Case Studies

    Real engagements. Real numbers. Real outcomes.

    Turning Fulfillment Chaos Into a Scalable Profit Engine
    Direct-to-Consumer / Catalog Retail

    Turning Fulfillment Chaos Into a Scalable Profit Engine

    An $80M catalog company was losing margin on every dollar past $50M because fulfillment had not scaled. Sobo rebuilt picking, returns, and inventory discipline.

    Inventory: <60% → 98.5%Returns: 21 days → 3 daysStaff: 16 → 6
    May 7, 2026
    Building a Business That Could Run Without the Owner
    Energy & Distribution

    Building a Business That Could Run Without the Owner

    A family-owned petroleum distributor installed financial visibility, KPI reporting, and a leadership cadence. Days later the owner was hospitalized and the business kept growing.

    Owner sidelinedSet monthly delivery recordSurvived supply disruption
    May 7, 2026
    Rebuilding Backlog, Accountability, and Profitability
    Manufacturing / Industrial Construction

    Rebuilding Backlog, Accountability, and Profitability

    A steel fabricator with a collapsing backlog and negative EBITDA rebuilt project accountability, change order discipline, and PM incentives. Backlog went from $45M to $185M.

    Backlog: $45M → $185M+$3.48M change order profitEBITDA back to positive
    May 7, 2026
    Replacing Guesswork With Operational Visibility
    Operations & Performance

    Replacing Guesswork With Operational Visibility

    Owners managing by checking-account balance get a four-area dashboard — finance, sales, operations, quality. The few metrics that actually drive decisions, not the hundred that do not.

    4 metric areasWeekly cadenceEarlier issue detection
    May 7, 2026
    Financial Clarity Without a Full-Time CFO
    Professional Services

    Financial Clarity Without a Full-Time CFO

    Savant Engineering gained financial leadership through fractional CFO expertise, cutting reporting time from 45 to 10 days and transforming operations in 90 days.

    90 Days to Transform10 Reporting Days$8M Revenue Supported
    April 15, 2025
    From $500K Lost to Growth with Confidence
    Industrial Services

    From $500K Lost to Growth with Confidence

    After wasting $500K on misaligned consultants, Will Johnson found data-driven transformation through Sobo's verified experts and engagement assurance model.

    $0 Money Lost100% ROI FocusTop 1% Talent
    April 15, 2025
    From Leadership Gaps to Unified Growth
    Manufacturing

    From Leadership Gaps to Unified Growth

    SCI Manufacturing rebuilt trust and accountability across departments in 4 months, transforming leadership strain into scalable growth with industry-specific expertise.

    4 Months100% Team Aligned18 Years Business
    April 15, 2025

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