Bright Side Plumbing

The Bright Side
Operating System

How every role connects to drive $6M. The organizational intelligence layer that turns a plumbing company into a learning machine.

$3M
Current Revenue
$6M
Target Revenue
6
Core Roles
1
AI System (Nexus)
01

The System View

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Nexus AI
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Stephanie Barker
Co-Owner, Business Ops
DECIDES: spend, hires, direction
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Kalen Barker
President, Master Plumber
DECIDES: pricing, quality, training
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Ashton King
Operations Success Coordinator
DECIDES: dispatch, booking, permits
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Robert Dove
Digital Performance Marketing
DECIDES: campaigns, ad spend, SEO
🎧
Tech Team
Revenue Centers in the Field
DECIDES: diagnosis, options, upsell
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Audrey Grant
Creative & Brand
DECIDES: visual brand, creative
Stephanie → Budget → Robert
Robert → Leads → Ashton
Ashton → Dispatch → Techs
Techs → Revenue → Stephanie
Kalen → Training → Techs
Audrey → Creative → Robert
Nexus ↔ Everyone
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Role Deep Dives

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Kalen Barker
President & 4th-Generation Master Plumber
40%+
Sewer Close Rate
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Decision Authority
  • Final say on hiring, major purchases, service pricing, business direction
  • Sets quality standards that define the BSP brand
  • Approves all technical training programs
Daily Operations
  • In the field diagnosing complex jobs (sewer, gas line, major repairs)
  • Mentoring technicians on proper diagnosis and customer interaction
  • Quality control on completed work
Strategic Focus
  • Setting service standards and pricing strategy
  • Tech training and skill development pipeline
  • 4th-generation expertise as competitive moat
Revenue Impact
  • His diagnosis accuracy directly drives close rate on high-ticket sewer jobs ($3K to $15K+)
  • Tech training quality controls revenue-per-call across the team
  • Quality work generates the 4.9-star reviews that fuel lead generation
Information Needs
  • Tech performance metrics (revenue per call, close rate, callbacks)
  • Job quality indicators and customer feedback
  • Revenue per technician trending over time
Nexus Connection
  • Tech scorecards with performance trends
  • Quality alerts when callback rates spike
  • Training recommendations based on performance gaps
Key Metrics
  • Sewer diagnosis-to-close rate (target: 40%+)
  • Average ticket size (sewer jobs $3K to $15K)
  • Tech callback rate (lower = better quality)
  • Review score maintenance (4.9 stars, 394+ reviews)
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Stephanie Barker
Co-Owner & Business Operations
$6M
Revenue Target
▼
Decision Authority
  • Financial decisions, hiring/firing, vendor contracts
  • Marketing budget allocation and approval
  • Strategic direction and growth planning
Daily Operations
  • Reviewing financials and approving spend
  • Managing team performance and culture
  • Client escalations and high-touch situations
Strategic Focus
  • Growth planning: $3M to $6M roadmap
  • Team building and culture development
  • Evaluating Robert, marketing, and Tommy Mello's frameworks
Revenue Impact
  • Her decisions on marketing spend directly control lead volume
  • Hiring decisions determine capacity to handle growth
  • Financial discipline maintains profitability during scaling
Information Needs
  • Daily revenue, cash position, weekly run rate
  • CPL trends, tech utilization, booking rates
  • Marketing ROI by channel
Nexus Connection
  • Daily CEO briefs: revenue, anomalies, action items
  • Anomaly detection (spend spikes, performance drops)
  • Decision support, not more dashboards to check
  • Experiment results and ROI reports
What She Needs from Nexus
  • Daily CEO brief delivered proactively (not a dashboard she has to open)
  • Anomaly detection: alert her when something breaks the pattern
  • Decision support: "Here is the data, here are the options, here is our recommendation"
  • NOT more dashboards to check. Push intelligence, do not create homework.
Key Metrics
  • Weekly revenue run rate ($57.7K current, $100K target)
  • Profit margin during growth phase
  • Marketing ROI ($35K/month spend, $200 CPL)
  • Team capacity utilization (are techs fully booked?)
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Ashton King
Operations Success Coordinator
80%
Booking Rate
▼
Decision Authority
  • Dispatch scheduling and route optimization
  • Booking priority and slot allocation
  • Payment processing and permit sequencing
Daily Operations
  • Answer ALL inbound calls across 7 lead sources
  • Book appointments and dispatch technicians
  • Process payments, manage financing applications
  • Troubleshoot ServiceTitan issues
  • Handle permits, 811 utility locates, inspections
Strategic Focus
  • Improving booking rate from 80% toward 90%+
  • Reducing missed calls to near zero
  • Optimizing dispatch for revenue maximization
Revenue Impact
  • EVERY lead touches Ashton. She IS the conversion funnel.
  • A 1% improvement in booking rate = thousands in annual revenue
  • Dispatch efficiency directly impacts tech utilization
Information Needs
  • Real-time tech availability and job status
  • Customer history and previous service notes
