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 ten free Excel and Word templates you can use this week.
Open the toolkitServices
Project Focus: operations at the center, leads and sales wired in.
Most businesses leak in three places. I am an operations specialist, so I treat all three as one connected operation: tracked, automated where it repeats and run as projects with owners. Control is what lets you decide at the right moment, with the right data.
Lead generation
Where leads come from, connected to a process: sources tracked, follow-ups automated and every lead visible, so none depends on memory.
Learn more 02Operations
The center of the model. Clear processes, owners and controls, so you can say "yes" to new demand and see problems while they are small.
Learn more 03Sales
A pipeline you can see: stages defined, follow-up automated and numbers reviewed every week. 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
Scale Your Business
A program to scale a business: more leads from social media, Google Ads and SEO, a funnel and sales plan, AI automation and software fitted to you.
In validation
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.
See what's comingCalendar
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.
- Sun Nov 1Monthly newsletter: the October update (sent by email to subscribers)NewsIn writing
- Thu Nov 5Project manager vs. program managerArticle · Project ManagementScheduled
- Thu Nov 5Automate your weekly status reportArticle · AI & AutomationScheduled
- Thu Nov 5Your first scoreboard: three numbers that matterSeries · Project Focus for business success, part 3 of 8Scheduled
- Fri Nov 6How to become a project manager without experienceArticle · CareersScheduled
- Fri Nov 6How to hire a business consultant, and avoid the bad onesArticle · ConsultingScheduled
From the blog
Hard things, explained like you're my neighbor.
PMBOK Step by Step, Part 3: What Exactly Are We Building? Scope and the Work Breakdown Structure
Part 3 of a weekly series: collect requirements, write a scope statement with real exclusions, build a WBS and a scope baseline, with a builder.
Interactive tool: The scope statement builder
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Operations Consulting: What It Is, What It Is Not and When to Hire One
What an operations consultant does, why leads and sales are operations too, seven signs it is time, eight questions to ask and a readiness check.
Interactive tool: Is it time to call an operations consultant?
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Project Risk Management in Plain English: Qualitative vs. Quantitative, and Which One You Need
What a risk is, how to rank risks with words and with numbers, which method fits your project, and a ranker that scores your own list.
Interactive tool: The risk ranker
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Utah Business, Part 2: Money and Support, From Free SBDC Advice to SBA-Backed Loans
Part 2 of a weekly series: advice first, numbers second, money third. SBDC, SCORE, APEX, SBA microloans, 7(a) and 504 loans, and a loan-readiness check.
Interactive tool: How loan-ready are you?
Four series are on the way, one part a week each: PMBOK step by step, Project Focus, AI for small business and Utah business. The short construction series is complete for now. Or browse all guides by topic and the news.
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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.