Your business can't run without you - yet
Get the knowledge out of your head and build a structure that finally lets you step back.
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How it works
Most people start with the tools.
That's why it doesn't stick.
The Bottleneck Breaker works
in the right order, starting by learning about your business.
That's what makes it different.
The foundation
First, get everything out of your head. The quirks, the preferences, the 'we always do it this way' stuff that nobody else knows. This is the bit everyone else skips.
The system
Then you build your filing cabinet. A structured workspace that holds everything your team needs to get on with the job without having to contact you for every tiny decision.
The tools
Once your foundation is solid, AI becomes genuinely useful. It handles the heavy lifting, gives you real answers, and your whole team knows how to use it. Goodbye chaos.
Why this is different
You don't need more tools
You need better foundations
Built for the person running the show
You don't need to be a tech person or a marketing expert to make this work. The Bottleneck Breaker system is for people who are running a business every day and have no time for things that don't deliver.
Build it as you go
By the time you're done, you have a working system, not a certificate and a folder of notes you'll never open again.
The assistant you could never normally afford
It works like an executive assistant, not a virtual assistant. A VA does tasks. An EA holds the whole picture - who your clients are, how you like things done, what's already been decided - and keeps you on track. That's what you end up with here, for a fraction of what a real one costs.
One-time payment, yours forever
One payment to us, no ongoing fees. The tools it runs on cost roughly £28 a month all-in, and the system is yours to use for as long as you run your business.
10th
Experience
Sound familiar?
If any of these feel uncomfortably familiar...
you're in the right place
Everything goes
through you
Decisions, questions, approvals.
Your team can't move without checking with you first. Not because they're incapable - because the knowledge lives in your head, not anywhere they can access it.
You can't take a
'proper' day off
You go on holiday but you're never really off. Your phone buzzes, your inbox fills up, and someone always needs something only you can answer.
Your team asks the same question twice (or more)
You've answered it before. You know you have. But there's no record of it anywhere, so it comes back around and you answer it again.
AI isn't helping
the way you hoped
You've tried it. Maybe you're even using it regularly. But without solid foundations underneath it, it's giving you faster chaos, not better results. Or it's hallucinating!
And if you're thinking you're too busy to fix this: you're busy because everything lives in your head. Putting it off because you're slammed is like being too thirsty to stop for a drink.
Sound like you?
Find out exactly where your
business brain is missing.
Who it works for
If your business would die in a ditch without you there to mind it, this is for you.
Solopreneurs who need consistency and a thinking partner, not just more tools.
Small product businesses with a team to coordinate.
Agencies and consultants who need to hold every client's quirks, preferences, and processes in one place.
Trades and field services businesses where client history and job knowledge needs to be accessible to the whole team.
So what does it get you?
Freedom. Efficiencies. Workflows that deliver. Release of your mental load. You stop being the bottleneck your whole business runs through. Once set up, Claude knows your business - your clients, products, prices, how you work - so it gets things right instead of churning out generic stuff you have to redo. You stop starting from scratch every single time. All that research sat in folders you never open finally gets used. Claude can build your processes for you - onboarding, launches - so you don't have to think them through. And if you've got a team, they can find answers themselves instead of everything coming through you.
The real shift: a social media trend came round - one of those do-this-don't-do-that formats. I screenshotted it, dropped it in, and Claude came back with a version for SnoozeShade. I tweaked it, but I wasn't staring at a blank page. It started from what it already knew about my business.
You build a filing cabinet, but what you end up with is a business brain.
What it's like once it's built
It's the brain of our business! All of my Claude projects read directly from it when I'm doing anything. If I need to clarify a process it can tell me, I'm not repeating myself over and over, or worse, having to keep files in each project up to date. To be honest I feel like I've only just scratched the surface but LOVE it.
What's available right now
Two ways in
Both lead to the same place
The system
£79 (save £20)
The complete Bottleneck Breaker system
Notion filing cabinet template
Step-by-step build guide
Free lifetime updates
Founding member bonus artifact pack
90-day results-based guarantee
Only 100 founding member
places available
The book
Coming in September 2026...
The honest story of how the system was built, what went wrong, and what finally worked
The thinking behind moving your business out of your head
Real examples from 16 years of running a business
Written for business owners who are short on time
Will be available in paperback, ebook and audiobook.
Not ready to build yet? Start with the story.
FAQs
Questions people ask
before they get started
Q: What exactly is The Bottleneck Breaker?
It's a practical system (not a course) that helps you extract your knowledge from your head and build it into a structured workspace your whole team can use. You build it as you go. By the end you have something real, not just notes.
Q: Do I need to be technical?
No. You need a Notion account and a Claude subscription - together they cost roughly £28 a month all-in, and that's the only ongoing cost. If you can send an email, you can do this.
Q: How long does it take?
You work at your own pace - though we recommend going quickly. Most people see a real difference within a couple of weeks. The system never really finishes - it grows with your business.
Q: What's the 90-day guarantee?
If you work through the system, build your filing cabinet - all 19 sections - and you don't feel it's made a difference, you can claim a full refund. The one condition is that you actually do the work, and your finished filing cabinet is the proof.
Q: What's the difference between the system & the book?
The book explains the thinking behind The Bottleneck Breaker and tells the story of how it was built. The system is where you actually do the work - the Notion workspace, the template, the step-by-step process. If you can only choose one, choose the system. The book tells you why you need it. The system actually fixes it. And if you're not ready to build yet, the book is the place to start.
Q: What kind of businesses does this work for?
Any business where someone is the bottleneck - where decisions, answers, and processes mostly live in one person's head rather than somewhere the team can access them.
A friend of mine has a husband who runs a trades business. When a job comes in from a client who's a slow payer, that knowledge needs to be in the system - not just in his head. Before the system, someone would book the job and nobody would flag it. With the system, it's there for anyone to see.
It works for solopreneurs, agencies, product businesses, service businesses, consultants, trades businesses. The industry doesn't matter. The pattern does.
If you recognise the symptoms on this page, it's for you.
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