Become a trusted operations expert with a proven system you can use on repeat, and watch your business practically grow itself.

Get Clockwork Certified in just 6 months.

Our Clockwork Certified Partners™ Program is a certification and growth program for business professionals who want a proven efficiency method to help their clients reclaim their time & boost their profits.

Want testimonials like these?

The Clockwork Certified Partners™ Program will help you…

  • Take Your Operational Efficiency Expertise To The Next Level

  • Grow Your Business With A Proven System That Delivers Results

  • Increase The Value You Bring To Your Clients

  • Gain Credibility & Visibility In Our Partner Database

…All So You Can Grow Your Business As A Trusted Operations Expert.

You’re so much more than a coach, consultant, doer, and fixer. 

The truth is you’re passionate about small business and operating in a way that’s efficient, profitable, and leads to real sustainable growth.

But you also know that doing what you’ve always done is a great way to keep things exactly as they’ve always been

Chances are, you see your clients walk this edge with their businesses time and again so you know it from firsthand experience – 

They’re working too much, employing the wrong team members or relying on outdated and ineffective systems (or both). And, even though they need help, they’re likely resistant to change.

Sound familiar?

You can plainly see that their lack of effective team and efficient systems only leads to this repeated cycle of draining them and their small (and often poorly positioned) team, not to mention: sapping the business’ profit potential!

→ Maybe you’ve even been there yourself pre-Clockwork: we see you! ← 

And, as a growth-minded entrepreneur who values learning, improving, and being of service, you genuinely care about your clients and their businesses.

Nothing brings you more joy than seeing your client’s eyes light up over reclaiming HOURS of their life while also making (and keeping) tons more of their hard-earned MONEY.

So when they resist or procrastinate or refuse the changes that YOU KNOW will make all the difference for them – you kinda wish you could shake some sense into them! (It’s okay, as operations folks ourselves, we get it. Really.)

Like you, we know that while growth and change can be uncomfortable and scary, it’s also SO WORTH IT. Especially when it comes to creating efficiency through operations.

Operations may not sound sexy, but we both know that without it, businesses spin their wheels, stall out on growth, and burn through their cashflow, quickly!

Which only makes you want to shout from the rooftops:

“Operations is the most important part of business!” 
“It frees time, helps you grow, and makes you more money!”

But when your clients don’t understand, trust, or respect your solutions…
Or (worse!) YOU don’t have a proven, efficient system to offer them in the first place 😶– it can make growing your business close to impossible.

Your trustability won’t match your true ability

Your offers will fall short on delivering top-notch results

You’ll be limited in the solutions (and help) you can provide

You’ll struggle to shift roles from doer to advisor

Your services won’t be as efficient to deliver or scale

All of which impacts your ability to not just help your clients in the best way possible, but also grow your business to its fullest potential.

And we’re here to tell you:
It doesn’t have to be this way!

You don’t have to bottleneck your growth by being the doer who’s trapped in execution all the time, by lacking a proven efficiency system, or by only sticking with what you already know.

Instead, you can uplevel your expertise as a Clockwork Certified Partner™, serve clients that value your authority, grow your business with a proven system, and lead more small business owners to free up their time, profits, and most importantly: life.

This is the Run Like Clockwork way!

We’ve already helped thousands of hard-working, talented people finally Clockwork their businesses and take their 4-week vacation and now, our proven process is more in-demand than ever.

Which is why we need YOU to help us carry out this mission of freeing small business owners in a way that NO other operations system can.

We Need Business Experts & Professionals Like You

Run Like Clockwork has grown beyond our wildest dreams and taken the entrepreneurial world by storm.

We’ve personally spent the last 10 years developing and perfecting this proven system that attracts 50 leads per day – 

And, not only is it now the #1 (and really, only) operational efficiency method designed especially for small businesses – but with the expanding popularity of Mike Michalowicz and the Clockwork book, its notoriety is only growing.

Not just because of Mike, but because the world of small business is growing.

On average, there are 4.4 million new businesses started every year, and over 90 percent of them represent small- and medium-sized businesses.

