Automation Audit · 5-Day Turnaround

Find $10,000+ of wasted time hiding in your business operations.

A no-fluff audit of your day-to-day workflows that pinpoints exactly which tasks should be automated, which tools to use, and what it'll cost. Delivered in 5 business days. Flat fee. No retainer.

Book the Audit — $499 5-day turnaround. Written report. Two calls included. No retainer, no upsell pressure.

The Problem

You're losing hours every week to work that machines should be doing.

Most small businesses are running on duct tape — manual data entry, copy-paste between tools, repetitive emails, spreadsheets that nobody trusts. You know it's a problem. You don't have time to fix it.

Manual data entry across systems

Copying invoice numbers from email to QuickBooks. Updating customer info in three places. Death by 1,000 keystrokes.

Reports that take hours every week

Pulling the same numbers, building the same charts, sending the same email. Every. Single. Week.

Lead follow-up that falls through cracks

Inquiries lost in inbox, no consistent follow-up sequence, customers ghosted unintentionally.

What You Get

A 5-day deep dive into your operations — and a clear plan to fix what's broken.

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60-min discovery call We map your current workflows end-to-end. I ask the questions you didn't know to ask.
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Workflow inventory & time audit Hour-by-hour breakdown of where your team's time is going. Most clients are shocked.
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Top 5 automation opportunities Ranked by ROI. Specific tools to use (Zapier, Make, n8n, custom). Estimated time saved per week.
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Implementation roadmap What to do in week 1, month 1, and quarter 1. Built so you can hand it to anyone.
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30-min walkthrough call I walk you through the report. You ask questions. You leave with a clear plan.

Flat Fee

Automation Audit

$499

One-time. No retainer. No upsell pressure.

5 business day turnaround
Written report (PDF)
Two calls included
No retainer or upsell

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About

Why me.

I'm Shanay Sonawala, a Business Efficiency Engineer at General Motors' Autonomous Robotics Center. My day job is finding waste in operations and engineering it out — at a Fortune 10 scale.

On the side, I run consulting engagements helping small businesses do the same thing without the corporate bureaucracy. I'm not a tech salesperson. I don't sell software. I tell you what to fix, in plain English, in 5 days. No retainer, no fluff, no upsell pressure.

Background: BS Mechanical Engineering + MS Business Analytics, Wake Forest University.

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"I grew up watching my dad build a business from nothing. I know what it takes — and I know how much time gets eaten by stuff that shouldn't matter. Helping owner-operators get that time back is the most rewarding work I do."

FAQ

Common questions.

What kind of businesses is this for?

Service businesses doing $250K–$5M in annual revenue. Trades, professional services, agencies, e-commerce, healthcare practices. If you have employees doing repetitive admin work, this is for you.

Will I have to buy expensive software?

No. Most recommendations involve tools you can use for $20–$50/month, or things you already own (Excel, Google Workspace) that you're underusing. I tell you what's worth paying for and what isn't.

Do you implement the automations too?

The audit itself is the diagnosis and roadmap. For implementation, most clients have three options: do it themselves using the step-by-step plan I provide, work with the software vendor's onboarding team (usually cheap or free), or hire a specialist for that specific platform. I'm happy to recommend people if needed — but I want you spending your money where it actually matters.

How is this different from hiring a McKinsey consultant?

You're not paying $50K and waiting 3 months for a slide deck. You're paying $499 and getting a usable plan in 5 days from someone who actually does this work hands-on.

Stop Googling "how to automate ___"

Get a personalized plan in 5 days for less than what you spend on coffee in a month.

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