The Owner-Out System · 30 days

Our systems run the day-to-day. You get back to building the business.

We install AI systems that do your recurring work your way, so you can step back. Get hours back. Measure the difference.

Book a conversation Only 3 builds a month
  • Built in 30 days
  • Built using tools you already own, or our custom system
  • We measure the time you get back

You should be working on your business, not in your business.

Leading.Making the big decisions that scale and grow your business. Being the visionary who takes it places it could never go without you.

  • Not doing the admin.
  • Not living in your inbox.
  • Not approving everyone's work.
  • Not answering everyone's questions.
  • Not writing every ad and every line of copy.
  • Not building every offer and every website.
  • Not doing all the technical work.
  • Not being your own assistant.
  • Not making every decision for everyone.

Sound familiar?

  • I can’t stop.

    Too much waits on you. Give your team and systems a clear way forward, with your input where it matters.

  • No one does it like me.

    Your standards live in your head. Turn them into clear processes your team or our customized systems can follow.

  • I own a job.

    Right now, you are the system. Turn how you work into systems you own, so the business can run without your constant involvement.

  • Survival mode. Just keeping up.

    The same tasks keep taking your time. Build systems that handle the repeat work and flag what needs you, leaving room to build what’s next.

  • Tied to a screen.

    Build a system that learns how you make decisions from your context and feedback. It moves work forward where your preferences are clear and asks when they aren’t, saving you more time as it learns.

A day in the life.

You know this one already.

  1. 6:30amSlack, in bed.
  2. MorningClient emails. Fixing a contractor's work.
  3. AfternoonRewriting a proposal someone drafted wrong.
  4. JanuaryThe growth plan. Still untouched.
  5. WeekendThinking about Monday.

It's not you. It's what you tried.

  • VAs

    Needed managing. Now you had another person to check.

  • Zapier, Make, n8n

    Flows broke. Nobody fixed them.

  • ChatGPT, Claude

    Added checking work. You became the checker.

37%

of the time saved with AI was spent fixing, rewriting or checking its output.

Source: Workday research ↗

You don't have a tool problem. You have a system problem.

Prioritize. Delegate. Delete. Protect.

We help you figure out which is which.

Energy increases upward and Money increases to the right from the lower-left origin. Upper left: Protect, high energy and low money. Upper right: Prioritize, high energy and high money. Lower left: Delete, low energy and low money. Lower right: Delegate, low energy and high money.

  • Protect

    Your time off the screen. Blocked off and kept.

  • Prioritize

    The exciting stuff that grows the business. That stays with you.

  • Delete

    Work nobody needs. Gone, not handed off.

  • Delegate

    Your team and systems handle recurring work the way you want it done, without every step coming back to you.

How it works. Four steps.

  1. Weeks 1–2

    Audit and baseline

    With your permission, an activity tracker helps show where your work time goes during the 30-day build. Brief, occasional voice notes fill in the gaps. We sort the work into Prioritize, Delegate, Delete, Protect. A manual worksheet is available if you prefer.

  2. Build

    1–2 workflows

    We build connected systems that handle repeat work from start to finish, the way you want it done.

    Tested using examples from your actual work.

  3. Handoff

    Your team runs it

    Loom walkthroughs, a one-page guide to using the system and fixing common issues, and live training so your team knows how to run it and who keeps it on track.

  4. Day 30

    Support, then the score

    We help your team use the system and resolve issues. Then we compare your time spent and work quality before and after, so you can see what improved.

What changes.

Before

Everything comes to you.

  • Every approval.
  • Every question.
  • Every fix.
  • Every draft.
After

Your business stops needing you for every little thing.

  • Routine work runs on autopilot.
  • It handles the work the way you want it done.
  • Follow-ups sent. Records updated. Work handed off.
  • Not another system you have to babysit.

You own the systems. You stay in control.

We build using accounts you control and show your team how to run the systems, so you can keep using them even if we stop working together.

The Reclaim Your Week Scorecard.

Baseline: measured before we change the work, inside the 30-day build. Compared again at day 30, using activity records, work samples and your feedback.

Seven measures tracked before and after the build
MeasureWhat we countGoal at day 30
Founder review minutes per taskYour minutes checking each finished taskLower
Rework minutes per taskMinutes spent fixing it afterwardsLower
First-pass acceptance rateHow often it's right the first timeHigher
Founder touches per weekTimes the work comes back to youFewer
EscalationsCases sent up to youUnusual only
Errors that got throughMistakes that slipped pastMust not rise
Time to finished outputStart to doneShorter

Getting time back shouldn’t mean more mistakes.

We measure both the time you save and the quality of the work, so you’re not trading less oversight for more fixing later.

What you get.

  • A review of where your time goes today
  • 1–2 recurring workflows, built and tested
  • A template for how work should be done
  • Clear rules for when to ask you
  • Time saved and work quality tracker
  • Prioritize / Delegate / Delete / Protect video
  • Loom walkthroughs
  • A one-page how-to and troubleshooting guide
  • Monthly support sessions. One hour a month for three months; Owner-Out + Operate includes six months of the full support plan.
  • Private support via Slack, WhatsApp or iMessage during your build and support period

Plus six bonuses.

  • “Find Your 16 Hours” audit

    Where your week actually goes.

  • Before-and-after scorecard report

    The numbers, side by side.

  • Team handoff training

    Your team learns to run it, live.

