The Bottleneck Assessment

Aligned Founders' proven path to rapidly fix the real reason your business isn’t scaling the way it should.

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What the coaches, consultants, agencies, and gurus don’t want you to know…

Is that you don’t need another shiny strategy or trendy AI hack. And you also don’t need another playbook.

Because you already know what to do. But you’re not doing it, at least not consistently.

And that’s why your business keeps hitting a wall.

You’re fixing the wrong problems.

Let’s skip the BS.

Everyone online is after your money, throwing the same advice at you:

“You shouldn’t do client fulfilment.

Hire and delegate.”

“You shouldn’t chase clients.

Build systems and automate lead gen.”

“You shouldn’t discount your value.

Charge what you’re worth.”

Yeah… no shit, Sherlock.

The real question is:

Why aren’t you actually doing it?

Why do you keep getting pulled into client fulfilment?

Why do you keep delaying needle-moving tasks?

Why do you overthink instead of executing?

That’s where The Bottleneck Assessment comes in.

It’s a structured, no-pressure, high-value conversation designed to show you why you keep getting in your own way and what it’s really costing you.

No pitch. No fluff.

Actionable clarity only.

This may or may not result in a partnership.

Either way, you’ll walk away knowing exactly why you’re not following through on what you already know will scale your business.

What do founders say

about the call?

He is a wizard – in the first 15 minutes he was able to really pinpoint exactly some of the issues I'm facing internally related to working on my business. The call was super helpful and I already had a very productive today.


Steven Gatanas 

Founder Emporia Consulting

The call was insanely valueable. I had one of the worst weeks in terms of focus and was super distracted. Your call snapped me out of it and I've already made so much progress, I feel unstoppable!


Namit Jindal

Founder Aerosend.io

Before the call I was all over the place with my priorities. Right after I felt an immediate sense of clarity and excitment for my work return. One hour after the call I jumped on a sales call and closed it, don't think this would have happened without your call!


Hunter Eastland

Founder Eastland Leads

Mario helped me pick my head up out of the water today on our call and I couldn't be more grateful for the perspective shifts and reframing he did for me. HIGHLY recommended. He also makes it an extremely comfortable and non-judgemental environment.


Jacques Suttle

Founder Converting Cold Traffic

I just got off a 1-1 call with Mario and it was nothing short of cathartic for me. He snapped me out of the constant urgency I felt and gave me practical steps to work in a way that feels really exciting and helps me get work done without living in surval!


Olamide Ash

Founder Potterflow

He helped me uncover some of my subconscious beliefs that had been affecting how I had been responding and dealing with team issues and left me with not only more clarity on how to process and think about things but also some highly personalised practical steps to overcome these challenges and improve as a leader!


Taig O'Shea

Co-Founder Get More Listeners

The 12 Core Categories of Bottlenecks We Uncover

Inside each category, we’ll show you how you are unconsciously wasting your money, time, and energy.

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Leads

You know how to generate them, but you don’t follow through.

💰

Sales

You avoid asking for the close or undercharge out of fear of rejection.

🫱🏻‍🫲🏼

Customers

You overdeliver out of guilt and burn yourself out.

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Team

You don’t delegate because you don’t trust they’ll do it right.

📅

Time

You waste hours

firefighting instead

of focusing on growth.

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Operations

You avoid systems because it feels uncomfortable or “not urgent” enough.

💳

Cash Flow

You delay hard conversations about payments and lose leverage.

🗣️

Reputation

You shy away from asking for testimonials or referrals.

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Partnerships

You don’t pursue opportunities because you don’t feel “ready.”

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Family

You’re present at work, absent at home. Switching off is hard.

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Health

You neglect physical/mental health. It costs you performance.

The Aligned Founders Philosophy

Integrity

Do what you say.

Keep your word.

Always.

Service

Practical and tangible, value comes first.

Selling comes after.

Efficiency

Stop wasting time, energy, and money

fixing the wrong problem.

FAQ

Please fill out the application below.

We review every single one personally and will get back to you within 24 hours.

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You already know what to do to scale. You’re not stupid and you’re not missing information.

You just haven’t figured out how to stop getting in your own way.

The Bottleneck Assessment will help you figure out the top 3 bottlenecks that are limiting your growth.

Find me online

mario@zen-preneurs.com

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