Not to mention, looking into the future there will be even more small businesses to serve –

Because Millennials and Gen Zers are 188 percent more likely to aim to create a side business, compared to Baby Boomers or traditionalists.

So… serving small businesses in becoming more efficient is a growing opportunity. 

All of these business owners will look to systems like Clockwork to free up their time and grow profitably. But no one else teaches operational efficiency for small businesses like we do.

Their only option will be to find a Clockwork Certified Partner™ (like you) to help them free up time, increase their profits, and grow.

The bottom line? The iron is hot, and it’s time to strike.

This is your chance to change the world of small business in your community & niche

We’re inviting YOU to become A Clockwork Certified Partner™ and join an elite, trusted network of experts who’ll be licensed and prepared to use our method with the small businesses who need it most!

Speaking of operational efficiency, have you ever imagined how much easier YOUR business systems would be if…

  • You had a trusted name (like, say, Mike Michalowicz? 😜) helping you market and sell the NON-NEGOTIABLE VALUE of operational efficiency?

  • You had a proven, simple-to-follow, already existing system (that’s time-tested, effective, and known) to plug into your offers?

  • You received the benefit of your specific ideal clients approaching you with unshakeable respect and trust in your expertise?

  • You got the A-OK (and legal rights) to take the Clockwork System™ and use it for your brand, marketing, processes, services?

  • Your clients no longer expected you to be the fixer in the midst of all their business chaos, but the LEADER who could guide them out of their chaos, forever?

  • You were supported by an incredible group of Clockwork colleagues to help you strategize your own growth?

Because, as a Clockwork Certified Partner™, that’s what you’ll get

(Okay, that’s not ALL you’ll get. 😉)

As A Clockwork Certified Partner™, you’ll also receive…

A Small Community To Learn & Practice With led by your own RLC coach to help you deepen and practice your skills with a like-minded group

One Live Online Integration Retreat to anchor in all you’ve learned, test your skills, and ask all your burning questions before “exams”

Ongoing Support From Our Team to help you master & maintain your proficiency in the Clockwork System™  as you apply it to your business

A personalized Debrief from Your Coach to evaluate your progress and plan your next steps as a certified partner 🥳

Unlimited Access to Our Intellectual Properties and Tools PLUS the license to use our pre-recorded curriculum with your clients

Full License To Build Your Brand Using Clockwork for your niche (including speaking, books, branding, and more!)

At the end of 6 months, you’ll be officially licensed to…

  • Use The Clockwork System With Your Clients to help them free up time, money, and take their 4-week vacation!

  • Give Your Clients Access To Our Curriculum through a special private client log-In 

  • Plug A Proven Efficiency System Into Your Business that will streamline your operations and support your clients 

  • Market and Brand Yourself as a Clockwork Coach or Consultant

  • Speak, Write, and Share Your Clockwork Approach, tailored to your brand, community, & niche 

  • Charge $250+ Per Hour (Or More) for your consulting and coaching services

Not only that, but you’ll also be featured in 0ur Clockwork Certified Partners™ Database, complete with…


Your Location

Local-to-you businesses can find you and work with you in-person. Our community and reach is already global, so we’re very excited to make this system even more accessible to businesses everywhere!

Your Niche
No matter your background, existing services, or the types of businesses you primarily help, we’ll feature your unique specializations so your prospective clients know about you!


Your brand values
We’ll include a bit about your approach to help make you the obvious choice to your ideal clients. Let’s show them the incredible perspective and heart you bring that no one else does.

All of this means that your ideal clients, who are looking to Clockwork their business and on the hunt for their perfect certified consultant, will be able to find YOU with a few clicks of a button.

Why Clockwork?

IT’S THE #1 OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY PROGRAM FOR SMALL BUSINESSES (and maybe even the only one)

Clockwork really is the only operational efficiency program that is custom tailored to work for SMALL businesses. Not just in theory, but in application. We’ve put in the years to test this process and repeatedly improve it to be effective for over 1000 small businesses.

Clockworking your business creates time in your calendar, cash in your pocket, and maybe most importantly: peace in your life. We’ve helped thousands of small business owners finally Clockwork their business and take that 4-week vacation and now you get to do the same!

