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I Don’t Just Recommend or Resell Software

I’m not going to build you an app, hand it over, and expect your team to magically start using it.

What’s the point of paying for another system when the tools you already have aren’t being used?

I look at the whole business; things like who is responsible for what, where things are getting dropped, what keeps coming back to the owner, and why the process isn’t being followed.

Sometimes that means I’m your operations coach. Sometimes I’m building the system, helping your sales team follow up or build prospecting lists, holding people accountable, or working alongside you to get the business moving again.

I don’t just give you another tool. I help make sure the work actually gets done.

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Karissa Bentley participating in a panel discussion about business performance and organizational change

I’ve Done More Than Build Systems

I know what it takes to perform inside a fast-moving business because I’ve done it myself.

I finished at 322% to goal, earned President’s Club, and was trusted to speak alongside members of the $100 million club at a Fortune 100 company about embracing change and improving performance.

But the number alone wasn’t the real work.

I built lead lists, created customized reports, studied what was working, and helped salespeople improve based on how they sold — not by forcing everyone into the same script. Some people were strong hunters. Some were better at building relationships. My job was to find the approach that worked for each person and help them repeat it.

I also mentored new sales agents, helped people work through performance gaps, and turned numbers into clear next steps they could actually use.

That same diligence is what I bring into a business today.

I don’t walk in with a one-size-fits-all answer. I pay attention, find what is actually working, identify what is getting in the way, and build a plan around your people, your customers, and the way your business really operates.

I know how to hit a goal. I also know how to help other people hit theirs.

Karissa Bentley, business operations consultant and founder of InsideOut Strategic Growth Co., working on a laptop
Karissa Bentley, business operations consultant and founder of InsideOut Strategic Growth Co., working on a laptop


I’ve been fixing the way work gets done since before I knew it was called operations.

At 16, I watched the system at Domino’s change from function keys and manual steps to a touchscreen that made everyone’s job easier. I was fascinated. Since then, I’ve always been the person asking, “Why are we doing it this way?” and finding a faster, clearer way to get it done.

Over the years, I’ve been sent into struggling restaurant locations to get teams trained and operations back to standard. At Capital One, I helped build new support teams, coached employees through complicated systems, onboarded business clients and helped owners move through processes that already felt like one more thing on an overflowing plate.

Later, inside a 70-year-old family business, I turned a five-hour weekly billing process into about 10 minutes a day. I built tracking so new leads and customer requests didn’t disappear into an inbox. I replaced repeated data entry with simpler workflows and gave the team practical tools they could actually use.

That’s what I do now. I find where the work is getting stuck, why the process isn’t being followed and what keeps falling back on the owner. Then I build a better way and help the managers and team make it part of how the business actually runs.

“What is a CRM and do I need one?”

I do not start by trying to add a system to the behavior. I start by following the work.

What happens after a new lead comes in? Who owns the next step? How long does it take to schedule the appointment, send the estimate or follow up with the customer? Does the person doing the work know what was promised? Who checks the quality and how does the owner know it was done?

That’s how I find the real problem.

Sometimes the answer is better software. Sometimes it’s a spreadsheet, a checklist, a clearer job description or a manager who needs help managing. We figure out what’s actually broken first—then choose the fix.

What happens when we work together

First, I follow the work.

We walk through what happens from the moment a customer reaches out until the work is completed, paid for and followed up on. I look at who touches each step, what tools they use and where the process slows down or disappears altogether.

Then, we fix what’s costing you.

That might be leads that aren’t followed up on, estimates taking too long, repeated data entry, confusing schedules, unclear responsibilities or quality problems that keep becoming callbacks. We decide what needs attention first and build a practical fix around the way your business actually operates.

Finally, we make sure it sticks.

A new process only works if your people understand it and use it. I help put the workflows, scorecards, manager routines, training and accountability in place so the improvement becomes part of the operation, not another document everyone forgets about.

Before-and-after contractor workflow showing owner-dependent chaos replaced by clear job stages, quality checks, and team accountability.

Does any of this sound like your business?

Operational problems don’t always look like “operations problems.” They usually show up as missed opportunities, frustrated employees, unhappy customers and an owner who can never step away.

Why are good leads going cold?

A customer reaches out, but there is no clear owner or deadline for the next step. Calls, estimates and follow-ups get scattered across inboxes, texts, notebooks and people’s memories.

Why do completed jobs keep turning into callbacks?

The team may be working hard without sharing the same definition of “done.” Without clear quality standards, checkpoints and supervisor accountability, problems are often found by the customer instead of the team.

Why isn’t the team following the process?

Sometimes the process only exists in the owner’s head. Other times, it was created without the people responsible for using it. I help build practical workflows, train the team and give managers a way to reinforce the standard.

Why does every decision come back to me?

Your managers may have titles, but they don’t have clear authority, measurable expectations or a consistent way to handle problems. When they aren’t sure what to do, everything comes back to the owner.

Why does basic administrative work take so long?

The same information gets entered in multiple places. Employees search through emails, copy details between systems and manually check whether someone completed the next step.


Do we need better software or a better process?

Software can help, but it cannot fix unclear ownership or a broken workflow. First, we determine how the work should move. Then we decide whether the answer is better use of what you already have, a simpler tool or a new system.

When is it time to bring in operations help?

When you know something needs to change but you don’t have the time or structure to make it happen.

I work best with established service businesses that already have customers, revenue and a team. From the outside, the business may look successful. Inside, the owner is still the person keeping everything moving.

This may be the right time to bring me in if:

  • You have plenty of work, but leads, estimates or customer follow-ups are still being missed.

  • You have managers or team leads, but every decision and employee problem still comes back to you.

  • Your process lives across texts, inboxes, spreadsheets, notebooks and people’s memories.

  • You’ve introduced a new process or system, but the team isn’t using it consistently.

  • Quality problems, callbacks or incomplete work keep costing the business time and money.

  • You know the operation needs attention, but you can’t pause the business long enough to rebuild it yourself.

You don’t need another plan sitting in a folder.

I get into the day-to-day operation with you. I talk to the people doing the work, follow how information moves, look at what is being tracked and find out why the current process isn’t working.

Then we fix it together.

That may mean rebuilding a workflow, clarifying responsibilities, creating quality scorecards, coaching supervisors, improving follow-up or setting up technology that supports the process. The goal is not to hand you recommendations. It’s to help your business actually operate differently.

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