Focus · Flow · Flourish
Could you leave your business for two weeks?
Most owners can't say yes. Not because they're bad at business, but because no one ever put those systems in place.
business Consulting to install Visible, proven systems so your Business Runs on Automatic
Build a team that makes decisions without you
Scale the business past what you alone can carry
Get your life back: the reason you started this in the first place
Right now, growth means more hours, not more freedom.
The business runs on you, so it can only grow as fast as you can personally push it.
That's not a strategy. That's a ceiling.
This isn't a personal failure. It's a systems failure.
I understand where you are
You didn't start this business to become its prisoner. You wanted freedom, and somewhere along the way, freedom turned into 60-hour weeks and a phone that never stops.
I know how to get you out
With a Master's in Education and 24+ years in leadership development and behavior design, I don't just design systems. I understand why people resist changing how they work, and how to make the change actually stick. Designing the system is the easy 80%. Getting people to use it is the hard 20%, and that's where I live.
The simple answer: trade your stress for systems
If you're stuck reacting to messages all day, we build the systems that take them off your plate.
If your business depends too much on you, we design the operations and routines so it can run smoothly without your constant involvement.
I help you build the systems that create time, consistency, and control, and I make sure your team actually adopts them.
Most owners think the answer is working harder. It's usually neither.
Focus: Clarity on which actions drive results
Getting clarity on your direction and using it as a filter, so your team stops chasing every good idea and starts rowing the same way.
Flow
Frictionless systems and continuous improvement — the cadences, SOPs, and pipelines that let work happen without you in the middle of it.
Flourish
The result. The business grows past what you alone can carry, and you get your life back. A flourishing business passes the vacation test.
How we get there
1.
Take the 2-week vacation test
See where your business actually stands right now, in about 2 minutes.
2.
Book the free audit
30 minutes together. I'll tell you honestly whether I can help, and how: CEO Flow Coaching, a Built to Run Workshop, or Fractional COO. If none of them are the right fit, I'll tell you that too.
3.
Build systems that let you go on vacation
Real systems, built the way people actually learn and adopt change, not theory that sits in a binder. So you can step away with confidence, and actually enjoy the business you built.
You're not imagining it. This is the norm, not just you.
Three ways to work together: Choose Your Path to Flow
CEO Flow Coaching
For founders building the foundation — 5+ people, under $1M and growing toward it.
Before a business is ready for team-wide systems, the CEO needs their own rhythm. CEO Flow Coaching applies Focus, Flow, Flourish individually to you:
setting up the weekly cadence to work on the business instead of just in it
mapping the right people to the right seats as you grow
structuring one-on-ones that actually develop your team
document the standard work that becomes your SOPs so you can hand work off
"She helped me define my Q1 priority action and set a clear, achievable year-end goal in just one session." — Ellen, the Cat Lady
"Cordes helped me see where my priorities were without feeling overwhelmed." — Lisa Hannigan, The Lisa Renee Experience
$997/month, 3 months min.
Built to Run One-Day Leadership Workshops
Who It’s For: Where your leadership team stops pulling in different directions and starts rowing in the same one.
For leadership councils ready to install one piece of the system in a day. $1M+, 5 to 10 leaders. Your whole team leaves in the room together, aligned on real priorities, not just aligned on paper.
Vision & Direction
Quarterly Execution
Process Clarity
The Outcomes: Total leadership alignment, clear accountability for department heads, and an actionable 90-day execution plan that keeps your team rowing in the exact same direction.
$2997 until Jan. 1, 2027 (plus travel and room reservations)
Fractional Operations & System Execution
Who It’s For:For businesses ready to install Flow company-wide, with ongoing support.
The full operating system, installed and run with you. Includes:
CEO coaching for you personally
weekly working sessions with your leadership team to build the Flow operating system
quarterly offsite to step back and reset priorities
The Outcomes: A predictable, systemized business that runs smoothly 24/7 without owner micromanagement, driving higher profit margins and business value.
$4997/month usually 1-2 years
What Owners are saying
"Cordes helped us outline the process where none existed."
"We’re finally in a position where there are no outstanding leads and it truly feels like we’re more in control."
- S Skinner, Albuquerque Cabinets
"In just 90 days, I reclaimed 10 hours a week!"
"Before working with Cordes, the entire operational system of my business was trapped between my two ears. I was going a thousand miles an hour on my days off and was terrified to step away because I didn't have a system I could pass on. In just 90 days, I reclaimed 10 hours a week by delegating my heavy lifting, automated my inventory forecasting with AI, and hit record-breaking revenue of over $20,000 a week. Best of all, I was finally able to take a real vacation while my business ran as usual."
— Kyle Harper
"She gives hope to a hopelessly unorganized, and at times overwhelmed business owner like me! "
Cordes is such a joy to work with. She is smart, funny, organized, shows up with structure and a plan but is also flexible enough to adapt when the situation changes. ...If you are a business owner that feels trapped in the inertia of running everything (or everything running you) and you are more stressed out than you are having fun, work with Cordes. She can be the light at the end of your tunnel, get you back on track and running full steam ahead!"
— North River Body Therapies
Why should you work with Cordes?
I get it! Nothing prepares you for business ownership and the tech sounds scary and overwhelming. I have personally tried and researched a wide variety of systems for small businesses. I can help you set up a system that will make your day to day operations simpler and give you more visibility and control over what is happening.
One of Cordes's top strengths is analysis. She loves to research all the different systems out there and find the one (or combinations) that will work for you. Just because you hear about a great system, does not mean it is the best choice for you.
With a masters of education and over 24 years teaching teens and adults, Cordes knows how to make learning a new system simple for you.
Cordes will not try to push you through a system that is not in alignment with who you are. She helps you to create systems reflect your skills, interests and values.
Picture this...
It's a Tuesday, and you're not answering three calls at once.
Your team is handling decisions they used to bring to you.
The business is growing — not because you're working more, but because it finally doesn't depend entirely on you to function.
That's what a business built on Focus, Flow, and Flourish looks like.
Nothing changes on its own. The business that runs you today will still be running you a year from now — unless something in it changes first.
Ready to find out what's possible?
We're so confident in the value we provide that we offer a money-back guarantee on all our paid services.
Unleash Your Business Brilliance.
Create a business that fuels your life.
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