  • Lead source quality by channel
Nexus Connection
  • Call monitoring and missed call alerts
  • Booking rate tracking in real time
  • ServiceTitan integration for seamless dispatch
  • Dispatch optimization recommendations
Critical Context
  • Ashton runs operations for TWO companies simultaneously: Bright Side Plumbing AND 100 Year Plumbing and Sewer
  • She is the single point of failure for all customer contact
  • At $4M+ revenue, she will need a second CSR or she becomes the bottleneck
Key Metrics
  • Booking rate (current: 80%, target: 90%+)
  • Average speed to answer (under 3 rings)
  • Missed call rate (every missed call = lost revenue)
  • Dispatch efficiency (tech utilization rate)
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Robert Dove
Web Dev & Digital Performance Marketing Specialist
$200
Target CPL
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Decision Authority
  • Campaign strategy, keyword selection, ad copy
  • Ad spend allocation across channels
  • Technical architecture and Nexus AI development
  • Landing page optimization and A/B testing
Daily Operations
  • Campaign optimization (Google Ads, LSA, SEO)
  • Nexus system management and development
  • Analytics review and performance monitoring
  • A/B testing and conversion rate optimization
Strategic Focus
  • Building the marketing machine that scales to $6M
  • Keyword North Star strategy (2,000+ keywords mapped)
  • Landing page optimization and CRO
  • Competitive intelligence and market analysis
Revenue Impact
  • Controls the entire lead generation engine (all digital channels)
  • Every dollar of marketing spend flows through his optimization
  • Nexus AI multiplies the intelligence of every other role
Information Needs
  • CPL by channel, conversion rates by campaign
  • Search term data and keyword performance
  • Competitor moves (ads, pricing, positioning)
  • ServiceTitan revenue attribution data
Nexus Connection
  • He BUILDS Nexus. The system is an extension of his thinking.
  • Campaign performance dashboards and alerts
  • Competitor intelligence automation
  • Optimization recommendations and anomaly detection
Key Metrics
  • Cost per lead (target: $200 or below)
  • Lead volume by channel (LSA, Google Ads, Organic, Service Direct)
  • ROAS by channel (return on ad spend)
  • Organic traffic growth (SEO pipeline)
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Technician Team
James Gardner (top performer), Jordan Hicks, David Nichols, others
$$$
Revenue per Call
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Decision Authority
  • On-site diagnosis and solution recommendation
  • Upsell and cross-sell based on observed conditions
  • Customer relationship management at the door
Daily Operations
  • Run service calls (dispatched by Ashton)
  • Diagnose issues using Kalen's trained methodology
  • Present 3 options: Good / Better / Best (Chris Fresh framework)
  • Collect reviews after successful jobs
Chris Fresh Framework (Every Call)
  • Step 1: Relationship. Build rapport at the door. Earn trust before diagnosing.
  • Step 2: Diagnose. Thorough inspection. Educate the customer on what you find.
  • Step 3: Present 3 Options. Good (minimum fix), Better (recommended), Best (premium/long-term). Let the customer choose.
  • This framework turns every tech into a consultative seller, not a pushy salesman.
Revenue Impact
  • Each technician IS a revenue center
  • Tech competence = close rate = revenue per call
  • Training and performance directly scale the business
  • Commission-based pay aligns incentives with performance
Information Needs
  • Job history and customer notes (via ServiceTitan)
  • Available inventory and pricing options
  • Permit status and inspection requirements
Nexus Connection
  • Performance scorecards (revenue per call, close rate trends)
  • Training recommendations based on performance gaps
  • Review attribution via R2R (Reviews to Revenue) engine
  • Customer prep notes before arriving at jobs
Key Metrics
  • Revenue per call (higher = better diagnosis + options presentation)
  • Close rate (percentage of presented options accepted)
  • Review generation rate (reviews requested vs. collected)
  • Callback rate (lower = better quality work)
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Audrey Grant
Creative & Brand
CTR
Creative Impact
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Decision Authority
  • Visual brand standards and creative direction
  • Design approvals and asset quality control
  • Brand consistency across all channels
Daily Operations
  • Creating ad assets (display, social, video thumbnails)
  • Social media content production
  • Brand materials and collateral
Strategic Focus
  • Brand consistency across all digital and print channels
  • Visual identity evolution as BSP scales
  • Creative testing (which visuals drive the highest CTR and conversions)
Revenue Impact
  • Creative quality directly affects ad click-through rates
  • Better creative = lower CPL = more leads for same budget
  • Brand consistency builds recognition and trust over time
Nexus Connection
  • Creative Focus Panel for managing asset pipeline
  • Campaign performance data by creative variant
  • Asset utilization reports (which creatives are running where)
  • Google Drive sync + 7-phase creative processor
Key Metrics
  • Ad CTR by creative (click-through rate per asset)
  • Conversion rate by creative variant
  • Asset production velocity (time from brief to live)
  • Brand consistency score (visual audit compliance)
03

