AgentOps / Business services

AgentOps for business services firms

We drive down operating costs and make your team more efficient by handing the repeat work to AI agents, one area at a time, starting with a guaranteed pilot.

In a services firm, your people are the product. Too much of their time goes to admin they can't bill for: intake, time entry, scheduling, billing and reports. We hand that repeat work to AI agent pods, one area at a time.

Use this if you run a midsize services firm, your people spend hours on admin they can't bill for, and you want to grow without hiring at the same pace.

Get my free Hand-Off Map

In one short call, we map every department, find your 3 biggest time drains, and show what fixing them is worth. Free, and yours to keep.

What you do with the time back

The agents take the repeat work. You decide what your team does next.

Win 1

Grow without hiring

Serve more clients with the same team. The pods take the intake, billing and reporting work.

Win 2

Move good people up

Your experts spend more time on client work and less on admin.

Win 3

Reshape the team over time

As pods take the admin, you decide how to shape the team. On your own schedule.

Pick your field

AgentOps for your kind of firm

Each page shows the repeat work, first pods and systems for that field.

Business services

Accounting and CPA firms

Document chasing, intake, bookkeeping and billing.

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Business services

Staffing and recruiting firms

Screening, timesheets, onboarding and invoicing.

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Business services

Insurance agencies and brokers

Certificates, renewals, submissions and commissions.

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Business services

Law firms

Intake, docketing, document prep and billing.

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Business services

Marketing and creative agencies

Client reports, status updates, project setup and invoicing.

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Business services

IT services and MSPs

Ticket triage, alerts, user setup and license billing.

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Business services

Engineering and consulting firms

Proposals, project budgets, document control and billing.

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Business services

Logistics, 3PL and freight

Load entry, tracking, PODs and freight bill checks.

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By department

The repeat work most services firms share

Most services firms share the same repeat work, whatever they sell.

Client intake

  • Collect client info and documents
  • Send agreements for signature
  • Set up new clients in your systems

Scheduling

  • Book meetings and jobs
  • Send reminders
  • Handle reschedules

Time and billing

  • Chase missing time entries
  • Build invoices for review
  • Send payment reminders

Proposals and contracts

  • Draft proposals from past work
  • Track renewals and contract dates

Client updates

  • Send status updates
  • Answer routine questions from the file

Reporting

  • Build the weekly numbers report
  • Build the workload report

Your people keep the judgment calls. Agents do the repeat steps and hand anything unusual to a person.

Example pods

Pods for your kind of firm

Click a tab to see example first pods for your field. Each pod runs one set of work from start to finish, beside your team.

ExampleFirst pods at an accounting firm
Your people move up
to clients, growth and problems only people can solve
Your team
Repeat work
Your agent division
Tax prep
Document chase podRequests and tracks client documents
Client intake
Intake podSends letters, sets up new clients
Bookkeeping
Bookkeeping podCodes transactions for review
Billing
Billing podBuilds invoices, sends reminders

Example only. Your Hand-Off Map picks your real first pod.

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ExampleFirst pods at a staffing agency
Your people move up
to clients, growth and problems only people can solve
Your team
Repeat work
Your agent division
Recruiting
Screening podScores resumes, books interviews
Timesheets
Timesheet podChases and checks timesheets
Billing
Invoice podBuilds invoices from approved hours
Onboarding
Onboarding podCollects forms, orders checks

Example only. Your Hand-Off Map picks your real first pod.

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ExampleFirst pods at an insurance agency
Your people move up
to clients, growth and problems only people can solve
Your team
Repeat work
Your agent division
Client service
Certificate podIssues certificates from your files
Renewals
Renewal prep podGathers info, drafts summaries
Accounting
Commission podMatches carrier statements
New business
Submission podFills in applications for review

Example only. Your Hand-Off Map picks your real first pod.

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ExampleFirst pods at a law firm
Your people move up
to clients, growth and problems only people can solve
Your team
Repeat work
Your agent division
Intake
Intake podCollects facts, preps conflict checks
Docketing
Docketing podEnters deadlines for review
Billing
Billing review podCleans time entries, checks rules
Litigation support
Records podSummarizes records for review

Example only. Your Hand-Off Map picks your real first pod.

