You built something real. Now build the system that runs it, so you can lead your business instead of being buried by it.
Apply NowTrusted by 200+ business owners making $500K – $10 million
200+ companies guided · 20 years of operating experience
We were built by the team behind Cool Hollow Solutions, operators who've spent 20 years inside 2,000+ accounts, working alongside 200+ business owners doing $500K to $10M a year, and scaling a company of their own past $20M. We saw the same thing every time: the owner had become the ceiling. Business Without You is that same operating system, repackaged as a 12-week program so any owner can install it, not just the ones who can afford a retainer.
Most owners think the problem is sales, people, or hours. It isn't. The business was built around you, and now you're the ceiling. We install the operating system that removes the one constraint holding everything back.
A room full of like-minded business owners looking to scale without the business needing them 24/7. You grow together, compare notes, and never feel alone in it.
You get the team behind a $20 million company, plus guest speakers who add real value across every sector of your business, from finance to hiring to operations.
Every part of the program produces a real asset for your business, not notes, not theory.
See exactly where your time goes, then reclaim 10 hours of low-value work in 30 days.
Find up to $50,000 in hidden profit already sitting inside your business.
Five metrics, reviewed in 15 minutes every Monday, that spot trouble before it becomes a crisis.
Move responsibility to your team in a structured way that actually sticks.
Bring your real numbers and get worked on live, every week, alongside other owners.
Like-minded owners and specialists who deepen every area of your business.
A tool we built ourselves, free to run before you ever apply. Upload a P&L, and it scans for the leakage every owner has and nobody's measured: underpriced jobs, margin creep, unprofitable customers, cash tied up in the wrong places.
No spreadsheet wrangling. Drop in what you already have.
The same lens we use inside the program, run against your real numbers in minutes.
A plain-English breakdown of where the profit already in your business is sitting.
This is the same diagnostic that anchors the Profit Discovery Audit inside the program, just a smaller version, free, before you commit to anything.
You have 3 to 30 people and a real operation running, but you're still the one holding everything together, and you're ready to change that.
You've built something that works. The problem is it only works because of you. You want a business that grows on its structure, not your effort.
You've read the books, joined the programs, listened to the podcasts. You have the knowledge. Now you need someone to actually install the system.
"Instrumental in helping us define, strategize and implement a plan for financial independence."
For the better part of a decade, Mark Richards and Cool Hollow have been instrumental in helping Platte River and my family define, strategize and implement a plan for financial independence. His guidance has allowed our business to thrive both personally and professionally.
Brent Allshouse · Founder, Platte River Networks
"Mark looks at the whole picture and pulls everyone together on the same page."
I ran Keystone Ford hands-on for 34 years and felt I never needed a consultant, until I stepped back and brought in a GM. You can't go wrong having Mark by your side; I only wish I'd done this sooner.
Clayton Black · Owner, Keystone Ford
"There hasn't been a topic or question Mark hasn't been able to give high-level guidance on."
Working with Mark has been an invaluable investment for our operations. He has used his vast experience to elevate the way we operate, strategize, and achieve our goals.
Dr. Rob Norris, PharmD · CEO, Chambers' Apothecary
Build the business that runs without you.
Apply now and, even if we don't work together, you'll leave the call with a custom roadmap.
Apply NowGo through the first 30 days. Run the audits. Follow the steps. If you haven't reclaimed at least 10 hours of your week, or we haven't found real profit already sitting in your business, send one email and you get a full refund. No forms, no hoops, no awkward calls.
This works because it's the same operating system used to run a real consulting firm for 20 years. Not theory. Installed. The only risk here is staying exactly where you are.
Still have a question? Reach out directly at office@coolhollowsolutions.com.