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Degen Brands is a business transformation company for founder-led and established businesses across the United States. Its Degen Mode™ method has one team fix how a business looks, communicates, works and runs: brand, website, CRM, workflow automation and AI. Projects start at $2,500, and the team builds and documents the systems rather than only advising.

LOOK BETTER. COMMUNICATE BETTER. WORK BETTER. RUN SMARTER.
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Your business has a default setting. You don't have to keep it.

Who we work with Founder-led and established businesses whose brand, customer experience or systems have stopped keeping up with their ambition.

Who is building it

Operational professionals. Two decades in.

Not a marketing shop that learned to code. We have spent more than twenty years inside operations, building the custom systems companies actually run on.

20+Years in operations
85+Projects built with AI
$80M+Revenue at CareerBuilder
100%Built in house

Where it hurts

Start With the Problem.

You don't need more technology. You need the friction removed from the parts of your business that cost time, revenue or customer experience.

01

Leads Are Getting Lost

Leads arrive, but responses are slow, follow-up is inconsistent, and real opportunities quietly disappear.

What we fixRespond faster, automate follow-up, update your CRM and keep opportunities moving.

02

Too Much Work Is Manual

Your team spends hours copying information, sending repetitive messages and moving data between systems.

What we fixRemove repetitive data entry, manual handoffs, notifications and routine administrative steps.

03

Estimates Take Too Long

Information has to be gathered, organized and re-entered before someone can prepare a proposal.

What we fixStructure intake, organize project information and accelerate estimate and proposal preparation.

04

Routine Questions Pile Up

Your staff repeatedly answers questions that consume time but rarely require any specialized expertise.

What we fixTriage requests, surface answers, draft responses and escalate what needs a person.

05

Your Systems Don't Talk

Important information lives across forms, inboxes, spreadsheets, CRMs and other disconnected pieces of software.

What we fixConnect the tools you already use and move information automatically between them.

06

Nobody Can See Progress

Management has to chase people or spreadsheets to understand leads, projects, customers or performance.

What we fixCreate dashboards, alerts and reporting that make the business easier to manage.

The Degen Brands robot character

What is Degen Mode™?

We fix what's holding the business back.

We look at how your business actually runs, keep what works, and improve what doesn't, across four areas.

01

Look better.

Brand, identity, messaging and sales materials.

  • Brand identity systems
  • Messaging and positioning
  • Sales decks and assets
  • Packaging and print
02

Communicate better.

Website, customer journey, follow-up and content.

  • Web and landing pages
  • Conversion funnels
  • Email and follow-up
  • Content and scheduling
03

Work better.

Processes, CRM, internal tools and documentation.

  • CRM and pipeline setup
  • Internal dashboards
  • Quote and pricing tools
  • Process documentation
04

Run smarter.

AI, automation and reporting, done right.

  • Workflow automation
  • AI assistants and triage
  • Lead routing and alerts
  • Reporting and digests

Diagnose Architect Build Enable

What this looks like

One Lead. One Connected Process.

New Lead Response in <60 sec Qualification CRM Update Appointment Follow-up Owner Alert

That's one example. We build similar systems around estimates, customer service, content, reporting, project workflows and internal operations.

The technology changes. The objective doesn't: fewer dropped balls, less manual work and a better customer experience.

The Human Margin

AI does the monotony. People do the work that matters.

Automation should hand hours back, not hand out notices. We hold that on both sides of the engagement.

We automate the busywork, not the jobs.

Your people did not come to work to copy data between systems. We take that work off them so their days go to judgment, relationships and growth. Nobody on your team is the deliverable.

The hours we save go into your project.

Building with AI in the loop makes us fast, and that speed is not the product. We spend it on deeper discovery, more iteration and more time inside your business, not on more clients.

A person is accountable for what ships.

AI drafts, builds and checks the work. A principal reviews it and decides it is right before anything reaches you or your customers. There is no account layer and no handoff after the sale.

Under the hood

Making your company better.

Press play. It loads on demand, not on page load.

Illustration of the Degen Brands principal for strategy and systems

The Modes

How far do you want to take it?

MODE 01

UPGRADE

One element of the business needs work. A focused improvement for a specific problem or opportunity.

Typical examples

  • Lead follow-up system
  • Estimate or intake tool
  • Internal dashboard
  • Landing page
  • Sales materials
  • Targeted workflow automation

FROM $2,500

MOST POPULAR

MODE 02

REBUILD

Fixing one element isn't enough. We rebuild and connect several parts into one working system.

Typical examples

  • Lead-to-appointment workflow
  • CRM and automation
  • Customer communication system
  • Connected marketing funnel
  • Sales and operations workflow
  • Multi-step internal process

FROM $7,500

MODE 03

TRANSFORM

A phased transformation across brand, customer experience, operations and technology.

Typical examples

  • Lead-to-delivery operating system
  • Connected customer journey
  • Multi-department automation
  • Brand, digital and operations rebuild
  • Management dashboards and reporting
  • AI-enabled business infrastructure

FROM $15,000

The Modes side by side

ModeWhat changesTypical timelineStarting price
MODE 01 · UPGRADEOne element of the business: a focused improvement for a specific problem or opportunity.Two to four weeks$2,500
MODE 02 · REBUILDSeveral parts rebuilt and connected into one working system.Four to eight weeks$7,500
MODE 03 · TRANSFORMA phased transformation across brand, customer experience, operations and technology.Phased, with milestones agreed up front$15,000

Tools we build in

Webflow Shopify HubSpot Salesforce Airtable Slack Zendesk Stripe Retool Supabase OpenAI Claude Make Zapier n8n

We work in the stack you already have. If you run something we haven't seen, we assess the fit before recommending a change.

Published pricing

Every price we charge, on one page.

