Who I am
History, Mission, and Wins
About me
I’m Ken Yuzik. I’m not a “motivation” coach. I’m an operator who builds decision authority into founder-led businesses so performance scales without scaling founder involvement.
Over 25 years, I’ve led in sales, finance, operations, and senior leadership—and the pattern is consistent:
When authority isn’t structured, execution defaults upward.
Work pauses under variance. Exceptions escalate. Quality gets protected through founder review. Growth becomes heavier because decisions concentrate at the top.
That’s not a people problem. It’s an authority routing problem
What I install
I embed the missing layer above tools and SOPs:
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Decision rights and thresholds (who decides what)
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Guardrails and escalation rules (what moves forward vs escalates)
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Standards encoded into workflow (so quality holds without founder review)
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Cadence + visibility (so authority stays aligned over time)
my proven record of success
Across entrepreneurship and operations leadership, I’ve delivered measurable results, including:
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Scaling sales from startup to $2.8M in 2.5 years
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Increasing free cash flow by $100K in 12 months
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Achieving $1.3M annual savings through production consolidation
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Reducing contract labor costs by $400K annually
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Driving 20% efficiency gains through process improvement teams
If you’re here, you’re probably experiencing this:
Your team can execute—until something falls outside “normal.” Then everything routes back to you.
Best next step:
Run the Decision Authority Scan, or book a free 20-minute Founder Dependency Cost Review to quantify what the escalation loop is costing you and identify the first lane to install.