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ExampleFirst pods at a marketing agency
Your people move up
to clients, growth and problems only people can solve
Your team
Repeat work
Your agent division
Reporting
Reporting podBuilds client reports for review
Account management
Status podSends weekly updates, chases approvals
Project management
Project setup podSets up projects from templates
Finance
Time and invoice podChases timesheets, builds invoices

Example only. Your Hand-Off Map picks your real first pod.

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ExampleFirst pods at an IT services firm or MSP
Your people move up
to clients, growth and problems only people can solve
Your team
Repeat work
Your agent division
Help desk
Triage podSorts tickets, gathers details
Monitoring
Alert podGroups alerts, opens tickets
User setup
User setup podAdds and removes users with approval
Billing
License billing podMatches seats to invoices

Example only. Your Hand-Off Map picks your real first pod.

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ExampleFirst pods at an engineering or consulting firm
Your people move up
to clients, growth and problems only people can solve
Your team
Repeat work
Your agent division
Business development
Proposal podDrafts proposals from past work
Project admin
Project budget podTracks hours against budget
Billing
Invoice podBuilds invoices from hours and milestones
Document control
Document podFiles and tracks submittals

Example only. Your Hand-Off Map picks your real first pod.

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How your agent division grows

Step 1

Start with the Pilot

One pod goes live in about 30 days. The before-and-after measure is agreed up front.

Step 2

One pod, one set of work

Each pod runs one set of work from start to finish, and logs every step.

Step 3

Add the next pod

When the first pod proves itself, we add the next one from your plan.

Step 4

Your division takes shape

Pod by pod, they add up to a second division that works beside your team.

Systems

Works with the tools you already use

Common systems we see in this field. No need to switch.

  • Practice or job management software
  • CRM (HubSpot, Salesforce)
  • QuickBooks, Xero or NetSuite
  • Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace
  • Client portals
  • E-signature tools
  • Slack or Teams

We check first. Your free Hand-Off Map checks every system you use: can we connect, and can we automate? If the answer is no, we say so and pick a different first pod.

Enterprise value

What it means for your company's value

In a services firm, people are the biggest cost. Hours back go straight to margin.

Buyers of services firms look at margin and at how much depends on the owners. Pods that take the admin lift margin and make the firm run on process. Both show up in what a buyer will pay.

Step 1Hours back from repeat work
Step 2Lower cost per client
Step 3Higher EBITDA
Step 4Higher company value

Every pod is tracked against a before-and-after measure, so the gain is written down, not guessed.

Start free

See what you can hand off first. Free.

Use this if you want to know which department to hand to AI agents first, what its bottleneck costs you each month and whether it's safe to start.

What you get

  • 1Every department, scannedThe biggest bottleneck in each one, and the systems it runs on.
  • 2Hours and dollarsWhat each bottleneck costs you each month, and what fixing it could add to EBITDA and company value. Shown as estimates.
  • 3Your top 3 hand-offsRanked on a simple value-vs-ease chart, so your first pick is clear.
  • 4A yes or no for every systemOur Tech Check covers tools like Practice or job management software, CRM, QuickBooks, Xero or NetSuite, Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace and more. Can we connect? Can we automate?
  • 5A security snapshotGreen, yellow or red: where your data lives, who can reach it and what stays with a person.
  • 6A 30-day pilot planFor your first pick, with the before-and-after measure agreed up front. Ready to approve.
  • 7A one-page board summaryForward it to your board, partners or investors as is.
  • 83 quick winsThings your team can do this week, without us.
  • 9The cost of waitingWhat each month of not fixing the bottleneck costs you.

How to get it

  1. Fill in a short formTell us about your departments, the work that eats their week and the systems you use.
  2. Have one short callWe walk through each department: where the hours go and what the work runs on. No logins needed.
  3. Get your mapYour Hand-Off Map comes to you after the call. It's yours to keep.

Free, and yours to keep. No obligation.

Get my free Hand-Off Map

Want a full security review too? Ask about the Security Assessment add-on on your call.

Request your Hand-Off Map

Pick a time for your short call, then fill in the short form.

Questions

Our firm is different. Will this fit?

Every firm runs a bit differently. That's why we start with a free Hand-Off Map of your own departments and systems.

Do agents do the expert work?

No. Your experts keep the judgment calls. Agents do the repeat steps around them.

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