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The work you retype, reformat and re-enter? A workflow should do it.

Small, reliable automations that take over the repetitive jobs between your systems.

Automate the repetitive work
Somebody spends every Friday copying data from one system into another.
Invoices, forms and emails get retyped because nothing talks.
You've seen the AI demos. Nobody shows up to actually build the thing.

How it works

1

Pick one repetitive job

We start with the chore that eats the most hours: data entry, document handling, follow-ups, reporting.

2

Build it with guardrails

The workflow runs on tools you own, with human checkpoints wherever judgment matters. You approve what it can do.

3

Measure the hours back

We count the time it saves. If it earns its keep, we pick the next one. One workflow at a time.

What it costs

From $1,500 per workflow

one-time build on tools you own. Bigger multi-system workflows are scoped from the assessment.

Not sure which end of the range you'd land on? Start with the assessment: it answers that with a guarantee.

What moves the number

  • How many systems the workflow touches
  • Documents and data extraction involved
  • Approval steps and human checkpoints you want

What kind of work can be automated?

The repetitive kind: moving data between systems, pulling information out of documents, sending follow-ups, assembling reports, chasing signatures. If it's the same steps every time, it's a candidate.

Will it break and cause chaos?

Workflows fail safe: when something unexpected happens they stop and tell a human instead of guessing. And I monitor them.

Do I need new software?

Usually not. Workflows run on and between the tools you already own, on an automation layer you own too. No lock-in.

Chris Patten, founder of Headway

Senior work, without the agency wrapped around it.

I'm Chris Patten: 18 years as a CIO, an accountant by background, grew a company from $1M to $69M, built a platform that did $110M+, and built and sold my own business. You work with me directly, and I have no software to sell you.

Start with a free 20-minute call.

You talk, I listen, and I tell you honestly whether I can help, including "you don't need me for this." If we go further, the assessment is guaranteed and credited against your first project.

Book the free call.

Twenty minutes on the phone about automate the repetitive work. No pitch deck, no obligation.

Serving Collingwood, Wasaga Beach, The Blue Mountains, Barrie, Orillia, Midland, Owen Sound and everywhere in between.

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