The Own It Guy maps one painful workflow and shows you how to take it from 10 hours down to 1.
Every engagement ends with a written plan and three structured options β Fix the process, Pragmatic recommendation, or Own It. Any code we produce is yours: you control the source, the data and the hosting, and can take it to another provider at any time.
$750
Map one painful workflow and show how to reduce it from roughly 10 hours to 1 hour per week.
$2,000
Review 3β5 key workflows, tools and hand-offs across the business and build a prioritised roadmap.
$750
An honest appraisal of whether AI, automation or API integration can actually help your business.
Most small business owners are not short of tools. They are short of time because their workflows are broken.
The real cost
hours per week lost to one broken workflow
That is the hidden cost before we design the fix.
This is for local business owners who want straight answers, not another sales pitch.
Simple, repeatable and honest. No surprises.
We find the workflow that is eating the most time and map how it actually works today.
We translate the waste into hours and dollars so the decision is based on reality.
You get a written plan with three options: Fix the process, Pragmatic recommendation or Own It.
Only if the numbers stack up, we build an integration, voice AI or custom tool you own.
I am not here to sell you a build. I am here to help you make the right decision β and show you that Own It is always on the table.
Use the tools you already have, better. Configuration, tweaks and small process changes. Lowest cost, lowest risk.
The one lightweight AI or SaaS tool I would try first, based on a short market scan. Not a list β a βstart hereβ pick.
Build or implement a custom/open-source solution. Pay once, control the IP, and hold all the leverage.
These are the practical fixes that come out of the diagnostics.
Connect the tools you already use β Xero, CRM, calendar, email, SMS, field app β so data flows once.
Automate lead follow-up, invoice chasing, job scheduling and quote-to-invoice without paying for another monthly app.
For harder problems: voice agents that answer repetitive calls, take bookings or qualify leads.
When no off-the-shelf tool fits, build one you own β no monthly licence and no lock-in.
The friend stuff: Wi-Fi, passwords, updates, virus scan, open ports, backups and basic cyber hygiene.
Hands-on sessions so your team can run the new tools and automations without needing me forever.
Pick the biggest pain and see what a realistic weekly saving could look like.
In a typical week, this could save you:
hours β or $0 of your time back every year.
Let's find out if it is worth itI have spent 25+ years in B2B technology sales and leadership. I have seen businesses spend millions on technology that did not fit β and miss simple fixes that did.
I help local business owners in Bayside, Melbourne stop overspending on hype and start saving real hours with practical automation, honest AI advice and the kind of IT checks a good friend would do.
I love to own what I use, and I hate overpaying for subscriptions β whether it is my mobile phone plan, AI tools or any other technology. Small businesses are overspending because they are time poor: it is easier to pay than to take a proper look at the options. That is where I can help.
"The best advice was what not to buy."
"Jeremy told me the $8,000 CRM a vendor was pushing was overkill. We fixed the same problem for $80 a month and one simple integration. Saved me a fortune."
β Owner, 12-person electrical services business, Altona
This is an in-person meeting in Bayside, Melbourne. You will walk away with a clear, written plan β even if the right answer is to do nothing.