Most of what we do ends up as a working system, not a slide deck.
We work with startups and SMEs who need someone to actually build the operational backbone, not just recommend one.
Direct language, no jargon. Some engagements are just us; for larger pieces of work, we bring in the team we've built relationships with over time, rather than carrying a fixed headcount. Either way, we'll tell you when something's not worth building. Most engagements end with something functioning, not just a report.
Operations & Process Transformation
Whether that means building operational infrastructure from scratch or transforming what's already there, this is the work behind more than a decade building, and later rebuilding, operations and technology for a regulated compliance business, and doing the same in the recruitment sector since 2011.
Business Strategy & Growth Advisory
Positioning and growth decisions for founders who want a direct, evidence-based sounding board, not a framework for its own sake.
AI-Directed Systems & Tools
Custom software and internal tools, built to fit how your business runs, not bent to fit off-the-shelf platforms, using the same AI-directed approach behind the production systems we run ourselves.
Schaak Advisory is new, so the systems work below is drawn from our own operations rather than a commissioned client engagement - the same approach we'd bring to yours.
Consolidating operational sprawl
An audit across half a dozen internal systems in the recruitment sector surfaced duplicate infrastructure, dormant services, and no process for retiring what wasn't needed anymore, leading to a single consolidation platform instead of six disconnected ones.
Contact record reconciliation
Built a system to reconcile and clean contact records at scale for an operational team in the recruitment sector, replacing manual cross-checking with an automated process.
Inventory management alongside Shopify
Built a custom inventory system for a small e-commerce brand that runs alongside Shopify, syncing stock and automating manual processes that used to eat up hours each week.