The three Degen Mode™ packages in detail, 40 single services with starting prices and timelines, monthly Managed Ops, and how billing works. Tick what you need and the page adds it up.

  • 40 services priced from $900, each with what is included and what is not
  • Managed Ops from $1,500 a month to keep the system running
  • No surprises: every price is a starting point for a scope confirmed in writing
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The Proof

Real businesses. Real results.

$80M+

CareerBuilder

Our team invented CareerBuilder's Premium Branding product line, turning plain job postings into employer campaigns adopted across the Fortune 500, generating over $80M in revenue.

100+

LimeCoral Apparel Company

We built LimeCoral into a recognized Latin American surf brand: identity, manufacturing, events and distribution across 100+ international retail locations.

$500K

Aging In The Comfort Of Home®

We built the connected operating stack across multiple divisions and shipped 50+ web properties and AI applications in house, cutting roughly $500K a year in technology, agency and production cost.

300%

Sensi Starz

We led marketing and operations for licensed producers in California's regulated markets, growing inbound leads 300% through SEO, paid media and content systems.

Our leadership's track record spans a multitude of global brands across more than 20 years.

Brian Schoenholtz · Strategy + Systems  |  Katherine Arias · Creative + Experience

Explore Recent Work

Degen Brands Arcade

Outrun manual work.

The admin never stops chasing you on its own. Jump the stacks, duck the paper planes, and see how deep into Degen Mode™ you can get.

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Live from the desk

Here is an AI news desk.

It reads the AI industry every ten minutes so we don't have to.

Open the AI News Desk

Illustration of the Degen Brands principal for creative and experience

FAQ

Straight answers.

What exactly is Degen Mode™?
Degen Mode™ is the business transformation method from Degen Brands. It works across four layers (Look better, Communicate better, Work better and Run smarter) in four stages: Diagnose, Architect, Build and Enable. Instead of fixing one piece in isolation, it connects brand, website, operations and AI into one working system.
Will this replace our staff?
Replacing staff is not what Degen Brands is for. We automate the repetitive work, not the roles. Most of what we build gives your existing team back hours they were losing to manual steps, so they can spend that time on customers and on work that needs a person. If a project would genuinely be better served by fewer people, we will tell you plainly rather than build toward it quietly.
Do we need a complete rebrand?
You do not need a complete rebrand. Degen Brands keeps what's working and improves what isn't. A project might touch the brand, the website, operations, technology, or a combination.
Are you an AI company?
No. Degen Brands is a business transformation company. AI is one tool of many, and a person is accountable for everything we ship. We use it where it creates real value and leave it out where it doesn't. Plenty of our work is messaging, design and process with no AI in it at all.
Do you actually build it, or just advise?
Degen Brands builds it. Depending on the project, we design, develop, integrate, automate, document and help roll it out. You get working systems, not a slide deck.
Will you work with our existing tools?
Yes. Every Degen Brands project starts by understanding what you already have. We replace something when there's a real reason to, not because it's older.
How much does it cost?
Degen Brands projects start at $2,500 for MODE 01 · UPGRADE, $7,500 for MODE 02 · REBUILD and $15,000 for MODE 03 · TRANSFORM. Final scope depends on what we're changing, and we confirm it before any work begins.
How long does a project take?
A Degen Brands MODE 01 project typically runs two to four weeks. MODE 02 usually runs four to eight weeks. MODE 03 is planned in phases with milestones agreed up front.
What happens after launch?
Degen Brands documents everything it built and walks your team through it, so you can run and change it yourselves. The accounts, files and systems are yours.
What does Degen Brands do?
Degen Brands improves how a business looks, communicates, works and runs. One team covers brand and messaging, websites and customer journeys, processes, CRM and internal tools, and AI, automation and reporting, then builds and documents the working systems. Engagements run as MODE 01 · UPGRADE, MODE 02 · REBUILD or MODE 03 · TRANSFORM.
Who does Degen Brands work with?
Degen Brands works with founder-led and established businesses whose brand, customer experience or systems have stopped keeping up with their ambition. The team works remotely with clients across the United States, in English and Spanish.
Where is Degen Brands based?
Degen Brands LLC is at 30 N Gould St, Ste R, Sheridan, WY 82801, and works remotely with clients across the United States. Reach the team at (707) 506-6464 or hello@degenbrands.agency.
How is Degen Brands different from a marketing agency?
Degen Brands is not a marketing shop that learned to code. Its principals have spent more than twenty years inside operations, and one team connects brand, website, operations and AI instead of splitting them across vendors. A principal reviews the work before anything reaches you, with no account layer in between.
What is an operating blueprint?
An operating blueprint is one map of how a business actually runs: every system, every flow, every handoff, and the function accountable for each one. Degen Brands delivers it as eight artifacts in a single document, from the system inventory to the rebuild sequence. See the worked example at degenbrands.agency/blueprint/.
What does the free Degen Mode™ Assessment cover?
The free Degen Mode™ Assessment takes about five minutes. You pick where the friction is (Revenue Ops, Content Ops, Support Ops, Finance Ops, Brand & Messaging, or Website & Customer Experience), list the systems you use and answer a short deep dive. Degen Brands emails a prioritized report on what to improve first. It is a preliminary diagnostic, not an audit.
Which tools does Degen Brands build in?
Degen Brands works in the stack you already have, including Webflow, Shopify, HubSpot, Salesforce, Airtable, Slack, Zendesk, Stripe, Retool, Supabase, OpenAI, Claude, Make, Zapier and n8n. If you run something the team hasn't seen, Degen Brands assesses the fit before recommending a change.

Let's Talk

Tell us what's not working.

Show us the problem. We'll tell you the best place to start. No obligation.

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Start by identifying the problem. We map the solution, build what makes sense, and help you improve it over time.

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