YOU’LL BE PLUGGED INTO AN EXISTING BRAND AND NETWORK THAT GROWS IN WARM PROSPECTS BY 50+ DAILY

The author of our namesake book Mike Michalowicz is a prolific writer, speaker, and thought leader, so with every new book he releases, Clockwork continues to rise in acclaim, notoriety, and popularity. To bring you behind the scenes of what it’s been like to lead our Clockwork Accelerator program over the last 6 years, we currently receive over 50 new leads per day, and that number continues to climb as Mike grows his brand.

All to say: Becoming a Clockwork Certified Partner™ is kinda like having Mike Michalowicz as your personal marketing guy!

HONESTLY? IT WORKS. IT MAKES RUNNING YOUR BUSINESS AND GETTING YOUR CLIENTS REAL RESULTS EASY 

Compared to other operational efficiency programs that teach solutions for larger businesses and corporations, Clockwork gives you what will truly work for small businesses with lean teams.

That means the degree of success you can have by bringing this system to your clients is tremendous.

And also? Adding a proven process to your service delivery that’s as airtight as ours will make your business hum like never before.

Whether you’ve experienced the benefits of Clockworking yourself, or simply want to help more small business owners experience more freedom and flexibility for their families, well-being, and life – Clockwork Certified Partners™ is for you.

Just imagine receiving glowing testimonials like these…

As your partner, our #1 priority will be results:
your results and your client’s results.

Not just because we love what we do and care (because we do) but, let’s be honest, we also have a brand to protect. 

So make no mistake: we’ll be narrowly focused on helping you WIN, and then WIN, and then… WIN again.

In your time as a Clockwork Certified Partner™, we will focus on the following goals with you:

01.

Train and prepare you to use the Clockwork System™  effectively with your clients.

02.

Help you incorporate Clockwork into your existing brand and business so you’re seen, valued, and hired as an operational efficiency expert, consultant, and coach.

03.

Get you connecting with more clients immediately so you can help more small businesses ASAP by featuring you in our partners database where you’ll have access to new Clockwork leads every month.

So, who is this truly ideal for?

While We’d LOVE To Work With Everyone,
The Clockwork Certified Partners’ Program Is Only Looking For
Business Experts Who
Work With Small Businesses And Want To Grow

The fact is -- we can only certify so many partners at any given time, so we’ll only accept businesses who…

  • are qualified and ready to apply Clockwork to their existing work in a clear and valuable way, 

  • commit to becoming a member of our certified partners’ program long-term, and 

  • will take this opportunity to grow their business with the Clockwork brand and run with it!

Because of this, it’s important that every partner is ready for this level of growth, including…

  • increased visibility, 

  • applying their own specialty, niche, and creativity to their use of the program, and 

  • growing their business offerings (and enrollments) with the Clockwork brand and system 

… to make the most out of The Clockwork Certified Partners™ Program.

We need you to help us carry our mission to support small businesses forward! But, we have to make sure you are qualified (and ready) before we commit to working with you

The Clockwork Certified Partners™ program is perfect for you if…


✅ You’re ready for a new level of growth, credibility, and expertise.

✅ You’re ready to be seen and valued as the authority you are.

✅ You’re ready to have a proven system you can rely on with every client

✅ You're ready to dramatically change the way you serve clients and grow your own business – yay systems!

✅ You’re ready to receive an inflow of prospective clients who are searching the Clockwork partners database for the exact help you provide.

✅ You know the value of the Clockwork system and believe in it wholeheartedly.

The Clockwork Certified Partners™ program is NOT for you if…

❌ You don’t have a business or any business experience.

❌ You don’t want to add a new arm, offering, or revenue stream that focuses on operational efficiency.

❌ You’re not interested in acquiring the rights to use the proven Clockwork system in your services, marketing, or brand.

❌ You don’t want to help small businesses run with more efficiency, ease, and profitability.

❌ You aren’t growth-minded or committed to finding and maximizing opportunities for improvement.

❌ You don’t want the opportunity to partner on developing your brand with Clockwork that is specific to your niche (ice cream shops, retail stores, yoga studios, plumbers, etc).

