Recognizing 100 CEOs & C-level Executives

Tim Ward

CEO

Total Technology Solutions Group (TTSG)

Location: Chicago, IL

Founded: 2010

Industry: Information Technology & Services

Discipline is not the enemy of creativity. In the hands of Tim Ward, it becomes the structure that lets a company deliver with consistency when customers need clarity and partners need certainty. As Founder and Chief Executive Officer of TTSG, Ward uses structure to protect service and strengthen trust.

Years into building his firm, Ward stands grounded in hard work, dedication and perseverance. He launched the business during a period of economic strain, choosing to bet on service and trust when easier paths would have suggested waiting.

Ward has guided TTSG into a more disciplined operating model that supports stronger forecasting, higher retention and a clearer path to sustainable growth. That shift has required the kind of leadership that sets expectations, measures progress and keeps the team aligned around what matters most to clients.

Managed Print Services, in Ward’s view, is evolving into something broader than print. Technology is converging: data, security and connectivity are transforming how environments are managed. TTSG responds by expanding capability so customers receive a complete solution supported by thoughtful guidance, not a transactional sale. Inside the organization, that same evolution calls for employee empowerment and deliberate development so the workforce stays ready for tomorrow’s jobs.

From the beginning, Ward approached growth as an operating practice. He built processes that hold standards steady while the business scales, then reinforced them with coaching that helps teams translate strategy into daily actions. That combination of structure and care has improved how TTSG serves, creating space for innovation without sacrificing accountability.

In the workplace, Ward sees new tools changing how service is delivered and how insight is captured. Data-driven monitoring and smarter workflows can reduce downtime and sharpen decision-making. For that to work, he invests in skills that help employees interpret information, communicate clearly and respond quickly, so technology becomes an amplifier of service rather than a substitute for it.

Ward’s preferred instant mastery is simple yet demanding: listening. He sees it as the fastest way to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats across teams, then respond with focus instead of assumptions.

Recognition arrives where consistent performance meets sustained trust. As a Titan 100 Honoree, Ward is celebrated for prioritizing people: clients, employees and community, placing relationships above transactions while still delivering measurable outcomes.

Accomplishment, for Ward, is both personal and organizational. TTSG has earned placement on notable growth lists for multiple consecutive years, reflecting the market’s response to a company built on reliability. Even more meaningful is the culture he has cultivated, one where employees feel supported to grow, customers feel heard and technology is used to simplify work rather than complicate it.

Over the next five years, Ward envisions Total Technology Solutions Group becoming the technology partner of choice, offering services that continue to broaden as client needs change. The goal remains constant: Combine disciplined leadership with human connection, then deliver solutions that help organizations operate with confidence.

Hard work, dedication, perseverance.

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