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IRON WAKE GROUP OPERATIONS · STRATEGY · GROWTH

You built this business around a life you love.
Let's make sure you still get to live it.

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HOURS SAVED FOR CLIENTS
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PROCESSES AUTOMATED
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DAYS TO CALM WATER
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FOUNDER-LED

Sound Familiar?

You got into this for the life. Not to run yourself into the ground keeping it alive.

Booking requests buried in DMs, texts, voicemails, and emails you forgot to check.
You are the captain, the bookkeeper, the marketing department, AND the customer service desk.
Peak season hits and you are too overwhelmed to enjoy the thing you built this for.
Trip reports, waivers, inventory — all living in your head or a sticky note on the dash.
You haven't had a day OFF the water that wasn't spent catching up ON paperwork.
This business was supposed to buy you freedom. Not cost you all of it.

From Chaos to Calm Water in 30 Days

You didn't start this to work more. You started it to live more.

We don't hand you a consulting binder and say good luck. We get in the boat with you. We learn how your operation actually runs — the messy, real-world version — and build the systems that let you breathe again.

Strategy. Operations. Automation. Hiring. Delegation. Workflows. Whatever's broken, whatever's bleeding time — we find it and fix it. Not with theory. With systems that actually work when you're not watching.

Whether you're a solo founder wearing every hat or managing a growing crew — we build the systems that let your business run without everything flowing through you. Dashboards that show you what matters at a glance. Processes that run whether you're at your desk or on the water.

The result? You get your time back. Your business stops depending on you for every decision. And you finally run the operation instead of the operation running you.

You built something real. Now let's make sure it doesn't eat you alive.

The 5S System

The life came first. The business was supposed to fund it — not replace it.

1

SPOT

We map your entire operation and find where the chaos lives (the Chaos Map).

2

STREAMLINE

We simplify before we automate. No point automating a broken process.

3

SYSTEMIZE

We document everything into SOPs that anyone can follow — your team, your future hires, or even just future-you.

4

SOFTWARE

We build AI automations using the right tools for YOUR business.

5

SUSTAIN

We monitor, optimize, and make sure it sticks through peak season and beyond.

How It Works

Three steps. No fluff.

01

Book a Sanity Check

Free 15-minute call. You tell us where it hurts. We tell you if we can help.

02

Get Your Chaos Map

We dig into your operation and map every bottleneck, time sink, and broken process.

03

Watch It Run

We build the systems, show you how they work, and you get back on the water.

How We Work Together

Every business is different. Every project is built around yours.

The Chaos Audit

A deep dive into how your business actually runs — not how you think it runs. You walk away with a clear picture of where the chaos lives and a real plan to fix it.

  • We dig into everything — top to bottom
  • Your personalized Chaos Map
  • Founder Freedom Score
  • A clear "fix this first" action plan

Walk away with total clarity — even if we never work together again.

The Systems Sprint

We roll up our sleeves and build it with you. No cookie-cutter playbooks — just the systems your business actually needs to run without you in the middle of everything.

  • Built around your specific bottlenecks
  • SOPs anyone can follow — team or solo
  • Training + recordings so nothing gets lost
  • We stick around after launch to make sure it holds

Ongoing Partnership

For founders who want someone in their corner long-term. Think of it like having a business partner who only shows up for the stuff you hate doing.

  • Someone to think with, not just talk at
  • We keep improving what's working — and fix what's not
  • Numbers that actually tell you something useful
  • Shaped around your business, not a package

It all starts with a conversation. Let's talk about what yours looks like.

What Founders Are Saying

Real results from real outdoor businesses.

I was spending 20 hours a week on bookings and follow-ups alone. After working with Iron Wake, that dropped to about 2. I actually took a Saturday off last month — first time in three years.
— Charter captain, Gulf Coast
She didn't just hand me a playbook and disappear. She got into my business, understood how we actually operate, and built systems that my team could run without calling me every five minutes.
— Tackle shop owner, Northeast
The Chaos Audit alone was worth it. I finally saw where all my time was going — and it wasn't where I thought. That clarity changed how I run everything.
— Fishing lodge operator, Pacific Northwest

Meet the Founder

"Builder of businesses. Recovering chaos addict."

I've spent my career inside businesses that were growing faster than their systems could handle — restructuring operations, fixing broken processes, building teams, and getting founders out of the weeds so they could actually lead.

I've seen the same story a hundred times: a passionate owner who built something real, but now they're trapped running every piece of it themselves. No systems. No breathing room. No off-season.

The outdoor industry is full of these founders. People who started a guide service, a tackle shop, a charter operation because they love the water — and ended up chained to a laptop in a parking lot at the boat ramp.

I help them fix that. Strategy, systems, automation, and a sounding board who's been in the trenches.

I only work with owners who are all in — because I can't want it more than you do.

The outdoor industry is overdue for better operations. Let's build yours.

Freedom Was the Whole Point

Let's build an operation that actually protects it.

Book a free 15-minute Sanity Check and let's figure out where to start.

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