  • Lead follow-up review

    A look at how your leads get followed up today.

  • Tool cost cleanup

    Find the tools you're paying for and don't need.

  • Tech detox plan

    A plan for getting off the screen. On purpose.

Systems that run without people.

MedWave

Switched to conversational iMessage outreach. The result:

~30%relative increase
in response rate

The workflows booked hundreds of appointments.

HVAC company

SEO and GEO content, built on the client’s own Claude subscription. Designed for traditional search and AI-search visibility.

SEO agency option

$1,500/month

System running costs

$125/month

The $125/month includes data and subscription costs. No ongoing retainer from me. Build cost is separate.

The $1,500/month figure is an SEO agency option. Agency service scope and this content system's running costs differ.

Milford Candle Bar

Different class sizes. Shared seating. Standard scheduling tools didn’t fit the way the business actually runs.

Previous scheduling option

$280/month

$70 per location × 4

Custom scheduling system

$50/month

for all locations

Custom class seating and scheduling, built around their needs. One monthly cost across all locations, instead of paying separately for each one.

Nate in his workshop
Nate St. John, founder

I'm Nate. I build systems that run without people.

  • ~9 yrsMechatronics technician. Industrial automation and PLC programming.
  • $20K–$60KClosed high-ticket sales myself.
  • OpsAppointment setter, closer and customer support manager.

I want you to be able to step away.

You started this business for a reason.

Freedom.
  • Go where you want, when you want.
  • Get away from the screen.
  • Be human again.

The business keeps running, without every little thing depending on you.

Who it's for. Who it isn't.

For you if

  • You run an agency, consultancy, coaching business or productized service.
  • You have a team of 2–15.
  • You make about $250K–$2M a year.
  • Every decision, approval and quality check goes through you.
  • You'll write down what done right looks like.

Not for you if

  • You want a magic AI button.
  • You won't help us establish a baseline or check the results.
  • You don't have recurring work yet.
  • You want someone else to own your systems.

One-time builds. Optional support.

Choose the scope that fits the work. You own the system and the accounts.

  • First 3 only

    Founding price

    $3,500 $2,500

    One-time. Pay in full, or $1,250 to start + $1,250 at final system handoff. $2,500 total.

    • 1–2 recurring workflows
    • One hour of support sessions a month for three months

    You take part in the baseline and day-30 review, and agree to a case study. We use the activity tracker with your permission, with a manual worksheet available if you prefer.

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  • One-time build

    Owner-Out System

    $5,500

    Pay in full, or $2,750 to start + $2,750 at final system handoff. $5,500 total.

    • 2 recurring workflows
    • One hour of support sessions a month for three months
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  • Build + six support months

    Owner-Out + Operate

    $9,500

    Pay in full, or $4,750 to start + $4,750 at final system handoff. $9,500 total.

    • 2 recurring workflows + Lead Follow-Up
    • Six months of the support plan below, included in the price
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  • Lead Follow-Up add-onAlready included in Owner-Out + Operate.+$1,500
  • Optional ongoing supportMonthly plan: cancel anytime.$750/month
  • Annual support12 months prepaid. Save 15% compared with monthly.$7,650/year

What ongoing support covers.

One 1-hour review session and up to 4 hours of fixes and adjustments each month, a 2-business-day response window, and a monthly review-time report. Unused hours don’t roll over. New workflows are quoted separately.

The founding build and Owner-Out System already include three monthly 1-hour sessions; optional ongoing support starts after that included period. Owner-Out + Operate includes the full plan for six months; ongoing support is optional after those six months.

Could one extra client cover the build?

That depends on your client value and costs. We measure the work, not promise revenue.

The guarantee.

“Before I build anything, we write down what done right looks like and measure how much time you spend on this job now. If after 30 days the system doesn't meet those standards on your real work, or your review and rework time isn't lower than where we started, I keep working on it at no extra cost until it is.”

Nate St. John

Fair questions.

AI won't get my standards.

That's why we write your standards down first. Then we test on your real past tasks before anything goes live.

I'll spend more time fixing it.

We measure your review and rework minutes before and after. If they aren't lower, I keep working at no extra cost.

My last automation or VA failed.

Usually nobody owned it. Every build gets one named owner on your team and a one-page run-and-fix guide.

I don't want another retainer.

No retainer needed. Everything runs on your own accounts. Ongoing support is optional: $750/month (cancel anytime on the monthly plan), or $7,650 for 12 months prepaid. Owner-Out + Operate includes the first six support months.

I don't have time to set this up.

We do the setup and the building. With your permission, we install an activity tracker for the 30-day build. It helps show what is eating up your work time, so we can choose 1–2 recurring workflows and build systems to take care of them.

You help us define what done right looks like, and brief, occasional voice notes fill in the gaps. We agree what is tracked and what stays out before setup, then remove the tracker at day 30.

Prefer to log your time yourself? The manual worksheet is there if you want it.

Can my team actually run it?

That's the point. Loom walkthroughs, live team training and one named owner. Built for them to run, not you.

What if it breaks?

The run-and-fix guide covers it. During the 30 days you have a private Slack or WhatsApp channel, then monthly support sessions: one hour a month for three months. Owner-Out + Operate includes six months of the full support plan. See pricing for the ongoing support scope.

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Tell me the one job you want off your plate. Only 3 builds a month.

What could you build if the day-to-day stopped depending on you?

Only 3 builds a month.

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