Business Coaching for Engineers Who Are Tired of Being the Bottleneck
If your company depends on you to function, you don’t own a business… you own a job.
As a business coach for engineers, I help technical business owners build companies that grow stronger and depend less on them.
Step 1
Discovery Session
A relaxed 30-minute conversation to understand your business, your situation, and what you’re trying to solve. You’ll get a feel for how I think and how I work, and we’ll decide if the Business Clarity Audit is the right next step.
Step 2
Business Clarity Audit
An analysis that shows how your business actually functions from marketing and sales through operations, along with the strength of your financial, team, and leadership foundation. You’ll see what’s working, what’s not, and what needs to change.
Step 3
Ongoing Coaching
We systematically remove your dependency from the business by improving systems, strengthening your team, and refining decision-making. The focus is building a business that runs effectively while maintaining healthy profitability.
Start with a Simple Conversation
If you’re tired of being the bottleneck, this is the first step.
Engineering. Business. Coaching.
I started an engineering and construction business from a home office and grew it to more than 30 employees and nearly $10 million in annual revenue before selling it to a public company.
Along the way, I experienced many of the same challenges my clients face today… including becoming the person everyone depended on.
For the past 12+ years, I’ve worked as a business coach, helping owners navigate leadership, delegation, profitability, and the challenge of building a company that doesn’t depend on them.
Today, as a business coach for engineers, I help technical business owners build stronger companies that depend less on them.
Master the Mechanics, Master the Mindset, Master the Business
Increased Sales
By executing reliable sales processes that deliver value to your customers and growth to your company.
FREE TIME
By streamlining processes and improving delegation so that you have more time to do what you want in life.
CLARITY & CONFIDENCE
By creating a clear vision and then aligning business achievements with your business and personal visions.
PERSONAL WEALTH
By creating sufficient margin, cash flow and wealth generation that results from a profitable business.
Coaching from Experience
Meet Jeff Schuster
I built and scaled an engineering and construction company from a home office to a multi-million-dollar business with 30 employees across four states.
I know what it’s like when everything depends on you. Why? Because I built my business that way… until I changed it to scale without needing my constant presence.
Today, I help entrepreneurial engineers step out of being needed for every decision, build stronger teams, and create businesses that run without them.
Business-Building Tools and Resources
These are proven resources I’ve created to help small business owners at different stages.
You can access them anytime—some are free, some are paid.
If we work together, I may also recommend one or more of these as part of your next step in Phase 2 of my process.
The Worktrap
(My Latest Book)
The Worktrap is written as a business fable, following an owner as he works to free himself from the operational and psychological grip of his business. The final section outlines the practical framework I use to help owners begin to extract themselves from their Worktrap, structurally and mentally.
Leadership Matters
(Training on Udemy)
Leadership Matters gives you the formal training you need to lead with confidence. This proven program teaches time-tested principles and actionable strategies to transform you into a high-performing leader in just one week – growing from doing to leading!
Starting Your Business from Scratch
(Training on Udemy)
Starting Your Business from Scratch is powerful online training that includes everything you need to launch a successful business. I have packaged training on sales, marketing, business formation, accounting, financial planning, pricing, time management, and business execution into six video training modules.
Build Your 10-Year Revenue Roadmap (Free Training)
Small business owners get trapped in a cycle of anxiety and overwork—burning themselves out while their business struggles. This free training will break that cycle. You’ll learn how to bootstrap any small business, manage money, set your prices, hire people, and create a growing company that doesn't require you to work yourself to death.
Group Coaching
(Sign Up)
If you're the type of person who benefits more from participating in a live group setting, group coaching is the way to go. It is less expensive than one-on-one coaching because many people are sharing the cost of my time. If you're interested, please follow this link to provide your name and details. When the group is ready, I'll reach out to confirm scheduling and payment.
Business Owner's Decision Map
(PDF Guide)
As a small business owner, everyone is offering to help you. What will it cost? What will they teach you that you don't know? How do business consultants differ from business coaches? If coaching is a fit, how do you avoid hiring a dud? Get answers to all these questions in this free guide. Find the best help at a price you can afford.
Business Articles
(My Blog)
I love to write. I share a wealth of information in the articles I write for my blog. Some are written after compelling coaching sessions. Others are borne from business lessons I've learned as an owner. Each one is instructive and actionable for business owners. Whether you're struggling with employees, customers, or finances, you'll find help in my blog.
Videos
(My Video Library)
If reading isn't your thing, check out my videos. I record videos from time to time when I think a business concept can be better communicated in video form than in my blog posts. Who knows, you may watch these videos to get some dry engineering/business coaching humor 🙂 The videos on my site are the same ones you can find on my Mechanics & Mindset Business Coaching YouTube channel.
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