Technology strategy& fractional leadership
Decide what to tackle, what to invest in and what can wait. Get senior advice and hands-on leadership as your business changes.
A clear direction. Someone to own the next steps.
Win more customers, simplify the work behind the scenes and move your plans forward. I bring the technology experience and hands-on help to make it happen.
Book a free hourAt your business or by video. Discuss your biggest pain points and a possible way forward.

Chris Patten
18 years leading technology. Founder.
Based in Simcoe County.
Here is what I can take off your plate. Start with one problem, or bring me in as your ongoing technology and growth partner.
Decide what to tackle, what to invest in and what can wait. Get senior advice and hands-on leadership as your business changes.
A clear direction. Someone to own the next steps.
Automate routine follow-up, document handling and repetitive tasks, with human review where it matters.
Less busywork. More time for useful work.
Improve your online presence and build campaigns around the customers you want to reach. Connect interest to a clear next step.
Bring the right opportunities into the business.
Build websites that explain your value, plus portals, bookings and payments that connect to how your business runs.
Make it easier to choose you and work with you.
Organize your enquiries, track opportunities and set up follow-up that fits the way you sell.
Know who needs a response and what happens next.
AI phone answering, texts after missed calls and routine customer follow-up. Capture enquiries, answer agreed questions and help with booking, with a clear handoff to a person.
Respond while you are busy. We agree the channels, permissions and human handoff before setup.
Bring useful business information together and document the workflows your team relies on.
See what needs attention. Depend less on memory.
Choose and set up accounting software that fits the way you run your business. Connect invoicing, payments and useful reporting.
Keep financial information organized and easier to work with.
Connect the parts of your CRM, accounting, booking and operational tools that your setup supports.
Less double entry. Fewer gaps between your systems.
Connect payment collection to your website, invoices or bookings, and bring payment records into your business systems.
Make it easier for customers to pay and for you to track it.
Review your subscriptions, find overlap and decide what to keep, connect or replace. No software to sell.
Spend on what your business actually needs.
Senior leadership, working products and client projects.
I led technology as VP, IT and CIO from 1998 to 2016, then built and sold my own company. I bring both perspectives to the decisions and the work.
Meet ChrisYou work directly with me to agree priorities and move delivery forward. I work alongside your staff and draw on experienced specialists when the engagement needs additional expertise or capacity.
Start with a free hour to discuss what is getting in the way, where I can help and what a practical next step could look like.
You explain the biggest pain points and what a better result would look like. I outline a high-level direction and the questions still to answer.
Before paid work starts, we agree scope, price, responsibilities, milestones and acceptance criteria. A paid pilot can test the approach before a larger commitment.
I work alongside your team to drive the agreed timeline. Your workspace shows progress and decisions needed. We review the result before deciding on the next project or ongoing partnership.
Based in Simcoe County. Working alongside business owners across Grey and Simcoe, from Owen Sound and Meaford to Barrie and Orillia.
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