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I help you run the business, plan the money, and cover the risks—without drowning in jargon.

Operations (sales and systems that work), capital & risk (where cash goes, what could break), and business continuity (life insurance and agreements when owners or partners are involved). When it’s the right fit, I also take a small equity stake and work inside the company.

We start with a short call so you leave with a clear next step—not a fog of options.

Book Strategy Triage (10 min)

Three generations. One throughline.

My grandfather was a WWII frogman who came home and helped families rebuild with sensible coverage. My father spent his career at Metropolitan Life. I grew up hearing what policies did for families when the worst happened.

I didn’t plan to sell insurance. I cared when I met a business owner—sole operator, no backup—who would have been wiped out by one bad day. I treat this as protecting people and businesses, not pushing products.

What I actually do

  • Partnership: I join as a minority owner and help run the business with you—usually companies already doing about $2M–$15M in revenue. Partnership →
  • Operations: Fix CRM, handoffs, and reporting so your team sells instead of fighting tools—often with partners like Ops-Pal doing the build. Operations →
  • Capital & risk: Map where money should go, where you’re exposed, and what to insure (or self-insure)—then a practical plan to put it in place. Capital & risk →
  • Business continuity: Life insurance, buy-sell, key-person coverage, and timelines—coordinated with attorneys and CPAs when documents matter. Business continuity →

Who I work best with

  • Founder-led or owner-led businesses, often roughly $2M–$15M in revenue and cash-flow positive.
  • Teams where sales, CRM, or handoffs are messy—or nobody has written down “what happens if” for owners or partners.
  • People who want straight answers and a plan: what to fix first, what can wait, and what “good” looks like.

Not a good fit

Not the right call if:

  • you’re pre-revenue,
  • you want a vendor not a partner,
  • you’re not open to equity, or
  • you’re looking for a quick fix.

How we work

Most owners don’t need another opinion—they need clarity: what actually matters, what to fix first, and what to stop worrying about. We look at cash, people, insurance gaps, and time, then line up steps in a sensible order so you’re not guessing under stress.

  • Start with context. A short call (Strategy Triage) is enough to see which lane fits—operations, capital, continuity, or partnership—before anything paid or heavy.
  • Figure out what’s real. If we go deeper, we document how things work today and turn that into priorities you can act on—not a deck that sits in a folder.
  • Build with specialists when needed. I stay close on design and accountability; implementation (CRM work, carriers, attorneys) goes to people who fit your situation.

How I think about risk

  • We list what could hurt the business or your family, then decide what you’ll self-insure (keep the risk) vs transfer (buy insurance).
  • Insurance is a tool—not a personality test. We use it where the math and the outcome actually make sense.
  • I own the plan; carriers and specialists handle what they’re licensed for when we need them.

See Capital & Risk Strategy →

Bio

Daniel Speiss — founder, operator, creator of PRISM Dynamics

I’ve built and broken enough companies to know that most problems are systems problems — in the business, and in the person running it. That’s why I do both: ops and capital work for founders, and PRISM for the human side. Structure meets warmth isn’t a tagline. It’s how I actually work.

PRISM

PRISM is a dynamic model of how you think, regulate, and collaborate—built for founders and teams.

It’s deeper than a four-letter type and designed to be used over time, in real work, with real people.

How I work with clients

  • You’re not hiring “someone to click around in Salesforce.” You’re getting an operator who cares how sales, data, and people actually work together.
  • Measure what matters—fewer vanity metrics, more clarity on what’s broken.
  • Build things that ship: I’d rather a simple system people use than a perfect one nobody adopts.
  • I’ll tell you early if we’re misaligned on goals or scope—so we don’t waste each other’s time.

Metrics I help teams get honest about

Examples: how fast you respond to leads; how deals move (or stall) by stage; win rates; time to close; what reps and managers actually do each week; why deals are lost; which marketing or lender sources pay off; and simple rules for when a deal is “ready” for the next step—with alerts when data is missing or stages are skipped.

Technologies & projects

See Activity for technologies and projects I'm building with.

Apex Astro Attribution Best Practices ChatGPT Claude Clay Cloudflare Continue.dev Cursor Custom GPT Builder Dashboards Dev Console Docker E-commerce FastAPI GitHub Google Antigravity Google Sheets HubSpot Klaviyo Knowledge Base Kubernetes Lovable Local AI Models Markdown n8n OpenAI Postgres Prototyping Python RAG Railway Resend Salesforce Supabase Tailwind

Locations

Miami

Home base

Austin

Regular visits

New York

Frequent travel

Based between these three cities, but working with founders worldwide.

Podcasts

Applied Personality Lab Podcast

Applied Personality Lab

Where personality meets real life. Evidence-based insights you can use this week.

The Daniel Speiss Podcast

The Daniel Speiss Podcast

Personal growth, financial mastery, faith, and culture. Real conversations and practical insights.

Licenses & Certifications

Insurance Broker

New York State Department of Financial Services. Active (Aug 2024 – Aug 2026).

Life Insurance License

New York State Department of Financial Services. Active (Aug 2024 – Apr 2026).

Selected certifications

Google Analytics IQ, Campaign Manager, Display & Video 360, Search Ads 360, Google My Business. LinkedIn Learning: Sales Foundations, Closing Strategies, Pipeline Management, Leadership & Management. 7 Cups Active Listening Level 6.

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