Congratulations on getting your business this far! Unfortunately with every new level we step into, we face a new set of challenges we need to break through to keep upleveling.

I am curious... which of these are the biggest challenge for you right now?

• You feel trapped with too much dependent on you
  
  

• Your revenue is up but unfortunately so are your expenses
  
  

• There is so much complexity, it's hard to keep up with all the moving parts
  
  

• You've hit a plateau and can't break through to the next level of impact and profit (no matter how many strategies you implement or how much mindset work you do) 
  
  

• You are a high achiever and not afraid of doing the work, but you are working way too much and want your life back
  
  

• You know your profit margins could be higher but you aren't sure how or what to cut
  
  

• You question if your team is really helping you drive more revenue or simply adding to your expenses
  
  

• You aren't confident you're working on the most important things or that your team can get things done efficiently and effectively without you
  
  

• Deep down you're exhausted from constantly doing MORE and not seeing the results you want fast enough (and it's completely draining you)
  
  

Well, take a deep breath and imagine this...

Expert Modules Focused On Simplifying and Scaling Your Business 

Each module fits together to create the ecosystem for sustainable scaling that gives you increased time freedom and results, and higher profit and productivity.

Each of these sessions are packed with so much actionable value that they could be stand-alone programs (and some are!).  There is nothing cookie cutter about this content - it is all developed with intention for a coaching, consulting and service-based business to be able to run an operationally efficient and scalable business.

It's everything you need for your foundation for simple and sustainable scaling, and nothing you don't... so you can stay laser focused on what matters most and ditch all the noise and distractions.

We focus on 3 core areas - building out and upleveling your lean dream team, lean strategic planning, and strategic systems for scale. See below for the details of what we cover in each module.

12 expert modules | $12,000 value

Robust Implementation Toolkits

We don't just provide training on what you need to do, we show you how to do so and give you a massive jumpstart with 12 implementation toolkits with examples, implementation-focused training modules, checklists, worksheets, and adaptable tools, templates, SOPs, and more to simplify and accelerate implementation of each strategy.

Wondering what's included in the toolkits?  Here is an example! Our Lean Dream Team toolkit includes job descriptions, onboarding and offboarding checklists, performance improvement plans, 30-60-90 day reviews, hiring plans, offer letters, application forms, interview questions, and proprietary approaches to hiring and developing a high-performing team that the most successful businesses in the world have hired us to implement for them.  

This will cut months or even years off of your scaling timeline plus increase the value of your business.

12 toolkits | $12,000 value

Private 1:1 Advisory 

Unlike most group programs, we include monthly private advisory calls with a seasoned C-Suite level business advisor to support you with implementation and situational support. There's no need to go it alone or get stuck along the way when you have the Lean Out Method team to support you.

You will get 3 private 1-hour calls with Annie P. Ruggles, Crista's trusted right hand woman in Lean Out Method. 

Annie is a business growth expert who has guided hundreds of businesses towards high-converting marketing strategies and non-sleazy sales techniques that feel in alignment for their brand and lead to deeper connections, lasting impressions, and more lucrative results. 

3 calls over 90 days | $3,000 value

Access for Your Team

We get that systems and operations may not be what get you out of bed in the morning, but they are critical when you want to simplify and scale your business and have a self-run company that's no longer dependent on YOU. 

So we give your right-hand ops-focused person in your business access to the entire program so they can implement everything into your business and adapt each system and strategy to your needs. 

$2,000 value

Access to Operation Reclamation

Eliminate Waste, Reclaim Hidden Time and Money in Your Business, and Lay the Foundation for Sustainable Scaling 

Most businesses have a minimum of 10 hours a week per person and 10% of additional profit just sitting in their business under layers of complexity and waste.

We have a complete system to help you identify and eradicate waste across the 10 most common areas found in coaching, consulting, and service-based businesses.

Included is a digital self-assessment and a 4-part workshop series with both quick win solutions and long-term sustainable solutions to reduce waste and uncover hidden time and profit margin. 

This is something we recommend you do on repeat in your business, at least once per year, to consistently maximize your time and profit and run a lean eff-ing business.

By following the recommendations in this bonus program, you should make back far more than your investment in S2S Ops Academy.

$1,000 value

MODULE 1

*This should be done by the Founder / CEO

Defining Your Rich Fulfilled Life Blueprint

Get started right away with defining what a rich fulfilled life means to you because there is no reason to settle for less than everything you want your business and life to be. Everything you do operationally should be alignment with your rich fulfilled life and next level vision.

