Latest win
$11K → $34K/mo
Etsy seller · 9 months
n=214 clients · 2022–2025 cohort
If you're grossing $80K–$400K and still answering every call yourself, the bottleneck isn't effort — it's architecture.
214 founders have already
restructured their business with Catalyst
The founders who stay stuck aren't lazy — they're trapped in a business that was built for survival, not scale. Here's what the data says about where they lose.
of small businesses survive past 5 years without external systems
per week the average solo operator spends on reactive, non-revenue work
average annual revenue left on the table due to pricing and capacity gaps
The insight nobody talks about: The gap between a $120K/year business and a $400K/year business isn't talent or market. It's whether the owner has built decision-making systems that work without them in the room. Every week without those systems costs an average of $1,800 in recoverable revenue.
67%
Founders report no time for strategic thinking
58%
Have never raised their prices in 2+ years
71%
Say "hiring feels more risky than staying solo"
Every engagement follows the same proven sequence — but the work inside each phase is built entirely around your business, your numbers, and your ceiling.
Avg. 14 hrs/week recovered in phase 1
We map every hour you spend for two weeks. Not estimates — actual time. Then we identify the three highest-cost activities you should never touch again. Most clients find $40–60K in recoverable revenue just in this phase.
Clients install first system in avg. 11 days
Playbooks, pricing structures, and a hiring decision framework — built specifically for your business, not a generic template. You get a documented operating system that anyone can follow, including you on a bad Monday.
83% achieve target revenue within 18 months
Once the machine runs without you pulling every lever, we turn to growth. New service tiers, referral architecture, and a 90-day capacity plan. This is where the revenue numbers start to look different.
Ready to see which phase
your business is actually in?
Every card below starts with what actually changed — revenue, hours, freedom. The quote comes second.
“I was drowning in custom orders and answering DMs at midnight. Marcus helped me build a product line structure and a VA onboarding doc I could actually hand off. Now I have two part-time people running fulfillment and I'm working on the business, not in it.”
Priya Anand
Etsy seller · Handmade ceramics · Portland, OR
“I'd been stuck at the same revenue for three years. Turns out I was underpriced by 40% and had no system for getting referrals. Fixed both in the first two phases. The math was embarrassingly obvious once someone showed me.”
Derek Callahan
Independent electrician · Denver, CO
“Three years, no vacation. I thought that was just the price of running a consulting practice. What I actually had was a capacity problem disguised as a marketing problem. Catalyst diagnosed it in week two.”
Sofia Reyes
Brand strategy consultant · Austin, TX
“The first thing we did was a real pricing audit. I found out I was the cheapest in my market by 35% — not because I had to be, but because I was scared. That fear cost me two years.”
James Okonkwo
Residential landscaping · Charlotte, NC
2.3×
Avg. revenue multiple after 18 months
11 days
Avg. time to install first working system
214
Founders coached since 2019
The strategy call isn't a sales pitch. You'll walk away with a written diagnosis of your top bottleneck and one concrete action — whether you work with Catalyst or not.
● Next available slot: Monday, March 3 · 10:00 AM CT
