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Decisions Still Route Through You
People and leadership. Decisions bottlenecked through the owner, a team not aligned to the vision, unclear accountability. The working calls find where the business waits on you and what that costs.
300+ companies
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25 years operating
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$2B+ revenue generated
7 Reasons Owners Are Finding Their Blind Spots With a Platinum Health Check
In about two weeks you will have the full picture: where margin and time are leaking, ranked by dollar impact, with a 90-day plan to fix it. You hand us your numbers and a few documents. We do the digging.
$5,000 one time. About two weeks. Three months of Force Multiplier included.
Not sure yet? Take the free 5-minute Blind Spot Diagnostic.
See a full sample roadmap before you commit a dollar
The depth, the math and the format are what you receive. Results vary.
The 7 Reasons
Five Places Blind Spots Hide, and What Happens Next
Each one quantified against industry benchmarks. The number is grounded, not a guess.
02
Work That Quietly Depends on You Being in the Room
Process and operations. Rework, delays, manual admin, and execution that stalls when you step away. We trace it and put a number on it.
03
You May Be Underpriced
Revenue and pricing, the sell side. When did you last raise prices? How much do you discount to close? It is often a fast lever, and the review covers your client pricing and agreements.
04
Spend You Stopped Looking At
Spend and vendors, the buy side. Where renegotiation, consolidation, better terms or rebates recover spend.
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What AI Is Actually Worth in Your Business, in Dollars
Data and AI. The AI-ROI analysis is included: where better data and AI remove cost or unlock revenue, sequenced by what you are ready for.
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Every Finding Has a Number, and the Math Behind It
Each blind spot comes with a benchmarked dollar estimate, the assumption behind it, and its place in a 90-day plan, ranked by what pays off first. Estimates come with ranges. Acting on the plan is your work, so the result is yours to earn.
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It Does Not Stop at the Report
We walk the findings with you in a live readout. A follow-up call at 90 days measures progress, and Force Multiplier is yours for three months, included. If you want help putting the top levers in, the Blind Spot Sprint and a longer engagement with John are there when they fit.
Scenario Calculator
See How the Math Looks in a Sample Roadmap
What Is 2 to 10 Percent of Your Revenue?
We typically identify 2 to 10 percent of revenue in opportunities the owner did not know were there, with the math behind every line.
2 to 10 percent, per year
Arithmetic on your revenue, not a promise. What the Health Check finds depends on your numbers.
Sample roadmap
The Quantified Opportunity, Line by Line
Roofing and exteriors company, $5.4M revenue. Annual estimates, benchmarked.
| Lever | Annual estimate |
|---|---|
| Sell-side pricing and discount discipline | $100K to $208K |
| Vendor renegotiation and rebate | $71,250 |
| Callback cost reduction | $41,600 |
| Advertising reallocation | $18,600 |
| Data and AI implementation (Year 1 net) | $93,272 |
| Total identified opportunity | $325K to $433K / yr |
A standard example: the depth, the math and the format are what you receive. Results vary.
Real results, names withheld
What the Health Check Turned Up in Four Businesses
$112,000
a year identified
$4.4M software company
$87,000
year one, plus $55,000+ a year ongoing
$5.2M home services company
$120,000
a year in wasted ad spend, plus $15,000+ a month from an unused CRM
$9M construction firm
Churn cut roughly in half
across locations
Multi-location med spa
Identified opportunities, not promised results. Different industries, the same places blind spots hide. Results vary by business.
One engagement
Everything in the Platinum Health Check
Your part: two short assessments, a few documents, and three calls of 60 to 90 minutes. We do everything else.
Platinum Health Check
Done with you, about two weeks from kickoff to roadmap.
$5,000one time
Three months of Force Multiplier included.- ✓In-depth assessment. A structured scan across the leadership and operational areas that determine how a business runs.
- ✓Three calls, 60 to 90 minutes each. Two working calls with the people who know where it hurts, and the Strategic Roadmap review.
- ✓AI-ROI analysis. The dollar opportunity and the cost of the gaps, with hard numbers, across all five dimensions.
- ✓Pricing and contract review. Both sides of your margin: client pricing and agreements, vendor contracts and spend.
- ✓90-day roadmap. Specific actions, owners, dates, KPIs, and benchmark numbers so you know how you stack up.
