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Find what’s really stuck
We get past the symptoms and find the one thing making growth harder than it should be.
Founder mentorship and AI for established teams
Build a businessthat can growwithout every decisioncoming back to you.
I’ve been in the fire
Some lessons only come with scars
The climb taught me what growth can hide. The loss taught me what it can cost.
Pattern recognition
you cannot fake.
AI without the theater
Put AI to work on the tasks slowing your team down
We start with a specific business problem, identify what needs to change, and use AI where it can help.
I start with the work your people repeat, the decisions that move too slowly, and the handoffs that keep breaking. Then we use AI where it can make the team faster and the business simpler. If it does not solve a real problem, it does not belong in the company.
Find the drag
See where your team loses hours, waits on answers, or repeats the same work.
Fix one real job
Put AI into work the team already owns, instead of adding a side project.
Make it stick
Help people use it, see what changed, and keep only what earns its place.
About
About Clayton Rodrigues
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I built a business to $30M.
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I lost it.
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I built another business in the same trade to $4M in two years.
Clayton Rodrigues is a founder and business mentor. He built a company to $30M and lost it, then built a new company in the same trade to $4M in two years. Today he mentors founders of established businesses and helps them put AI into the work their teams already do.
I’m not proud that I lost it. But I won’t pretend the loss taught me less than the climb. The $4M company was not the old one brought back. It was a new company in the same trade, built from zero. Boom, bust, and starting over bought me pattern recognition most coaches never paid for.
I’ve sat in rooms with Cardone, Hormozi, Robbins, and Bet-David. What I built from those rooms is my own.
I’ve built, lost, and built again. I bring that experience to the decisions you’re facing now. And I’m still in it. Still building, still making the calls, still carrying the consequences. I’m not teaching you from a story that ended years ago.
In the room
The right room changes the call.
When growth gets heavy
You built the company. Now the company can’t move without you.
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Every decision routes through you
Your calendar fills with approvals, exceptions, and problems that somehow keep finding their way back to you.
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Growth gets heavier, not freer
Every new customer, hire, and opportunity adds another decision only you can make.
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Thin advice stops helping
You do not need more tactics. You need to know what to push, what to stop, and what could break if you get it wrong.
How we get you unstuck
The Rebuild Method
Seven plain steps to stop guessing, take the weight off you, and move the business forward without breaking what already works.
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Test the next move
Before you spend more time or money, we challenge the bet and look hard at what could go wrong.
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Give decisions clear owners
Your team needs a clear way to move without waiting for you to weigh in on everything.
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Clear work off the team
We fix the parts of revenue that drag and use AI where it can remove real work, not create another project.
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Bring in the right people
You get honest people around the decisions that matter, inside the company and outside it.
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Protect what you built
We spot the quiet risks early, before one bad call becomes an expensive lesson.
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Move into the next stage
We turn the clearest path forward into named owners, real deadlines, and work that gets finished.
The work
Better decisions. Practical implementation.
Founder mentorship
We work on the live decisions already taking your time: the hire, the offer, the broken handoff, the next bet.
AI implementation
If AI can take real work off your team or remove a bottleneck, I help put it into the way your people already work.
In the work
Not theory from the sidelines.
In the room
Pressure-test what happens next.
The room
Better rooms make better decisions.
Still building
Stay close to the consequences.
The hall
Sharpen the call with people who build.
At the desk
Make the hard decisions visible.
Between sessions
Bring the right people around the decision.
What changes
Carry it alone, or build a company that can move.
Doing it aloneWith Clayton
Decisions
Every hard call lands back on you.
The team gets a clear way to move.
Next move
More time and money go into an untested bet.
The bet gets pressure-tested before you spend.
AI
Another initiative creates more work.
AI goes into one real job with one clear result.
Risk
Quiet risks stay quiet until they get expensive.
Downside gets named before one call becomes a lesson.
How you work with me
Two ways to stop being the bottleneck
Both end in the same place: a company that moves without you holding every hard call together.
One-on-one mentorship
The Bottleneck Break
Your team stops waiting on you for the hard calls, and the next stage gets built without repeating the mistakes that cost me a company.
$2,500–$25,000/month
- Private calls built around the decision actually in front of you
- Direct access between sessions when a call cannot wait for next week
- A bottleneck diagnosis in the first 30 days: the one constraint taking the most from the business
- Pressure-testing before you hire, launch, buy, or spend
- AI installed on one real workflow when it removes real work, and left alone when it does not
Best for: founders who want direct access and nowhere to hide from the real issue.
The first 30 days prove it. If you are not clearer on the real constraint and your next moves, tell me and you stop. No hard feelings, nothing further owed.
Year-long cohort, 12 months
The Rebuild Room
You stop carrying every judgment call alone, and the next stage gets built in a room of operators who have already watched this break.
