This First-time Honor on the List Marks a Significant Milestone in Hodgson Consulting’s 25-year History of Exceptional Growth
BUFFALO GROVE, IL, August 12, 2025 — Inc., the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future, today announced that Hodgson Consulting & Solutions is No. 4875 on the annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list provides a data-driven snapshot of the most successful companies within the economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent, entrepreneurial businesses. Past honorees include companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Chobani, Under Armour, Timberland, Oracle, and Patagonia.
“Making the Inc. 5000 has been a milestone I’ve aspired to for years so seeing Hodgson Consulting & Solutions on it for the first time is truly exhilarating. This achievement reflects our team’s relentless dedication to serving clients, adapting to change, and staying true to our mission to keep businesses secure, productive, and thriving,” said Karla Zehnder, CEO of Hodgson Consulting & Solutions.
This year’s Inc. 5000 honorees have demonstrated exceptional growth while navigating economic uncertainty, inflationary pressure, and a fluctuating labor market. Among the top 500 companies on the list, the median three-year revenue growth rate reached 1,552 percent, and those companies have collectively added more than 48,678 jobs to the U.S. economy over the past three years.
This achievement reflects our team’s relentless dedication to serving clients, adapting to change, and staying true to our mission to keep businesses secure, productive, and thriving
Karla Zehnder, CEO of Hodgson Consulting & Solutions
For the full list, company profiles, and a searchable database by industry and location, visit: www.inc.com/inc5000.
“Making the Inc. 5000 is always a remarkable achievement, but earning a spot this year speaks volumes about a company’s tenacity and clarity of vision,” says Mike Hofman, editor-in-chief of Inc. “These businesses have thrived amid rising costs, shifting global dynamics, and constant change. They didn’t just weather the storm—they grew through it, and their stories are a powerful reminder that the entrepreneurial spirit is the engine of the U.S. economy.”
Inc. will celebrate the honorees at the 2025 Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, taking place October 22–24 in Phoenix, and the top 500 will be listed in the Fall issue of Inc. magazine.
About Hodgson Consulting & Solutions
Hodgson Consulting & Solutions has been providing managed IT, cloud services, and cybersecurity services for small to mid-sized businesses of all markets in the Chicago area and beyond for over 25 years. We understand the unique technology strategies of businesses with multiple locations or an offsite workforce, providing a centralized IT solution to help clients eliminate the frustrations, obstacles, and inefficiencies that come with remote collaboration. We help our clients make the best IT choices that will keep them working safely, securely, productively, and cost-effectively so they can focus on growing their businesses, not slowing them down.
Methodology
Companies on the 2025 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2021 to 2024. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2021. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2024. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2021 is $100,000; the minimum for 2024 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.
About Inc.
Inc. is the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of its community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating the future of business. Inc. is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow leading business publication Fast Company. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
