The manual way
- Work scattered across tools, tabs, and spreadsheets
- Operators copy data by hand to keep it in sync
- Effort scales with headcount, not with systems
- Things break silently and get caught late
- Reporting is a weekly fire drill
Custom systems & automations since 2024
We solve operational problems for growing businesses. Custom systems, specific outcomes, immediate ROI.
Dashboards, automations, and operator tooling, built around a measurable outcome we agree on up front.
Operations overviewLast 30 days
$24.8K+18%
REVENUE
142+12%
JOBS
98%+3%
ON-TIME
- average time to ROI
- 1 to 3 months
- systems built and live
- 10+ businesses
- avg admin cost saved
- $10K+/mo
The shift
The manual way doesn't scale. The systemized way compounds.
Same business, same team, two completely different ceilings. The difference is whether the systems do the work or your people do the systems' work.
The Kunz way
- One system, one source of truth
- Data flows automatically between every step
- Effort decouples from growth
- Monitored, with alerts before it hurts
- Live metrics that are always current
What we solve
What we build for growing businesses
Every engagement is built around a measurable business outcome. No retainer hours. No vague consulting. Just the system that fixes the thing that's broken.
OperationsReplace the tangle
Spreadsheets, SaaS tools, and disconnected systems become one dashboard your team actually uses. Real time. Single source of truth.
Coastal Clarity · +250% revenue
Read the Coastal Clarity case study →AnalyticsSee what matters
Custom analytics that put your most important metrics top of mind. Built around how you actually run your business, not generic SaaS templates.
Thorough Group · $2K per month
Read the Thorough Group case study →AutomationReclaim admin time
Automate the recurring tasks eating your operators' calendars. Reporting, data entry, follow ups, handoffs. Handled.
LifeBridge Academy · 4 hours per week
Read the LifeBridge Academy case study →AcquisitionProfit first ads
Paid acquisition that produces profit, not vanity metrics. Built around ROAS, CAC, and what's actually working.
Divine Shine · 10x lead flow
Read the Divine Shine case study →Our process
From audit to ongoing optimization
Three phases. No bloat. We move from understanding the problem to shipping the system as fast as the problem deserves.
Phase 01: Audit
A 30 minute systems audit gets us aligned on what's broken, what's bleeding money, and what to fix first.
30 min, free
Phase 02: Build
We design and ship the custom dashboard, automation, or system that solves the problem. Live in days, not months.
Days to weeks
Phase 03: Optimize
We measure what's actually working, refine what isn't, and expand into the next opportunity. Your operations should compound.
Ongoing
Proof
Real systems, real outcomes
Every engagement is measured against an outcome agreed up front. Here is what that has looked like.
+250%
Revenue growth, year-over-year
Coastal Clarity
Home servicesThe systems we sell are the systems we run on. Coastal Clarity is the family-run service business in San Diego where Kunz & Co. was first built, and where every system gets battle-tested before it ever ships to a client.
- Revenue up 250% year-over-year without expanding admin overhead
- Operator weekly admin hours cut from 12 to 4
$2K
Monthly admin costs reclaimed
Thorough Group
RecruitingA growing recruiting firm with eight billable recruiters needed to track billable hours, contractor commissions, tax filing, and weekly payroll without hiring an admin to do it. We built the system that does it for them.
- $2,000 per month in admin personnel costs eliminated
- Weekly payroll reconciliation went from four hours to thirty minutes
10×
Lead flow growth, sustained 15× return on ad spend
Divine Shine
Home servicesA growing home services business needed leads, not impressions. We built profit-first paid acquisition with lead-management automation that scaled the pipeline without scaling the cost per booked job.
- Lead flow increased 10x
- 15x return on ad spend, sustained over six months
4 hrs
Per week reclaimed for the principal
LifeBridge Academy
EducationAn independent academy's principal was spending one full work-day a week on reports, attendance tracking, and parent communications. We automated the admin so leadership could focus on leading.
- Four hours per week reclaimed for the principal, a 10% time efficiency gain
- Parent communication SLA shifted from 'when we get to it' to same-day
Trusted by
About
Built by an operator, for operators
Kunz & Co. is run by Chris Kunz. Chris owns and operates Coastal Clarity, a family-run service business in San Diego scaling toward $500K in its second year.
Before founding Coastal Clarity, Chris spent nine years in tech. He started in web development in 2017 and expanded into digital marketing and SEO work for growing businesses. Three of those years were spent as a product manager at a tech startup, where he shipped both internal and external tools and saw the company through ideation to its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.
The systems Kunz & Co. builds for clients are the same systems Coastal Clarity runs on. We sell what we use.
- UCSD GRADUATE
- 9 YRS IN TECH
- EX PRODUCT MANAGER
- NYSE IPO SHIPPED
- WEB · MARKETING · SEO
- SERVICE BUSINESS OPERATOR
- SAN DIEGO
Common questions
Things people ask before booking
What does a systems audit cover?
Thirty minutes where we walk through how your business currently runs, where the operator's time is going, and which numbers leadership doesn't trust. By the end you have a leak map, rough dollar estimates, and a recommendation for which system to build first. No sales pitch.
How long does it take to build a system?
Most builds ship in days to weeks, not months. The first working version usually lands in your environment within a week or two, then we iterate weekly with your team in the loop. The longest engagements run six to eight weeks; most are shorter.
Do you bill hourly or by outcome?
By outcome. We agree on a measurable result up front (a metric that will move, an hour count reclaimed, a dollar amount saved) and we ship the system that delivers it. No retainer hours, no open-ended consulting bills.
What kinds of businesses do you work with?
Growing service businesses, typically in the $500K to $5M revenue range: home services, recruiting, education, fire safety, electrical. The common thread is operators running the systems instead of running the business and needing that time back.
Do I have to keep working with you after the build?
No. Build ends with the system live in your environment, your team trained, and metrics in place to verify the outcome. Many clients continue into Optimize for ongoing measurement and refinement. Many don't, and that is fine.
Where are you based, and do you work outside San Diego?
We're based in San Diego, California. About a third of our clients are local San Diego service businesses; the rest are remote engagements across the United States. The work is mostly async with weekly video calls, so location rarely matters.
Your systems should run the business. Not the other way around.
Book a free 30 minute systems audit. We map where the time and money are leaking, and tell you straight whether we can help.
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