sizes on the topics of leadership, entrepreneurship, business, and of course, personal finance. He is a licensed pilot (land & sea) who enjoys flying, wakeboarding, SCUBA diving and traveling both domestically and internationally, recently returning from business trips to South Africa and India. In a previous life, Braun was also a formula racecar driver. 

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Company Philosophy:

Rather than waste money on traditional marketing and advertising, we instead focus our efforts and resources on providing absolutely amazing service to our customers from project start to finish, and beyond. As a result of this belief and "taking care of the customer," an astronomical 99% of our business is derived from existing customers or referrals. We truly look at each customer as an opportunity for referrals, and we know that we will not receive such referrals if we do not provide a stellar experience and give more than is expected. Place your trust in PCG and you will not be sorry.