I help founders make their business and life fit again. I’m the anti-systems systems person: we shape the business around you, then put the right people and AI in place so it runs when you close the laptop.
You’re not failing. You’re paying. Here’s what running it this way quietly costs you.
You are full. Not lazy, not disorganized. Full. And the only way anyone’s shown you past it costs more of you than you have left to give.
the ceilingThe hire. The software. The six-month system build. It held for about a month, then you were back, wondering if the problem was you.
the wrong fixYou were always there. But part of you was running the mental math for a business that needed you to hold all of it.
the real cost
Mom of five. Former pastor. I started in 2017 as a solo virtual assistant and have spent the years since inside founders’ businesses, watching what actually holds and what falls apart in a month. Founders call me when the business they built stopped fitting the life they’re actually in. A few things that aren’t up for debate:
Every business has six parts: Clarity, Profit, Mental Load, Capacity, Systems and Support. Usually one of them was never built for the person running it, and that’s the one holding everything else back. The free Inspection takes 6 minutes and tells you which.
Free · Six minutes
Cut what’s costing you too much margin, even if it’s making money.
Fix the process before you automate it. Broken + automated just breaks faster.
Let tech do what doesn’t need a human. Buy back 5 to 10 hours a week.
Want this step done for you? We set it up in a week. See the AI Office
Then, and only then, bring in the right people for the right roles.
Take the 6-minute Inspection, then join The Table, my free community where founders share what they’re actually changing.
Take a SeatOne-on-one with me. We figure out what to fix first and shape the business around your real life, not the other way around.
Learn MoreSmall-group coaching for women founders in a pivot, when the current model isn’t fitting and the next one isn’t built yet. Next group starts in January.
Learn MoreWe find, vet, and hand off the right Executive Assistant so you skip the hiring nightmare.
Learn MoreAn office that works after four o’clock. We set up an AI assistant around your tools and your hours in one week. Follow-ups drafted, calls prepped, nothing falls through.
See how it worksAugust was our best month since founding in 2016. Since we put real systems in place, we had the best quarter of our best year ever.
I worked with other coaches for over a year. I’ve made more progress with Lauren than all of them combined.
I cannot sing Lauren’s praises enough. Her systems have transformed my life, starting with my inbox.
I used to think wanting a business made me a bad mom. Lauren helped me see I was made for both. It made me a better mom, filled with peace, joy, and purpose.
I was stuck in wing-it mode. Lauren helped me embrace systems and habits that create space for creativity. I’ve been blown away by her insight.
Lauren opened my mind to new options and made the whole thing personal to me. It is literally changing the patterns of my life.
After one call with Lauren, I have more clarity, feel more confident, and am excited to take action. You will not be disappointed.
I would not be anywhere close to where I am in my journey right now had it not been for Lauren.
August was our best month since founding in 2016. Since we put real systems in place, we had the best quarter of our best year ever.
I worked with other coaches for over a year. I’ve made more progress with Lauren than all of them combined.
I cannot sing Lauren’s praises enough. Her systems have transformed my life, starting with my inbox.
I used to think wanting a business made me a bad mom. Lauren helped me see I was made for both. It made me a better mom, filled with peace, joy, and purpose.
I was stuck in wing-it mode. Lauren helped me embrace systems and habits that create space for creativity. I’ve been blown away by her insight.
Lauren opened my mind to new options and made the whole thing personal to me. It is literally changing the patterns of my life.
After one call with Lauren, I have more clarity, feel more confident, and am excited to take action. You will not be disappointed.
I would not be anywhere close to where I am in my journey right now had it not been for Lauren.
Profit and presence, in the same real week.
On the keynote stage
Home by 3pm
Laptop closed · 4pm
Built for her life
Sundays · off
Morning hugs, alwaysOn the keynote stageHome by 3pmLaptop closed · 4pmBuilt for her lifeSundays · offMorning hugs, always
Backstage, mic on
The pivot, handled
Rooms full of founders
Profit with presence
Real weeks, real life
No hustle requiredBackstage, mic onThe pivot, handledRooms full of foundersProfit with presenceReal weeks, real lifeNo hustle requiredYou CAN scale revenue while closing your laptop at 4. You CAN grow while working less.
I’m doing it. My clients are doing it. You can too.
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Lauren Apple is a keynote speaker, the founder of Profit & Presence Co., and a mom of five. She helps founders get out of the business that looks successful from the outside but has them trapped inside it. As the creator of the ROAD Method, she hands audiences a clear order to fix things in, so they walk out with both profit and presence.
