30 days inside your business to uncover the patterns, dependencies and operational weirdness hiding underneath the heaviness, so you can stop fixing symptoms and know exactly what needs your attention next.
You Know something is off
Let's figure out what the fuck it is.
EVERYTHING COMES BACK TO YOU
You have a team, but somehow you’re still the final destination for decisions, questions and things nobody quite knows who owns.
GROWTH FEELS HEAVIER
Another client, offer or hire should feel exciting. Instead, part of your brain immediately starts calculating what might break.
YOU CAN’T SEE THE ACTUAL PROBLEM
You know the business feels heavier than it should. You just can’t tell whether the answer is better systems, clearer ownership, another hire, AI or leaving half of it the fuck alone.
why this is perfect for you...
You've tried fixing things yourself
Cute. But what if you’ve been fixing the wrong things?
You hired, delegated, maybe fired, moved from Asana to ClickUp and your Notion space is a graveyard of templates you bought.
Maybe you signed up for Claude, convinced AI would finally take some of the weight.
And it kind of helped but you're still the one everything falls back on.
At some point, another tool stops being the answer.
You need to know what’s actually going on
Sometimes the most valuable thing I’ll tell you is: leave that the fuck alone.
Because rebuilding your Notion for the 16th time won’t fix a problem that was never really Notion.
💥 The Slack question that keeps coming back.
💥 The task you delegated but somehow still mentally own.
💥 The launch that becomes chaotic at exactly the same point every time.
💥 The decision nobody makes until you’re involved.
💥 The Friday you technically took off but spent checking your phone anyway.
Individually, they look like small annoyances.
Together, they tell me how your business actually works. How it lives and breathes even.
For around 30 days, I step inside the business and follow those signals.
Because what you think the problem is and what’s actually creating the pressure are very often two different things.
And that’s where it gets interesting.
I LOOK FOR SIGNALS.
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Capacity, dependencies and recurring bottlenecks
Where you’re still quietly compensating for gaps
Where you’re still quietly compensating for gaps
AKA following all the individual threads that make up your operating engine & intertwine together and collecting "oooo wait a fucking minute" moments to unpack.
Where AI & automation will genuinely create capacity
Decision & Ownership Pathways
Systems & Workflows
We start with a deep kick-off call to understand where you’re going, what’s frustrating you and the things you already suspect might be getting in the way.
Then I observe.
For around 30 days, I look at how the business actually functions when nobody is presenting me with the polished version.
I'm looking accross:
30 days. eyes wide open
I'm Not Here To Walk Through A Checklist
FROM “EVERYTHING FEELS HEAVY” TO “OH. THAT’S WHY I'VE BEEN GOING IN CIRCLES.”
Because clarity is lovely when you know what the fuck to do with it.
At the end of the audit, I translate everything I’ve seen into clear strategic recommendations and a prioritised 90-day roadmap.
Showing you what to prioritise, what is a "not now"
and, importantly, what you can stop fucking with altogether.
You leave knowing where to put your energy next.
The Translation
That moment where the thing you’ve been feeling but couldn’t quite explain finally has a name.
You can see why the same problems keep resurfacing, why delegation hasn’t quite worked, why the team still needs you, why adding AI hasn’t magically made everything lighter.
There is HUGE relief in realising you’re not dealing with 47 unrelated problems.
You’re looking at a handful of patterns creating a lot of noise.
The Exhale
A comprehensive view of what’s actually happening beneath the surface that's making your business feel like it weighs 10 tonne.
Where's the business dependant on you? What's causing that anxious pit in your stomach?
The Diagnosis
This is where it all comes together. An actionable plan to implement that's not going to fry your brain in the process.
You're gonna know what are real priorities, what can wait a little bit & what you should leave the fuck alone- as well as knowing exactly when to do them.
90 Day Plan
How do we actually make the business work for you and how you're designed?
There's a difference between a business that depends on you & one that works for you- let's fill in the gaps.
The Strategy
Every audit starts with a deep dive into your brain & ends with a strategic 90 day plan to take you to your next level.
NOT JUST ANOTHER pRETTY NOTION PAGE YOU NEVER OPEN AGAIN
what you walk away with
"This felt like a weight off my shoulders"
Committed to building businesses and experiences that you don't feel like you need to escape from.
Passionate about operations that let you ask more of your business, not the other way around.
Chief Founder Wrangler & Brain Untangler
Truthfully, operations affects the way you're able to live your life. And I don't know about you but I'd much rather be able to clock-off at 3pm in July & make myself a martini over getting summer cold & flu because your body is feeling so run down.
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Certified Online Operations Manager with School of Operations
My credentials:
Hi! I'm Ell,
AOC was born out of spending time in so many businesses as a VA & seeing amazing, beyond capable founders with fuck-ass opinions of themselves that they were the problem.
Your business is whispering to you- it's time you stop ignoring it.