Operational Consulting for Owner-Led Businesses

Growing Shouldn't Feel This Hard.

Revenue is up. But so is the chaos. More people, more fires, more decisions landing on your desk. You didn't outgrow your market. You outgrew how you operate.

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Built by recovering corporate problem solvers. Serving owner-led businesses from $5M to $35M.

The Problem

You Built Something Real. Now It's Running You.

Most owners reach a point where growth creates more problems than it solves. The business needs a different operating model. But there is no time to figure out what to fix, let alone fix it.

Sound familiar?

  • Every decision still routes through you
  • The team can't execute without constant involvement
  • Margins are shrinking even as revenue grows
  • The same problems keep coming back
  • Hiring more people isn't solving anything
  • You're too busy firefighting to build anything better

"We should be making more money than this. Why does growth feel worse instead of better?"

That's what we hear from almost every owner we work with. The business isn't broken. It's stuck between where it is today and where it needs to go.

Why Bare Bones

We've Walked These Floors.

Bare Bones Solutions is not a strategy firm. We are operators who spent decades inside complex businesses solving the exact problems you are dealing with now.

We come in, find the constraint that is costing you the most, and fix it. No endless engagement. No 80-slide deck. Just measurable progress in 4 to 12 weeks.

  • Corporate operations experience at scale
  • Fixed-fee projects. No open-ended scope.
  • Side-by-side implementation, not just advice
  • Targeted on one core problem at a time
  • 8 to 10x ROI is the standard we hold ourselves to

Judson Armentrout

Co-Founder

Former corporate operator with experience managing large-scale production and supply chain programs. Spent years identifying and fixing operational constraints inside complex, high-pressure businesses before co-founding Bare Bones Solutions.

Bryan [Last Name]

Co-Founder

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How It Works

A Simple Path Forward.

Three steps. No ambiguity about what happens next.

01

Get Clear

We run a focused 60 to 90-minute diagnostic session to define where you want the business to go and identify what is blocking you right now. You leave with a written plan.

02

Get Moving

We execute a fixed-fee project, 4 to 12 weeks, targeted at the highest-value problem in your business. One problem, solved completely, side by side with your team.

03

Get Ahead

With the constraint removed, growth becomes possible again. Additional projects, advisory support, and KPI systems keep the business moving toward your long-term target.

Start Here

The Point Z Diagnostic.

Most consulting engagements start with a proposal. Ours starts with a real conversation about your business.

The Point Z Diagnostic is a flat-fee working session. You bring the business reality. We bring outside eyes, practical experience, and a written plan you can act on immediately.

No commitment required beyond the session itself.


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Entry Offer

Point Z Diagnostic

  • 60 to 90-minute working session
  • Define your 5 to 7-year target (Point Z)
  • Identify the top 3 growth constraints in your business
  • Prioritize the highest-value opportunity to solve first
  • Written action plan delivered after the session
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The Fork in the Road

Two Versions of the Next Two Years.

With Bare Bones Solutions

  • You know exactly what is holding the business back
  • Operations can handle the next stage of growth
  • The team runs day-to-day without pulling you in
  • Margins improve as revenue grows
  • You have a clear path to the business you actually want
  • Growth feels like momentum, not burden

Without It

  • The same fires keep burning
  • Every new hire adds complexity, not capacity
  • You stay the bottleneck for every decision
  • Margins stay flat or erode
  • The business is harder to run each year
  • Growth stalls or the owner burns out first

Ready to Fix It

One Session. A Written Plan.

No commitment required beyond the diagnostic itself. Just a real conversation about your business and a clear path forward.

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Email us directly at info@barebones.solutions