You started a business. Did you build one?
You launched on talent and momentum. The plan, the pricing logic, and the systems still live in your head, so the business grows only as fast as you can personally carry it.
Business Strategy | Digital Development | Brand Growth | AI Technology
You started a business. Now let's build one that works.
Business strategy, digital development, brand storytelling, and real-world experiences designed around what your business actually needs.
Complimentary20 minutesGoogle MeetOne clear next step
I turn ideas into businesses and businesses into brands.
Lawrence R. MikeRecognition comes first
Does any of this sound familiar?
Most business owners are excellent at the work itself. The business around the work is a different skill set, and it deserves the same attention.
Friends and family got you here.
Referrals built your first chapter, and that is real proof people value your work. The next chapter needs a way for strangers to find you, trust you, and pay you.
You have an Instagram page. Then what?
Someone loves your post and wants to book. Count the steps between their interest and your calendar. Every extra step is a customer deciding to try again later.
Your website exists. Your inbox stays quiet.
A site that looks fine and a site that produces inquiries are two different assets. The second one has a clear offer, a clear next step, and a system behind it.
Your work outgrew your brand.
The quality you deliver today is stronger than what your logo, photos, and profiles communicate. People judge the work by the packaging before they ever experience it.
You are the whole operating system.
Bookings, reminders, follow-ups, invoices. Each one runs through you, by hand, after hours. Your business may need a better system far more than another logo.
Recognize two or more? That is exactly what the Visionary Session is for. The same conversation works if you have an idea and want to know what to build first, or a launch, film, or event you want tied to real business goals.
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Three capabilities. One business behind them.
Each capability stands on its own. Together they cover the full distance from how your business runs, to how it is seen, to how people experience it in person.
Business Strategy & Digital Development
For the business running on memory, manual effort, and a website that sits still. This is the foundation: a clear plan, working systems, and a digital front door that turns interest into bookings.
What you receive
- Business planning and assessments that show what exists, what works, and what comes next
- Websites built around one job: turning visitors into inquiries
- Domain, business email, and Google Workspace set up under your ownership
- Booking, intake, and CRM systems so every lead is captured and followed up
- Brand positioning and foundational SEO so the right customers can find you
- AI-enabled workflows and client training so your team runs it with confidence
You own every domain, account, and subscription at handoff.
Explore Strategy & Digital Development →Brand Storytelling & Media Production
For the business whose story is stronger than what people currently see. Your customers choose you for reasons they rarely get to hear. Media puts those reasons on camera.
What we develop
- Founder storytelling and business-owner interviews
- Brand videos and promotional video concepts
- Media strategy and interview-series development
- Filming, content production, and post-production coordination
Every media project begins with a creative brief and a feasibility review. Crew, schedule, and pricing are confirmed in writing before production.
Explore Storytelling & Media →Live Activations & Business Experiences
For the moments when people need to meet your brand in person. A strong experience gives your audience a reason to show up, a reason to remember you, and a clear next action.
What we create
- Grand openings and business launches
- Promotional events and pop-up concepts
- Customer experiences and hospitality activations
- Community engagement and integrated promotional experiences
Custom-scoped. Venue, vendors, permits, insurance, and budget are verified before any commitment.
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Build the Business. Develop the Brand. Create the Experience.
Diagnosis before prescription.
A website, a promotional video, a grand opening, a sharper customer acquisition plan. Each one is a tool. The right tool depends on where your business stands and where you want it to go.
So the process starts by identifying what your business actually needs. The proposal comes after. Some clients need one capability. Some need all three, sequenced into one campaign.
Then the work gets built. Every plan carries clear priorities, a sequence, and a finish line, and I stay hands-on through implementation or equip your team to carry it forward.
How we work
Four stages. Start with the first.
Every engagement is tailored. Some clients move from the Visionary Session straight to a proposal. Others build step by step. You only take the steps your business needs.
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Visionary
A focused conversation about your business idea, where things stand today, and the outcome you want next. You leave with one clear recommendation.
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Discovery
A structured assessment across twelve areas of your business: what exists, what works, what is missing, and what deserves attention first. Includes a written summary with your top three priorities.
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Strategy
A customized 30/60/90-Day roadmap: three priority initiatives, the recommended systems, the sequence, estimated costs, and clear success indicators.
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Build or Equip
Commission professional implementation, or build it yourself with guided sessions, templates, and checklists. A hybrid of both works too.
Discovery is credited toward a Strategy Session booked within 14 days. Strategy is credited toward an implementation project over $1,500. Media, live activation, and integrated campaign work is quoted after a feasibility review.
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About
Lawrence R. Mike
I'm Lawrence R. Mike. I specialize in turning business ideas into functioning businesses and established businesses into recognizable brands.
My work combines business strategy, digital development, brand positioning, and AI technology to create the infrastructure entrepreneurs need to launch, operate, and grow.
From concept to execution, I build the systems that bring businesses to life.
I have led multi-location retail teams, run day-to-day business operations, and worked in sales and the mortgage industry. As founder of LOVE IT OR LIKE IT Entertainment Group, I produce live events and brand activations across Los Angeles County. I have developed media concepts, built digital infrastructure for service businesses, and guided nonprofit organizations from the planning table to a working structure.
That range shapes how I see your business. A website issue is often a sales issue. A visibility issue is often a story issue. An event performs best when a system captures every guest who walks through the door. I look at the whole business, then build the part that moves it forward.
- Multi-location retail leadership
- Business operations
- Sales & mortgage
- Hospitality & live events
- Brand activations
- Media development
- Digital infrastructure
- Nonprofit development
- AI-assisted solutions
Practical business thinking
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Short, direct business observations to start the day: systems, visibility, customers, and the decisions owners face every week.
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Practical business education for owners ready to build: what to set up, what to fix first, and how real businesses put it to work.
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Let's talk about your business.
Twenty focused minutes on your vision, where the business stands today, and the outcome you want next. You leave with one clear recommendation, whether that is working together or a different next step.
20 minFocused and on time
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lawrence@lawrencemike.com
What happens when you book
- Share your business in five minutesName, contact details, business name, industry, business stage, main objective, and key challenge.
- Your booking link arrives by emailSent to the address you enter on the intake form.
- Choose your timeA mobile-friendly Google Calendar booking page with live availability.
- Confirmation and Meet linkGoogle Calendar sends your confirmation with the Google Meet link.
- Leave with a clear next stepA short written follow-up arrives after the call.
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