The Bottleneck Audit · USD 795 · 7 days

Find out exactly where your business waits on you.

In 7 days we map how work really moves through your business, show where it piles up on your desk, and rank what is worth fixing first.

What you get for USD 795

A clear plan, not a pile of AI ideas.

AI only helps when it is pointed at the right bottleneck. We map how a lead becomes a quote, how a quote becomes an invoice, and where the work stops and waits for you. Everything below is yours to keep.

Bottleneck map

Where work enters, moves, slows, and waits on you. The whole business on one page, choke points marked.

Six ranked fixes

Ranked by impact, effort, and risk, in a 90-day sequence. Each one names the tool, the effort, and the payoff.

Yours to keep

The map, the roadmap, and a custom prompt pack stay yours even if you stop here. No lock-in, no subscription.

45-minute walkthrough

What we found and what it is costing you. You leave knowing exactly what to do on Monday.

How the week works

We do the digging. You get the plan by day seven.

Day 1

Kickoff and interviews

2 to 3 hours with you and one or two key people, talking through how the work really flows. No preparation needed from you.

Days 2-4

Mapping

We trace the work, the delays, and every point where the admin waits on you - including the quiet slow-downs you have stopped noticing.

Days 5-6

Recommendations

The six ranked fixes and the 90-day roadmap take shape, each one weighed against impact, effort, and risk.

Day 7

Walkthrough and handover

The full plan, delivered and explained on a call, with the next step made clear. You keep every document.

Honest fit

Is the Bottleneck Audit right for you?

Built for owner-operators in services, trades, hospitality, and agencies. It works best when the bottleneck is already costing you something, and we would rather say so now than take USD 795 for a plan you cannot use.

A good fit if

  • You own the business and still sit in the quotes, replies, and follow-ups yourself.
  • Work moves every week: leads, quotes, clients, and content.
  • The bottleneck has a cost you can feel: dropped leads, late nights, missed follow-ups.
  • You have 2 to 50 people, and things slow down when you step away.

Probably not yet if

  • You want a cheap app to try, not a plan to change how the work runs.
  • You are truly solo, with no steady flow of work to map yet.
  • You are only curious about AI, with no specific job slowing you down.
  • You need an enterprise rollout, not an owner-operator audit.

Not sure you need help at all? The honest DIY-vs-specialist guide.

Where it leads

The audit ends with a decision, not a sales pitch.

By day seven you know the one thing worth fixing first, and what it is costing you to leave it. Most owners then build with us. Some take the plan and run it themselves. Either way, the map is yours to keep.

See the AI Chief of Staff setup

Proof

What owners say.

Owners come for a plan and leave able to act.

GreenVan, London

75% more design variations explored after the AI workflow rebuild.

Client-reported result.

Ashish Gupta Ashish GuptaFounder, GreenVan
Zest Creative

"Matt's approach is going to save us weeks on revisions and back-and-forth with clients. Absolute value for money."

Ian Harry Ian HarryZest Creative
Eden Landscape Design

"Now we have a smart system in place that's saving us so much time. The whole process was completely stress-free."

Julian Grant Julian GrantEden Landscape Design
Useful answers

Questions before you book.

How involved am I?

Usually 2 to 3 hours across the week, spread over a couple of short interviews. We do the mapping and write the report.

Why is the audit paid and not a free call?

A free call is a sales pitch. A paid audit is a week of real work: a map of your business and a plan you keep, pointed at the right problem before you spend on fixing it.

What if I stop after the audit?

That is fine. You keep the map, the roadmap, the prompt pack, and the recommendations. There is no lock-in and no subscription.

What tools do you work with?

We work around what you already use: Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 for email and calendar, plus whatever runs your quotes, jobs, and invoices - accounting tools, a CRM, spreadsheets, or a mix. We do not ask you to switch systems.

Do I need to prepare anything?

No. Show up to two or three short interviews and talk about how the work really flows. We do the mapping and the write-up.

Book a fit call for the Bottleneck Audit.

We will talk through where the work piles up, and tell you honestly whether the audit is the right first step - or whether you should go straight to the AI Chief of Staff.