About me
Built from the machines up. Now I build yours.
How I actually learned operations.
I started my first real company in a garage with a hand built CNC machine, Vcarve, AutoCAD, and zero formal training in operations. Kages Custom Reptile Enclosures wasn't supposed to become a $1M+ business. But when you design every product yourself, build your own supply chain, and figure out fulfillment by doing it wrong a hundred times — you learn operations at a level no MBA program teaches.
I self-taught AutoCAD and VCarve, programmed the CNC machines myself, sourced raw materials, and built every product from scratch. When COVID hit and supply chains collapsed, I didn't wait — I went on offense. Bought out competitor materials, acquired their domain names, ran redirects to capture their search traffic. Competitors exited the market. We dominated.
Then I sold the company.
That exit is the credibility anchor. I didn't just build it — I built something valuable enough to sell.
$4M+
Scaled organically, no investors
$1M+
Peak annual revenue
1
Company built and sold
2
Fractional COO spots available
Still building.
The businesses I run today are proof the systems work.
Ghost Constrictors
Captive-bred ball python e-commerce, built full stack — Shopify, product sourcing, customer lifecycle, fulfillment. Active and growing.
Tide + Timbers
SEO and web design agency. Built the systems, the client acquisition engine, and the team. $100K in Q1 of Year 1.
Rock Solid Companies
Commercial real estate and deal-making. The operator skillset transfers across industries — this is proof.
Philosophy
Most consultants hand you a strategy doc and a monthly invoice. I've built a product company from a garage to $4M in revenue and sold it. The difference isn't methodology — it's that I've done the work with my own money, my own products, and my own company.
Zach Keifer
Fractional COO — Builder, Operator, Seller
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The thing I'm best at is the operational buildout.
After building and selling my own company, I realized what I actually do: I take a founder's vision and turn it into a scalable machine. Most businesses between $1M and $5M are stuck because their operations can't keep up with their ambition. I taught myself CAD, CNC, supply chain, e-commerce, and SEO — not in a classroom, but by building real things and fixing real problems. That same intensity is what I bring to your business. I take on 2 clients at a time. If you're ready to stop firefighting and start scaling, let's talk.
