Systems first. Automation and AI second.
We fix how work gets done in your business. Then we add automation and AI where they actually pay off. For any type of business, any size.
Fractional AI & Operations Advisor
Is everything running through you?
Most growing businesses don't have a people problem or a software problem. They have a systems problem.
- Leads and requests slip through the cracks.
- Your tools don't talk to each other, so people type the same thing twice.
- Nothing gets decided, or done, without you.
When the steps live in someone's head, the business can only move as fast as that person. New software alone won't fix that. Clear systems will. Then automation and AI can make them faster.
A clear path, from a free call to ongoing help
Start free. Go only as deep as you need. Every price is published.
Free Systems Snapshot
A 15–20 minute video call, then one or more quick-win AI or automation fixes within 1 business day.
Systems Blueprint
A 45–60 minute meeting to find 1–3 workflows to fix first, then a findings meeting within 3 days.
Systems Deep Dive
4–6 weeks, by video. Team interviews, process maps, written step-by-step guides, and an automation and AI plan.
Implementation Sprints
Fixed-price builds of 1–3 workflows, plus team training and documentation.
Fractional AI & Ops Advisor
A part-time senior advisor for a fixed monthly fee: leadership sessions, a weekly numbers review, and upkeep.
A workflow is a routine piece of work your business does over and over, like answering new leads or sending invoices. 100% of the $997 Systems Blueprint fee is credited toward a Systems Deep Dive booked within 60 days. All work is done by video call; on-site visits, when needed, are quoted at a custom price.
How it works
Four steps. You decide how far to go.
Systems Snapshot
A free 15–20 minute video call. Within 1 business day, you get one or more quick-win AI or automation fixes.
Systems Blueprint
$997 flat. A 45–60 minute meeting to find the 1–3 workflows worth fixing first.
Findings meeting
Within 3 days of the Blueprint meeting. We show you what we found and the plan to fix it.
Implementation
A Systems Deep Dive, Implementation Sprints, or a monthly advisor. Whichever fits.
Fractional AI & Operations Advisor
An operator, not a theorist.
Darren spent more than 20 years running his own business. Today he is a consultant. His clients include NASA Cape Canaveral, the Port Authority, the Orange County Convention Center, and WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority). He started Echelon Growth Systems to help owners do things in the right order: fix the system first, then add the tools.
Common questions
What happens on the free Systems Snapshot?
You and Darren talk for 15–20 minutes by video call. He asks focused questions about how work gets done in your business and where time is being lost. Within 1 business day, you get one or more quick-win AI or automation fixes you can use. There's no cost and no obligation.
Do I have to buy new software?
Usually not. We start with the tools you already have. If a fix needs a new tool, we tell you what it is and what it costs before you decide.
Do you only work with certain industries?
No. We work with any type of business, of any size. If your business runs on people and processes, we can help it run better.
See where your business is losing time.
A free 15–20 minute video call with Darren. Within 1 business day, you get one or more quick-win AI or automation fixes.