Carbacio Group makes privately held businesses findable and recommendable in AI search. We test how you show up when buyers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Google who to call, fix what the models cannot read, and re-test so the movement is documented rather than claimed. Recent client work includes tripling website traffic in six weeks for The Box Automotive Finance Academy. Prior operator results from the partners include $3.36M in annualized profit improvement and 80% sales volume growth, with measurable movement in 30 days. It starts with a free AI visibility audit and a short call. No sales pitch.
Four services, each one measured, sequenced, and delivered directly by the same two partners. We baseline before we start, we do the work, and we measure again. Both partners on every engagement. We don't sub-contract; we don't hand off.
Buyers ask AI who to call. We test the questions yours are asking, fix what the models cannot read on your site, and re-test monthly so you see exactly what moved.
Read the method → 02Embedded fractional CEO, COO, CTO, or CMO leadership. Founder-level judgment and hands-on execution, delivered directly by Nick and Jeff, without the salary or the year-long search.
See the roles → 03Hosting, DNS, redirects, schema, monitoring, AI crawler health, lead-capture integrity. The layer that quietly compounds or quietly bleeds.
Scope an audit → 04Founder-led content and outbound built on your voice, aimed at conversations with buyers and referral partners rather than impressions.
See the program →Carbacio Group is built around the model that owner-operators of $5M–$50M businesses deserve to work directly with senior operators — not a slide-deck pyramid where the partner shows up at the readout.
The buyer fit is a size band and an operating posture — not an industry. We specialize where horizontal operating discipline applied carefully has the most impact, and where the McKinseys of the world don't bother to show up.
Revenue band — $5M to $50M in annual revenue. Material enough to support a real engagement; small enough that the partners can stay in the building.
Ownership — privately held. Owner-operated, family-held, or PE-backed in transition. The decision-maker is the owner, the president, the CEO, or the COO.
The pain — somewhere between "this used to be easier" and "I know there's profit hiding in here, I can't find it." Operational drag, margin leaks, missed pricing, weak operating cadence, talent gaps, or an AI-era visibility gap that wasn't there two years ago.
Industries — any. The methodology travels. Industries we've worked with through the partners include automotive (through Max Q Automotive, our automotive practice), restaurant groups, home services, multi-property service portfolios, and more. Read the home services pillar →
These are the questions that come up most often on first discovery.
Tell us about the business. We'll test how you show up when buyers ask AI who to call, then walk you through the findings on a short call. No sales pitch, no agency-style sequence. Just the audit and one conversation.