For Founders Doing $1M–$5M in Revenue

Your Business Is Growing.
So Why Are You Still
the Bottleneck?

You built something real — but you're stuck in the weeds, your team can't move without you, and the growth you worked for has stalled. We fix that.

No pitch. 45 minutes. Walk away with clarity on your top 3 growth blockers.

Signs You're Ready for This
  • Revenue stalled between $1M–$5M for 12+ months
  • Every major decision runs through you
  • No real leadership team — you're managing individuals
  • No documented systems — knowledge lives in heads
  • You're working harder but the business isn't scaling
  • Ready to be the visionary, not the operator
Built for $1M–$5M Founders
Results in 90 Days or Less
A-Player Leadership Team Framework
7-Figure Operator Experience
Free 45-Min Strategy Call

Most Founders Hit a Ceiling They Don't See Coming

You got to $1M–$5M on grit, hustle, and being involved in everything. The same habits that got you here are now the exact thing blocking your next level.

01

The Founder Bottleneck

Every important decision, hire, client issue, and fire drill runs through you. You've become the single point of failure — and your calendar proves it.

02

No Real Leadership Layer

You have employees, but not leaders. Nobody is owning outcomes with accountability. You're managing individuals instead of leading a team that runs itself.

03

Systems That Live in Heads

Processes exist — in your head and your best employee's head. When someone leaves or drops the ball, everything breaks. Nothing is documented or repeatable.

04

No Clarity on What Actually Moves the Needle

You're busy doing 100 things but unsure which 20 are responsible for 80% of your revenue. Scattered focus means scattered results.

05

Revenue Has Stalled

You were growing fast, then something changed. You're working just as hard — maybe harder — but the numbers have plateaued for 12, 18, even 24 months.

06

You Can't Work ON the Business

The vision, the big moves, the strategy — you never get to them. You're always in the business, never above it. The future suffers because the present is chaos.

We Find the Vital 20% and Build the Machine That Runs It

Most consultants give you more things to do. We do the opposite. We go deep, identify the 20% of activities and systems driving 80% of your growth potential — and we build the leadership team and operating structure to execute it without you being in every room.

The goal isn't to make you a better operator. It's to make you the visionary your business needs — and put the right people and systems underneath you so the business grows with or without your daily involvement.

Start With a Free Strategy Call

The Vital 20 Audit

A deep-dive business assessment that identifies exactly which 20% of your activities, clients, and systems are generating 80% of your results — and what to eliminate.

A-Player Leadership Architecture

We design your leadership layer — who you need, what they own, and how to build accountability structures so decisions stop running through you.

Operating System Build-Out

We document your core systems, install the rhythms and reporting that give you visibility without involvement, and build SOPs your team can actually follow.

90-Day Growth Activation

A prioritized 90-day roadmap with the exact moves that will unlock your next revenue tier — and the accountability to make sure they actually get done.

How We Work Together

Three ways to engage, depending on where you are and how fast you need to move.

The Vital 20 Audit

A 2-week deep-dive into your business that surfaces exactly what's blocking your next growth stage — with a prioritized action plan in your hands at the end.

  • 3 discovery calls + leadership interviews
  • Full business systems assessment
  • Written Vital 20 Growth Report
  • Prioritized 90-day action roadmap

Fractional COO Advisory

Ongoing strategic partnership for founders who need a high-level operational co-pilot on a monthly retainer. Get the insights of a $300K COO without the full-time hire.

  • 2 strategy calls per month
  • Unlimited async support (voice/text)
  • Monthly KPI and operations review
  • Hiring, firing, and people decisions

From First Call to Firing on All Cylinders

A clear, no-fluff process so you always know what's happening and what's next.

1

Free Strategy Call

45 minutes. We map your current situation, identify your top 3 bottlenecks, and assess if there's a fit. You walk away with clarity either way.

45 minutes
2

The Vital 20 Audit

3 deep-dive discovery calls with you and your leadership. We assess systems, team structure, revenue drivers, and identify the critical 20%.

2 weeks
3

Roadmap Delivery

We present your full Vital 20 Growth Report — a prioritized action plan with the specific moves that will break your growth ceiling.

Day 14
4

Implementation & Results

We work alongside you to execute the plan — building leadership, documenting systems, and driving the actions that move the revenue needle.

90 days

Are You Ready to Scale Past $5M?

Answer 6 questions and get your personalized Vital 20 Score — plus a breakdown of exactly what's holding your business back.

