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 eight free Excel 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.
ActiveSEO 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.
ActiveRealtor Academy
An interactive learning experience for aspiring realtors, from the first lesson to local certificates and permits.
Coming soonPMP Academy
An immersive learning experience for any professional who wants to master project management through the PMBOK approach.
Coming soonAnime Dojo
A family project to create a manga and anime with an educational, playful focus for children.
Coming soonLlama 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 validationQory Cuisine
A gastronomy project focused on Peruvian food, currently in its development phase.
In developmentTitan Heavy Imports
An investment project in development focused on importing used heavy machinery.
In developmentComtury 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 openingTrade 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 developmentNIW 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.
- Sun Oct 25How to start a consulting business: a 90-day project planArticle · ConsultingScheduled
- Sun Oct 25Critical path method explained, with a worked exampleArticle · ConstructionScheduled
- Sun Oct 25Project charter template (Excel and Word) with an examplePage update · TemplateScheduled
- Mon Oct 26Construction management vs. project managementArticle · ConstructionScheduled
- Mon Oct 26Kanban for small teams: a practical guideArticle · Delivery & GovernanceScheduled
- Mon Oct 26Where AI helps a small business, and where it does notSeries · AI for small business, step by step, part 1 of 6Scheduled
From the blog
Hard things, explained like you're my neighbor.
Project Charter: What It Is and How to Write One in an Hour (Without Falling Asleep)
What a project charter is, the ten parts it needs, three tiny examples, the smells of a bad one and a builder that drafts your first charter.
Interactive tool: The charter builder
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The Utah Small Business Resource Guide: Free Help, Real Names, No Fluff
A map of free and low-cost help for Utah small businesses: SBDC, SCORE, state offices, Silicon Slopes and PMI, and what each is good for.
Interactive tool: Find your first door
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RACI Chart: How to Build One in 30 Minutes, With Examples and Without Drama
What the four letters mean, the two rules that make a chart work, three worked examples with an office party, and a builder that checks your chart.
Interactive tool: The RACI builder
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AI for Small Business: What to Automate First (and What to Leave Alone)
A practical filter to pick the first thing to automate: seven good candidates, what to avoid, a 30-day pilot and the guardrails that keep it safe.
Interactive tool: Rank your first automation
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.