- ✓Live readout. We walk the findings and the plan together, so you leave knowing what to do first and why.
- ✓A follow-up call at 90 days. We measure progress against the roadmap.
- ✓Three months of Force Multiplier. Your roadmap, the 12 Core Systems and Nestor, your strategic AI partner, in your own account.
Want to talk it through first? Book a 30-minute call.
How it works
About Two Weeks, Start to Roadmap
1
Kickoff and assessment
You complete two short assessments and hand over a few documents. We schedule your first call.
2
Two working calls
60 to 90 minutes each, with you and the people who know where it hurts. This is where the blind spots come out.
3
Analysis
AI-ROI quantification, pricing and contract review, and benchmarking against your industry.
4
Strategic Roadmap review
60 to 90 minutes. We present the findings and your 90-day roadmap and go live with Force Multiplier.
5
Day 90 follow-up
A follow-up call at 90 days measures progress against the roadmap.
Proof
What Leaders Say After Working With John
"He was instrumental in building a stronger leadership team, aligning our culture around growth, and helping us make tough decisions about who should be part of our future. … Ultimately, John helped position Dataline Systems for a successful sale. His coaching and guidance were absolutely critical to the outcome we achieved."
Darren York
Former CEO, Dataline Systems
"Not only did he help you address the problems you knew about, but he also worked with you to identify problems that weren't so obvious. John took the time to get to know our business, our people, and our processes, in order to identify and implement the best solution for the company."
Michael Donilon
Head of Open Gate Brewery, Guinness US
"It is his ability [to] translate somewhat abstract data points and translate them into something actionable that moves people and teams in a positive direction. If you don't want to have someone challenge you or your team don't contact John! If instead you want to build your team and move to the next level he is your guy!"
Paul DeSmet
President, Technical Micronics Control, Inc.
"He brings clarity, sound judgment, and a strong people-first mindset to every situation, with a unique ability to quickly assess challenges and drive meaningful results. I highly recommend John for executive coaching or fractional executive roles."
Donna Stein
Vice President, Client Success Team, CardWorks
"John wears special X-ray goggles that see EXACTLY what entrepreneurs must do to succeed—and then he keeps you accountable until you're more successful than you thought possible. Strategic action steps, accelerated and predictable growth, overcoming stress ... you name it, John makes it happen for you."
Caleb Breakey
Founder and CEO, Renown Publishing
"John will make you think. He makes me think every time we talk. If you don't want to think, John is not your guy. John makes you see things from a different perspective. If you want the status quo outlook, John is not your guy. … Your employees will be better employees, your team a better team, and your organization a better organization."
Chris Ward
Automotive Business Consultant, Hunter Engineering
How it fits
The Health Check is the second rung.
1. Do it yourself
Force Multiplier
Nestor, the assessment, the roadmap, the 12 Core Systems. $497 a month, one seat, 7 days free.
See Force Multiplier2. Done with you
Platinum Health Check
Three calls, a ranked 90-day roadmap, a follow-up at 90 days, three months of Force Multiplier included. $5,000, about two weeks.
This page3. Fixed scope
Blind Spot Sprint
Three to five blind spots fixed with you, not just found. Fixed scope, priced on a call.
See the Sprint4. In the seat
Longer engagement
When the business needs John beside the owner for a season. Priced on a call.
Book a 30-minute call
FAQ
Straight Answers
Two short assessments, a few documents and three calls of 60 to 90 minutes. We do everything else.
About two weeks from kickoff to roadmap, then a follow-up call at 90 days.
John Hawkins: 25 years in the operator's chair across 300+ companies, as CIO, Chief Strategy Officer and SVP Client Success. Force Multiplier does the scoring and the math.
Force Multiplier is the do-it-yourself version: $497 a month, seven days free, your pace. The Health Check is done with you, in about two weeks, and three months of Force Multiplier are included.
Yes. Encrypted in transit and at rest on providers that maintain SOC 2 Type II compliance. Your documents and conversations are private to you and are not used to train public models.
Then the next step is a call. From there it is the fixed-scope Blind Spot Sprint, or a longer engagement with John when it fits.
Two weeks from now, you could see the blind spots you cannot see today.
Start with a call and we will decide together whether the Health Check is the right next step. Or start today.