Michael Hodson

A problem solver and right hand for owner-managed businesses, without the full-time hire.

Business documentation, process optimisation, a project to deliver or a website to build. I step in, work out what is needed, get it done, and leave you with something that holds.

Experience-led, AI-assisted

Ellesmere Port, Cheshire · working locally and remotely

Who this is for

Owner-managed businesses, usually 5 to 30 people

I work with businesses where the founder is still close to the work and a lot of it lives in people's heads. A one-off project or something more ongoing, I take on a handful of businesses I can genuinely help.

Founder-ledOne-off or ongoingA handful at a time

What I can take on

Bring me the problem or the project

Years in operations and change management have given me a broad base of knowledge. Whether something is stuck or you need a hand getting something new over the line, I can usually pick it up.

When something is going wrong

When you just need a hand to get something done

AI-assisted,
experience-led

I use AI to accelerate progress, produce slick documentation and build things. My experience drives the AI, not the other way around, so you get the speed without losing the judgement.

Why trust me

Twenty-five years in large and medium-sized business

More about me →
15 years at MBNA / Lloyds

Customer-facing roles, designing and optimising customer processes on and offline, and working across almost every area of a large regulated business. I bring that best practice, but I think agile and adapt fast, which is what a small business needs.

Business analysis and project delivery

Six years taking projects end to end, from requirements and design through to testing, training and launch.

Hands-on, not just advice

I write the documents, build the tools and ship the websites myself.

Real life examples

Five operating guides and an AI-assisted analysis process for a volunteer-led organisation, with example documents you can open. See the case study

References available on request

Got a problem or an idea?

Book a free, no-obligation 20-minute chat by phone, WhatsApp or email. Whether it is a one-off project or something more ongoing, I am looking to work with a handful of businesses I can genuinely help.

Let's chat