Lead. Don’t Just Hold It All Together.
Support for business owners with teams of 3–15 people to step out of the bottleneck and build a business that can scale without burning them out.
Get Out of the "Messy Middle"
The “messy middle” is the stage where your micro-business has a solid client base and a small team, but growth has outpaced your systems. You’re still the go-to for every decision. Your days are packed with firefighting, and you’re too busy running the business to actually lead it.
We help passionate business owners break through these operational constraints and start working from a place of true leadership. We help crack the ceiling so you can stop treading water and start making traction.
We do this through coaching, educating, speaking, consulting, and creating online communities where business owners can connect and grow.
If you...
Own and operate a mighty micro-business with 3–15 people
Started your business as an expert in your craft
Want to scale sustainably without losing control
Are passionate but feel stretched thin
Value personal growth
Want to move from operator to leader
… let's realign your business around your vision.
For Small Teams Doing Big Things
We work exclusively with micro-businesses that have teams of about 3 to 15 people. It’s the sweet spot where every team member matters and every decision counts.
To us, you’re more than just a “small business.” You create real jobs, build communities, and power the economy. As a leader, you face unique constraints and challenges, and you deserve support from someone who understands them.
If you lead a 3–15 person team and want your business to run smoothly as it grows, let’s talk.
The Bottleneck Breakthrough Lab
Join our private community for micro-business leaders and get access to the 14-Day Leadership Challenge, a focused sprint to uncover your biggest bottlenecks, make simple leadership shifts, and get support from other owners leading 3–15 person teams.
For a short time, you can join as a founding member for free while we shape the Lab together.
Hurry—this won't be free forever! 🚀
Services
Bottleneck Breakthrough Lab
An online community for owners of 3–15 person businesses, built around our flagship leadership program. Connect with peers facing similar challenges, learn simple tools to break bottlenecks, and get live support from Cris.
Complete short challenges, track your progress on the leaderboard, and grow in a safe, collaborative space.
Bottleneck Breakthrough System
Our flagship program for leaders of 3–15 person teams. Together we map your operations, uncover the real bottlenecks, and work through our three-phase methodology—Reveal, Align, Advance. You’ll develop as a leader, empower your team, and install practical systems so your business can grow without consuming all your time.
Speaking Engagements
Bring Cris’ insights on leadership and micro-business growth to your next event, retreat, or team offsite. Cris delivers engaging, story-driven talks that help small-team leaders break out of the messy middle and leave with practical tools they can use the next day.
Seminars & Workshops
Host an interactive seminar or workshop for your leadership team or community.
From our popular Discovering Your Values session to customized Values-Based Leadership and bottleneck-focused workshops, participants get a mix of teaching, discussion, and exercises—so they leave with clarity, shared language, and concrete next steps.
Featured Seminar
Discovering Your Values: A Path to Confidence and Clarity
Gain confidence by leading with your values
Running a small team means constant demands and fast decisions. This full-day, hands-on seminar helps you uncover your real values and turn them into a practical compass for everyday leadership. You’ll walk away with clearer decisions, fewer second guesses, and more confidence in the direction you’re leading.
Past participants have called this reflective, community-based session “life-changing.”
In this session, you will:
Go deeper than typical “values exercises” to uncover your core values and practice using them in real decisions.
Define your values in your own words, so they feel personal and true, not something picked from a generic list.
Apply your values by mapping them, aligning them with your leadership practices, and testing them against real-world scenarios in your business.
SOLUTION
The Bottleneck Breakthrough System
You’re ready to stop being the bottleneck and lead the business instead. The Bottleneck Breakthrough System is our flagship program for hands-on owners who want their teams delivering results without everything running through them.
Through a structured three-phase approach—Reveal, Align, and Advance—we identify where you’re stuck, align your team and priorities, and implement practical systems that create lasting change.
Because of the depth of this work, we only partner with a limited number of businesses at a time. Start with a free 45-minute Bottleneck Audit to see if the System is a fit and leave with clear, actionable next steps.
Key Benefits
Breathe new life into your business with:
A team that delivers consistent results without you in the middle of everything
Clarity and accountability in who owns what and how work gets done
Meaningful, measurable progress in as little as 90 days
"Cris was incredible to work with!"
"She is professional, thoughtful, and digs deep to find a solution." - Kara R.
MEET THE FOUNDER
Hi, I'm Cris Seppola
For more than 20 years I’ve been leading and growing service-based businesses, sitting on boards, and working in community leadership. Now I use that experience to help micro-business owners build small, mighty teams that can thrive without burning them out.
As the founder of Meteoric Leadership Consulting and a Master of Arts in Leadership graduate, I blend practical business acumen with deep leadership training to help you see what’s really holding your business back—and what to do about it.
My approach is straightforward and compassionate. I focus on the intersection of leadership development, team empowerment, and systems design so your business becomes not just profitable, but purposeful and sustainable.
A few quick facts:
20+ years as a service-based B2B business owner
Extensive board and committee experience in business and community organizations
Known for asking the hard questions kindly and helping leaders take confident action
20 Years
SMALL BUSINESS
20 Years
BOARD GOVERNANCE
25 Years
MARKETING & BRANDING
15 Years
SPEAKING & PRESENTING
TESTIMONIALS
What Clients Say
"I would happily recommend"
Cris is brilliant and I am delighted to get to work with her. Managing growth and figuring out sustainable business processes is an aspect of entrepreneurship that doesn’t come to me naturally. I love the technical side of my work, I love the client engagement and relationship building, but Cris was able to support me through this other critical piece and my business is all the better for it.
She is an active listener who will take the time to holistically understand your business and your management style and culture, take that away and come back with ideas that will help you with efficiency, communication, and ultimately profitability.
After working with Cris I would happily recommend her to any business owner – whether you are looking to set up smart processes from day one, fine tune your existing structure, or take your business to new heights – you will be happy you reached out!
- Morgan L, CPA
"...she delivered."
Cris was incredible to work with. She is professional, thoughtful, and digs deep to find a solution.
We came to Cris looking for a solution for a huge bottleneck and she delivered. She is thorough and thoughtful and had so much valuable insight when our team was working through problems with her.
She is easy to talk to, and offers invaluable solutions. Cris made us realize there is so much more we can implement to make our systems work for us with many tools to help support.
Overall, I could not recommend working with her enough!
- Kara R.
A 5-minute weekday briefing for leaders of 3–15 person teams
The Meteoric Leadership Brief
Why Subscribe?
Most leadership advice is written for big corporations. If you’re running a small, mighty team of 3–15 people, your challenges are different—and so are your opportunities.
That’s where The Meteoric Leadership Brief comes in.
Every weekday, you’ll get a quick, actionable email that distills the best leadership ideas and tools for small-team owners, designed to help you:
Step out of the bottleneck and into confident leadership
Build a team that thrives without micromanagement
Apply the latest leadership insights directly to your business
Create systems that support freedom and sustainable growth
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