Wondering what makes this whole Clockwork thing tick?
Let’s talk about it. 😉

Here’s how we’ll work with you as a Clockwork Certified Partner™:

Curriculum
You’ll be trained on the full Clockwork System including all of our proprietary methods, processes, and tools that we’ve been using to help over 1000 small businesses in the last 6 years.
You’ll be able to work at your own pace through our 12 modules of concepts, skills, and tools. This will walk you, step by step, through the system you’ll be implementing with clients as a consultant and coach!

You have the option of completing this in 3 or 6 months.


Evaluation
Once you know the system inside and out like the back of your hand you’ll take your knowledge to the streets and test it with real clients. (Don’t worry, we can arrange practice clients for you if you’re worried about this part.) You’ll submit these recorded sessions for evaluation – and upon successful completion - receive your certification.


Coaching & Ongoing Support

As a Clockwork Certified Partner™, you’ll receive a series of coaching calls throughout the training portion of your certification.

You’ll also receive a personalized debrief from your designated Run Like Clockwork coach, and a 2-day virtual event to ask any final lingering questions before certification time! Certified partners will also continue to receive ongoing coaching and mentorship through our partners program long-term so you’ll be armed and ready to carry out the Clockwork mission.

The Clockwork Certified Partners™ Program
Is Structured Into Three Phases:

Phase 1: Training & Coaching (2-5 Months)

During Phase 1 you’ll have the ability to decide what timeline works best for you.
Over our first 2-5 months together, you’ll learn the entire Clockwork System™ inside and out, and how to apply and use each tool and stage of the process with your clients.

In Phase 1, you’ll receive…

Practice Calls With our RLC Facilitators to test common scenarios in breakout sessions.

Q+A Calls With The Entire Cohort for additional questions about the curriculum and tools.

A Virtual Integration Session with Team RLC, to practice more coaching, solidify concepts and practice your new skills.

Access to All Clockwork Certified Partner™ Intellectual Properties and Tools.

Support In Our Private Slack Community with RLC Coaches & other certified partners!

Flexibility To Add Additional Team Members at a fraction of the cost of a single certification!

Phase 2: Evaluation & Certification

It’s time to show your aptitude and let us see you shine!

Here’s what you’ll accomplish in Phase 2…

Perform 3 x 20-Minute Client Zoom Sessions, Write Reflections, And Submit For Feedback – you’ll be evaluated on your use of the program tools and how you coach each client.

Complete the Clockwork Certified Partner™ Knowledge Assessment online to demonstrate your foundational knowledge of the framework, processes, & tools.

Receive a personalized DEBRIEF from Your RLC Coach so you can get private support, ask any questions you need feedback on, or strategize next steps.

Phase 3: Growth & Development (Ongoing)

Once you’ve completed the entire program and accomplished what’s required to satisfy your level 1 certification, it’s time to celebrate: 

🥳 You’re certified!  🥳

And, in order to maintain your certification and build on the skills you’ve begun, we’ll provide you with ongoing coaching, support, and mentorship as you rise in the ranks of Clockwork mastery!

In Phase 3, you’ll get…

Ongoing Leads, Visibility, & Credibility by being featured in our Partners’ Database.

Ongoing Education, Coaching, & Mentorship to advance your Clockwork mastery.

Rights to License & Use The Clockwork System, Name, and Logo in all your branding, marketing, and offers.

Specialized support to help you Apply Clockwork To Your Brand, Niche, & Offers.

Opportunities to Use Clockwork When Speaking, Publishing Content, and even writing your own book!

Access To A Special Client Log-In so you can use our curriculum within your programs.

You’ll also have the opportunity to certify other members of your team for a fraction of the cost of a single certification in future cohorts!

Through Phase 3, we’ll help you… 

  • Further master the Clockwork System™, 

  • Improve your Clockwork-related offerings,

  • Make more sales, and 

  • Grow your own business!

You won’t just get our expertise on the Clockwork toolkit, but also on running and growing your business. (Yes, PRICELESS.)

