Grow a Profitable small business that can run without you.
Practical coaching for established small-business owners who want stronger profits, a capable team, and the freedom to step away without everything falling apart.
Get clear, Gain Control: Grow Profits, Build Freedom

You built the business with your hands, your hours, and probably not much else. You were hoping to have the freedom to do what you wanted at some point, but you’ve hit a wall. Profits aren’t what you’d hoped, and time freedom? Who are you kidding?
You’ve just built a job with more responsibilities… payroll, the IRS, customers, there’s no way you can take two weeks off to be with your family without everything falling apart at work. It’s not that you don’t want to, it’s just that you’re afraid you’ll get so many calls it won’t be worth it.
- Successful from the outside
- No money left over at the end of the month
- Tires of choosing between profits and payroll
- Spouse is asking when you’ll have real money from the business
- You’re wondering if there’s really more to this business than the paycheck?
- You’re asking yourself when can you take a two week vacation and not worry about the business
Most small business owners making less than $2M didn’t get here with a plan. They got here by outworking everyone else. That works for a while. Eventually it stops, not because the owner runs out of drive, but because the business was never built to run without them.. Growing a profitable small business that gives you the freedom, isn’t any harder than what you’re doing now. It’s all in how you use your time. It’s simple.
Six pillars of business transformation
Every workshop and coaching engagement is built around these six pillars — the foundation of every thriving business.
Where is the business (and you) headed.
The daily work that gets you there.
Guarding the Vision and Mission
Systems that run the day to day business
Make your money work for you, not against.
Build the team on purpose.
how I work with you:
The Cohort – To grow your profitable small business it’s a time thing. I heard Zig Ziglar once say, your thinking is stinking (or something like that). You’re used to working hard, spending hours doing the work, we just need to channel that energy into working “on” the business instead of “in” the business. Enrollment is by application, capped at 10-12 to keep the room built for real accountability, not a big audience.
Enrollment is by application, and each group is capped at 10-12 to keep the room built for real accountability, not a big-room forum.
Call-Free Coaching — direct voice-and-text access to me, Monday through Thursday, 8:30–4. No scheduled calls, no calendar chaos. You send a message, video, voice, or text* when something comes up; I respond inside the window. This is how I stay close to more owners without spreading myself thin — and if a live call is genuinely needed, that’s available case-by-case.
Who This Is For
A small, invite-based group for small business owners who lead mission-driven business under $2m who want to grow a profitable small business that helps build the freedom they deserve.
- Real small business coaching — not homework you do alone
- A private group of small business owners
- Real accountability, not a webinar replay
- Biweekly sessions – plus call-free access year-round
- Capped at 10-12, small enough that you’re not just one voice in the room
Not sure what your business needs next?
A free Clarity Call is a simple conversation where we look at what’s really going on in your business, where things feel stuck, and what the next right step may be. This is not a high-pressure sales call. It is a chance to slow down, look at the real issues, and decide whether the next cohort, Call-Free Coaching, or another step makes the most sense.
Hey! I’m Steve, founder of Genesis Business Strategies.
I started my HVAC company on September 11, 2001. Eighteen years later, I sold it, and spent the years in between coaching other business owners on the side: better clients, stronger systems, more profit, more time back.
I stopped waiting to be handed some separate calling and realized the business itself had been the mission the whole time. I’m on a mission to help you build the profitable small business that gives you the freedom to do what you want.
That’s the work now. Fewer clients, deeper relationships, real systems installed, not a course you buy and forget. ~ Steve
Get Clear, Gain Control, Grow Profits, Build Freedom.
Apply for the next Cohort – Seats are limited.

