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The Secret to Doubling Revenue to $2M? Stop Guessing and Start Planning

Specializes in designing and installing custom accent walls, feature walls, wainscoting, shiplap, and other decorative carpentry for residential spaces

Challenges

Nick's business, Calgary Custom Concepts, was at a frustrating plateau. While generating $1M in revenue, his profits were constantly squeezed by high overhead. He had tried a scattershot approach to marketing—dabbling in Facebook ads, Google ads, and even print—but nothing delivered a consistent, effective flow of qualified leads. Because he was still heavily involved in quoting jobs and managing his sales team, he had no time to step back and build the strategic systems needed to scale the business and improve profitability.

Solutions

In his first few weeks with us, we had Nick complete a simple but powerful tool: our Profit and Planning SOP. This wasn't about guessing or wishing. It's a simple system for reverse-engineering your revenue goals to give you a clear, actionable roadmap. The insights Nick gained from that single worksheet were so eye-opening, they set the entire agenda for our very first quarterly strategic alignment session. He was forced to confront the hard numbers and stop the "hope marketing" nonsense.

Results

  • From "Hope" to High Value Action.
    • The Profit and Planning SOP exposed a shocking gap: Nick needed 8,000 leads to hit his goals, but he was only getting about 1,000. He immediately knew where to focus his energy.
  • Saved a Ton of Wasted Cash.
    • He was on the verge of blindly increasing ad spend, but together with his coach, they identified that his business wasn't ready for a lead flood. He avoided the huge mistake of pouring money into a leaky bucket.
  • The Blueprint for Growth.
    • Nick now has a clear, two-step plan: First, optimize his current systems to handle the leads he gets. Second, confidently scale his ad spend to get the leads he needs.

At a glance

Challenges

  • Overhead Eating Profit
  • Guesswork Goals
  • Wasted Effort

Results

  • Identified Gap
  • Avoided Waste
  • Clear Blueprint

Nicholas Svaikauskas

Principal, Calgary Custom Concepts

"It feels like the scattered thoughts of what I should be doing with my time are being organized into a clear direction.”