The Bottleneck Audit - 7 days, USD 795

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.

Best for owner-operators of 2-50 person businesses - services, trades, hospitality, and agencies - where quotes, replies, and decisions still wait on one person.

The problem

Most owners do not need more AI ideas. They need to know what to fix first.

AI only helps when it is pointed at the right bottleneck.

The audit finds the slow part first: the quote that waits for you, the follow-up that slips, the decision only you can make, the answer that lives only in your head.

Quotes wait on you

Good leads sit in the inbox while the day fills with other work.

Follow-ups slip

Quiet threads disappear until it is too late to win them back.

Every answer is you

The team stops when you are away, because the knowledge lives in your head.

What you get for USD 795

A clear plan, not a pile of AI ideas.

Workflow map

A plain-English map of where work enters, moves, slows, and waits on you.

Six recommendations

The highest-value fixes, ranked by impact, effort, and risk.

90-day roadmap

What to fix first, what to test next, and what not to automate yet.

Custom prompt pack

Useful starter prompts based on your real work, in your voice.

45-minute walkthrough

What we found and what to do about it.

Next-step options

Build the first automation, go straight to the AI Chief of Staff, or stop with a clear plan.

How the week works

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

1. Interviews

We speak with you and 1-2 key people - 2-3 hours total.

2. Mapping

We map the work, the delays, and where the admin waits on you.

3. Roadmap

You get the report, the recommendations, and the next move.

The design edge

Speed is useful only if the work still looks like you.

Generic AI setups can produce more stuff. That is not the same as work you would happily send a customer.

15 years running creative teams (Dark Horse Comics, theme parks, licensing) means the recommendations also cover how the work looks and sounds.

Honest fit

Is the Bottleneck Audit right for you?

We would rather say so now than take USD 795 for a plan you cannot use.

It is 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.

It is probably not the right time 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 are a large company that needs an enterprise rollout, not an owner-operator audit.

Useful answers

Questions before you book.

How involved am I?

Usually 2-3 hours across the week for interviews. We do the mapping and the report.

What if I stop after the audit?

That is fine. You keep the map, roadmap, prompt pack, and recommendations.

Will this replace my team?

No. The point is to stop work waiting on one person, so you and the team get your evenings back.

What tools do you work with?

We work around what you already use: Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, plus whatever runs your quotes, jobs, and invoices.

What does the audit cost?

USD 795, one fixed fee, with the full plan delivered inside 7 days. No open-ended hours and no surprise scope.

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.

Is my business too small for this?

If you are the owner and quotes, replies, or decisions still wait on you, it fits. Most clients are 2 to 50 people. If you are truly solo with no steady flow of work yet, we will say so.

Start here

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.

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