- For owners ready to grow -
Stop running a job. Start building a business.
If you're turning over decent money but the business still feels like it runs through you - the long days, the tight margins, no real structure to lean on - I work with a small number of owners to change that.
Free - 30 minutes - 1-to-1 - limited seats this quarter
- 20+ years of building and running service businesses -
Years of building and running service-based businesses
Businesses personally owned and currently run
Promise: tell you the truth, always
The shift most owners never quite make.
On the left, where most owners are stuck. On the right, where 90 days of focused work will get you.
Where you are now
- Working 60+ hour weeks and the business still stalls without you
- Revenue is up, but margin and cash feel tighter than ever
- You are the bottleneck on sales, hiring, ops - and you know it
- You have tried courses, masterminds, "coaches" - nothing stuck
Where 90 days takes you
- A business that runs - and grows - without you in every decision
- Clean numbers, healthier margin, predictable monthly cash
- A team that owns the day-to-day so you own the direction
- A weekly operator rhythm that compounds, not a 12-week sprint
Year. Time back. Curriculum.
A simple, repeatable operating rhythm that compounds.
Clarity
Get an honest, end-to-end view of where the business actually is - and where the leverage is.
- A one-page picture of profit leaks, owner-dependency and bottlenecks
- A weekly operator rhythm you can actually keep
- A 90-day priority list with the noise stripped out
By end of stage 1: you finally know what to fix first.
Control
Put the structure in so the day-to-day stops landing on your desk.
- Sales process, hiring filters and numbers that hold up
- Simple systems your team can run without you
- Clean cash, healthier margin, predictable months
By end of stage 2: the business runs without you in every decision.
Choices
Once the business is under control, you get options - on your terms.
- Grow it, sell parts of it, hire into it - or get your time back
- A real plan for the next 12 months, not the next 12 weeks
- Space to think like an owner again, not a fire-fighter
By end of stage 3: the business serves your life, not the other way round.
Featured insight
Six months with Brad have completely re-shaped how I run the business. Revenue is up because I'm finally focused on the right things - and I know exactly what to say no to.
Sarah Myers.
Owner, Landscaping business
Revenue up, owner hours down
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I'd been burned by mentors before, so I was cynical. Brad is the only one who has genuinely changed how I think about my business - and my life.
James Kingsley.
Owner, Workwear Business
Be honest. Is this you?
I keep numbers deliberately small. That only works if the people in the room are the right ones. Be honest with yourself here - it saves us both a call.
This is for you if
- You own a UK business doing £250k - £3M and want to scale it properly
- You are willing to be told the truth, even when it stings
- You can commit one hour a week + the work between sessions
- You want a real operator in your corner, not a theory merchant
It is NOT for you if
- You are looking for hacks, funnels-in-a-box or overnight wins
- You will not look at your numbers honestly
- You want a group programme to hide inside
- You are not actually ready to change how you operate
Brad Staines
Mentor - Operator - Podcast host
I've sat on both sides of the table.
I built Aquamark from the ground up - we are just under £4M turnover now with 41 people in the team, and I learned most of what I know the hard way - through the mistakes, the close calls, and the moments where I had to figure it out with no one around to show me.
These days I mentor a small number of business owners directly. The people I work best with are the ones who are genuinely good at what they do, making decent money, but feel like the business still needs them in too many decisions.
I'm not here to sell you a programme or tell you what you want to hear. I'm here to help you build something that actually works.
Coming soon - The Vault
A private library of frameworks, tools, and templates I've built over 20 years running real businesses.
Everything I wish someone had handed me earlier - packaged up and ready to use.
Keep me posted
Be the first to know when it opens.
Working On It - the off-stage conversations.
All episodesLong-form chats with operators building real businesses. No gurus. No scripts. New episodes weekly.
In 2013 I found out I owed HMRC £93,000 in unpaid VAT.
My house was on the line. HMRC wanted it in three months. On a £300k turnover, that was impossible.
That night I couldn't sleep. By 7AM the next morning, I'd closed the company and started a new one.
I'm not telling you that to impress you. I'm telling you because I genuinely don't want the next owner to take ten years to learn what I had to learn that night.
Before you book.
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Book a 30 minute call with me. If we are a good fit for each other, then great. If not, at least you will have some fresh perspective and a plan to move forward.
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