Bring me the problem everyone else says is too complicated.

I find the practical yes, then build websites, custom tools, and smarter systems around the people who will actually use them.

You bring the pieces

01Sponsorship packetOffers and opportunities
02Event detailsDate, venue and program
03Brand assetsImages, logo and voice
04Goals and ideasAudience and outcomes
Lumen Community Foundation Illuminate 2026 event website
Illuminate 2026 event website on mobile

I turn it into what you need

Illuminate 2026 event webpage

Event webpage

Illuminate 2026 sponsorship guide

Sponsorship guide

Illuminate 2026 campaign website

Campaign website

Illuminate 2026 sponsor dashboard

Sponsor dashboard

Your software shouldn't dictate your process. Your process should dictate your software.

Existing software

Close enough, until the workarounds become the work.

  • Workarounds
  • Unused features
  • Multiple disconnected systems

Custom software, the old way

Tailored, but often difficult to justify and maintain.

  • Expensive
  • Long timelines
  • High risk

What is possible now

Focused systems built around the way your team works.

  • Faster to build
  • Easier to evolve
  • Works with existing systems

Problems, not project types

Every useful system begins with something that should work better.

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MHAOhioPRS CRM dashboard with fictional demonstration data

The problem

We had five spreadsheets.

MHAOhioPRS CRM

The solution

One secure internal database

Staff can manage participants, reporting, communications, and follow-up without piecing together separate files.

The Ford Group connected workspace with fictional demonstration data

The problem

Nothing talked to each other.

The Ford Group at Coldwell Banker Realty

The solution

An integrated workflow system

People, deals, marketing, daily priorities, and the public website move through one connected workspace.

Huckleberry House community website

The problem

People could not find the right next step.

Huckleberry House

The solution

A guided information experience

Young people, families, and supporters can move quickly from a question to crisis help, housing, or another useful action.

United Garage Door Company website platform

The problem

Updating every website took forever.

United Garage Door Company, Authority Garage Supply & Westwinds Wholesale Doors

The solution

A shared multi-brand platform

Three garage-door brands now share structured product data, reusable tools, and a configurator without losing their identities.

What we help simplify

Start with the part of work that feels harder than it should.

You do not need to know whether the answer is a workflow change, an integration, an existing platform, or something custom. That is part of the work we do together.

A useful question

Is custom software actually the right answer?

Sometimes yes. Sometimes no.

If an existing platform will solve your problem well, I'll tell you. If your organization would benefit from something tailored, I'll tell you that too.

The goal isn't custom software. The goal is a simpler way to work.

How I work

From the messy version to something your team can use.

See the full process
  1. 01

    Understand

    See the real work, people, and constraints.

  2. 02

    Simplify

    Remove steps and clarify what matters.

  3. 03

    Prototype

    Test the shape before overbuilding.

  4. 04

    Build

    Create the useful system in focused stages.

  5. 05

    Improve

    Learn from use and make it better.

Amanda Ford, founder of Small Tycoon

You work directly with me

The work starts with understanding, not a predetermined product.

I stay close to the process, the decisions, and the people who will use what we create. You get a thoughtful partner who can move between strategy, design, development, and the practical details.

Why I do this

Amanda possesses the technical skills to get the job done and the ability to see the bigger picture.

Ohio Attorney General's Office

What has become more complicated than it should be?

Tell me the messy version. We'll identify the clearest useful next step together.

Let's solve it together

Your message goes directly to Amanda.