Seven figures of hidden profit. Captured in 90 days.

Operational performance and AI-era growth for privately held businesses in the $5M–$50M band. The 30-Day Operational Diagnostic finds the hidden profit. The 90-Day Capture Engagement executes against it. Seven adjacent services — AI visibility, talent, LinkedIn growth, technical infrastructure, operating scorecards, leadership coaching, and organizational design — delivered by the same two partners across any industry.

AI visibility Talent & leadership Operating systems Technical infrastructure
$3.36M
Annualized improvement · methodology proven in Max Q
27%
Expense reduction · single location
80%
Volume increase · single location
30days
From diagnostic to first measurable results
What we do

One operating wedge. Seven adjacent services.

Carbacio Group runs a two-phase wedge — the 30-Day Diagnostic finds the hidden profit, the 90-Day Capture executes against it. Every engagement opens the door to adjacent work the same partners are equipped to deliver. We don't sub-contract; we don't hand off.

01 · Phase 1

30-Day Operational Diagnostic

The wedge entry. Map the operation, score the friction, size the recoverable profit. Deliver the Operational Performance Scorecard.

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02 · Phase 2

90-Day Capture Engagement

Execute the top 3–5 opportunities from the diagnostic. 90 days. Both partners in the building. Optional performance-aligned model.

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03 · Adjacent

AI SEO Management

Be the brand ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Google name when your buyer asks. The Carbacio Stack™: SEO + AEO + GEO. Delivered by BridgePoint Growth.

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04

Talent Acquisition

Retained search for the operating roles a capture plan actually depends on — built on operating knowledge.

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05

LinkedIn Growth Engine

Founder-led content and outbound that produces qualified inbound meetings — built on the principal's voice.

See the program →
06

Digital Infrastructure

Hosting, DNS, redirects, schema, monitoring, AI crawler health. The technical layer behind every marketing dollar. Delivered by BridgePoint Growth.

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07

Scorecards & What-Ifs

Custom operating instruments. The Monday-morning scorecard, the pricing what-if, the headcount calculator.

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08

Leadership Development

Direct 1:1 coaching for owners and the next-tier operators. Tactical, situational, six-month minimum.

Coaching scope →
09

Organizational Consulting

Org structure, role clarity, accountability charts. The wiring underneath the scorecards.

Six-week sprint →
Why us

Two partners. Operating reps. Real accountability.

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.

Both
Partners on every engagement
Nick on relationships, operations, and talent. Jeff on the numbers, the technical layer, and the AI-era visibility work.
Fixed
Fee, scope, and timeline
Every engagement is quoted before commitment. No hourly billing. No scope creep. The number is in writing before you sign.
After
No automatic retainer
The diagnostic stands alone. Continuing work is optional and proposed at engagement-end — based on a real recommendation.
Yours
Every deliverable is the client's
Scorecards, models, playbooks, audits — owned by you, editable by you, not hosted on our server.
The 30-day diagnostic

A real answer, not a deck.

Thirty days. Three phases. Operational Performance Scorecard at the end. Then the capture decision.

01 Week 1 · Mapping

Discover the operation

Leadership interviews, walk of the building, financial and operating-cadence review. We listen more than we present.

02 Weeks 2–4 · Diagnosis

Score the friction · build the scorecard

Scored operational map. Operational Performance Scorecard with captures ranked by ROI and time-to-impact. Recoverable profit sized — with the math shown.

03 Capture decision

90-Day Capture, scoped from the scorecard

The optional 90-Day Capture Engagement executes against the top captures with both partners in the building. Named owners. 30/60/90 milestones. The weekly scorecard the owner runs the business on going forward.

Full method See case studies →
Who we serve

Privately held. Owner-operated. $5M–$50M.

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.

What signals fit

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 sister company), restaurant groups, home services, multi-property service portfolios, and more. Read the home services pillar →

Common questions

What buyers ask before booking the call.

These are the questions that come up most often on first discovery.

What is Carbacio Group and who runs it?
Carbacio Group is a horizontal consulting firm for privately held, owner-operated businesses doing $5M to $50M in annual revenue, across any industry. The firm was co-founded in 2026 by Nick Carbacio and Jeff Hatfield. Nick brings multi-rooftop automotive operating experience from the sales floor to the executive suite, and runs Max Q Automotive — Carbacio Group's automotive sister company. Jeff brings AI-era infrastructure and technical depth, and leads BridgePoint Growth, Carbacio Group's technical-infrastructure sister company. Both partners are on every engagement — there is no junior consultant roster.
Is Carbacio Group a real firm? What kinds of businesses do you work with?
Yes — Carbacio Group LLC is a Wyoming-formed limited liability company founded in 2026. We work with privately held businesses doing $5M to $50M in annual revenue across any industry. The methodology is horizontal operating discipline — not vertical specialization. Industries we've worked with through the partners include automotive (through Max Q Automotive, our automotive sister company), restaurant groups, home services, and multi-property service portfolios.
What does Carbacio Group actually do?
The wedge offering is a two-phase engagement: a 30-Day Operational Diagnostic (Phase 1) that maps the operation, scores friction, sizes recoverable profit, and delivers an Operational Performance Scorecard — followed by an optional 90-Day Capture Engagement (Phase 2) that executes the top 3–5 opportunities. The firm also delivers AI SEO management via the Carbacio Stack, the firm's trademarked methodology stacking SEO, AEO (Answer Engine Optimization), and GEO (Generative Engine Optimization), executive talent acquisition, custom scorecards, LinkedIn growth, digital infrastructure audits, leadership development, and organizational consulting.
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