Question 1 of 6
How often do important decisions get stuck waiting for you?
Rarely — my team handles most things independently
Sometimes — a few things need my approval each week
Often — most days I'm fielding decisions from the team
Constantly — everything runs through me before it moves
Select an answer to continue
Question 2 of 6
How documented are your core business processes?
Fully documented — anyone could follow them
Partially — some things written down, most are not
Mostly in people's heads — especially key employees
Nothing is written down — it's all tribal knowledge
Select an answer to continue
Question 3 of 6
Do you have a leadership team that owns outcomes without your daily input?
Yes — I have leaders who own their departments fully
Partially — one or two, but not across the board
Not really — I have employees, not real leaders
No — it's essentially just me making leadership calls
Select an answer to continue
Question 4 of 6
How long has your revenue been at roughly the same level?
Still growing steadily — no plateau yet
Growth has slowed but still moving forward
Flat for 6–12 months
Flat for over a year — or even declining
Select an answer to continue
Question 5 of 6
What percentage of your time is spent working ON the business (strategy, vision) vs IN it (daily operations)?
Mostly ON — 70%+ strategy and vision work
About 50/50 — split between strategy and operations
Mostly IN — about 20% strategy at best
Almost entirely IN — strategy is a luxury I rarely get
Select an answer to continue
Question 6 of 6
If you took 2 weeks completely off with no phone, what would happen to your business?
It would run fine — the team has it handled
Some hiccups but it would survive
Significant problems — things would fall through the cracks
It would essentially stop — the business needs me there
Select an answer to see results
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Your Bottleneck Breakdown
Decision Bottleneck
Systems & Documentation
Leadership Team Strength
Revenue Growth Momentum
Strategic vs Operational Time
Business Independence
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No pitch on the first call. Just a real conversation about your results.

DP
$7M+
Revenue Managed

I Didn't Have a Mentor. I Had Trial, Error, and a Relentless Drive to Figure It Out.

I didn't start as a founder. I started at the bottom and worked my way up — from individual contributor to COO to Executive Director, running a $7M company across Engineering, Accounting, Warehouse, Customer Service, Sales, IT, Project Management, Marketing, and Administration.

Nobody handed me a playbook. I pieced it together through years of trial and error, self-improvement courses, and eventually a year-long deep dive with Scaling Up — one of the most respected business growth methodologies out there. That experience crystallized everything I'd learned into a clear picture of what actually drives growth at this stage of business.

The tools exist. The frameworks work. But access to them is gatekept behind $50K+ programs designed to extract money from people who are already stretched thin. That's what I'm here to change. I built LWSysOps to give founders the same insights that took me years to acquire — without the predatory price tag that keeps most people from getting the help they actually need.

$7M+
Annual Revenue Led
9+
Departments Overseen
90
Day Turnaround

The Experience Backing Every Engagement

LWSysOps is newly launched — but the methodology behind it isn't new. Here's the real-world experience it was built on.

$7M+

Currently serving as CEO/COO of a $7M company, overseeing 9 departments simultaneously — Engineering, Accounting, Warehouse, Customer Service, Sales, IT, Project Management, Marketing, and Administration.

Annual revenue under active leadership
Scaling Up

Completed a full year of training with Scaling Up — one of the most respected business operating systems for growing companies. The Vital 20 framework is built on those principles, refined through real operational experience.

Methodology & training credentials
Ground Up

Worked up from individual contributor to COO to Executive Director without a mentor or playbook. Every lesson in LWSysOps was learned the hard way — through trial, error, and the kind of pressure only real accountability creates.

How the expertise was earned
A Note on Where We Are

LWSysOps is in its founding stage. We're actively working with our first cohort of clients and will publish verified results and testimonials as they become available. If you want to be part of that first group — and get founder pricing before rates increase — now is the time to book a call.

Common Questions

Straight answers. No fluff.

We work exclusively with founders doing $1M–$5M in annual revenue who have stalled or plateaued. If you're below $1M, you likely need a different kind of help right now. If you're above $5M, reach out anyway — we've handled operations at that level too and may still be a fit.
Most business coaches focus on mindset, goals, and accountability. We focus on operations — the actual systems, structure, and team architecture that either enable or strangle growth. We don't just tell you what to do; we help you build the machine that does it.
The Vital 20 Audit delivers a full report and roadmap within 2 weeks. In the full 90-day engagement, most founders report significant operational relief — decisions decentralized, key hires made or in process, and momentum restored — within the first 30–45 days. Revenue impact typically begins in the 60–90 day window.
You need some team in place — at minimum a few employees or contractors. If you're a solo founder with no team, our work would start with a hiring and team-building plan. We'll tell you exactly who to hire, in what order, and what to look for.
45 minutes. We cover your current revenue situation, where you've stalled, what you've tried, and where the biggest growth blockers appear to be. You walk away with clarity on your top 3 constraints regardless of whether we work together. No pitch until you ask for one.
It's both. The Vital 20 Audit is consulting — we assess, report, and recommend. The 90-day Scale Program is done-with-you — we're in the trenches working alongside your team to actually implement the changes. The Fractional COO retainer is ongoing strategic guidance and decisions support.

Ready to Stop Being the Bottleneck?

Book a free 45-minute strategy call. We'll identify your top 3 growth blockers and map out what it would take to break through your current ceiling. No pitch. Just clarity.

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Limited spots available each month. Founders doing $1M–$5M in revenue only.

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