Founder Greg Galluzzi started the company with the namesake of his Native American heritage, The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. Around the end of the eighteenth century, before the advent of white traders in the area, the formerly woodland-oriented Chippewa, who had been in what is now Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, moved out onto the Great Plains in pursuit of the bison and new beaver resources to hunt and trade. They successfully reoriented their culture to life on the plains, adopting horses, and developing the bison-hide tipi, the Red River cart, hard-soled footwear, and new ceremonial procedures. By around 1800, these Indians were hunting in the Turtle Mountain area of present-day North Dakota.

TMG was founded to inform, educate, and assist customers in developing their business and IT strategies to enhance business performance. This brand transformation drew on the founder’s history, the company’s mission, and key initiatives to introduce a revamped look, driving customer relationships and building sales.