Information Flow Architecture

Lead to Revenue Pipeline
Customer Calls
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Ashton Books
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ServiceTitan
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Dispatch to Tech
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Tech Runs Call
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Revenue
Data Feedback Loop
Tech Completes Job
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ServiceTitan Updates
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Revenue Tracked
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Nexus Analyzes
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Insights to Team
Marketing Engine
Robert Generates Lead
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Call Comes In
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Ashton Books
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Tech Closes
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Review Requested
Executive Intelligence
Stephanie Reviews Brief
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Makes Decision
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Cascades to Team
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Outcomes Measured
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Nexus Learns
04

Decision Authority Matrix

Decision Area Primary Owner Informed By Approval Needed
Hiring & Firing Stephanie + Kalen Team feedback, performance data Both must agree
Marketing Budget Stephanie Robert (CPL data, ROI reports) Stephanie final sign-off
Service Pricing Kalen Market rates, competitor data, margins Kalen sole authority
Dispatch Priority Ashton Tech availability, job urgency, geography Real-time, autonomous
Campaign Strategy Robert Performance data, persona analysis, competitive intel Stephanie on budget increases
Brand & Creative Audrey Robert (performance data) Stephanie (final approval)
Tech Training Kalen Nexus scorecards, callback data Kalen sole authority
Vendor & Tool Selection Stephanie Robert (tech tools), Ashton (ops tools) Stephanie final sign-off
On-Site Diagnosis Techs ServiceTitan job history, Kalen training Autonomous (Kalen for complex)
Nexus AI Development Robert All team needs, business priorities Stephanie (strategic direction)
05

The SOP Living System

01
Process Observed
A team member performs a task. Nexus or a team lead captures the workflow.
02
AI Drafts SOP
Nexus generates a structured, step-by-step SOP from observed patterns.
03
Role Owner Reviews
The person who owns that process validates accuracy and completeness.
04
Approved to KB
Approved SOP enters the Nexus knowledge base. Accessible to all.
05
Nexus Monitors
Nexus tracks compliance and flags deviations. Quarterly review cycle.
Stephanie's SOPs
  • Weekly financial review cadence
  • Hiring evaluation framework
  • Vendor contract approval flow
  • Marketing spend approval thresholds
Kalen's SOPs
  • Sewer diagnosis methodology
  • Tech ride-along training protocol
  • Quality inspection checklist
  • Pricing update approval flow
Ashton's SOPs
  • Inbound call handling script
  • Dispatch priority matrix
  • Permit and 811 sequencing
  • Financing application processing
Robert's SOPs
  • Weekly campaign optimization cadence
  • A/B testing launch protocol
  • Nexus deployment checklist
  • Competitive intelligence scan
Technician SOPs
  • Chris Fresh call framework (Relationship, Diagnose, 3 Options)
  • Post-job review request script
  • ServiceTitan job completion checklist
  • Safety and compliance protocols
Audrey's SOPs
  • Creative brief intake process
  • Brand asset approval workflow
  • Google Drive asset organization
  • Social media content calendar
06

How Nexus Plugs Into Each Role

⚙ NEXUS AI: The Intelligence Layer
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Stephanie Barker
Executive Intelligence Feed
  • Daily CEO briefs (revenue, anomalies, recommendations)
  • Financial alerts (margin drops, spend anomalies)
  • Anomaly detection across all operations
  • Decision support with data and options
  • Experiment results and ROI summaries
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Kalen Barker
Quality & Training Intelligence
  • Tech quality scorecards with trend data
  • Training recommendations per technician
  • Callback rate alerts (quality early warning)
  • Customer satisfaction trends by tech
  • Revenue per call benchmarks
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Ashton King
Operations Intelligence Feed
  • Missed call alerts (instant notification)
  • Dispatch optimization recommendations
  • Booking rate analytics (real-time)
  • ServiceTitan integration and data sync
  • Lead source quality scoring
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Robert Dove
Marketing Intelligence Engine
  • Campaign performance dashboards
  • Competitor intelligence alerts
  • Optimization recommendations (bids, keywords)
  • Attribution and conversion tracking
  • SEO opportunity detection
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Technician Team
Field Performance Intelligence
  • Performance scorecards (weekly)
  • Customer prep notes before jobs
  • Review reminders and attribution (R2R engine)
  • Training content based on performance gaps
  • Revenue benchmarks vs. team average
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Audrey Grant
Creative Performance Intelligence
  • Creative performance data by asset variant
  • Asset utilization reports (what is running where)
  • CTR and conversion data per creative
  • Creative Focus Panel for pipeline management
  • Trend recommendations for visual direction
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The Compound Intelligence Effect

Every role generates data. That data feeds back into making every OTHER role better. This is the compound effect: the system gets smarter with every interaction.

