“If You Can’t Put It on Paper, You Can’t Automate It” — Adi Klevit on Process, Scale, and Building a Business That Can Run Without You

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Cut The Tie Podcast with Adi Klevit
Most founders say they want scale, freedom, and leverage. Few are willing to do the unsexy work that actually makes it possible. In this episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down with Adi Klevit, founder of Business Success Consulting Group, to break down why undocumented processes quietly limit growth, automation, and exit potential.

Adi shares how cutting the tie to conventional thinking helped her move from strategy consulting into building a specialized process consulting firm that works with companies from early growth through nine-figure scale. They unpack why AI, automation, and systems only work when the underlying workflows are clear, repeatable, and transferable.

This episode is essential listening for founders who feel stuck inside their business, leaders preparing for scale, and executives who want their company to work without constant personal involvement.

About Adi Klevit

Adi Klevit is the founder and CEO of Business Success Consulting Group, a firm specializing in process documentation, optimization, and implementation for growing companies. With a background in industrial engineering and management consulting, Adi helps organizations turn tribal knowledge into scalable, transferable systems.

Her team works across industries to help businesses reduce errors, shorten training time, improve consistency, and prepare for automation, growth, and exit. Adi is also the host of the Systems Simplified podcast, where she explores process, leadership, and the future of work.

In this episode, Thomas and Adi discuss:

• Why automation fails without documented processes
• Turning tribal knowledge into repeatable systems
• Cutting ties with “the way it’s always been done”
• Process as the foundation for AI and scale
• How documentation increases valuation and exit readiness
• Why founders stay trapped inside their businesses
• The future of work, AI, and human connection

Key Takeaways

• If it isn’t documented, it isn’t scalable
  Automation and delegation both start on paper.
• Process protects growth and margins
  Undocumented work creates errors, delays, and burnout.
• AI amplifies clarity, not chaos
  Bad processes automated only create faster problems.
• Founders must replace themselves to scale
  Systems allow businesses to run without constant oversight.
• Process increases freedom and valuation
  Well-documented companies are easier to grow, sell, or step away from.

Connect with Adi Klevit

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adiklevit
🌐 Website: https://bizsuccesscg.com
📘 Free Resource: https://successreplicated.com
🎧 Podcast: https://www.systemssimplifiedpodcast.com

Connect with Thomas Helfrich

🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/thelfrich
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomashelfrich
🌐 Website: https://cutthetie.com
📧 Email: [e-mail]
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