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Executive Infrastructure

We are not consultants. We are builders. Every system delivered, trained, and running before we leave.
30 Days
Start to fully operational.
Why Growth Starts Breaking Operations
Your business does not have a people problem. It has a systems problem.
What worked at 10 employees breaks at 30. Disconnected tools, undocumented workflows, duplicated work, and operational dependency on one person who knows everything — that is not a staffing gap. That is an infrastructure gap. We close it.
Weekly drain
8–12 hrs
Leadership time lost to admin, status chasing, and manual work that should not exist
Onboarding drag
60–90 days
Time for new hires to become functional when processes live in people's heads, not systems
Admin reduction
50%+
Average reduction in manual overhead after a full infrastructure buildout and team training
Delivery window
30 days
From signed agreement to fully operational executive infrastructure — built, trained, and running

We Speak Your Industry

We are the translator between operations and technology. We understand leadership, finance, accountability, workflows, and execution — then we build the systems that connect them. The infrastructure looks different for a law firm than it does for a construction company. Here is what that means in practice.
Law Firms
Case Pipeline Automation and Matter Management
Intake to conflict check to file creation — automated. Client communication cadences, deadline tracking, and billing handoffs connected. Your team spends time on legal work, not administrative overhead.
Construction and Contracting
CRM Systems and Field-to-Office Workflow
Lead capture to bid, bid to project, project to closeout — documented and tracked. Field team communication connected to office management. No more status calls to find out where a job stands.
Medical Practices and Med Spas
Executive Infrastructure for Clinical Businesses
Appointment automation, patient onboarding sequences, staff accountability systems, and provider visibility dashboards. Operational infrastructure that scales the practice without scaling the owner's involvement.
Multi-Location and Franchise Operations
Operational Scaling Across Locations
Standardized systems deployed across multiple locations. Consistent communication protocols, unified reporting, and leadership visibility into every location — without requiring a regional manager to hold everything together.
Marketing and Creative Agencies
Client Delivery Infrastructure and Retention Systems
Project intake, scope management, client communication cadences, and deliverable tracking — built so your team can run client work without the founder managing every relationship.
Home Services and Field Operations
Dispatch, Follow-Up, and Revenue Recovery Automation
Booking to dispatch, dispatch to invoice, invoice to follow-up — automated. Review request sequences, repeat booking triggers, and upsell workflows that run without anyone remembering to do them.
Executive dashboard with KPI reporting across dual monitors
Leadership Dashboards
Digital onboarding checklist and automated workflow system
Automated Onboarding
Structured team meeting with clear agenda and follow-up system
Executive Meeting Systems
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Phase One
The Operations Audit
Free Operations Breakdown Assessment
Before we meet, you complete a structured intake that tells us exactly where your operations are breaking. Typeform intake questionnaire, operational maturity scorecard, workflow audit questions across every department, lead capture, and a direct booking link to your assessment call. We review everything before the call. We arrive knowing your business — not asking basic questions.
The Operations Audit Call
A two-hour structured deep dive into your leadership workflows, team structure, tool ecosystem, and the specific operational breakdowns costing you the most. Every session is recorded and documented. This is not a sales call. By the end, you will know exactly what we would build, why, and what it costs — and we will know whether we are the right partner.
Executive Infrastructure Proposal
A written buildout document mapping every system to a specific operational problem in your business. Not a generic service list. Your bottlenecks, your workflows, your solution — delivered before we build a single thing. You know exactly what is coming before you sign anything.
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Phase Two
Executive Infrastructure Buildout

Every system is designed, configured, and tested before you see a single screen. Nothing is a starter template. Nothing is a placeholder. By the time we hand it off, your team is inheriting a live operational infrastructure — not a setup guide.

