Business Operating System

Lafayette, LA & remote

Your business grew.
Your systems didn’t.

Let’s build the nest — databases, workflows, and AI that actually stick.

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WorkNest OS logo: a bird with growth arrows in its wing, sitting in a nest
Sound familiar?

Still running everything out of your head?

Most small businesses run on a patchwork of inboxes, spreadsheets, sticky notes, and the owner's memory. It works until it doesn't, and then everything bottlenecks on you.

Let's build the nest: one place where the work lives, moves, and reports back.

  • The same data typed into three different spreadsheets, and none of them match.
  • Hand-offs that live in someone's head, so they slip when that person is out.
  • No quick way to see how the week, the month, or the year is going.
  • Everyone says "we should use AI," but nobody knows where it fits or which tool to trust.
What I build

WorkNest OS — Services

Three nests, one connected system: databases, workflows and dashboards, and AI, sized to your business so the whole thing works together.

Modular Rates: Consult & Implementation

Strategy Nest

Relational databases and EOS® structure — one source of truth.

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Strategy Nest

  • Data model & ERD design
  • Airtable base builds & spreadsheet migration
  • Clean-up & de-duplication
  • EOS® scorecards, Rocks & L10 tools

Tool Nest

Workflows, automations, interfaces, and dashboards your team uses.

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Tool Nest

  • Process mapping & SOPs
  • Airtable automations & integrations
  • Role-based interfaces
  • CEO & KPI dashboards, automated reporting

Growth Nest

AI evaluation, integration, and implementation that sticks.

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Growth Nest

  • Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot & Grok fit
  • AI inside Airtable & workflows
  • Prompt playbooks & team training
  • Continuous improvement & workflow automations that scale
How it works

The N.E.S.T. Method

A clear four-step path from "everything's in my head" to a business that runs on its own system.

N

Navigate

Your free Nest Assessment. We talk through goals, pain points, and the tools you use today, then agree on what to build first.

E

Examine

I map your processes, data, and hand-offs, find the gaps, and look for where automation and AI will actually pay off.

S

Systemize

I build the nest: database, workflows, interfaces, dashboards, and AI, tested with your real work and your team.

T

Take Flight

Training, SOPs, and playbooks so your team owns it. Nest Visits keep it healthy as you grow.

Inside the nest

Three parts of every nest

Every nest is built from the same three parts. Start with the one you need most; they all connect.

Database build

The foundation: one source of truth instead of three spreadsheets that never match.

  • ERD & data model mapped around how your business actually works
  • Airtable base built with linked tables, views, and role-based interfaces
  • One source of truth so every team reads the same numbers
  • Migration & clean-up: spreadsheets moved in, duplicates removed

AI that earns its place

“Should we be using AI?” is the wrong question. The right one is where, which tool, and how do we make it stick? I’m certified in both Claude and ChatGPT and use AI every day in my own builds.

  • Evaluate: test Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and Grok on your real tasks and pick the right fit for your team, budget, and data comfort level
  • Integrate: Airtable AI fields and automations that summarize, draft, and classify where the work already happens
  • Implement: playbooks, prompt libraries, training, and guardrails so your team uses it with confidence
ClaudeChatGPTGeminiCopilotGrokAirtable AI

EOS® / Traction tools

If your team runs on EOS® (the Entrepreneurial Operating System from Traction), I build the tools that make it stick. New to EOS? No decoder ring required.

  • Level 10 Meetings: issues, to-dos, and headlines captured in one place
  • Rocks: quarterly priorities with owners, milestones, and visible progress
  • Scorecards: the 5–15 numbers that matter, updated automatically
  • Org Checkup: a clear baseline of where the nest needs work
EOS® and Traction® are registered trademarks of EOS Worldwide. WorkNest OS is an independent consultancy and is not affiliated with EOS Worldwide.
Sample nests

Nests I've built

Real builds with sample data. Every one is tailored to the business, with automations, notifications, and workflows built in.

Custom Airtable databases and interfaces. Click any sample to enlarge, or reach out for a guided walkthrough of the full system.

Nest Builds · One-time projects

Build the nest

A scoped build to design and launch your system. Every build starts with a free Nest Assessment so the scope and price are clear before we begin.

Basic Nest

One core workflow

One core process moved out of spreadsheets and into a real system.

$950
Starting at
  • Discovery & process map
  • Airtable base for one core workflow
  • Starter interface / views
  • Essential automations & notifications
  • Walkthrough & quick-start guide
Start with an assessment
High Nest

Run on the system

A full business operating system: data, workflows, reporting, and AI, end to end.