MODULE 2

*This should be done by the Founder / CEO

Reimagining Your Next Level Vision & Values 

With the right vision in place, scaling your business becomes significantly simpler, but not just any vision, you need a next level vision.  It provides clarity on what to say yes to and what to say no to, from opportunities to ideas.  It provides a north star for your team so they take inspired ownership and come together to make your vision a reality.  It is the linchpin for lasting business success.

MODULE 3

This can be done by your team!

Connecting Vision to Execution for Accelerated Results

Gain confidence that your team is working on the most important and highest impact activities that will take you closer to your big bold vision and goals. You'll learn how to implement our proven lean strategic planning system to take your vision and break it down into goals and initiatives that can be achieved in 90 day implementation cycles while keeping things flexible and leveraging techniques to get twice as much done in half the time.

MODULE 4

This can be done by your team!

Implementing a PM System for Clarity, Focus & Visibility

We take you behind the scenes and show you the tech behind our full end-to-end project management system and how you can implement or uplevel yours. It systematizes connecting vision to execution and gives you insight into exactly where all the critical initiatives are in your business and who is doing what. It is the backbone of how your lean dream team communicates and collaborates, and how your systems get implemented and maintained.

MODULE 5

This can be done by your team!

Multiplying Your Time and Becoming a Productivity Powerhouse

Once you have confidence everyone's working on the right things at the right time and you have the systems in place to support repeat results, we give you tools and techniques that will 10X your team's productivity so they are multiplying their time.  They will get the most important things finished faster instead of just being busy enabling you to accelerate scaling. 

MODULE 6

This can be done by your team!

Defining Your Strategic Systems for Scale

Systems are critical to scaling your business and removing yourself from the day-to-day of the business, but having your team document SOPs isn’t what’s going to give you true time freedom and autonomy in your business.  Implementing what we call strategic systems for scale will.  We’ll show you the most impactful systems you can create to capture how you deliver value, what strategic systems really are (hint: they are not SOPs), and how you can leverage them to reclaim your time and increase your profits. 

MODULE 7

This can be done by your team!

Making Systems Simple and Sexy

Once you have your strategic systems in place, it’s time to build your next level systems and SOPs so your business delivers a repeatable and exceptional experience for your clients and results for the business.  But instead of spending the next 6 months of your life building detailed SOP documents that no one will ever use, we show you the smart and simple way to approach systems with our 100-80-20 framework. We also walk you through tools and templates you can use to get a jumpstart on your systems. 

MODULE 8

This can be done by your team!

Building a Company Playbook Your Team Will Actually Use

When done well, a company playbook is one of the most valuable assets you have in your business and something that gets used daily. When done poorly, it collects digital dust and never gets looked at again after someone joins your team.  We show you how to create a playbook your team actually uses and can't live without.  And if you are thinking of a boring and uninspiring pdf document, think again. :)  

MODULE 9

Use this module to build out or uplevel the team that can help you implement!

Building & Upleveling Your Lean Dream Team

You need a rockstar team in order to have true time freedom and a sustainable and scalable business model. Whether you are just getting started with hiring, or you have a seasoned team, in this session we’ll share our proprietary Lean Dream Team system that will help you with finding, hiring, onboarding, managing, upleveling, and scaling your team. We'll also share next level hiring and team strategies that we have implemented into some of the most successful businesses in the world that will position you as the company people want to work for.  

MODULE 10

This is a combined Founder / CEO and team implementation.

Meaningful Meetings and Communication Cadences

Effective communication including meetings is a key part of moving your business forward, but if they aren't structured right, they can feel like a distraction and giant waste of time.  We share highly effective communication cadences and meeting rhythms that compliment your planning practices.  We also share how to make your meetings value-packed and something you and your team look forward to.  Say hello to increased productivity and collaboration! 

MODULE 11

This is a combined Founder / CEO and team implementation.

Stepping into Visionary Leadership and Developing High Performing and Self Led Teams

There is an art and science to building high performing and self led teams who are just as passionate about your business and vision as you are.  It starts with visionary leadership from you and is followed by your team taking absolute accountability and inspired ownership. We'll be sharing the secrets and strategies to build rock star teams that allow you to step away from the day to day with confidence everything will get done and get done well.

MODULE 12

This can be done by your team!

Metrics That Matter and Adopting a Kaizen Culture 

Businesses that thrive focus on continuous improvement and make data driven decisions.  We set you up to be able to maintain the systems you created, conduct regular reviews and retrospectives so you can continuously make the small changes that will have a big impact on your rate of success, and implement the KPIs, metrics, and dashboards that matter so you have access to the quantitative and qualitative data you need to make key business decisions quickly.