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Thirty minutes with a seasoned operator.

Not a sales call with a closer reading a script. You get someone who has run a floor, and you get to describe what is actually going wrong. If we are not the right answer we will say so on the call.

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Before you book

What actually happens in the thirty minutes

No discovery process, no qualification script, no deck. One conversation with someone who has stood on a floor like yours.

1
Beforehand

Nothing to prepare

Do not build a deck and do not go pulling reports. If there is a number that bothers you, bring it. If all you have is the feeling that something is off, that is a perfectly good place to start.

2
On the call

You talk, we ask

You describe what is going wrong in your own words. We ask the questions an operator asks — where work waits, who re-keys what into which system, and what gets counted twice.

3
Afterwards

A straight answer

We tell you where we think the money is leaking and whether we are the right team to fix it. If we are not, we say so and point you at what we would do instead. You get that in writing either way.

Booking questions

Questions about the call itself

The practical ones. Questions about the work, the pillars and what it costs are answered on the home page.

Do I need to prepare anything?

No, and the call tends to go better when you have not rehearsed it. If you already watch a number that bothers you — cost per order, pick rate, inventory accuracy, overtime against plan — have it to hand. Otherwise come as you are. We would rather hear the version you would tell a colleague on the floor than the version that goes in a board pack.

Who will I actually be talking to?

Someone who has run an operation. Not a salesperson working from a script, and not a junior taking notes to hand to someone senior later. That is the entire point of the thirty minutes — you get to describe the problem to a person who already knows what a bad shift looks like and does not need it explained.

What happens if we are not the right fit?

We tell you on the call, and we tell you why. Sometimes the answer is a configuration change in the system you already own and you do not need anyone. Sometimes it is a hire rather than a consultant. Sometimes the constraint sits somewhere we do not work. Turning down work we cannot do well is cheaper for us than doing it badly.

Can I bring someone else, or move the time?

Bring whoever runs the floor with you — it is usually a better conversation with two people in it, because the person who owns the number and the person who lives with it rarely describe the same problem. The invite carries a reschedule link, so if a shift falls over on the day, move the call rather than canceling it.

Not ready to put it in the diary?

There is a slower way in.

Put your own numbers into the estimator for a rough annual figure, or email us and describe the problem in your own words. Both beat waiting.