How to Increase Profits Without A Big Team (Copy This Pricing Strategy)

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Most founders assume profit comes from more—more clients, more team, more volume.
But here’s the truth:

If your pricing model is built on effort, deliverables, or access to you… your profits will always shrink as you grow.

Because then your business scales inputs, not value.

In this video, Mandi Ellefson shows you how consulting and technical firms increase profit margins without adding headcount - by restructuring how clients buy, how services are delivered, and how value is captured.

You’ll hear the story of how one firm went from $5K/month retainers to $25K/month and $150K contracts in 10 weeks… without hiring anyone new.
Not by “charging more,” but by naming their Invisible Advantage and packaging outcomes instead of effort.

If you’ve hit a ceiling on pricing, capacity, or team bandwidth… this is how to break through it.

👇 In This Video, You’ll Learn How To:

Increase profit without adding more people
Identify the work that actually creates breakthrough results
Turn your thinking into scalable delivery frameworks
Shift from deliverables to outcome-based offerings
Package $150K–$300K engagements clients renew
Build a pricing structure the CFO respects
Escape being the firm's #1 profit center
Train your team to deliver results without you
Scale profit, not complexity

💥 This Video Is For You If…

You’re stuck in deliverable-based or hourly pricing
Your margins stay flat even as revenue grows
Your team depends on you for major client results
You want multi-year, higher-value engagements
You’re ready to scale profit through leverage, not volume

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🕒 Timestamps

00:00 — Why growth feels heavier, not more profitable
00:22 — What’s actually capping your margins
00:45 — Why more clients ≠ more profit
01:06 — You don’t need more volume — you need more value per client
01:25 — The “small but mighty” firm dilemma
01:49 — Why you’re still the firm’s biggest profit center
02:11 — The system you need to replace yourself
02:26 — What your Invisible Advantage actually is
02:52 — Why you’re underpricing transformative results
03:05 — Step 1: Identify the work that drives breakthrough outcomes
03:32 — Turn your thinking into scalable frameworks
03:49 — Step 2: Simplify around your Invisible Advantage
04:10 — Increase margins by eliminating low-value busywork
04:33 — Step 3: Reframe how clients buy — outcomes, not deliverables
05:00 — How outcome-based offers eliminate price pressure
05:18 — Case Study: How Amanda 5X’d her pricing
05:48 — From $5K/month to $25K/month retainers
06:05 — Why clients renew into multi-six-figure commitments
06:24 — How this model frees the CEO from delivery
06:44 — Why profit doesn’t come from “more”
07:01 — The firms that win in this market
07:26 — How to find your trapped profit potential
07:48 — Take the Invisible Advantage Scorecard
08:06 — Final mindset shift: scale better, not bigger


Have you ever noticed how the more your business experiences "business growth", the less profitable it seems to feel? You think that growth would create more margin, more clients, a team to support you, and better systems, leading to "business success". This video explains why increasing size doesn't always mean increasing "profit margins" and what business owners can do about it through smart "pricing strategy" and effective "business strategy".