Right now, everything comes back to you.
Tempo Inner Circle is a year of group coaching for owners and operators of established companies. You put the Tempo Way to work inside your own company, with your leadership team, so fewer decisions wait on you.
Rolling membership. Join any month. Your year starts when you do.
About 12 minutes. I read every application.
Built for owners like you.
You own or run an established company, in any industry: founder, owner, CEO, president, or COO.
You have a real leadership team, and too many decisions still wait on you.
Your phone goes off on a Saturday and it's somebody asking you to make a call they could have made themselves.
You tried a system before and it slid back. We start where you are.
You're ready to do the work inside your own company. You build it. I coach you.
Apply. Talk with me. Start.
Apply.
About 12 minutes. You'll answer questions about your company, your team, and what keeps coming back to you, plus your Tempo Score.
A fit call with me.
I read every application. If it looks like a fit, I'll reach out to you personally to set up a call. We'll talk about your company, I'll answer your questions, and we'll go through the details and the price. If it isn't the right room right now, I'll tell you and point you to a better next step. You'll hear from me either way.
Start.
If we both say yes, your year starts with a 1:1 kickoff with me, then the weekly sessions. Rolling membership: join any month.
Everything in your year.
- Team: a Team Map with one clear owner for every area, and a Hand-Off List of what's still landing on you.
- Every Week: the Weekly Tempo, one leadership meeting a week, same day, same time, same agenda.
- Measure: Monday Numbers, the handful of numbers that drive your results, each one owned by someone on your team.
- Plan: one written Game Plan (long range, mid range, short range) down to this quarter's 90-day bets.
- Operate: an Ops Manual, one page per process. Once a process is written down and has an owner, that's where AI teammates can take the repeat work.
Who you'll be working with.
I'm Jason Smylie, President and Owner of Capriotti's Sandwich Shop and Wing Zone.
I started in technology: a B.S. in Computer Science, then a software engineer, then large IT projects for the government. I earned my MBA from UNLV during those years. Then I became a Capriotti's franchisee and worked behind the counter and in the kitchen.
In 2008, we bought Capriotti's. It had about 35 shops, and they were still on Casio cash registers, so as an owner I built the technology and the marketing as CIO and CMO, and I was named Forbes #2 Most Social CIO. I've led it as Owner for 18 years and as President for the last 10.
Today Capriotti's is about 165 locations and over $130 million in systemwide revenue. Capriotti's, Wing Zone, and Fantasy Claw Arcade, which I co-founded, are 200+ locations together in 30 states and 5 countries. I still live the operator side every week.
After we bought Capriotti's, we ran it for eight years without a real system. What changed was having somebody hold us to it, every single week. That's why Tempo Inner Circle is a full year, and why it's every week.
Along the way, I was mentored by Don Tinney, a co-founder of EOS Worldwide. The Tempo Way and Tempo Inner Circle are my own approach and are independent: not affiliated with or endorsed by EOS Worldwide or Don.
More about JasonStraight answers
What does it cost?
We'll go over price and fit on our call, once I've read your application.
Is this only for restaurants or franchises?
No. I learned it running restaurants, but the Tempo Way is about how a company runs every week, and it's meant to work in any industry.
What's the time commitment?
The weekly session (about an hour), three Quarterly Resets (about 3.5 to 4 hours each), and the Annual Reset (one full day in Las Vegas). Plus the work you do with your team between sessions. That part is where it can actually change.
Is this 1:1 coaching or group?
Group. You get a 1:1 kickoff with me, and between sessions you can post in the Room and I reply within one business day. The weekly sessions, the Quarterly Resets, and the Annual Reset are with the group.
When does it start?
Whenever you join. It's a rolling membership, not a cohort. Your year starts with a 1:1 kickoff with me, then the weekly sessions.
Run the business so it doesn't run you.
A year from now, I want fewer decisions waiting on you, because your people know what's theirs and your company has a beat that doesn't depend on you remembering to run it.
About 12 minutes. I read every application. If it looks like a fit, I'll reach out personally. You'll hear from me either way.