Small Business Saturday Specials
from Strategic Ops Institute and Lean Out MethodÂ
Special 1: SOL Collective + Propel '26Â Combo
Why choose between spending 1-day laser focused on success and scale for 2026 and an entire year of strategic insights and support when you can have both?
Here's what you get in this special combo:
Propel '26 - Virtual Strategic Planning Retreat: In one focused day, we’ll bring your goals, offers, and strategy into alignment so you can move into 2026 with a roadmap that’s realistic for this market and built around how you want to work and grow. It will balance giving you the clarity and direction you need with the adaptability to pivot as needed without throwing everything off. December 16th, 11am - 5pm ET
SOL Collective: THE place for seasoned and forward-thinking founders, fractionals, consultants, and leaders to become the in-demand partner businesses wouldn't dream of scaling without. We focus on 3 interconnected pillars - strategic leadership, AI enablement, and signature positioning within a community of your peers at your level.
BONUS WORKSHOP: The One Number That Simplifies Your 2026 Strategy: You get a live bonus session where we’ll identify the single number that drives your growth next year and how to connect your financial targets to your offers and delivery model - so you can lead your business from data, not guesswork, leveraging AI to reverse engineer your results. December 2nd, 6pm-7pm ET
BONUS: Access the Digital 90-Day Lean Out Planner (those who pay in full will also get a physical planner mailed to them in their choice of 7 colors)
Join us for the special price of only $997 or $97 / mo. Only 20 12 spaces available that include the retreat.
Just want to attend Propel without SOL Collective or the bonuses? Join here for $497.
Special 2:Â Lean Scaling System License and Certification
Leverage our proprietary Lean Scaling System with your clients or within your own business to simplify scaling.
Certify yourself, your team, or both! We certify founders and right-hand leaders to become the scaling expert and strategic thinking partner small businesses need most for success and scale as we look at 2026 and beyond.
BONUS - Includes Special 1:Â SOL Collective, Propel '26, the Workshop, and the Lean Out Planner are INCLUDED.
SPECIAL SBS BONUSÂ 1:1 Mentorship Calls: We kick off in January but when you join by the end of November, you get 3 bonus 1:1 mentorship calls - use them to work through situational challenges, refine your service model together for 2026, or get a head start.
Schedule a call with Jessica or I to learn more, and be sure to schedule before the end of November to gain access to Propel and the special workshop.
Hi, I'm Crista Grasso, Founder of Strategic Ops Institute
I am a scaling strategist and operations alchemist and and creator of the Lean Scaling System™.Â
With over 3 decades of experience in strategy and operations, I have supported thousands of businesses to scale more sustainably, profitably, and with less complexity.
I'm known for helping founders get out of the day-to-day operations and for helping experienced operators become the strategic partner every founder wants and every small to mid-sized business needs.
I have built multiple 7-figure businesses of my own and has spent decades advising fast-growing small businesses and Fortune 500 companies alike.
What People Say About Crista's Retreats and Certification Programs
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"The certification program is already paying off. After implementing Lean Strategic Planning, our company aligned our plans with marketing partners and had our best month ever, with over $52K in revenue in December. We shifted focus from discounting to value-driven offerings, and it’s paying off.
This is an incredibly well-thought-out program that’s both strategic and actionable."
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“The Certification framework brought clarity and structure to my consulting practice. I was able to help a client pay off $400,000 in debt in just five months.
The community support and mentorship were invaluable. This program has truly transformed the way I work.”
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“It’s the first time I’ve really felt like I can get ahead. The planning rhythm is giving me breathing room I haven’t had before.Â
This approach is helping me build sustainable systems that support long-term growth.”
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"Crista is brilliant. She is so smart and so specific and detailed and organized - and she truly has developed systems that work. They are life-changing!
As a business owner, I have lots of ideas and tons of visions and now after this time that I’ve spent with her and this incredible group of people, I now feel excited to execute those visions and goals and I feel completely set up for the new year."
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"The retreat has been phenomenal. What I think has been the biggest takeaway for me has honestly been a perspective shift in a whole lot of areas. When you want change in your business and you’re not ready to level up, none of that can happen. I found that the retreat helped me move into who I need to be and want to be and shifted a whole lot of ways I look at my business.
I’m really looking forward to taking everything that I’ve learned and implementing it in our business because next year is going to be so much better as a result. So often, we have our vision of how I want something to be and then I go about my day and do all the things, but I’ve never looked to see if I’m doing the things that support my vision. I can leave now feeling confident that everything I have planned is going to support the vision that I’m creating."
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"This is the second retreat I’ve been on that Crista has put together and every time I learn something different. This year particularly, I’ve learned how I can expand my business, my involvement, my ideas, and the overall success of it.
That’s what Crista does… she helps you think out of the box to create new ideas and new opportunities. I’m particularly thankful to be here and share in the fellowship with the other business owners and highly recommend coming to one of her retreats."
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"What Crista has given me is a really simple but powerful plan to achieve exactly what it is I want in the new year. The beauty of what she teaches is to get really focused in on what is going to give you the biggest results.
If you’re stuck or frustrated and want to reimagine your business and your life, I highly encourage you to come to this retreat - it’s life changing."
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"If you are looking to attend an event where you can expand your business, this retreat helped expand my business and the activities I can take to improve my business.
I have a game plan moving forward of what I’m going to do in my business this year - things I kind of already knew I was going to do but now I actually have the activities and quarterly game plan to hold me accountable to achieve my goals, not only for this year but for many years to come.
If you’re looking to level up your business and simplify it and leave with a plan to achieve your financial goals - I can’t recommend this event more!"