The proof is in the business, not the deck.

25+ years of operations work, from Fortune 500 retailers to businesses run by one person. Here is some of it.

The proof is in the business, not the deck.

25+ years of operations work, from Fortune 500 retailers to businesses run by one person. Here is some of it.

The proof is in the business, not the deck.

25+ years of operations work, from Fortune 500 retailers to businesses run by one person. Here is some of it.

WHERE WE HAVE DONE THE WORK
Bed Bath and Beyond Client Logo
Krisers Natural Pet Client Logo
Target Client logo
Chuck and Don's Client logo
Seniors Helping Seniors client logo
Buy Buy Baby Client Logo
Limited Brands Client Logo
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SOLOPRENEUR, SERVICE BUSINESS

Her business grew faster than she could staff it.

The situation

One year in, demand outpaced the business. Every process lived in the owner’s head, and hiring was happening without anything to hire into.

What we did

Mapped how the work actually flowed, sequenced what had to be fixed first, and moved the administrative work off her plate and into a structure that could hold it.

What changed

Her time went back to the work only she could do, where her rate is justified. Her business grew 25 percent in the first six months.

OWNER OPERATED BUSINESS

The work was getting done. It was sitting in the wrong places.

The situation

An owner buried in the day to day, with sales and pay rates that had grown up over time rather than by design, and a business that swung hard with the seasons.

What we did

Redefined the organizational structure so the right work sat at the right pay rate, then streamlined who handled what across the operation.

What changed

Steadier performance across the seasons of the business, and an owner who could finally step out of the day to day.

MULTI LOCATION RETAILER

Every store ran the day a little differently.

The situation

They had grown into multiple locations, including new flagships, and no two stores ran the same way. Before opening more, they needed to know what could be done and repeat regardless of geography or sales volume.

What we did

Built the Leader on Duty program, then drove consistency into the standard operating procedures, the cash wrap, and the specialty departments, so the same day runs the same way in every store.

What changed

Predictable stores and a better customer experience, plus the foundation they needed to keep growing store count.

STARTING FROM ZERO

The hardest work is the work that does not exist yet.

Improving something that already runs is one skill. Building it when there is nothing there is another, and it is where most owners get stuck. We have started from a blank page more than once.


A new category launched inside a national retailer.

A delivery business built from the ground up.

Two companies of our own, from the first customer on.