CLEARWATER, FL + ONLINE · FREE · NO EQUITY

YOU BUILT THE BUSINESS.
NOW BUILD YOUR WAY OUT OF IT.

The Handoff is a free program for founders doing $100K to $5M a year who are done being the bottleneck. Learn to delegate, hire, and systemize until the business grows without you in every seat. In person in Clearwater. Live online everywhere else.

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MODULE 01 · POSITIONING01 / 09

NOT AN INCUBATOR.
NOT AN ACCELERATOR.

Incubators help you start something. Accelerators help you raise money and sprint for 12 weeks. Nobody helps the founder who already has customers, already does $100K to $5M a year, and is now trapped doing everything alone.

That founder is who this is for.

The Handoff moves you from operator to owner, 1 stage at a time, for free, for as long as it takes.

MODULE 02 · QUALIFICATION02 / 09

FOR FOUNDERS WHO ARE THE BOTTLENECK

YOU QUALIFY IF
Your business does $100K to $5M a year in revenue
Any industry. Agency, trades, services, online store, local shop, software. The model does not matter.
You personally do most of the critical work
You want to grow without living inside an 80 hour week
NOT FOR YOU IF
You are at idea stage or under $100K. Keep selling and come back when you cross it.
You are past $5M. At that size, hire the help. You can afford it.
You are chasing investors and a demo day
You want motivation instead of systems
MODULE 03 · PROBLEM03 / 09

YOU DO NOT HAVE A BUSINESS.
YOU HAVE A JOB WITH EXTRA STEPS.

Every sale closes through you. Every hire, invoice, and fire drill lands on you. So growth is capped at the ceiling of your calendar, and a week off costs a month of cleanup.

Working harder will not fix that. A handoff system will.

MODULE 04 · FRAMEWORK04 / 09

THE 5 STAGE HANDOFF

The entire program runs on 1 framework: 5 stages from doing everything to owning direction. Each stage has 1 gate. You always know exactly where you are and what the next move is.

STAGE 1
OPERATOR
YOUR SEATYou do everything
GATE TO ADVANCE10 hours per week documented and delegated
STAGE 2
DELEGATOR
YOUR SEATTasks leave your plate
GATE TO ADVANCEPlaybooks written for your 3 core functions
STAGE 3
BUILDER
YOUR SEATWhole functions run on scorecards
GATE TO ADVANCENumbers reviewed weekly without you chasing anyone
STAGE 4
MANAGER OF MANAGERS
YOUR SEATA lead runs the team on a weekly cadence
GATE TO ADVANCE2 weeks away with 0 delivery involvement
STAGE 5
VISIONARY
YOUR SEATDirection, money decisions, key hires
GATE TO ADVANCEThe day to day runs without you
MODULE 05 · PROGRAM05 / 09

NOT A COHORT

MOD 05.1
Monthly workshop in Clearwater
90 minutes, in person, 1 stage deep per session.
MOD 05.2
Live online sessions
Same material, streamed and recorded, for founders anywhere.
MOD 05.3
Peer pods
4 to 6 founders at the same stage, meeting every 2 weeks to trade playbooks and keep score.
MOD 05.4
Office hours
Bring a real hiring, delegation, or systems problem. Leave with your next move.
MOD 05.5
The playbook library
Job scorecards, SOP templates, the first hire process, weekly meeting agendas, delegation checklists. Yours to keep.
MOD 05.6
Stage assessments
A 20 minute review that tells you your current stage and the single gate in front of you.

No demo day. No graduation deadline. You move at the speed of your business and stay as long as it is useful.

MODULE 06 · FUNDING06 / 09

FREE MEANS FREE

No fees.
No equity.
No paid tier hiding behind the curtain.
No pitch at the end.

The Handoff is funded and run by Tampa Bay operators who used this exact system to step out of the day to day in their own companies. It exists because the people behind it wanted this program to exist when they were 24, and it did not.

THE ONLY ASK
WHEN YOU REACH STAGE 5, COME BACK AND TEACH STAGE 1.
MODULE 07 · LOCATION07 / 09

BUILT IN CLEARWATER.
OPEN EVERYWHERE.

In person sessions run in Clearwater and rotate around Tampa Bay. Every session also runs live online, and pods can be fully remote. If you can get here, come in person. The room is the point.

IN PERSON · CLEARWATERLIVE ONLINE · EVERYWHEREPODS · REMOTE OK
[ documentary photo · the room ]
whiteboards, founders, gulf light
MODULE 08 · FAQ08 / 09

QUESTIONS, ANSWERED

What does it cost?+

Nothing. Not now, not later. No equity either.

Is there a revenue requirement?+

Yes. $100K to $5M a year. Under $100K, keep selling and come back the day you cross it. The playbook library stays open to you in the meantime. Over $5M, you have outgrown a free program: hire an operator or an implementer. You can afford it.

Do I need employees already?+

No. Plenty of $100K founders are solo. Stage 1 assumes it is just you, and your first delegation might be a contractor for 5 hours a week.

I am not in Florida. Can I still join?+

Yes. The online track gets every session live plus recordings, and remote pods run on video.

Is this for venture backed startups?+

It works for any model, but it is built for founders who want a profitable business they own, not a fundraising track.

How much time does it take?+

Minimum is 90 minutes a month. Founders in pods spend about 3 hours a month. The entire point is giving you time back, so the program stays light.

Who runs it?+

A group of Tampa Bay founders and operators. Sessions are taught by people who have made the handoff in their own companies, including program alumni. The brand carries the program. The room carries the teaching.

MODULE 09 · APPLY09 / 09

YOUR BUSINESS SHOULD PROVE YOU ARE A BUILDER. NOT KEEP YOU IN A CAGE.

Apply in 3 minutes. Applications reviewed weekly. Your first session is a 20 minute stage assessment: you leave knowing your stage, your gate, and your next move.

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