Make the business work without you in every room.
I help owners of growing companies and law firms replace firefighting with clear priorities, accountable teams, and traction you can feel, using EOS®, the Entrepreneurial Operating System®.
- 38 years building and selling businesses
- 12+ companies launched and exited
- Law firms and professional services focus
Trusted by leadership teams at
Running hard is not the same as getting traction.
Everything still comes back to you.
You are the bottleneck for decisions, answers, and follow-through.
Good people, pulling in different directions.
Priorities keep shifting and accountability stays fuzzy.
Revenue is up. Profit isn't.
You are working harder for less margin, and the team doesn't see the connection.
Three ways to build a business people can run.
EOS Implementation
A proven operating system for your leadership team: one vision, the right people in the right seats, a scorecard, and 90-day priorities that actually get done.
Explore EOS →ProfitWorks Incentive Plans
Self-funded incentive plans that reward performance, not entitlement, so your team thinks and acts like owners.
See how it works →Speaking & Workshops
Practical keynotes and hands-on workshops for associations, peer groups, and leadership teams.
Book Mike →Law firms are where I do some of my best work.
Managing partners bring me in when the firm has outgrown the way it's being led. With EOS, partners stop being the bottleneck, practice areas get aligned, and the firm runs on a weekly rhythm instead of the managing partner's inbox.
EOS for law firms →
Six key components. One operating system.
Vision
Everyone clear on where the business is going and how it gets there.
People
The right people in the right seats, with honest conversations about fit.
Data
A weekly Scorecard of leading indicators instead of last month's surprises.
Issues
Real problems surfaced, solved at the root, and kept solved.
Process
Your core way of doing business documented and followed by all.
Traction
90-day Rocks and weekly Level 10 Meetings that create real accountability.
How healthy is your business, really?
The Organizational Checkup is a free, 20-question assessment that scores your company across the six key components. Have your leadership team take it, and we can walk through the results together.
Take the free Checkup“As our business grew, it became increasingly difficult to keep the team aligned. Mike helped us get everyone rowing in the same direction.”
Common questions
What does an EOS Implementer do?
A Professional EOS Implementer teaches a leadership team the EOS tools, facilitates its full-day planning sessions, and coaches the team until it can run the system on its own. Mike Zappone does this for owner-led companies, with a focus on law firms and professional services.
Is there an EOS Implementer near Sarasota, Bradenton, or Lakewood Ranch?
Yes. Mike Zappone is a Professional EOS Implementer based in Sarasota, Florida, serving Sarasota, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, and Tampa Bay in person, plus Newburgh and the Hudson Valley in New York. He also travels nationwide for leadership teams.
How do I get started?
Book a free introductory call. It is a straightforward conversation about what is getting in the way and whether EOS is a fit, with no obligation.
Not sure where to start? Start with a conversation.
A free, no-pressure call to talk through what is getting in the way and whether EOS is a fit for your team.
Prefer to talk now? Call 941-444-9704