Bridge the gap from where your business is to where you want it to be.
(without losing your mind)
Welcome to our Diagnostic Deep Dive
A container to give you clarity on what is holding your team, your business, and yourself back from sustainable scaling without the burnout –
– and an action plan to move forward (finally breathing a sigh of relief!).
"Finally feeling confident AND competent with how to scale my business."
Before we partnered with Lauren, we were really struggling with scaling the business and team dysfunction that pulled me back into the weeds. The biggest frustration we had was feeling like we didn’t have a clear path to get the business and team where we wanted them to be.
The biggest ROI and ROTI is my sanity.
I have clarity on how to move forward and can now see light at the end of the tunnel. Lauren gave me the competency I needed to have in order to take our business to the next level.
Her advising on utilizing our team members in their best capacities has made our team function in a healthier way then we ever have had and our business has had record breaking growth since.
-Josh Herrington | CEO at 6th Gen Home Services | Austin, TX
Tell me if this rings any bells…
- You feel buried by your business and even though you have a team, so much still falls on you.
- You want to break free from the day-to-day of the business but aren’t sure even where to start (or heck if it is even possible given you are the primary service provider – we call this the “curse of the expert”)
- You want to grow your business, impact, and create more profitability in your business without further sacrificing your life and family
- You love your business + your clients but you’re so stuck in the day to day you’re starting to resent your business (and maybe even your clients a little bit too!)
Bottom line:
- Your tired of being tired
- Perhaps you’re on the verge of burnout (or wanting to light a match to your business)
- The thought of taking a vacation leaves you 40% excited and 60% terrified
- You want a business that can run like a well oiled machine without you having to be in it every day
A day long container to give you clarity on what is holding your business, your team, and yourself back from sustainable scaling without the burnout –– and an action plan to move forward (finally!).
Imagine what your business (and life) is going to be like when you:
- FINALLY have a clear plan on how to get out from under your business day to day
- Have clarity on what’s holding you and your business back from sustainable scaling (revenue cliffs, concentrated risks, team challenges, etc.)
- Know without a doubt what is working (to keep doing) and what isn’t working so you can shift
- Have an autonomous and proactive team that moves the business forward even when you aren’t there
- Can stop playing whack-a-mole with your business day to day and start making more progress – and have what we call TRUE ENTREPRENEURIAL FREEDOM!
—>It all starts here.
Diagnostic Deep Dive
Where business owners come to stop playing whack-a-mole with their business and start making progress.
A Birds Eye View of the Diagnostic Deep Dive
Diagnostic Deep Dive is a half day intensive inside a 45 day support container for busy business owners who want a clear path to getting out of the business day to day – and who want to know what revenue cliffs, concentrated risks, and gaps in the business and your team that are preventing sustainable scaling and growth – and more importantly how to get out from under your business.
Together we are going to look at your business holistically to figure out what is going on and see how we can get it running like a well oiled machine and move you from business operator to visionary owner.
Lauren is your advisor, your right hand – a neutral third party here to help you figure this out and get to the real root causes of what is keep you stuck in the trenches and feeling like it is all on you.
Together, we are going to equip you with a full plan to move forward and build a bridge between where you are and where you want to go!
We’ll give you tools to balance making these changes with your busy schedule and create a business you love again – and one that can grow without you at the helm 24/7.
How it works:
Part 1:
It starts with a full business diagnostic so we can really see what’s going on in the body of your business – we go through our proven 3 P framework:
- People (team)
- Process (ops)
- Profit (financials)
We look at the whole business for maximum clarity and effectiveness to have positive ripple effects in the business as a whole, not in a silo.
We dig deeper to see concentrated risks, revenue cliffs, and friction points that are present in the business and team that are leaking time, team, and profits – ultimately standing in the way of you elevating out of the trenches and the business sustainably scaling.
- Next we do a comprehensive CEO profile assessment to determine what the best team for YOU is.
- No cookie cutters here, we are going to look at your unique CEO profile and look at the team you have to see how we can get the most out of them and more importantly determine what team gaps exist that are keeping you stuck in the weeds
- Lastly, we look at what you need to successful transition out of the trenches and into CEO by seeing what you can
- Delegate
- Automate
- Improve/optimize
- Keep/prioritize
Part 3: Full team diagnostic + 1:1s with top leaders
This is one of the most valuable parts of our diagnostic.
Lauren will talk 1:1 with your leaders to see if what they see as working/not working and what you see align.
—> spoiler alert after doing this for 11 years we have seen leaders fully aligned only a couple times – knowing what’s really going on with your team is SO impactful for getting you out of the trenches – and an unbiased third party like Lauren get’s the roots and the truth! <—
- Now that we have all the diagnostic data from our time together, now it is time to actually put it to good use. Data is just information if it doesn’t come with an implementation plan, right? Right!
- We sit down and review what we have found and break it down into 3-4 top priorities that will make the biggest difference in your business NOW.