$5,750
Starting at
  • Everything in Mid
  • Company-wide build across departments
  • CEO bird's-eye & KPI dashboards
  • Advanced integrations & data migration
  • AI integration & team playbooks
  • EOS®-ready scorecards & meeting tools
Start with an assessment

Prices are starting points; final scope is set after your Nest Assessment. Software and tool subscriptions are billed at cost plus a 20% admin fee ($15/mo minimum).

Nest Visits · Monthly care

Keep the nest in good shape

Businesses change, and your system should change with them. Nest Visits keep everything running smoothly, add improvements, and give you a builder on call.

Basic Visit

Check-in

Light-touch monitoring and fixes for a stable system.

$200 /month
Monthly retainer
  • Monthly health check
  • Automation & error monitoring
  • Small fixes and tweaks
  • Email support
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High Visit

Nest Keeper

A fractional operations partner for the system that runs your business.

$750 /month
Monthly retainer
  • Everything in Mid
  • Continuous improvement roadmap
  • Dashboard & scorecard upkeep
  • Ongoing team training
  • Quarterly system review
Ask about Visits

3-month minimum on Nest Visits. Additional hours beyond your plan are $125/hr.

Wendy McGibboney, founder of WorkNest OS
📍 Lafayette, Louisiana · working remotely nationwide
Meet the Nest Builder

Hi, I'm Wendy McGibboney.

For more than 20 years I've been the person who gets handed the chaos nobody else wants to touch: paper-based practices, spreadsheets held together with hope, and teams who'd never heard of an automation. I'm not overwhelmed by it. I'm interested.

At Bienvenu Counseling, I walked into a practice running entirely on paper and taught counselors who'd tell you they were "not tech people," one workflow at a time. I left behind a procedure manual so thorough they never had to call me again. They didn't lose my number. They just didn't need it.

"I'm not trying to make myself indispensable. I'm trying to make myself unnecessary, in the best possible way."

I believe in continuous improvement, in trying new methods instead of white-knuckling the old ones, and in the beauty of simplicity. That's also why I'm all-in on AI: used well, it's the best tool small businesses have had in decades.

I build the nest with you. Nest Visits keep a builder in your corner as the business grows.

20+years in operations
4platform certifications
LA + RemoteLafayette-based, anywhere-ready

My wing span

What goes into every nest

  • Operational structure & design
  • Processes, procedures & playbooks
  • Document control
  • QuickBooks Online
  • AI tools: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Grok
No silly questions here

You're probably wondering…

What exactly is a "business operating system"?

One source of truth: a single place that tracks every grain of sand in your business and still gives you a bird's-eye view of where you've been, where you are, and where you're heading. No more hunting through inboxes, spreadsheets, and sticky notes. It's all in the nest.

Why Airtable?

Airtable gives you the power of a real relational database with the friendliness of a spreadsheet. It's affordable, your team can learn it quickly, and it has built-in automations, interfaces, and AI. I'm Airtable Builder and Admin certified, and if another tool fits better, I'll tell you.

How do you help with AI? Which tool should we use?

I start with an evaluation: we test Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and Grok on your actual tasks and compare quality, cost, and data handling. Then I integrate the winner into Airtable and your workflows, and implement it with playbooks, prompt libraries, and training so your team really uses it.

I keep hearing about EOS®. Is that what you do?

It's one of the things I do. If your team runs on EOS®/Traction, I build the tools that support it: Level 10 meeting agendas, Rocks, Scorecards, and Org Checkups, all in one system. If you're not on EOS, no problem. Most of my builds are about databases, workflows, and dashboards.

How quickly will I see results?

Most clients feel a difference early — often within the first couple of weeks once we start building. The shift lands when you stop making decisions from your head and start making them from a system.

What size business is WorkNest OS right for?

Anything from scrappy startups to established companies with hundreds of employees who've been running for 20 years and realize nobody can see what's going on. If you're feeling the chaos, we should talk.

What does it cost?

Nest Builds start at $950 (Basic), $2,795 (Mid), and $5,750 (High). Nest Visits retainers are $200, $425, or $750 per month with a 3-month minimum. Extra hours are $125/hr. Your free Nest Assessment sets the exact scope before any numbers are final.

Are you local to Lafayette?

Yes, I'm based in Lafayette, Louisiana, and I know the market. But a nest can be built anywhere: I work remotely with clients nationwide and travel for the right fit.

Free Nest Assessment

Ready to stop winging it?

Book a free 30-minute Nest Assessment. No pressure, just clarity on what to build first and what it will take.

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