SYSTEMS STUDIO

Something's landed on your desk again.

Let's work out what's actually going on.

Systems Studio is my membership for the person work runs through. You get a way to see what's really going on, the questions that settle each decision, complete worked examples to build from, and my eyes on your situation every month.

Join Systems Studio $99/month for your first 90 days, then month to month · or $990/year
Marianne (Maz) Tansley
Pick one thing.
GO ON, TRY IT

Tap the one that's happening right now.

This is the first thing you'll do inside the Studio. Name what's going on, see where it sits, and get pointed at the tool that fixes it. (No hunting through hours of video to find the right one.)

WHERE IT SITS · Shape the Work → Structure

I'm the only person who knows how this works

If you're off sick, things stop. How it's done lives in your head, your inbox, or a doc only you can find.

DIAGNOSEThe SOPs audit and worksheet
DECIDEThe "Is this worth an SOP?" checklist, plus where SOPs live, what format, and what to call them
BUILD FROMThe complete SOPs system

You didn't set out to become the system.

It happened one quick question at a time. Someone needed the process that only lives in your head, and it was faster to just do it yourself. Then it was every new client, every new hire, every handover.

You've probably tried to fix it already. A new folder structure. A shared doc nobody updates. A very determined January.

The Studio is where you start handing it back, one system at a time.

Where's the latest version?Can you just…Who's following up on this?…and it all comes to you

Now picture this.

A few months from now, here's what a normal week looks like.

1
Something goes sideways and you know where to look first.You name what is happening, find where it sits on the map, and open the right tool, instead of rebuilding everything from scratch at 9pm.
2
You take a day off and nothing stops.The process that used to live in your head is written down, findable and actually used by someone else.
3
The "where’s this at?" messages slow to a trickle.Updates go out because the system sends them, so you are no longer the follow-up.
4
You never start from a blank page.Templates, checklists and complete worked examples mean you adapt something proven to your business, so the build takes hours instead of weeks.
5
You get my eyes on your situation, even on a flat-out month.Post what is stuck in the Community before Systems Lab and I will work through it in the session. Watch the replay whenever suits.
6
The business leans on the system, and you get your head back.One system at a time, until you get to spend your day on the work you are actually good at.
THE MAP EVERYTHING HANGS OFF

How the work works.

Three pillars, nine questions, and the reason work keeps landing on you. Once you can see which one's wobbling, you know exactly where to start. Everything in the Studio sits somewhere on this map.

See the Work

FocusWhat's actually happening?
PrioritiesWhat matters most right now?
DecisionsWho decides what, and when?

Shape the Work

StructureWhere does it live?
FlowHow does it move?
SystemsDoes it run without you carrying it?

Support the People

PeopleWho owns what?
CommunicationWho hears what, and when?
ExperienceWhat's it like on the other end?

How you use it inside the Studio

DIAGNOSESee what is actually going onThe Are You Carrying the System? assessment, an audit and worksheet for every system, and the Biggest Gap question, so you fix the real problem before you touch a template.Five minutes to find the weak spot.
DECIDESettle the decisions that hold it upWhere it lives, what it is called, how work comes in and how it gets tracked. Each decision has its own short lesson and checklist, and the decision sessions from the Sprints.Decided once, written down.
BUILD FROMStart from a worked exampleA library of complete system builds and the full range of Sprint sessions, each build ending with a "you’re done when…" check so you know when to stop.Adapt it to your business.
THE RHYTHM

Every month inside the Studio.

Nothing to binge and nothing to fall behind on. One small step forward each month, with someone to think it through with.

Post your situation

Post what is stuck in the Community before Systems Lab. I work through a few of them in the recorded teaching half, so you get my thinking on it whether or not you can make it live.

Systems Lab

The second Tuesday of every month, 11am to 12.30pm QLD, with me. We pull one real system apart through Structure, Flow and Experience. The replay goes up the same day.

Sprint sessions

The full range of Sprints, recorded and ready to work through at your own pace, alongside your system builds.