$50,000–$100,000/year
- A small curated group at your stage, chosen for the quality of the room
- Structured sessions across all 12 months, not a monthly scramble
- Peer accountability plus my direct guidance on your live decisions
- Your bottleneck diagnosis and a sequenced path for the year
- Process and AI work applied where they take real pressure off your team
Best for: operators who know the right room changes the quality of every decision.
Seats are capped. A small group, a few seats per intake, once a year. When the room is full, the next one is next year. The same first 30 days guarantee applies.
Not sure which one?
Tell me where you are
Describe your stage and what is stuck. You will get an honest recommendation in my words, in seconds.
How it starts
How it starts: apply, qualify, strategy call
Apply
Qualify
Strategy call
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Tell me what you built, where the weight sits, and what keeps coming back to you.
I read every application and keep this work selective on purpose.
If it is a fit, I reply to schedule a focused conversation about what happens next.
What the first 90 days feel like
We start with the weight you’re carrying now
I’m not going to fill this page with borrowed praise or made-up wins. Here is what we actually do together.
- Days 1–30
Tell the truth about what is stuck
We look at the business as it is, not as the plan says it should be, and find the few decisions taking the most from you.
- Days 31–60
Stop routing everything through you
We test the next bets, give decisions clear owners, and make it easier for the team to move. If AI fits, it goes into one real job with one clear result.
- Days 61–90
Make sure it works without heroics
We keep what changed the business, fix what did not, and cut more of the company’s dependence on you. Useful AI becomes normal work, not a demo on the side.
Next step
Build it so it moves without you.
Ready to stop carrying every hard call?
Common questions
FAQ
Who is Clayton Rodrigues?+
I'm a founder and business mentor. I built a company to $30M and lost it. Then I built a new company in the same trade to $4M in two years. Now I mentor founders of established businesses and help them put AI into the work their teams already do. I'm still building, so this isn't advice from a story that ended years ago.
Who is this mentorship for?+
Founders of businesses doing at least $1M in annual revenue. If you're a few years in and tired of every important decision coming back to you, this could be a fit. You should also be willing to hear the truth. I do not work with businesses under $1M.
How much does business mentorship with Clayton cost?+
One-on-one mentorship is $2,500–$25,000/month. The year-long cohort mastermind is $50,000–$100,000/year. Where you land depends on the kind of access and support you need. We make that clear before you commit to anything.
What is the difference between the one-on-one and the Rebuild Room?+
One-on-one, The Bottleneck Break, is direct access: private calls on the decision in front of you and access between sessions when a call can't wait. The Rebuild Room is a small, curated group of operators at your stage for 12 months, with structured sessions, peer accountability, and my direct guidance. Seats are capped and it runs once a year.
How much time does this take?+
This should not become another program you have to manage. We work on the decisions already taking your time: the hire, the offer, the broken handoff, the next bet. Expect focused conversations and follow-through between them.
I've tried coaching before. Why is this different?+
I’m not here to cheer from the sidelines or walk you through a generic playbook. I built to $30M, lost it, built a new company in the same trade to $4M, and I’m still building now. We use that experience on the decisions that can actually change your business, or hurt it.
Is this AI consulting or mentorship?+
It can be both. We start with the business, not the tool. If AI can take real work off your team or remove a bottleneck, I’ll help put it into the way your people already work. If it cannot, we leave it alone.
What happens in the first 90 days?+
Days 1 to 30, we tell the truth about what is stuck and find the few decisions taking the most from you. Days 31 to 60, we test the next bets, give decisions clear owners, and if AI fits, it goes into one real job. Days 61 to 90, we keep what changed the business, fix what didn't, and cut more of the company's dependence on you.
What if it isn't working?+
The first 30 days prove it. If you are not clearer on the real constraint and your next moves, tell me and you stop. No hard feelings, nothing further owed.
How do I stop being the bottleneck in my business?+
Start by finding the decisions that keep coming back to you and ask why. Usually nobody owns them, or the team doesn't trust the call will stick. Give each decision a clear owner, a clear limit, and a way to escalate. Then stop answering questions the owner should answer. That's most of what the first 60 days are about.
How do I apply?+
Fill out the short application on this page or email clayton.rodrigues@myservicebot.ai. I read every application. If you're at $1M or more in revenue, you can pick a strategy call time right away on the booking calendar after you apply.
Do you work with any industry?+
Yes. The industry matters less than the stage. What I look for is an established business with real revenue, a few years behind it, and decisions that carry real consequences.
Apply now
Tell me what’s slowing your business down.
Tell me what you built, where the weight sits, and what keeps coming back to you. I read every application and I keep this work selective on purpose.
One filter up front: I do not work with anyone under $1M in revenue. This is built for established businesses with real revenue, a few years behind them, and decisions that carry real consequences.
Prefer email? clayton.rodrigues@myservicebot.ai