The ladder — Brand New Colors
The ladder

One path, climbed only as far as the business needs.

Brand New Colors is built as a ladder. Each rung is a real deliverable that stands on its own, and each one sets up the next — so you never pay for more structure than the business is ready to use.

Why a ladder

Most consulting asks you to buy the whole thing on faith.

You commit to a big engagement before you know whether the fit is real. The ladder runs the other way: start small, see the work, climb when the next rung earns its place.

Every rung is useful on its own. Stop at any one and you still keep something that works.

The five rungs

From a workspace build to a fully automated operation.

Most owners enter at the Blueprint or the Foundation. Where you start depends on how much of the business is already written down.

01
Custom workspace build · one-time
Blueprint
A custom Notion workspace built for how your business runs — modeled on a published template where one fits, or designed from scratch where it doesn’t. The full amount credits toward the Foundation if you climb.
from $999One-time
02
★ Most start here · the full read
Foundation
The read that anchors everything: books brought current, operating workspace deployed, and the Business Nervous System report naming your one primary constraint in a single sentence. Roughly three weeks.
$2,500–7,500One-time
03
The system, kept current · monthly
Operating Core
The engagement that keeps it true: books current to the month, workspace live, and a monthly operating review. Month-to-month after the first 90 days, with a books-current guarantee.
$1,000–2,800Per month
04
Operational systems · one-time
Operational Systems
The judgment in your head, documented — written rules and processes that make the work repeatable by someone who isn’t you. What makes a business teachable, delegable, and eventually sellable.
$2,500–6,000One-time
05
Automation · build + run
Automation
An AI-driven operations layer mapped onto the documented model. The repeating work runs itself on the standard path and flags you only where judgment is genuinely needed.
$15k–75k+Then $500–2,000/mo
Add-on module

Tax Rhythm

+$300–600 / mo

Quarterly estimates, a year-round tax posture, and no March surprise. Bolts onto Operating Core for owners who want the tax calendar handled inside the same rhythm as the books.

Add-on module

COO Layer

+$2,500–5,000 / mo

Hands-on operational leadership on top of Operating Core, for the owner who needs someone holding the operating model with them rather than only maintaining it.

Where do you start?

One question decides it.

How much of your operating model is already written down, and how current are your books? That answer points to a rung.

Nothing’s written down

The business runs on your memory and the books are behind. Start at the Foundation — it reads the business, brings the books current, and names the constraint. Most owners begin here.

You want the workspace first

You would rather start with the structure and a smaller commitment. Begin at the Blueprint — a built workspace from $999, with the full amount crediting toward the Foundation later.

The read is already done

Your model is documented and your books are current. Move to Operating Core to keep it true, or to Operational Systems and Automation to make the repeating work run itself.

Start here

The fit call names your rung.

Twenty minutes, scoped to your business. We figure out together where you sit on the ladder and what the right first step is — ending with a clear answer either way.

Book a 20-minute fit callRead the reports first

Twenty minutes · scoped to your business · ends with a clear next step