// ops audits · workflow cleanup · automation

João
Magalhães

I help small businesses remove operational friction. I audit messy processes, redesign one critical workflow, and implement the minimum automation needed to save time every week.

Start with the workflow diagnostic See offers See typical use cases

01 / About

How I work.

Background in enterprise software development and consulting. Today I focus on small businesses where inboxes, follow-ups, and admin work start to sprawl.

I do not start with AI for the sake of it. I start with the bottleneck, map the process, and only automate what genuinely removes friction.

02 / Services

Offers.

01

Ops Audit

A paid diagnosis to map one process, identify the real bottleneck, and decide what is worth automating now versus later. Practical output, not generic strategy.

Discovery Process Audit Prioritisation
Start with an audit →

02

Workflow Cleanup Sprint

A focused sprint to fix one repetitive internal workflow end to end. Ideal when requests, updates, or admin work are spread across too many tools and too much memory.

n8n Notion Google Workspace APIs
Discuss a sprint →

03

Inbox to Action

Turn incoming emails, forms, or lead requests into clear next steps: tagged, routed, recorded, and followed up without manual copy-paste.

Email Triage Routing Follow-up
Show me the flow →

03 / Use Cases

Good first projects.

Inbox triage and follow-up

Email / Forms / Admin

Quick win

Incoming requests arrive in one place, get tagged, routed, turned into tasks or replies, and stop depending on manual copy-paste between inboxes, notes, and spreadsheets.

n8n Gmail Notion

Workflow cleanup sprint

Internal operations

High leverage

One messy workflow is mapped, simplified, and rebuilt end to end. The goal is not more tooling. The goal is fewer hidden handoffs, fewer repeated steps, and less dependence on memory.

n8n APIs Docs

Lead to admin handoff

Sales to delivery

Common bottleneck

Once a lead is qualified, the handoff to proposal, onboarding, or admin becomes structured instead of living in DMs, scattered notes, and someone remembering to do the next step.

Notion Email Automation

04 / Contact

Start with the bottleneck.

If your inbox, follow-up, or admin flow is eating time every week, send me a message. The best first step is usually the workflow diagnostic.

hi@joao-magalhaes.me linkedin.com/in/magalhaesjoao +351 932 213 217 @joaomagalhaes.me