So… you can spin your wheels doing things as you’ve been doing them OR you can join the program that will help you expand your offerings, credibility, and expertise - AND - provide a plug-and-play system that will make your own offers and business Run Like Clockwork.

OK, I’m in. 
What’s the Investment?

Comparable certification programs typically request a % of your revenue, or charge full price for every team member you want to add to the program – but not us.

We love efficiency, so we’re not that complicated.

When you choose to get certified, the terms are simple…

  • Year 1: $700/month for 12 months or choose to pay in full with one payment of $8000 (and save $400).

  • Year 2: $200/month or choose to pay in full with one payment of $2000 ($400 savings). This is your annual partnership and licensing fee to maintain your certification and access to our brand, ongoing coaching and mentorship support, lead flow, and feature in our database.

  • Year 3 and beyond: $100/month or choose to pay in full with one annual payment of $1000 ($200 savings). This licensing fee pricing is available to you once you reach “Expert” level in your Clockwork proficiency (as assessed by Team RLC).

  • The certification will stay with the business entity, and you’ll be able to certify new team members for only $1000 per team member. (We know, wild!)

Simple. Straightforward. 
No hidden costs, fees, or percentages.

Once you complete all your satisfactory certification requirements, you’re in! We’ll welcome you to the Clockwork Certified Partners™ family with open arms (and postcards from our 4-week vacations).

How much can you earn as a Clockwork Certified Partner™?

The sky’s the limit!

We recommend no less than $250 per hour, but you are welcome to structure and sell your services in any way that fits and suits you. If you want to charge more, charge more. If you are building your packages and offers based on outcomes and not hours, fantastic. We’re excited to help you figure out how you want to modify your offers to deliver the Clockwork System™ in Phase 3.

We truly get small business and want to make this process as easy as possible for you so you can get the most out of it and be fully prepared (and supported!) to go out there and get your clients amazing results A.S.A.P.

Our Money-Back Guarantee

Our brand is evidence of the sheer number of small businesses that need high-touch guidance and support with their operational efficiency. 

We’ve helped over 1000 businesses, and now we’re passing the baton to you.

We are 100% committed to your and your clients’ results, which is why we offer a 30-day money-back guarantee.

If, after joining the program and actively participating (watching content, engaging with the community, etc.), you decide this isn’t the right fit for you, we’ll refund your investment in full.

You have nothing to lose!

What They Say About The Run Like Clockwork Process

  • “If you are in stage two [of business], where the business is just you or a handful of employees – if you can’t leave the business because it is constantly needing you, if a four-week vacation seems like a pipe dream – then read Clockwork. In these pages, you will find the missing link that will prepare your business and your mind for the next stage of growth. You will make the transition from serving your business to it serving you. You are about to own a business that runs itself.”

    Gino Wickman, author of Traction and Entrepreneurial Leap

  • "When your business runs like clockwork, you can finally go off the clock! [Clockwork] shows how you, too, can achieve the dream of an enterprise that thrives while you enjoy all life has to offer."

    Laura Vanderkam, author of Off the Clock and What The Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast

  • "Are you drowning in work? Many -- if not most -- entrepreneurs are barely keeping their heads above the rising tide of tasks demanding their attention. What if you could design your business so that you could climb above the grind and focus on just the work you really want to do? In Clockwork, Mike sets out a seven-point plan for doing just that."

    Daniel H. Pink, author of When and Drive

  • "Clockwork teaches you to own your business rather than run your business. It will give you more free time, more automated cash, and more freedom to be yourself. I'm grateful for this easy-to-implement system."

    Donald Miller, author of Building a Storybrand

Unlike most certification programs, which are designed to get you in and out the door, we are focused on both your ability to deliver the Clockwork Promise *AND* helping you tailor and grow your brand and business with our support.

While most other certification programs focus on just teaching and evaluating and then leaving you on your own, we are committed to being in the trenches with you. Through our ongoing coaching and support, we’ll help you figure out how you want to implement the system and tools, as well as market and sell new or upgraded services. We’ll help you incorporate Clockwork into your existing brand, and continue building your mastery of the program.

The Clockwork Certified Partners™ Program is unlike any other certification program.

