Business consulting · Project Focus
Business success,delivered as a project.
I help startups and growing companies scale by turning goals into projects, and projects into results, with automation and AI doing the heavy lifting.
- 14+
- Years in project & operations
- $115M
- Largest project led
- 1,800+
- People on one program
Every business is a collection of projects. The ones that win simply run them like projects.
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Where would you like to begin?
I run a business
Find out where it leaks and which engine to fix first, in two minutes.
Take the diagnostic 02I am starting something
A 90-day plan with three projects and one scoreboard, built for early teams.
Read the 90-day sprint 03I want a partner
Real projects in mining and heavy-equipment imports that are open to partners.
See the opportunities 04I want to learn
Guides by topic and nine free Excel and Word templates you can use this week.
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Services
Project Focus: one method, three engines of growth.
We apply project management to the three places where most businesses leak money, then automate what repeats and add AI agents where they help.
Lead generation
More of the right people discovering you. Campaigns, funnels and follow-ups run as a managed project, not a happy accident.
Learn more 02Operations
A solid back end that can say "yes" to new demand. Clear processes, owners and automations, so growth does not break the business.
Learn more 03Sales
Leads become revenue when the pipeline is tracked, followed up and measured. AI agents handle the repetitive parts.
Learn moreNot sure which engine to fix first? Take the two-minute diagnostic.
Portfolio
Things we're building.
Project Focus
Project management applied to lead generation, operations and sales, accelerated by automation and AI agents.
Active
SEO for Business Success
A public SEO case study: the plan, the optimizations, what works, what does not and the lessons, starting from a brand-new site in October 2026.
Active
Realtor Academy
An interactive learning experience for aspiring realtors, from the first lesson to local certificates and permits.
Coming soon
PMP Academy
An immersive learning experience for any professional who wants to master project management through the PMBOK approach.
Coming soon
Anime Dojo
A family project to create a manga and anime with an educational, playful focus for children.
Coming soon
Llama Purisima
Zinc, lead and silver exploration project on about 2,000 hectares in Ancash, Peru, now in diamond drilling validation. Open to technical and capital partners.
In validation
Qory Cuisine
A gastronomy project focused on Peruvian food, currently in its development phase.
In development
Titan Heavy Imports
An investment project in development focused on importing used heavy machinery.
In development
Comtury Lodge
A garden lodge of stone-and-wood bungalows in Yungay, Peru, at the foot of Huascarán. Now opening to guests, retreats and garden experiences.
Now opening
Trade Arena
A research project to build an automated trading bot by backtesting strategies, stress-testing them for robustness and publishing every result until one deserves real money.
In development
NIW Pathway
A coming-soon project for immigrants whose high-impact ideas could support a National Interest Waiver: a clear path from idea to evidence.
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My products
Books, software and learning packs. Coming soon.
Interactive learning for realtors and project managers, SaaS tools and the books I want to write.
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What's coming next.
Two articles a day, one part a week of every series, news from recent events and the changes to this website, each with a date.
- Thu Oct 29Change orders in construction: how to manage them without a fightArticle · ConstructionIn writing
- Thu Oct 29How to hire a project manager, and what to askArticle · ConsultingIn writing
- Thu Oct 29The three engines: leads, operations and salesSeries · Project Focus for business success, part 2 of 8In writing
- Fri Oct 30Theory of constraints for project managersArticle · Delivery & GovernanceScheduled
- Fri Oct 30Hiring a contractor in Utah: a checklist for ownersArticle · UtahScheduled
- Fri Oct 30The owner's representative: protecting the owner's interestSeries · Construction project management, from a civil engineer's desk, part 2 of 7Scheduled
From the blog
Hard things, explained like you're my neighbor.
The Project Status Report: What to Include, How to Color It Honestly and a Builder You Can Copy
Seven parts for a one-page status report, rules that keep red, amber and green honest, a weak and a strong example and a builder you can copy.
Interactive tool: The status report builder
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AI Assistants for Project Managers: Ten Tasks Worth Delegating, and Four You Should Not
Ten project tasks an AI assistant can draft, a five-part way to ask, four jobs that stay human and a checklist to test any task before you delegate it.
Interactive tool: Is this task safe to hand to an AI assistant?
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PMBOK Step by Step, Part 2: Who Is Involved? Building the Stakeholder Register
Part 2 of a series that follows one project from idea to closeout: find every stakeholder, rate power and attitude and write an engagement plan for each.
Interactive tool: The stakeholder register builder
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Project Management Methodologies Compared: Waterfall, Agile, Kanban and Friends (Without the Bar Fight)
Waterfall, agile, kanban, lean, PRINCE2 and hybrid in plain English, five questions that pick the right one and the mistakes every method invites.
Interactive tool: Find your starting method
Five series are on the way, one part a week each: PMBOK step by step, Project Focus, construction project management, AI for small business and Utah business. Or browse all guides by topic and the news.
Follow the conversation.
6,900+ people follow along on LinkedIn. A few things I have shared.
“I'm happy to share that I've obtained a new certification: Certificate of completion for Horizon Ventures | Innovation Accelerator.”
Read on LinkedIn Post · 2022“Project management is essential for any business, big or small. It ensures that goals are set and met and that resources are used efficiently. But good project management starts with effective planning.”
Read on LinkedIn Post · 2022“The most important outcome of a project is not the final product, but the lessons learned along the way. Anyone can complete a project by following a set of instructions, but it takes real skill to adapt and learn from mistakes.”
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Let's find the project that moves your business.
Tell me where things are stuck. I will tell you which project I would start with.