Machine helps small businesses understand what’s getting in the way—and work out how to fix it.
Reading messy input
When the answer has to be exact
Services
We bring seasoned professional experience to everyday business operations, following the work across your business to find the friction and shape a practical solution.
We follow one process from start to finish and give you a written map of where it gets stuck, the options for fixing it, and our recommendation.
We map your invoicing, bills, month-end close and bookkeeping processes and give you a written close checklist with a named owner for each step.
We follow how a lead becomes a customer and how a request gets answered, through quotes, follow-ups, handoffs and support, and give you a written map of where it stalls, with a named owner for each step.
We connect the systems you run on, like your accounting software, CRM, online store or time tracking, using supported integrations, and document who owns each one after go-live.
You get a migration plan that spells out what carries over and what doesn't. We clean and move your data, then check it against the old system before you switch.
We turn reports you rebuild by hand into saved reports or queries that give the same answer every time.
When nothing off the shelf fits, we build a small tool or automation scoped to your process, then document it and hand it over.
With a conversation. Tell us what's stuck, and we'll tell you plainly whether we can help. If we can, we scope the work and begin with F².
You work directly with Brian Mehle and his team.
How we work
People lead the work and make the decisions.
We use structured thinking, data and technology where they help. Sometimes that’s AI. Sometimes it’s a better SQL query.
F² guides every consulting engagement and how we build our own products. In an engagement, you receive a written account of how the work flows today, where it sticks, and the options for fixing it. You decide what happens next.
How it works in detail stays ours.
More on how we engage →What we're building
Separate from our consulting, we're building products of our own. Each one carries an honest label for how far along it is.
Helps a business see where its work gets stuck and turns what its people know into structured documentation and possible solutions. It works the F² way, with Iris Avery, our AI team member.
About Business Analyst →
Support for the whole journey to your next role, from finding openings to pressing Apply yourself.
See Career Desk →Future Machine products will appear here, each with its own maturity label.
Who we are
Brian Mehle founded Machine in Tampa, Florida. He has spent more than 15 years leading operations and technology: automating workflows, building new business lines from the ground up, bringing scattered legacy systems onto one platform, and putting AI to work with people in the loop. He is also a U.S. Navy veteran whose nine-year service included the rank of Chief Petty Officer.
Machine's AI team does structured analysis and drafting.
Meet the team →Have something in your business that keeps getting stuck? Start with a conversation.
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