- Then we break it out into a plan that you and your team can implement over the coming days/weeks*
- *This meeting can be 1:1 with me but what I love to do is bring in your second in command to be part of this conversation so they can help you implement and you do not need to play telephone!*
Lauren deep dives into every detail of your business, and shows you what needs to either be eliminated or added to significantly increase profitability and team retention. She has sharp intuition and can identify your blind spots. She knows what needs to change to move from a business that has plateaued to a business that is back on track to scale sustainably – and I am speaking from experience. Lauren did a diagnostic with me and uncovered a revenue cliff in my business that once we got clarity on it and a plan to solve the cliff I was able to bring in $26,785 in revenue in the two weeks following our session thanks to Lauren and her advising!
– Desiree de Lunae | CEO Desire to Rise | Austin, TX
Are you a fit for the diagnostic deep dive? Let’s see!
Our D3 is best suited for service based businesses doing over $1M and who have a team of 5 or more, who want to scale.
This service is for business owners that want to know what else is really going on with the team and business – those who really want to get to the meat and potatoes of what is working and isn’t outside of your perspective so they can scale more sustainably and profitably without feeling like it is all on them.
—> spoiler alert after doing this for 11 years we have seen leaders and their team fully aligned only a handful of times – knowing what’s really going on with your business and team is SO impactful for getting you out of the trenches – and an unbiased third party like Lauren get’s to the roots and the truth, because only then can we make a solid plan that will succeed to get you out from under your business! <—
Here are how our two Diagnostic options compare:
Team Diagnostic
- 1:1 – 3 hour Diagnostic Session via Zoom: so that we can really dive into your team together
- CEO Profile Assessment and Report: so you are building the team the is right for YOU and can get out of the trenches faster
- Team report: so that you can clearly see who is on your team, their strengths/weaknesses, and the overall gaps that are preventing sustainable scaling and getting you out of the trenches
- Golden Key Vault: vast team, ops, and leadership resources we have created for clients over the past 12+ years (scorecards, job postings, diagnostic tools, you name it, it’s probably here)
- Hiring Made Simple: our proven framework and masterclass guaranteed to cut your hiring time in half and exponentially increase your success rate for hires.
- Voxer access for 30 days post call: so you can get support from Lauren when you something pops up – M-F, 9-5
- Bookend, “if ya need it call:” so you can get further advising, ask any lingering questions post diagnostic, or work through stuck spots that have popped up
Diagnostic Deep Dive (Full Business Diagnostic)
- 1:1 Half Day Intensive Diagnostic Session via Zoom: so that we can really dive into your business together
- CEO Profile Assessment and Report: so you are building the team the is right for YOU and can get out of the trenches faster
- Diagnostic report & plan: so that you can actually implement and have a plan to get to where you want to go
- Voxer & Email access for 45 days post call: so you can get help when you need it through the tough parts and get advice M-F, 9-5
- Bookend, “if ya need it call:” so you can get further advising, ask any lingering questions post diagnostic, or work through stuck spots that have popped up
- Scorecard session: so that we can get you clear on where you want to go and teach you how to use this critical tool for your team
- Up to Ten (10) 1:1 calls with your team to dive deeper into what they see is working and not working in the business, as well as what is working and not working in their role and your leadership.
- R&R – Stoplight call with you and your second in command to discuss the results of the calls and my recommendations as well as green flags, yellow flags, and red flags that have been uncovered during the 1:1s
We’re going to help you finally breathe a sigh of relief with your business, get out of the trenches, make a bigger impact, increase profitability - and enjoy your business again!
What we explore during our time together:
People: Your team, making sure you have the right team to get you to the next level, and also how to get the most out of your current team.
Process: Operations, making sure that the foundation of your business is strong, efficient, and working for you, not against you and that any concentrated risks are mitigated asap.
Fulfillment, together with ops, making sure that the back end of the business can support what the front end is creating.
Profit: Financials, shoring up any revenue leaks or cliffs so your business profitably can grow with you.
Overall checking the business body for any friction points that are leaking time, team, and profits.
Bottom line: Once we have your diagnosis, now we can define a treatment plan to tackle your challenges simply and bring the business back to a healthy flow so it can retain more revenue and grow sustainably without you feeling stuck in it 24/7.
She gives me tools so I am empowered to do this on my own – not just theory – she gets inside my business and feels like an extension of my business, like a partner, not just a resource that will go away!
– Monica Bloom | Founder | SF
MEET LAUREN GOLDSTEIN
Lauren Goldstein is founder and CEO of the award-winning and globally-recognized business consulting firm, Golden Key Partnership.
Her clients lovingly nicknamed her “The Biz Doctor” (which also happens to be the name of her podcast) because her superpower is helping 7-figure service-based entrepreneurs uncover what is keeping them stuck in the trenches of their business. Lauren is an expert at helping business owners diagnose the real root cause of their team and operational challenges so their business can sustainably and profitably scale without burning out.
As a trusted advisor to some of the fastest growing businesses, and fortune 500 companies, for more than 12 years, Lauren’s greatest asset is helping business owners successfully transition from business operator to true business owner, from “chief everything officer” to powerful and effective CEO and leader.
Her signature Diagnostic Deep Dive framework helps CEOs reclaim their time and create more freedom so they can have more impact, success, and breathe a much needed sigh of relief.
She’s been featured in Thrive Global, Huff Post, Authority Magazine and is a trusted expert to fortune 500 companies like Apple, Nike, and AT&T, among others.
If you have questions, or want to see how our Diagnostic can help your business, book a consultation call above.