You Built This Business With Your Hands. Now It’s Time to Build It to Run Without Your Constant Adrenaline.
You started your company because you were better than everyone else. You were the best technician, the best salesperson, and the hardest worker. You struck out on your own and business boomed. At first, it was everything you wanted.
But now you have employees. You have payroll. You have problems that follow you home and keep you awake. It feels like not a single person on your team can make a decision without you. You are the highest-paid person in the building, yet you are still the one fixing the schedule and answering technical questions at 10:00 PM.
I want you to know something: It is not your fault.
There isn't a class on delegation. There is no syllabus for how to trust a team with the business you risked everything to build. You have been managing by "gut feel" because that is what got you here. But gut feel has a ceiling. You have reached it.
The Boardroom for the $1M-$10M Operator
The Gillespie Board is not a "coaching" program. It is a monthly virtual boardroom for owners who are tired of being the only ones who can solve a problem. We do not offer heartless advice that we couldn't implement ourselves. We install the technical infrastructure required to move you from the front lines to the strategist’s seat.
I have been this person. I found the other side. I have sold and fulfilled services for the public. I understand the culture of how a business gets stuck at this stage. I provide the frameworks to help you let go without losing control.
The Gillespie Method: Your New Operating System
Once a month, we meet for 1.5-3 hours depending on complexity and group size. You bring the actual decisions sitting on your desk. We apply a four-step framework: we find the root cause of the profit leak, make the tradeoffs visible, make a choice based on math, and provide the implementation steps to make it stick.
We install the core frameworks your business is missing: the payroll ratio that stabilizes your margin, the pay scales that make raises predictable, and the onboarding systems that turn new hires into contributors without you shadowing them.
The 90-Day Proof of Concept
I do not expect you to trust a new system overnight. You have worked too hard for that. We start with a 3-month evaluation period to prove the framework works in your specific office or warehouse.
You pay $300 per month for the first 3 months. We work through the initial diagnostic together. If we are a fit, we move to the annual membership of $2,400. Your $900 investment is credited toward the total.
The Math of the Investment
Let’s look at how my pricing and service compares to the rest of the industry:
Boutique Strategy Consulting
Hire a specialized consultant to review your P&L and build an standard operating procedure library typically starts at $5,000 per month with a 6-month minimum. That is a $30,000 commitment for a one-time fix.
Executive Group Coaching
High-end "Masterminds" for small business owners often cost between $10,000 and $25,000 per year. These focus heavily on "networking" and "mindset" but rarely provide the technical math needed to fix a 41% payroll ratio.
(Mine) The Gillespie Board
For $2,400 per year, you get the technical manuals, the MBA-level training for your team, and a monthly boardroom session. If one decision framework saves you from a single bad hire or helps you reclaim 5% of your margin, the Board pays for itself ten times over. I am not a "coach." I am an architect for your firm’s infrastructure.
Why This Costs $2,400 Instead of $30,000
You might wonder why I charge a fraction of what a boutique strategy firm or a high-end mastermind demands. Most consultants charge $30,000 or more because they have to. Their business model requires a massive sales engine to replace the clients who leave after six months.
I don’t want to run a sales engine. I want to run a boardroom.
The Math of Your Return
My goal is a minimum 10x-20x return on your investment. I expect to save your business a net of at least $48,000 per year by plugging profit leaks you’ve learned to ignore.
The 5-Year Profit: Over five years, that is $240,000 in additional cash in your pocket.
The Exit Value: When you go to sell, that extra profit adds between $480,000 and $1,200,000 in enterprise value to your firm.
If I produce that result, you won’t leave. My churn stays low. My focus stays on you.
I Like the “Job” Aspect of My Work
If I charged $30,000, a 60% return would be hard for you to justify after accounting for the time the consultant take you away from the core business. It would force me to spend my time hunting for the next client instead of deconstructing your P&L.
I may teach you how to grow, but I personally prefer a small, intimate operation. I enjoy doing the work more than I enjoy "working on" a consulting empire. By keeping my overhead low and my price accessible, I can afford to be the advisor you actually need—not the salesperson you want to avoid.
I am too good of an investment for you to quit. That is my business plan.
Let’s See If There Is a Fit
The Gillespie Board is a room of peers who understand the burden of being the best employee you have. I protect the integrity of that room by personally vetting every member.
I am looking for owners who are ready to stop managing by adrenaline and start scaling by framework. Schedule a brief selection call to discuss your current operations. If my frameworks can solve your hurdles, I will invite you to the Board.