Curious which tools we recommend most often to our clients and community?

Here are the tools we can't live without and that we use to run both of our businesses, Lean Out Method and Strategic Ops Institute:

  • Monday.com* for work, project, and system management
  • Miro for everything brainstorming and ideation!
  • CastMagic* for podcast-related content creation
  • Kajabi* for website, courses, coaching, and content
  • Circle for communities
  • Gusto* for payroll & W2s / 1009s (domestic and international)
  • Wise* for international payments outside Gusto
  • Novo* for Business Banking (and Reserve Accounts following the Profit First model)
  • ScoreApp* for assessments and quizzes
  • SmarterQueue* for social media scheduling

*Some of these are affiliate links, marked with an asterisk. If you sign up through one of those links you won't pay anything extra (sometimes you’ll even get a discount or bonus!), but I'll get a small commission or credit that helps me to keep delivering the amazing free content and resources provided on this site and our podcast! We only recommend tools that we personally use and trust.

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