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Small Business MBA Everything in one place Free forever

Does your business run without you?

Most don't. We install it.

Free forever · No card required · Every course, tool, and community included · New programs added monthly

The Small Business MBA is one free membership with every course, live financial tools, an operator community, and new programs each month. When you're ready for done-for-you implementation, our fractional COO services are here.

15
Years in the C-suite
$1B+
Revenue scaled
90
Day operating audit
5.0
Rated on Google

Most operators get stuck for the same reason.It isn't motivation.

You already know what needs to exist. Documented SOPs. KPI dashboards. Hiring scorecards. A financial cadence that doesn't depend on you opening QuickBooks at midnight. Leadership rituals. Capacity planning. The unsexy stack that makes a business actually scale.

What you don't have is slack in your week to install it while you're also running the day-to-day. The functions you most need to delegate are the ones keeping you too busy to delegate them.

That's the trap. The way out isn't more knowledge. It's an embedded operator who runs the install while you keep the lights on.

That's what we do. Three to six months of focused work and the operating layer is in place. You're back to being a founder, not a one-person bottleneck.

Start with the Small Business MBA

A practical operator education, not an accredited academic degree. It does not confer a Master of Business Administration.

One membership, everything you need, free. When you're ready for hands-on help, the 90-day audit and fractional engagement are here.
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Track 01
Run the sprint solo

Download the guide that matches your stage. Work the 14-day plan inside.

Free
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Track 02
The Small Business MBA

The do-it-yourself tier. Same playbook we install for clients, operator to operator.

Free forever · no card required
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Track 03
The 90-Day Operating Audit

Kickoff and delivery sessions plus a 15 to 20 page written audit and install plan.

$2,500 flat · one-time
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Track 04
Fractional COO engagement

An embedded operator inside your business. SOPs, KPIs, hiring, finance, capacity.

From $5,000/mo · multi-month
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Most owners don't have a growth problem

They have a systems problem. Every fire in your business is a missing system wearing a costume. Build the layer once and it stops burning.

Three free guides

Same diagnostic tools we use with our fractional clients. Free, printable, no opt-in.
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Stage · Pre-revenue
Foundation Builder Field Guide

4-Box Business Model, customer reality check, pricing floor calculator, 14-day foundation plan. For 0 to ~$10k/mo.

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Stage · $10k to $30k/mo
Stuck Operator Diagnostic Guide

3-plateaus framework, 15-min numbers audit, hours audit, branching 14-day plan. For stuck $10k to $30k/mo.

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Stage · $30k+/mo
Scale-Ready Audit Guide

Operator Asset Map, 30-Day-Off Diagnostic, quadrant placement, 30-day sellability sprint. For $30k+/mo with PMF.

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How the install works

From bottleneck to operating system in five moves.

No slide-deck consulting. We embed, build the stack with you, and hand it off so it runs without us.

01

Discovery & diagnosis

We start with a community and map every function in your business: where the leverage is, where the leaks are, and what's keeping you in the day-to-day.

02

The blueprint

We identify the three highest-leverage moves and build the install plan together, sequenced so the operating layer goes in without stalling the business that's already running.

03

Install the stack

SOPs, KPI dashboards, hiring scorecards, financial cadence, capacity planning. Built with you, inside your business, not handed over as a template.

04

Hand-off

Every system is documented and transferred to your team. You own the operating layer. You're back to being a founder, not a one-person bottleneck.

05

Optimize

For retainer clients, we hold a monthly cadence: refining dashboards, tightening the numbers, and planning capacity as you scale.

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The Notebook of a COO podcast

Operator stories, frameworks, tactical breakdowns. New episode weekly.
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The 7-day disappearance test

If you vanished for a week, would your business still run?

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Stop running a 2019 business in a 2026 market

The playbook that built you isn't the one that scales you.

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The business no algorithm can replace

Where the AI cliff is, and how operators build above it.

Listen

If it only works when you do it, you own a job

The operating layer is what turns a job back into a business. Start free, and build it one system at a time.

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What operators say

Rated 4.2 on Trustpilot 5.0 on Google

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★★★★★
“I came to JT with very little business background and a lot of overwhelm, and he met me there without missing a beat. There are no dumb questions in his world, only gaps waiting to be filled.”
China Rose · Verified, Trustpilot
★★★★★
“The module on qualifying leads before they even get to a quote changed how I run my whole intake process. I used to spend hours on bids that went nowhere. That stopped.”
Gretchen Harrison · Verified, Trustpilot
★★★★★
“I had been taking clients that were not a fit because I never had a clear definition of who my ideal client actually was. That course fixed that.”
Angelina Bender · Verified, Trustpilot
★★★★★
“Where I see hard work, mind-numbing administration, and lost leads due to being overstretched, JT sees systems. He taught me the systems and processes customized to my business that removed me as the bottleneck. Business is growing, and it’s fun again.”
Whitney Brooks · Verified, Google
★★★★★
“In our discussions he is able to see the direction that I want to go professionally and has a plan on how to get it done. This is what excellent operators do.”
Samantha Vargas · Verified, Google
★★★★★
“He stepped in quickly and helped get everything sorted with clarity and ease. While the changes themselves were simple, the impact was significant.”
Shelley Visser · Verified, Google

Everything your business needs.One place. Free.

Every course, live financial tools, an operator community, and new programs each month. The Small Business MBA is the one membership any business owner needs to run and grow. Start today, cancel anytime. When you're ready to scale, our fractional COO services are here.

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