Real Businesses. Real Numbers. No Projections
Every case study on this page represents a business that was already succeeding. The owner was not in crisis. The business was not broken. It was just not returning what it should have been for the effort going in
A Commercial Print Shop Goes From $91K to $431K in Net Profit
The short version: Vivid Press was generating $910,000 in annual revenue with a 10% net margin. The owner had built something real. He just could not get out from under it. Every client, every quote, every problem ran through him. The business was running, but it was running him.
We installed four systems. Profit recovery, market repositioning, value-based pricing, and strategic partnerships. No new marketing spend. No additional headcount beyond what was already there.
At the end of the engagement, annualized revenue had moved to $1,383,758. Net profit moved from $91,000 to $431,000. Net margin moved from 10% to 31%. The owner stepped back. The business kept growing.
A Corporate Events Business Goes From $84K to $252K in Net Profit
The short version: A corporate events operator was generating $700,000 in annual revenue and taking home $84,000 after everything was paid. The business had a good reputation and a steady client base. But the owner was quietly exhausted. The gap between the quality of work going out and what the business was returning had been there for years.
We repositioned the business around technology and financial services clients, rebuilt pricing to reflect what specialist delivery is actually worth, installed a customer value program that extended client relationships and added a content upsell, and built a structured referral system across venues, complementary suppliers, and corporate EAs.
At the end of the engagement, revenue had moved to $980,000. Net profit moved from $84,000 to $252,000. Net margin moved from 12% to 26%. The owner stopped running every project and started running the business.
A Home Care Agency Goes From $160K to $465K in Net Profit
The short version: A home care provider was generating $1,600,000 in annual revenue with a 10% net margin. Full client roster, solid reputation, experienced team. The owner was working six days a week and taking home $160,000. For a business that size, that is not a return worth sustaining.
We repositioned the agency as a dementia and Alzheimer's specialist, rebuilt the pricing model around what specialist care is genuinely worth in the Southern California market, implemented a client value program that moved average tenure from 7 months to 11 months, and built a referral system anchored in neurologist offices, geriatric care managers, and memory care facilities.
At the end of the engagement, revenue had moved to $2,050,000. Net profit moved from $160,000 to $465,000. Net margin moved from 10% to 23%. The owner moved from six days a week in the business to three.
A Graphic Design Studio Goes From $172,500 to $410,000 in Net Profit
The short version: A graphic design studio was generating $1,150,000 in annual revenue with a 15% net margin. The business was good. The clients were excellent. The income was comfortable. But comfortable had become the ceiling. Revenue crept up slowly. Profit moved with it, but not by much.
The owner had built two decades of genuine specialist expertise and was capturing less than it was worth.
We repositioned the studio around its existing niche, professional associations and membership bodies, rebuilt pricing around outcomes rather than hours, converted reactive clients to annual retainer relationships, and installed the systems that let the owner step back from running every project.
At the end of the engagement, revenue had moved to $1,529,500. Net profit moved from $172,500 to $410,000. Net margin moved from 15% to 27%. The studio is more profitable, more predictable, and less dependent on the owner being in the middle of everything.