After 6 years of running our Clockwork accelerator program, we know precisely what comes up with small businesses through the Clockworking process and how to navigate those challenges to ensure their success.

Now, we’re going to open up the cheat codes for you *and* stay in your corner as you embark on this chapter of bringing your work, services, and expertise to a whole new level! If you’re ready to be seen, valued, and paid as the expert consultant and coach you are – have the support of our brand at your back – and give yourself the gift of more efficiency and ease (like you’ve given so many clients)

We can’t wait to work with you.

Any Questions?

  • The first year is an investment of $8,000 paid in full or a 12-month payment plan of $700 per month. This includes the entire certification process and the first few months of building your business.
    There is an ongoing annual licensing fee of 2,000 or $200 per month to maintain your certification, license to use our materials, listing in our database, and access to ongoing coaching for mastering the clockwork framework and growing your business! This fee begins after your first year.

  • Yes and no! This program is focused on preparing you to work as a Clockwork Certified Partner™ so you can offer coaching and consulting services and operations programs of your own, but it is NOT a coaching certification program.

    You will be trained, coached, and guided in mastering the tools of the Clockwork System™ and working with clients using those tools.

    However, upon satisfactory completion, you will not become a “certified coach,” but a Certified Clockwork Partner™.

  • Absolutely! We work with tons of operations professionals who are ready to get out of the weeds and help their small business clients build systems and teams that can run without them! That means, coming in to support your small business clients in implementing the tools, not doing it for them (unless, of course, you want to!).

    The way we certify our partners is based upon our previous Run Like Clockwork Accelerator program – which was a coaching program that helped small business owners implement our frameworks with varying levels of support.

    We’ve spent 6 years perfecting these tools to make walking a small business owner through this process as seamless as possible – and now you’ll have all you need to offer your clients the best without having to do all the heavy lifting for them.

    That said, if you want to offer done-for-you options with your Clockwork certification and expertise - you will also be licensed to do so!

  • Our entire cohort may be up to 50 people in total, but you will have opportunities for practice in smaller groups

    There will be plenty of opportunities to lean into the support of the community and make friends!

  • In order to achieve certification, you’ll be encouraged to watch all of the curriculum and attend live learning sessions.
    You’re required to join the live integration event, and then submit 3 practice client sessions and complete (and pass) the knowledge assessment.

    We’d estimate the entire certification process to take about 60 hours, or about 10 hours per month over 6 months.

  • Nope! This is the fun of becoming a Clockwork Certified Partner™ - you’ll get to use our framework and even curriculum and then customize your offers to suit you and your business however you like!

    While you will be prohibited from changing anything about the framework, curriculum, or tools, you will have the flexibility to lead group coaching or consulting cohorts of your own.

    You’ll even be able to give your clients access to the Clockwork curriculum so they can watch, take action, and then work with you on customizing the tools and system for their business.

  • We really encourage you to join only if you’re 100% clear, enthusiastic, and ready to become a Clockwork Certified Partner™! That said, we understand that sometimes life shifts, things come up, and you may choose to defer your enrollment to our next cohort or even withdraw from the program altogether.

    In that case, requests to withdraw from the program more than 30-days before the start date will be honored and any amounts paid will be refunded less a $100 processing fee.

  • We are 100% committed to your and your clients’ results, which is why we offer a 30-day money-back guarantee.

    If, after joining the program and actively participating (watching content, engaging with the community, etc.), you decide this isn’t the right fit for you, we’ll refund your investment in full.

Clockwork Certified Partners™ Program Enrollment Process 

Let’s change the face of small business, together!

We’re now enrolling and we’re excited to learn more about you and your vision for applying Clockwork to your brand & business.

Here’s what the process looks like:

Step 1: Click the Book a Call button and find a time that works for you.

Step 2: Complete the questions in the booking link to the best of your abilities so our team can prepare for the call.

Step 3: Join our team for your call and get to know us and our process. Bring any questions you have about how certification could work for you.

Step 4: Assuming all goes well on the call, we will send you a link to join!


We just ask that you book a call with us before joining so we can both make sure we are the right fit for each other.