Hands-Off CEO Case Studies

Doubling sales in 6 months and increasing engagement size by 300%

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Before working with us

  • He was at full capacity. Overworking himself to deliver to clients.
  • His clients expected cutting-edge results.
  • He had a steady revenue. But hiring next-level skills needed to grow was a challenge.
  • He had steady clients. But not enough of the highest-paying clients.
  • He was in that place "in-between"... where he had a team– but not strong enough leadership to keep him out of the day-to-day.

Becoming a Hands-Off CEO

  • The Client Management Escape Plan worked its magic. Jay is entirely out of client management, spending much of his time on strategy and growth.
  • He's now crystal clear on who their best client is and what exactly they invest in. They fine-tuned a clear delivery process to remove Jay from anything not strategy-related.
  • Jay increased his service fees by 300% (which he thought was impossible before as they were already considered high in their space).
  • He's developed stronger sales skills to attract premium clients and close bigger deals.
  • Jay now has a strong operations manager who has learned how to run the business and free up the CEO to focus on growth.

Doubling revenue by working less - How Tom was able to scale with less dependence on him

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Before working with us

  • Tom’s time was constantly consumed with working IN the business.
  • No time to grow the business.
  • He needed to do much of the service delivery.

Becoming a Hands-Off CEO

  • He created a team of top performers he could trust who are now responsible for client management.
  • He now has a strategic role. He provides strategic guidance, but he doesn't get involved in the day-to-day for over 90% of client’s work.
  • He's also increased profits by 600%.

Scaling highly skilled services: $1M in 12 months

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Before working with us

  • They were stuck in the service delivery. Their clients requested projects to solve very specific problems, which forced Josh and Marcello to remain tied up in the day-to-day operations.
  • Their capacity was filled but with lower-paying projects.
  • Clients started to cancel when the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Becoming a Hands-Off CEO

  • Josh and Marcello keep raising their fees.
  • They say yes’ to only “soulmate client” quality work.
  • They build processes and IP around outcomes, making the company easier to scale and adding a higher multiple for the valuation of the company if they ever want to sell it.
  • They compete with Google and Facebook for top tech talent and attract the most talented researchers in the world.

Exiting day-to-day delivery and commanding 600% higher fees

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Before working with us

  • Mark packed so much into each day that he was about to fall over.
  • He took on smaller projects that created inconsistent cash flow, requiring more of himself.
  • He was deeply involved in the upselling process with his clients.
  • He wanted more team-led growth, but his clients always wanted him.
  • Mark was responsible for 70-80% of his business’s services, which left him with no time to expand and scale.

Becoming a Hands-Off CEO

  • He cut day-to-day involvement.
  • He narrowed the market and expanded packages.
  • He increased fees by 600% from $20,000 projects to $100-$120k+ ongoing retainers. 
  • He’s no longer involved in the strategy for most clients.
  • He’s achieved longer engagements with the right clients to unlock more growth for the business and more freedom for Mark.

Cutting working hours in half while generating 6X growth

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Before working with us

  • Philip’s time was constantly consumed by working IN the business.
  • He had no time to grow the business.
  • Philip’s expertise was needed to do much of the service delivery.
  • There was no budget to hire the $100k/year mechanical engineer they needed to expand.
  • He was constantly on the road, working over 80 hours a week.

Becoming a Hands-Off CEO

  • His company grew 3.5X in one year, from $600,000 to $2.1M – mostly utilizing his current team. 
  • There was no longer the need to hire another engineer, which saved up to $100k per year in payroll. 
  • Philip delegated the most time-consuming part of the project that he dreaded.
  • He eliminated 38 overnight job site trips per year, so he could be with his family more.
  • There was $100k of extra profit in the following year, in the first quarter alone.
  • The company has grown well beyond $4M. A new initiative will add another 7 figures.
  • He was able to take off half of August to take his wife on their dream vacation to Scotland.
  • He now owns a "Hands-Off CEO Ecosystem" of companies that run without him.

From working weekends to multiple profitable Hands-Off businesses

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Before working with us

  • Tanya ran a marketing company that was completely taking over her life.
  • She wasn’t earning enough profits for how hard she worked.
  • She couldn’t take time off without checking in on her team.
    She worked every weekend.

Becoming a Hands-Off CEO

  • Tanya found $88K in profit from a few tweaks.
  • She got her weekends back.
  • She found 11 hours in her week to focus on growing the business
  • The company was able to run for nearly a year, 100% without her.
  • She was able to sell the business.

Cut costs by 67%, doubled fees, and worked 87% less

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Before working with us

  • Brandon often worked through the night.
  • It took 12 weeks to onboard every client.
  • Certain clients were taking up too much time and focus.
  • They had to turn away new clients because of workload.
  • He had to travel onsite to each new client.

Becoming a Hands-Off CEO

  • Brandon freed up 20 hours per week by eliminating 10 hours of meetings and creating a framework to pass off complex work, which added an additional 10 hours. 
  • He found thousands of extra dollars without adding to labor costs by cutting scope creep and redefining agreements.
  • He simplified service delivery, cut costs, and discovered that clients loved it even more.
  • He cut costs by 67% and doubled the business in 18 months
  • Reduced CEO hours from 80-120 to 10 per week.

Added over $150,000 in profits in just 6 months

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Before working with us

  • Will dreamed of building his business and stepping down by the time he turned 45 years old.
  • Will didn’t have the necessary systems in place to navigate that transition and wasn’t sure his dream was feasible.

Becoming a Hands-Off CEO

  • Will now understands the value they deliver to the market.
  • He added over $150,000 in profit just six months after joining.
  • He developed a real strategy and clear vision of what needed to be in place to be able to step down.
  • He established new levels of autonomy within his team. They could accomplish just as much, if not more, without Will having to command and demand all the time
  • His team members stepped up and owned the vision.

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