Founder Freedom System Masterclass

The Founder Freedom Masterclass: How to Build Systems That Remove You from 50–80% of Daily Operations (Without Hiring More People)

You didn't start a business to become its biggest bottleneck.

But if you're a revenue-stage founder ($100K–$3M), you're probably stuck in the loop: answering Slack pings at 10 PM, reviewing every deliverable, making decisions no one else can make, and wondering why hiring more people just created more dependency on you.

This 90-minute masterclass flips the script.

What you'll experience:

Live system demos (first 20 minutes) — see AI systems working in real time:
Dana the Decision Maker (strategic AI built from meeting notes)
Vicki the Brand Design Reviewer (QA automation for creative work)
The Brande.ai Content Flywheel (one piece → seven formats)

The teaching (30 minutes) — learn the Clarity Architecture Method (CAM), the four-step framework Mia used to cut her workweek from 60+ hours to ~25 while reducing her team size.

Your roadmap (20 minutes) — identify which system, when built, removes you as the bottleneck across multiple business areas.

What you'll leave with:

Clarity Diagnostic results (your bottleneck type)
CAM Framework cheat sheet
Prioritized system-build plan

Hosted by Mia Horm — PMP, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Masters in IT, founder of three AI-integrated businesses and Startup Grind DC Director. She's helped dozens of founders eliminate dependency without adding headcount.

Agenda

---

Hosted By

Mia Orantes, Chapter Director

I'm a dynamic speaker, angel investor, serial entrepreneur, the host of the celebrated Founders Only podcast, and the CEO & founder of the award-winning agency that automates online growth and profitability engines, Creative Analytics.

As a lifelong entrepreneur, I am devoted to serving founders by showing them the road map for rapid online growth and helping them navigate that journey.

A native Washingtonian, I hold several designations, including a PMI-certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification, an MBA & MS in Information Technology with a concentration in Project Management, and an in-progress certificate in Digital Transformation & AI from Cornell University.

---

Global Partner

Carta (http://www.carta.com/launch?utm_campaign=20240423-nam-general-smb-startup_grind_partnership&utm_medium=social&utm_source=startup_grind)
Carta helps people manage equity, build businesses, and invest in the companies of tomorrow. Carta Launch is the only free cap table product, helping new founders get started. The company is trusted by more than 40,000 companies, over 7,000 funds and SPVs, and over two million equity holders to manage cap tables, compensation, valuations, liquidity, and more. For more information, visit carta.com.

Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. We host monthly events in more than 600 cities and 125+ countries featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Our monthly fireside chat interviews, startup mixers and annual conferences provide ample opportunities to connect with amazing startups and the people behind them, tap into a strong support network, form meaningful connections and gain inspiration for the startup journey ahead. For more information visit StartupGrind.com or follow us on twitter @StartupGrind.

Complete your event RSVP here: https://www.startupgrind.com/events/details/startup-grind-washington-dc-presents-founder-freedom-system-masterclass/.