AI Command Center
Claude AI configured with a custom prompt library built around your specific leadership role, communication style, and highest-value recurring tasks. Every prompt is saved, labeled, and ready to deploy from day one. Email drafting at your voice, meeting summaries that capture decisions not just discussion, SOP generation, client-facing content, and executive research workflows.
Project Management Architecture
Asana or Monday built with your actual projects, real team structure, and live recurring workflows loaded in — not demo data. Task templates that eliminate setup time, ownership assignments with escalation logic, milestone triggers, overdue alerts, and leadership dashboard views so you see everything without asking anyone.
Digital Workspace Integration
Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 structured, integrated with project management, and configured for how your leadership team actually communicates. Shared inbox routing, calendar scheduling flows, meeting prep and follow-up automation, and email organization rules that eliminate the inbox as a task management system.
File System Architecture
Google Drive or Dropbox organized around how your business actually operates — not how someone thought it should work three years ago. Department and function folder architecture, role-based naming conventions, permission structures, and intake triggers that auto-generate client folders on contract signature.
Leadership Visibility Systems
A documented SOP library with a minimum of three completed operating procedures and a template framework your team can expand without starting from scratch. Client onboarding, employee onboarding, weekly operational review, and your highest-priority custom processes — all documented, housed, and findable in under sixty seconds.
Executive Meeting Infrastructure
Agenda templates built for every meeting type in your cadence. Action item capture connected directly to project management so nothing is lost after the meeting ends. Follow-up automation so decisions produce tasks, not promises. First meeting scheduled with the template running before we hand off.
CRM and Revenue Workflow Integration
Your CRM connected to project management and digital workspace with the handoffs automated. Lead capture to pipeline entry, pipeline stage to follow-up sequence, closed deal to project creation, project completion to review request. Works with HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive, GoHighLevel, HoneyBook, Dubsado, and others.
Operational Software Stack Integration
The tools your business already uses — scheduling, invoicing, intake, communication, industry-specific platforms — connected and automated so data flows without anyone manually transferring it. Built around your existing stack. We do not replace what is working. We make it work together.
Infrastructure in Action — Automation Examples
Trigger
New lead fills out contact form
→
Action
Contact created in CRM with source tag
→
Result
Follow-up sequence starts, task assigned to sales rep
Trigger
Client agreement signed
→
Action
Project created in Asana with full onboarding template
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Result
Client folder built, team notified, intake form sent
Trigger
Meeting ends in Google Calendar
→
Action
AI generates summary and action items from transcript
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Result
Tasks created in Asana, recap sent to attendees
Trigger
Invoice sent with no payment after 7 days
→
Action
Reminder email sent, follow-up task created for owner
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Result
Collections workflow triggered if still unpaid at 14 days
Trigger
New hire added to HR system
→
Action
Accounts created, permissions assigned, checklist launched
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Result
Day-one ready without IT or the owner touching anything
Trigger
Task goes overdue in project management
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Action
Assignee pinged, manager notified if no response in 24 hrs
→
Result
Escalation logged, deadline reset with documented reason
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Phase Three
Growth Stack Integration and Handoff
Growth Stack Integration Session
A three-hour live session where your team does not watch a demo — they operate the systems. Every tool, every workflow, every automation run live with real scenarios and direct coaching. Pre-session checklist, structured agenda, post-session recap with role-by-role action assignments. Your team leaves knowing how to run this without us in the room.
Two-Week Adoption Review
Thirty to forty-five minutes. An adoption scorecard across every system delivered. What is being used, what is being avoided, and why. Adjustments made on the call. Resistance identified and addressed before it becomes habit. Goal set for the 30-day review.
30-Day Executive Impact Review
Forty-five to sixty minutes. Impact assessment against the operational goals set at the start of the engagement. System health across all five pillars, team adoption rates, time recovered, bottlenecks resolved, and next-level infrastructure opportunities identified. This is not a check-in call. It is proof that the investment performed.
Outside Our Scope
Custom software development, APIs, or integrations built from scratch code
IT infrastructure, hardware, or software license procurement
Ongoing system management or administration after the 30-day review
Business strategy, executive coaching, or fractional COO advisory
Enterprise-scale change management for organizations above 50 people
Software platform evaluation across 10 or more competing tools
Network, device, or hardware management of any kind
Any work outside defined scope without a separate written agreement
Who We Work Best With
Law Firms
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
Medical Spas
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
Marketing Agencies
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
Home Services
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
Lawn Care
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
Medical Practices
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
Sales Organizations
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
Property Management
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
Real Estate Teams
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
Insurance Agencies
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
Financial Advisory
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
Dental Practices
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
Physical Therapy
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
Staffing Agencies
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
Event Companies
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
Creative Studios
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
Consulting Firms
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
Logistics Companies
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
Franchise Operations
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
Corporate Ops Teams
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
E-Commerce Brands
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
Coaching Businesses
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
Construction Companies
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue
Landscape Companies
2 to 12 people · $1M–$20M revenue

Your operations should work for you.

Start with the free Operations Breakdown Assessment. We will tell you exactly where things are breaking and what it would take to fix them. No commitment required.

Start Free Assessment 615-334-9776  ·  info@smartopsconsulting.org

Tools We Work With

We work within the tools your team already uses or is ready to adopt. Our stack spans AI, project management, communication, file storage, CRM, finance, and industry-specific platforms across dozens of business types.

