About Piedmont IT Advisors
Your IT advisor should sit on your side of the table.
I started Piedmont IT Advisors because most businesses are overpaying for IT — and their providers profit when they do. This firm exists to change that.
- 20 years in IT
- Charlotte · Rock Hill · Fort Mill
- No vendor kickbacks
Why We Exist
Most businesses are overpaying for IT and don’t know it.
Most MSPs charge a flat per-user fee. To grow their margins, they pile on extras — so you end up paying for “all-you-can-eat” support you never use. Here’s what that looks like:
Redundant software
Licenses nobody uses get bundled into your monthly bill to pad the provider’s margin.
Hardware markups
Equipment gets marked up and resold to you as “value-add” — on top of the service fee.
Restrictive contracts
Long terms and lock-in clauses keep you paying long after the value stopped.
I started Piedmont IT Advisors to sit on the client’s side of the table.
The Founder
Rhett Finklea
Rhett Finklea
Founder, Piedmont IT Advisors
- 20 years in IT
- Full Microsoft 365 stack + Google Workspace
- Self-trained to CompTIA A+ level
- Business Admin, Santa Clara University
- Assoc. in IT, Univ. of the Cumberlands
I’ve spent 20 years in IT. I’m deep in the full Microsoft 365 stack — every application plus admin — and Google Workspace too. I’ve trained myself to CompTIA A+ level, so when I dig into your contracts and your environment, I know exactly what I’m looking at.
I’m also studying business formally: Business Administration with a focus on Management and Operations at Santa Clara University, and an Associate’s in Information Technology from the University of the Cumberlands.
Over two decades, I’ve watched the same pattern repeat: businesses signing IT contracts they don’t fully understand, paying for licenses nobody uses, and getting advice from providers whose real incentive is selling more — not spending less.
An advisor should be a fiduciary. Someone who tells you what you’d tell yourself if you had the time and the expertise. That’s the firm I built.
Who I Work With
Independent businesses with 10–100 employees in the Charlotte, Rock Hill, and Fort Mill area.
I focus on logistics, distribution, and light manufacturing — and professional services firms of every kind:
Priority industries
- Logistics
- Distribution
- Light Manufacturing
Professional services
- Law Offices
- CPAs
- Insurance Agencies
- Medical & Dental Practices
- Real Estate Firms
- Financial Advisors
- Marketing Agencies
- Staffing Firms
- Nonprofits
If your IT bills keep growing but your team isn’t getting more value, let’s talk — contact me →
Ready to stop overpaying for IT?
Start with a free discovery call. I’ll tell you honestly whether an audit can pay for itself — and if it can’t, I’ll tell you that too.
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