Operational diagnostic & execution firm

Something in your business is limiting revenue. You don't know exactly where. We do.

We find the constraint, put a dollar figure on it, and remove it. We stay until the number on the page moves.

No decks. No standing retainers. One problem at a time, closed.

Book a diagnostic call → 20 minutes. No prep. No pitch.
How we work
Approach

Find it. Quantify it. Remove it.

01 / Find

The real one

Most operators can name three or four problems. One of them is the constraint. The rest are noise around it. We work backwards from the P&L to isolate which one is actually holding the business back.

02 / Quantify

In dollars

What is this costing you, in cash, over twelve months? That number is the anchor for everything that follows. If we can't put a figure on it, we don't move forward.

03 / Remove

With you, not to you

We build the fix into the business. Your team runs it. We stay in weekly until the number moves. If it doesn't move, we aren't done.

When we create the most value

You are likely a fit if any of this sounds familiar.

01
Revenue is leaking somewhere and you can't quite see where.
02
You made a hire to fix a problem. The problem is still there.
03
One sick day and things fall apart.
04
Demand is there. Something in the middle is capping it.
05
You're making calls without knowing the dollar impact.
06
You're about to hire someone and you're not sure it's the right move.
How we operate

Different from what you're used to.

One thing at a time

You won't get a ten-item roadmap from us. You'll get the one that matters this quarter. We handle the rest later, or we don't, depending on whether they still matter once the first one is fixed.

We stay until it works

Most consulting ends at the recommendation. Ours starts there. We're in your operation, weekly, until the metric we promised actually moves.

Tied to a number

Every engagement starts with a dollar figure. If we can't name what this is worth to you in cash, we shouldn't be taking the work.

Sometimes the answer isn't a hire

Most businesses think they need to hire. Sometimes they do. Often they don't. Before you commit to a salary, we look at whether the capability can be built into the business instead. In many cases, we delay or eliminate the need for another seat entirely.

We do not sell advice. We fix problems.

We look for constraints other people miss.

Where we work

Operations-heavy businesses where small inefficiencies compound into large losses.

Fleet & Transport

Collections cycles, dispatch efficiency, utilization, driver retention.

Professional Services

Utilization, realization, pricing, billing friction.

Multi-location Services

No-shows, provider utilization, retention, pricing gaps.

Healthcare & Medical Practices

Patient throughput, billing cycle, prior auth friction, no-show recovery.

Construction & Trades

Job profitability, change-order leakage, scheduling, AR aging.

Hospitality & Food Service

Labor scheduling, food cost variance, table turn, platform margin.

Manufacturing & Distribution

Throughput constraints, inventory turns, quality cost, fulfillment SLAs.

Real Estate Services

Lead-to-close cycle, agent productivity, transaction friction, retention.

Field & Home Services

First-call resolution, route density, technician utilization, recurring revenue.

Geographic coverage
New JerseyNew YorkConnecticutPennsylvaniaNorth CarolinaFloridaRemote engagements nationwide

Who this is not for

  • Businesses looking for marketing services or lead generation
  • Companies seeking general strategy consulting without implementation
  • Organizations that want recommendations rather than execution
Engagement

Three ways to work with us.

Most engagements run 4–12 weeks depending on complexity.

Illustrative Engagements

Representative examples of how we work.

Representative examples of how we approach constraint identification. Not actual client engagements.

Founder
"Most businesses don't have a growth problem. They have a constraint they haven't identified. Until that constraint is removed, nothing else matters. That's what we solve."
Eric RyklinFounder, Ryklin Group
Where the constraint usually lives

Six places we look first.

Pricing

The price list is a fossil. It was set three years ago when the business was different, and nobody has had the time or the nerve to touch it since. We rebuild it against what the work is actually worth now, then install the discipline to hold the line.

Collections

The revenue is earned. The cash isn't in the account. Somewhere between the invoice and the deposit, things go quiet. We put structure around the follow-through so receivables stop aging in silence.

Utilization

You have the capacity. It isn't being used. No-shows, gaps, soft schedules, quiet Fridays. We measure where the slack actually is by unit and rebuild the scheduling layer around what the data says.

Workflow

Work moves through the business on memory and heroics. The same questions get asked twice. Things fall through the cracks when someone takes a vacation. We replace that with a system your team can lean on.

Hiring

You think you need to hire. Maybe you do. Before you commit to a salary, we look at whether the capability can be built into the business instead. A system doesn't call in sick and doesn't quit in eleven months.

Not sure

Revenue is leaking and the cause isn't obvious. That's exactly where the Diagnostic starts. Two weeks of structured work, at the end of which the constraint has a name and a dollar figure.

Get started

If something is constraining your business, it is already costing you money.

Find it. Put a number on it. Remove it. That's the entire job.

Book a diagnostic call → 20 minutes. No prep. No pitch.

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