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■ Business coach

I help owners scale their business. More revenue. Healthier profit margins.

For owners doing real revenue who want the business to run on systems and keep more of every dollar.

The call is free, 30 minutes on Google Meet. The Scorecard is 8 questions and shows your score before we ask for an email.

Sal Shakir walking through a full room of business owners at a live event

31

Businesses I have built since 2014

5

Companies I run today on one system I built

800+

Team members across my companies at the peak

100

About a hundred live events run since 2016

Client stories

Business owners, in their own words.

  • Client story 1
  • Client story 2
  • Client story 3
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  • Client story 5
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■ What I do for you

What a business coach does for you.

I work on the four things that decide whether growth pays.

Scale

Grow without growing your hours. Build the structure so the business can carry more.

Systems and processes

Put the way work gets done on paper and in software, so it runs the same way every time.

Profit margins

Price with confidence, cut the waste and keep more of every dollar you earn.

Operations

Team, roles and weekly rhythm that keep the business running while it grows.

■ In the room

I teach owners live.

Workshops and events with business owners, in person. This is how I work: in the room, at the whiteboard, with your numbers.

Sal Shakir teaching a room of business owners in a living room workshop
Sal Shakir presenting to business owners with one arm raised

■ Sound familiar?

Growth should pay more than this.

You already work hard. These three things are what usually hold the numbers back.

Revenue is flat or lumpy.

Sales depend on a few deals or on you personally, so next quarter is hard to predict.

Margins are thinner than they should be.

You earn more but keep about the same. Costs, pricing and waste are not tracked closely.

Operations take all your time.

Growing means more hours from you, because systems, team and process are not doing their share.

Scaling is not working harder. It is fixing revenue, margin and operations in the right order.

■ Free Scorecard

Where is your business leaking?

Eight quick questions about your structure, your team and your systems. You get a score out of 100 and your weakest areas on screen, right away.

  • Your score, before you type anything
  • The areas that will break first
  • The order to fix them, in your full report
Question 1 of 8Structure
Pick one to continue

Your score

0/ 100

See your full report

Your score in each area and the order to fix them, 30 days at a time. It shows right here.

Your breakdown by area and the order to fix it, shown right here on screen.

No spam. Your details go to my team so we can reach you about your Scorecard. Privacy

Or talk it through on a free call

Your full report

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    ■ How I work

    Scale. Systems and process. Profit margins.

    Most owners push harder on all three at once. I fix them in order so each one holds the next.

    1. Scale

    Grow on a structure that holds under pressure, not on more of your hours.

    2. Systems and process

    Put how the business runs on paper: who does what, who decides what, which numbers matter.

    3. Profit margins

    Price with confidence, cut the waste and keep more of every dollar you earn.

    Three ways to work with me

    I take on a small number of owners at a time. Every one starts with a call.

    Fix how my business runs

    Coaching

    I map how your business runs, then build the systems and processes that make it scale smoothly. Hands-on, in the right order.

    Run it with me

    Inside your business

    I work inside your business as your operating lead for a set period: the numbers, the team, the weekly rhythm. Until your own people can carry it.

    A seat at your table

    Board and advisory

    Ongoing strategic counsel, or a board seat where it is a fit. For owners who want an operator who has built and run companies.

    Not sure which one fits? We will work that out on the call.

    ■ Questions

    Straight answers.

    Is this for my industry? +
    Yes. Scale, systems and profit margins work the same way in any business. We start with how yours runs today and what is holding the numbers back.
    I have tried coaches before. Nothing stuck. +
    That usually happens when advice is not tied to your numbers. We start with where the business is, fix the biggest leak first and keep it simple enough to run every week.
    Is this another guru selling a course? +
    Fair question. I do not sell a get-rich plan. I run five companies today, and what I teach is how they are built to run. The Scorecard costs nothing, and in about two minutes you will know whether I see your business clearly.
    I do not have time for this. +
    That is the problem we fix first. The Scorecard takes about two minutes and the call takes thirty. The first changes usually free up time quickly.
    What does it cost? +
    The Scorecard is free and so is the call. Pricing for coaching, working inside your business and advisory work is shared on the call, once we both know what you need.
    What happens on the call? +
    Thirty minutes on Google Meet. We look at where the business is, what breaks first and what to fix in what order. If working together makes sense, we talk about it. If not, you still know your next step.
    What do you do with my email? +
    It goes to my team so we can reach you about your Scorecard. Your phone number is optional, and we only text you if you tick the box.

    ■ Free call

    Talk it through with me.

    Pick a time. We look at where the business is, what breaks first and what to fix in what order.

    • 30 minutes
    • On Google Meet
    • With Sal, no cost

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    Thirty free minutes with me. Or take the Scorecard first and see your score on screen.