Tech Performance Data
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Informs marketing: which services to push hardest based on close rates and revenue per call.
Marketing Lead Quality
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Informs Ashton: how to prioritize leads, which sources produce the best booking rates.
Ashton's Booking Patterns
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Informs scheduling: when to add capacity, which days/times have highest demand.
Customer Reviews
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Informs tech training: what customers love, what needs improvement, which techs excel.
Financial Data
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Informs marketing spend: when to accelerate, when to pull back, which channels earn the highest ROI.
Creative Performance
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Informs Audrey: which visual styles, messages, and formats drive the most engagement and conversions.
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Everything Feeds Nexus. Nexus Feeds Everyone.
The more data the system collects, the smarter every recommendation becomes. This is how a $3M company builds the intelligence infrastructure of a $6M company before it gets there.
08

Growth Scaling Model

$3M
Current State (~$57.7K/week)
Stephanie: Hands-on in operations and financial review daily
Kalen: In the field 80%+ of the time, running complex jobs himself
Ashton: Managing both BSP and 100 Year Plumbing ops solo
Robert: Building Nexus + managing all digital marketing channels
Techs: Small team, James Gardner top performer
Audrey: Creative pipeline active, Focus Panel live
Bottleneck: Lead volume. Techs need more calls to run.
Nexus: Foundation being built. Data collection and monitoring active.
$4M
Growth Phase (~$77K/week)
Stephanie: Shifting from daily ops to weekly strategic reviews
Kalen: 60% field, 40% training and quality oversight
Ashton: NEEDS 2nd CSR. She is the bottleneck at this volume.
Robert: Nexus automating reporting, focus shifts to optimization
Techs: Need 1 to 2 additional technicians to handle volume
Audrey: Higher creative volume demand, templated workflows needed
Key Hire: 2nd CSR to support Ashton (or she breaks)
Nexus: Full intelligence active. Daily CEO briefs, automated scorecards.
$5M
Scaling Phase (~$96K/week)
Stephanie: Pure executive: strategy, culture, financial oversight
Kalen: 40% field, 60% training, quality audits, and mentoring
Ashton: CSR team lead managing 2nd CSR, focusing on optimization
Robert: Marketing team potential (junior marketer or freelancer support)
Techs: 5+ techs, need a tech team lead (James Gardner candidate)
Key Hire: Operations Manager to bridge Stephanie and day-to-day
Nexus: Predictive capabilities. Forecasting revenue, capacity, hiring needs.
Culture: Systems, SOPs, and Nexus hold institutional knowledge
$6M
Target State (~$115K/week)
Stephanie: CEO mindset. Strategic decisions only. Tommy Mello framework fully active.
Kalen: Chief Quality Officer. Training programs, quality audits, brand guardian.
Ashton: Ops team lead or promoted to Ops Manager with CSR team below her.
Robert: Marketing department lead with Nexus as the competitive moat.
Techs: 6 to 8 techs with team lead, structured training pipeline.
Audrey: Full creative department, brand standards institutionalized.
Nexus: Self-improving system. Detects opportunities, recommends actions, measures outcomes.
Result: Every role elevated. The system runs the company, people run the system.
09

The Living Organism

This is not a static org chart. It is a living system where every role generates data, Nexus processes that data, insights flow to the right people, decisions improve the system, and the system learns from outcomes.

NEXUS
CORE
01
Every role generates data. Calls, jobs, campaigns, reviews, financials. Nothing is wasted.
02
Nexus processes that data. Pattern recognition, anomaly detection, trend analysis. Automated intelligence.
03
Insights flow to the right people. Stephanie gets CEO briefs. Kalen gets tech scorecards. Ashton gets dispatch intel.
04
Decisions improve the system. Every decision creates an outcome. Every outcome is a data point.
05
The system learns from outcomes. Compound intelligence. The gap between BSP and competitors widens every day.
The $3M to $6M Formula
More leads (Robert) + higher booking rate (Ashton) + better close rate (Techs + Kalen) + smarter decisions (Stephanie + Nexus) + stronger brand (Audrey) = compounding growth. Every role amplifies every other role. That is the operating system.
Bright Side Operating System
Bright Side Plumbing | Overland Park, KS
Built by Nexus AI | Dove Web Consulting | March 2026