About

We don’t chase shiny objects. We solve real business problems.

More than 30 years leading global digital transformation taught me that technology alone doesn’t create value. Real impact comes from understanding the challenge, finding the right opportunity, and building solutions that matter. That conviction is the foundation of Solstice Innovation.

Jerry KuhlmanFounder, Solstice Innovation

Jerry Kuhlman, founder of Solstice Innovation

The Solstice Approach

Start with the problem, not the technology

Jerry Kuhlman accepting an award earlier in his career

A young Jerry Kuhlman at an early home computer, writing BASIC

Hand-coding a little BASIC, back in the day.

Over my career, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside exceptional leaders, mentors, and teammates who challenged my thinking and shaped how I approach innovation. Their guidance, combined with decades of hands-on experience leading global digital transformation, taught me lessons that still influence every client engagement.

The most important one was simple. It’s easy to be distracted by the latest AI platform, software tool, or digital trend, but technology alone doesn’t create value. Real impact comes from understanding the challenge, identifying the right opportunity, and building solutions that solve meaningful problems.

We don’t chase shiny objects. We solve real business problems.

Rather than leading with technology, we partner with organizations to uncover opportunities, rapidly develop practical solutions, validate them with real users, measure their effectiveness, and confidently expand what works.

Our Methodology

SOLVE + BUILD + SCALE = IMPACT

A simple but disciplined framework behind every engagement.

SOLVE

Start with the problem

Listen first. Understand the people, processes, objectives, and desired outcomes before recommending technology. Define what success looks like before writing a single line of code.

BUILD

Design and develop

Rapidly develop practical solutions using AI, automation, and modern development practices. Build quickly, collaborate often, and keep the end user at the center of the experience.

SCALE

Prove it, then grow

Pilot early, test with real users, learn from feedback, and measure results. When the data proves value, scale with confidence.

Validating ideas before broad rollout reduces risk, accelerates innovation, and maximizes return on investment. That is how SOLVE + BUILD + SCALE becomes IMPACT.

The Solstice Principles

Five convictions that shape the work

Start with the problem, not the technology

Technology should support the mission, not become the mission.

Keep people at the center

The best solutions empower people, simplify work, and improve everyday experiences.

Test before you invest

Rapid pilots and iterative learning reduce risk while increasing confidence in the final solution.

Measure what matters

Innovation should deliver tangible business outcomes, not just activity or excitement around new tools.

Have fun building great things together

Some of the most successful projects of my career weren’t memorable because of the technology. They succeeded because talented people came together around a common goal, challenged assumptions, shared ideas openly, learned from setbacks, celebrated wins, and genuinely enjoyed working together. That’s the environment we strive to create with every client engagement.

Our Commitment

Our mission isn’t to implement technology for its own sake. It’s to solve meaningful business problems, empower people with practical solutions, and create measurable, sustainable impact through disciplined innovation. Focus on the right problem, build thoughtfully, and scale what works, and innovation becomes more than an idea. It becomes impact.

Beyond the Work

Giving back, close to home

Outside of consulting, Jerry stays actively involved in community initiatives and charitable organizations, supporting local nonprofits through volunteering and fundraising. That work runs through Solstice Impact, their organization dedicated to giving time and resources back to the community.

Let’s start a conversation

Let’s build something that works.

Tell me about the problem you’re trying to solve. You’ll get a straight, practical read on the best path forward.