Build live for $49

Want me alongside you while you build? Join any monthly Sprint live for $49 instead of $149.

THE PATH EVERY NEW MEMBER FOLLOWS

Your first 90 days, one email at a time.

This is exactly what lands in your inbox. Every email has one thing to do, and they walk you through one system from start to finish. Tap any of them to see the step.

15emails, one step in each
~30 minfor most steps
90 daysone system, start to finish
WHAT THOSE HOURS BUY YOU

By day 90 you can see how the work works and where you fit in it. One system runs without you holding it together, so you can step away and it keeps going. The hours you've been losing to chasing, re-explaining and re-deciding start coming back, and you get to be the person who improves the work while the system carries the routine.

Your inboxFrom Maz
MONTH 1 · See itAn email every few days
MONTH 2 · Shape itOne email a week
MONTH 3 · Support itOne email a week

From inside the Studio.

This is where the gold is. Shaping each system to suit all kinds and sizes of business really highlights your expertise. You've been in the trenches and know what works, how, and why we need it.
KirstenStat Admin Solutions

You'll feel right at home if…

People come to you when they can’t find something, can’t remember how it’s done, or need a decision.
You run the operations for a business, a team or your own clients, as an EA, OBM, VA, office manager or owner.
You have tried templates and courses, and want to understand why things keep breaking.
You would rather fix one system properly than tidy ten on the surface.
You want someone experienced to think it through with, without paying consultant rates.

It's probably not for you if…

You want someone to come in and build it all for you.
You are looking for a software tutorial library.
You can’t give it around 30 minutes a week for the first three months.

What's probably running through your head.

"I don’t really have time for this right now."

Most months it's one small step, and the Lab is optional because you can post your question in the Community beforehand and catch the replay. Most steps in your first 90 days take 30 minutes or less.

"I’ve tried fixing this myself before."

Most fixes get patched on top of the mess. Everything in the Studio starts with an audit, so what you build fits the way your work really runs.

"Why is there a three-month minimum?"

Because one system takes about that long to see, shape and hand over. Your first 90 days are planned out for you, and after that you stay month to month for as long as it is useful.

"Do I need Microsoft 365?"

The map, the audits and the decisions work in any tool. I build the worked examples in Microsoft 365 because most members already pay for it, and you adapt them to whatever you use.

Marianne (Maz) Tansley

Hi, I'm Marianne (Maz).

I've spent my career in the engine room of other people's businesses: Executive Assistant, operations manager, and eventually the person everyone called when something needed untangling. For more than 20 years, I was the system.

I built the Studio for the people still in that chair. Smart, relied on, and running a whole operation on memory and habit, because nobody ever gave them the time or the method to set it up properly. That's what we build together, one system at a time.

I once built a spreadsheet to decide whether to go all in on this business. (Spoiler: I did.)

Come on in.

An hour with me one-on-one is $495. The Studio gives you the map, the tools and a seat at my table every month for about $3.25 a day.

SYSTEMS STUDIOFirst 90 days mapped out
$99AUD / month
Three-month minimum to start, then month to month. Cancel any time after your first 90 days.
Join Systems Studio Both options are on the checkout page. Your login arrives straight away.
What changes for you:
You know where to start when something goes sidewaysThe map, the "What’s going on?" navigator, the assessment and an audit for every system.
Your processes get out of your head and into something others useDecision lessons and checklists, plus a growing library of complete system builds.
You never start from a blank pageTemplates, trackers, intake forms and swipe files to adapt, with more tools, playbooks and AI support added over time.
You get my eyes on your situation every monthPost it in the Community before Systems Lab, then join live or watch the replay.
You can build alongside me when you want toThe full range of Sprint sessions included, and any live Sprint for $49.
You stop being the only one who gets itThe Studio Community, full of people who do the job you do.

Start with whatever's annoying you most this week.

Ninety days from now it could be running without you. And the Studio will still be here for the next one.

Join Systems Studio $99/month for your first 90 days, then month to month · or $990/year