Sheldrake Williams Operations Architects

We love automation!

Workflow automation: 6 SaaS apps which will save you an hour every day "Time is money". We hear it every day, not only in business context. In this post, I would like to show you the tools I use to boost my productivity which helps me save at least one hour every day.

Find the light at the end of the operations tunnel!

“There’s a growing need for talented pros who can reduce complexity, establish solid technology processes and ensure tech’s used consistently across business units and functional areas.” — Sharon Florentine, CIO

Meet Peta!
Peta believes that enjoying your work and your life outside of work is essential and that it should be entirely achievable. After being a digital nomad for 4 years, she’s hooked and is hoping to spend the next 6 months floating around on a sailboat somewhere warm.
Peta LOVES other people’s spreadsheets. The bigger and messier the better. Nothing makes her happier than turning chaos into organized systems.
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Peta has a Roomba named Rodney, Scooba (for mopping) named Scooby, Alexa (imaginatively named Alexa) and really anything that will help do the things she doesn’t want to deal with.
She loves helping clients do the same – finding ways to automate and streamline the things that they don’t want to deal with.

"Like many event managers, I was caught up in a flurry of spreadsheets and a binder to keep track of everything. This was often overwhelming and took a lot of administrative time." Our latest post talks about the SaaS platform I found to solve all my event management obstacles. http://ow.ly/u8O830jm7hB

Peta shares some of her unusual ways to make working from home go more smoothly

3 Slightly-Odd Tips for Working from Home - Sheldrake, Williams & Ross Working from home can be a blessing and a challenge. Here are three tips to help things go more smoothly. 1. Finagle yourself a bike desk 2. Get an open/closed sign. 3. Figure out which times of day work best for which types of work.

What’s your superhero alter-ego? Peta and I were asked this question while in at . I’d say I’m a Super Solutionista. I ❤️ finding to business owners’ pain points. Peta’s would be Chaos Wrangler because she loves to take in all the madness and bits and pieces of information and develop a really organized and streamlined process. Together we think we’re a pretty dynamic duo! What’s your superhero personality ? ?

From Michael Stelzner’s insightful opening keynote on social media trends for 2018 to Pat Flynn’s fabulous keynote about how to build super-fans, it was an incredible few days volunteering at Social Media Marketing World 18 .

#SMMW18 Volunteering - Sheldrake Williams & Ross There are a lot of reasons that people volunteer at Social Media Marketing World. Sue and I had slightly different goals for volunteering at Social Media Marketing World 18.

"...who doesn’t love a trip to San Diego in the middle of a Canadian winter?!"

My Journey to Social Media Marketing World - Sheldrake, Williams & Ross This is a story about my journey to Social Media Marketing World 2018 that all started one hot July summer day in 2017. A story about hard work and passion.

As a founder, you might handle everything from sales to making sure the bathroom is fully stocked.

The Biggest Challenge to Starting a Business Is Not Having a Job Description

There are more important attributes than intelligence.

It Doesn't Matter How Smart You Are: These 17 Personal Shortcomings Will Ruin Your Business If You Let Them Why there are more important attributes than intelligence.

Everyone complains about the status quo but nobody wants anything to change. "Death awaits any organization that chooses the comfort of the familiar over the discomfort of change."

Change: Damned if you do, damned more if you don’t Though inevitable, change is uncomfortable and exhausting. Even we who relish change, who love bragging that “it’s hard but every day is...