c2 consultancy
You built this business from nothing. So why does it still feel like a job you can't quit?
Revenue is there. The team is there. But every decision still lands on your desk, every problem still needs you, and stepping back feels impossible. That's not a you problem. That's a structural problem.
What's Really Holding Your Business Back?
1. Every decision, every problem, every client escalation. It all still comes through me.
2. I've got more revenue than ever. So why does it feel harder than year one?
3. I took three days off last quarter. We all paid for it.
the founder framework
The problem was never your effort.
It was always the structure around it.
01
Revenue Architecture
How money flows through your business without you chasing every invoice.
02
Leadership Structure
building a team that leads itself, so you have time to work on the big stuff that only you can do
03
Operational Infrastructure
The systems that mean things run when you're not in the room.
04
Visibility & Control
Knowing exactly what's happening in your business without being copied into every email.
05
Founder Dependency
Measuring how much your business would fall apart without you, then fixing it.
06
Strategic Direction
Being the person who decides where the business goes, not the one keeping the lights on.
Together
two paths
Two types of founders come to us.
Which one are you?
Founder Advisory
You've proven the idea. Now build the business around it.
We work alongside you to understand what's holding growth back and build what the business actually needs. Not a plan you're left to figure out alone- real systems, built and running.
Systems and scale
You've built something real. Now it needs a structure that doesn't rely entirely on you to function.
Private, capped, and ruthlessly focused. This is strategic partnership, not coaching. Application only, and not everyone is accepted.
the story behind c2
I used to work 70-hour weeks across four businesses and call it success. I missed school plays. I cancelled social plans. I'd work on family holidays. I told myself it was temporary.
Everything changed when I stopped trying to be involved in every decision and focused on building a business that could operate without my constant presence. By creating the right systems, developing strong people, and putting structure around growth, I transformed each business that relied on me into one that could thrive independently.
free Structual diagnosis
Most founders think they know where the problem is. The scorecard usually finds something else entirely.
12 questions. A personalised structural diagnosis across all six pillars. Takes 3 minutes, and most founders find at least one result genuinely surprising.
What's Really Holding Your Business Back?Already used by founders across hospitality - fitness - construction - e-commerce - professional services
Proof, Not decoration
What changes when the structure is right.
From 70 hour weeks to a 4 day shcedule
In 9 months
"We rebuilt the operations stack and finally I'm not the last line of defence on every email. Revenue up 22% in the same period."
Hospitality founder - £1.8M turnover
Reduced founder dependency by 64%
In 6 months
"The diagnosis was uncomfortable and exactly right. Karla and the team built what we needed and made sure it stuck."
Construction founder - £4.2M turnover
First two-week holiday in 11 years
After 7 months
"Nothing fell over. That sentence still feels strange to write."
E-commerce founder - £950k turnover
from the journal
Field notes for founders
building a business that runs
without them.
