Founder who is tired, stuck, or not sure what's next?
I help you make confident decisions, remove friction and love your SMB again.
Does this sound like you?
"I was up at 3:00 AM. I couldn't sleep."
"The biggest bottleneck was always gonna be me."
"I wasn't in love with my agency."
"I was really hating doing what I was doing. I was just tired."
These are four founders I've worked with. All four are in a better spot today and you can be too.
The business usually isn't what's broken first.
Most founders come to me with a business problem such as sales slumps, team issues, cash flow or a pending exit.
We get to all of that but we start with you and the game between your ears: the mental game of business and LIFE.
What you believe drives your behaviors.
Your behaviors in turn drive your results.
The results reinforce what you believe.
This cycle repeats whether it is positive or negative.
So first we figure out what you truly believe and then we name it so we can tame it.
Love your business again
Get your energy back and build something that serves your life, not the other way around.
"I'm loving what I'm doing because of how we built it and who I'm doing it with."Adam McChesney, Builders of Authority
Make the important decisions with confidence
No more deciding alone at 3 a.m. You get an outside, honest sounding board.
"I just feel like I can make decisions so much more confidently."Molly Lopez, Sparo Marketing
Get out of the middle
Build the team and systems so the business runs without every issue relying on you to solve.
"I never realized how much more valuable a company would be if it didn't depend on me."Brad Starnes, TalentFuze
How it works
- Book your free session. The first one's on the house! Tell me what's going on. I'll tell you what I think. If both of us think working together makes sense, then we'll move to step two.
- We find what's broken. In you first and then in the business. Zero judgment as I have broken many times.
- We build the plan, and I hold you to it. Belief it's possible + a proven plan + accountability to execute.
Hear it from them
Adam McChesneyBuilders of Authority
Molly LopezSparo Marketing
Brad StarnesTalentFuze
Jason VanceRedmill Creative
"Kevin's knowledge put us in a position to reach markets we'd never reached before. He was worth ten times what we paid him. This put us in a position to retire much earlier than we'd planned. We are so grateful."
I've been exactly where you are and that's my main qualification.
My mom owned Square One Skateboards in my hometown of Topeka, KS. When it closed she walked away with nothing. The same thing happened to my uncle's farm implement store in western Kansas.
In 2023 I repeated the same family pattern without knowing it. After investing eight years building my marketing agency, I found out it was worthless without me. We tried to sell and the deal collapsed, which was the low point of my founder journey.
Through the process, I had no choice but to change my mindset, behaviors, and results. Once I dug out of the hole and was able to discern what happened, I realized something, and that something is the cornerstone of everything I do in my work and how I support you.
Everything awesome I've ever done in my life, whether that was getting sober, becoming a black belt, becoming a half Ironman, or anything else, came down to three components:
- You need belief.
- You need proven plans.
- You need accountability.
My main qualification is that I've been a mess in various areas of my life and figured out how to fix it.
Read my full story and track record
What happens if nothing changes?
You will probably keep grinding it out because that is what founders do… tough it out because it's a season.
You can absolutely make it happen for a period of time, but long term, it's not sustainable for most.
Imagine a stool, and that stool is your life. Each leg represents an important aspect of your life. We've got the business, personal, and financial.
As you grind it out, one of these legs will probably start becoming shorter than the other. How this impacts your life, only you know, but for most of us, it generally results in some sort of a blow-up at some point in time. My kids like to say… a crash out.
Questions
What does the first session cost?
Nothing. First session's on the house.
What happens in it?
You tell me what's going on. I tell you what I think, and we figure out if there's something useful I can do. A no-obligation conversation between two people who've been in the trenches. At the end of the conversation, if I think I can help you, I will ask you if you would like me to.
Do I have to want to sell my company?
No. The majority of founders fall back in love with their company and that makes me so happy. Some get it ready to sell and exit on their terms. Love it or leave it. We figure out which one is right for you together.
Is this therapy?
No. I don't offer therapy, medication, addiction treatment, or anything else where a license is required. I'm a founder and addict in recovery who has been through a lot. I offer proven plans/frameworks, accountability and mindset.
What else do you help founders with?
Pretty much anything that is in the way. For some founders that's drinking or drugs (I've been in recovery since 2004). For some it's what AI means for their business/life. For others it is their personal lives. Whatever it is, I offer you the objectivity that you can't get from yourself or others in your peer group.
What happens after the first session?
If we're a fit, most founders start with the One-On-One Intensive. It is 120 days, three sessions a month, and direct access to me in between. See how to work with me
Do you work outside Kansas City?
Yes. Most of the people I work with are remote. If you happen to be in the KC area and you want to meet in real life, we can talk about that. I have an office in downtown Lee's Summit, Missouri.
First session's on the house.
Schedule it now and tell me what's going on.