AI and Automation
Claude AI ChatGPT Gemini Copilot Perplexity Zapier Make (Integromat) n8n Bardeen Jasper Copy.ai Notion AI Reclaim AI Motion Otter.ai Fireflies.ai Grain tl;dv
Project Management and Task Tracking
Asana Monday.com ClickUp Notion Basecamp Trello Jira Linear Teamwork Wrike Smartsheet Airtable Height Todoist Things 3 OmniFocus Hive ProofHub
Digital Workspace and Productivity
Google Workspace Microsoft 365 Google Drive Google Docs Google Sheets Google Slides Google Forms Google Meet Microsoft Teams Microsoft Excel Microsoft Word Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft SharePoint Microsoft OneDrive Dropbox Box Notion Confluence Apple iCloud Apple Pages Apple Numbers
Communication and Messaging
Slack Microsoft Teams Zoom Google Meet Loom WhatsApp Business iMessage Gmail Outlook Front Superhuman Intercom Zendesk Freshdesk Help Scout Discord Telegram Signal RingCentral OpenPhone Dialpad Aircall
CRM and Sales
HubSpot Salesforce Pipedrive Close.io Zoho CRM Monday Sales CRM Keap ActiveCampaign GoHighLevel Copper Streak Attio Folk Podio Nutshell Insightly Freshsales Dubsado Honeybook 17hats Bonsai
Scheduling and Booking
Calendly Acuity Scheduling Cal.com Square Appointments Mindbody Jane App SimplePractice Booksy Vagaro GlossGenius Boulevard Fresha Appointy YouCanBookMe HoneyBook Setmore Schedulicity Cliniko
Marketing and Email Automation
Mailchimp Klaviyo ActiveCampaign ConvertKit Drip Constant Contact Brevo (Sendinblue) Flodesk Beehiiv Substack HubSpot Marketing Omnisend Privy Postscript Attentive ManyChat Meta Business Suite Buffer Hootsuite Later Sprout Social Canva
Finance, Accounting and Billing
QuickBooks Online QuickBooks Desktop Xero FreshBooks Wave Bench Gusto ADP Rippling Paychex Stripe Square PayPal Venmo Business Zelle Business Bill.com Melio Harvest Toggl Track Clockify Time Doctor
E-Commerce and Web Platforms
Shopify WooCommerce BigCommerce Squarespace Wix Webflow WordPress Magento Etsy Amazon Seller eBay Business Faire TikTok Shop Instagram Shopping Google Merchant Center Gorgias Klaviyo ReCharge Bold Subscriptions
HR, Recruiting and People Operations
Gusto Rippling Bamboo HR Lattice 15Five Culture Amp Workday Greenhouse Lever JazzHR Workable Indeed LinkedIn Recruiter ZipRecruiter Trainual TalentLMS Lessonly Docebo Loom Notion
Documents, Contracts and Legal
DocuSign PandaDoc HelloSign (Dropbox Sign) Adobe Acrobat Adobe Sign Clio MyCase Practice Panther Lawmatics Filevine Dropbox Sign Ironclad Juro Contractbook Notarize Docupilot WebMerge Formstack
Field Operations, Dispatch and Service
ServiceTitan Jobber Housecall Pro FieldEdge Service Fusion WorkWave Kickserv mHelpDesk Zuper Commusoft Simpro BuilderTREND CoConstruct Procore PlanGrid Contractor Foreman Knowify Jonas Construction
Healthcare, Med Spa and Wellness
Jane App SimplePractice TherapyNotes Mindbody Vagaro Boulevard Zenoti Aesthetic Record Nextech PatientNow Modernizing Medicine DrChrono Kareo eClinicalWorks Phreesia Spruce Health Healthie Practice Better Fresha GlossGenius
Development and Technical Operations
GitHub GitLab Bitbucket Linear Jira Confluence Sentry Datadog PagerDuty Vercel Netlify AWS Google Cloud Azure Heroku Render Supabase Firebase Retool Webflow Postman Notion
Devices and Mobile Platforms
iPhone Android iPad Mac Windows PC Chromebook Apple Watch AirPods Apple Business Manager Google Workspace Admin Microsoft Intune Jamf MDM platforms Zoom Rooms Google Meet Hardware Ring Central Rooms
Analytics and Reporting
Google Analytics 4 Google Search Console Google Looker Studio Google Tag Manager Hotjar Mixpanel Amplitude Tableau Power BI Databox Klipfolio AgencyAnalytics SEMrush Ahrefs HubSpot Analytics Meta Ads Manager Google Ads
Security, Passwords and Access
1Password LastPass Bitwarden Dashlane Keeper NordPass Okta Google Authenticator Microsoft Authenticator Duo Security Cloudflare Norton Malwarebytes Vanta Drata

Don't see your tool? If your team uses it, there is a good chance we can work with it, integrate it, or help you decide whether to keep it. Our engagements are built around your actual stack, not a rigid preset. Bring what you have.