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You built this business to give you freedom Somewhere along the way, it started taking it instead

I find the operational problem you can't see — and I fix it.
Not the symptom. The actual thing.

Serving small businesses in-person throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and virtually nationwide.

I don't believe in hustle.
I don't believe in growth for the sake of growth.
I believe in building a business that is the right size for the life you want...
and having the systems to make it sustainable.

Come work alongside me at Admin Hours in San Francisco

Admin Hours is a monthly in-person co-working session for entrepreneurs who need to actually get things done — and want someone in the room who can answer the hard operational questions when they come up. No agenda, no pitch. A dedicated block of time to move your business forward.

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Retail inventory systemsFinancial overhaulsHiring frameworksPartner clarity sessionsSoftware implementations

What it actually looks like

Anna — Owner, Sunny & Sal

Nadine listened to what I was struggling with and built me a system that literally solved all of my problems. I can't even put a price on that relief!

Elise — Owner & Principal Conservator

When questions come up or there's something I'm unsure of, I can always reach out. She has my implicit trust.

Cass & Amy — Co-Owners, House of Blonde

For the first time in a decade, we could see a path forward where the business could actually serve us personally, not just consume us.

How we work together

90-Minute Power Session

Solve one specific problem RIGHT NOW. We tackle the thing you've been avoiding together in real-time.

Set up invoicing, fix inbox chaos, transfer payroll systems

Single System Sprint

4–8 weeks to eliminate your biggest bottleneck. You'll implement one transformative system that actually works for your process.

Client communication, production management, financial tracking

CEO Reset

6–8 months to completely revamp your operations. Walk away with automation, optimized processes, and total clarity. For established businesses ready to scale sustainably.

Not sure which option is right for you?
That's exactly what the call is for.

Common Questions

What does a business operations consultant actually do?

I find what's actually slowing your business down — not the symptom you're managing, but the underlying problem. Then I fix it. That might mean redesigning a broken workflow, overhauling your financial systems, building a hiring process, or restructuring how you communicate with clients. The problem determines the solution, not the other way around.

Who is your ideal client?

Small business owners who have been running their business for a few years and feel like the business is running them instead of the other way around. You're doing the work, but something structural isn't working — and you can't quite see what it is. I work with independent retailers, service businesses, artists, makers, salon owners, and conservators across the Bay Area and virtually nationwide.

What's the difference between the Power Session and the CEO Reset?

The 90-Minute Power Session is for one specific, defined problem you need to solve right now. The CEO Reset is a 6–8 month engagement for business owners ready to overhaul how their business operates at a structural level. The Single System Sprint sits in between — a focused 4–8 week project to eliminate your biggest bottleneck. Not sure which fits? The discovery call will make it clear.

Do you work virtually or in person?

Both. I work in-person with clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and virtually with small business owners across the United States. The format doesn't change the quality of the work — it depends on what's right for you and your business.

How quickly can we get started?

It starts with a discovery call, which you can schedule directly from this page. From there, if we're a good fit, most clients begin within one to two weeks. For the 90-Minute Power Session, we can often move even faster.

What is Admin Hours?

Admin Hours is a monthly in-person co-working session for Bay Area entrepreneurs. It's a dedicated block of time to actually get things done — and I'm in the room to answer the hard operational questions when they come up. No agenda, no pitch. It's a low-commitment way to experience working with me and to move your business forward in a focused, supported environment.

About Nadine

Nadine, founder of Nadine Helps

I see what others miss — because I ask questions no one else has thought to ask.

I have worked with artists, makers, salon owners, conservators, and independent retailers across the Bay Area and beyond. In every case, the presenting problem turned out not to be the real one. Finding the real one — and solving that — is what changes how a business runs and how you feel about running it. That shift is not just operational. It is the difference between a business that consumes you and work you actually love.

I bring a background in data science, AI, HR, and operational leadership across Silicon Valley startups. What that means in practice: I am rigorous about diagnosis and practical about solutions. The systems I build are designed around how you actually work, not how a generic framework assumes you should.

Ready to find the real problem?

I was terrified I was going to lose my retail space. I rent a spot inside a maker market, but I stock it remotely. The store's POS system didn't integrate with my Shopify, so I had absolutely no way of knowing what inventory I actually had on the shelves. I was getting regular complaints from the store that my space was understocked and looked abandoned even though I felt like I was always sending new inventory.

Nadine didn't just build me a band aid solution — she built a custom email notification system that actually integrated the store's POS with my Shopify. But she also helped me think strategically about which SKUs even made sense to stock there for remote management. Now I understand which products to spend my time producing and exactly what's on the shelves at any given time. My inventory management went from blindly guessing to completely strategic and streamlined. I am getting automatic notifications when something is low stock and am no longer worried about my space looking sparse or getting complaints from the store about being understocked. Nadine listened to what I was struggling with and built me a system that literally solved all of my problems. I can't even put a price on that relief.

In the past 10 years, my business scaled rapidly, and I needed help managing a new level of financial and administrative support. Nadine stepped in and built a remarkable intrinsic trust between us. She spent months cleaning up three years of messy books, then built me a completely new chart of accounts designed specifically for my specialized service business rather than some generic template that didn't fit how my work actually operates.

The changes and suggestions Nadine has brought to the business had dramatically improved our efficacy, efficiency, and value to clients. Just knowing that the finances are in order gives me so much relief.

The real difference is having Nadine's ongoing support. When questions come up or there's something I'm unsure of, I can always reach out to Nadine and know she will assist in sorting things out. She keeps things in order so I don't have to get sidetracked by administrative work or problem solving. She has my implicit trust in doing so.

After 10 years of running our salon together, we'd talked about being overwhelmed but never about what we actually needed to change. We kept having the same surface-level conversations about being tired and stressed, but never went deeper. We didn't realize how much we were avoiding until Nadine created the space for it.

In one hour, we both cried. Not because anything was wrong, but because we finally could be honest about what we actually needed — not just wanted, but needed — from the business and from each other.

We admitted things we'd never said out loud: one of us needed more freedom from the business entirely, the other needed to be able to take a real vacation and be acknowledged for managing all the financials and operations for years. We'd been carrying these needs alone without even realizing it.

The relief was overwhelming. Nadine held space for us to release what we'd been avoiding, without judgment or pressure to "fix" anything in that moment. For the first time in a decade, we could see a path forward where the business could actually serve us personally, not just consume us.

We're still figuring out what that looks like, but having that supported, safe conversation changed everything. We're not just business partners surviving together anymore. We're actually building something that works for both our lives.