We guide business owners to build the leadership, systems and financial discipline required to reach theirs.
Trusted by 90+ companies · 12,000+ coaching hours · Knoxville, TN
Most business owners struggle in one or more of these four critical areas.
A missing or confusing business mission that doesn’t inspire or motivate anyone.
No reliable reports to tell you what’s going wrong, and when — so problems stay hidden until they’re expensive.
Confusing or poorly communicated operations that amount to barely organized chaos.
The wrong people in the wrong seats — with no clear way to hold them accountable.
Recognize a few of these? You don’t have to fix them alone.
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Reaching the summit in your business isn’t about working harder. It’s about building the leadership, systems, accountability and financial discipline that lets your business grow without depending on you for every decision.
A defined mission and vision your whole team can rally around.
Structure and processes that turn day-to-day chaos into consistency.
The internal leadership and employee development to hold it all together.
Based in Knoxville, TN — partnering with owners nationwide via video and phone.
From local trades to physicians’ offices, manufacturers, and national brands.
Most business coaches have degrees in consulting but have never signed the front of a payroll check. They hand you a 50-page report of expensive theories and walk away.
I do things differently, because my background is rooted in the trenches of real business ownership. For over 30 years, I’ve bought, built, scaled, and successfully exited multi-million dollar operations — including 17 years building a company from the ground up to over 15,000 customers before exiting in 2017. I know exactly what it feels like to stay up at night worrying about cash flow, employee turnover, and operational bottlenecks. The discipline behind it traces back to the U.S. Navy, where I served during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm — readiness and accountability aren’t theory to me, they’re how I was trained to operate.
I started Part Time Business Partners to give growth-stage owners the one thing they rarely have: an objective, experienced partner with true skin in the game.
U.S. Navy veteran · Certified executive coach · Author of Building Better Businesses
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“After 20 years in business, the more it grew, the more out of control I felt. Clay helped me develop KPIs, financial accountability, and a simple way to track every department. Profit percentages are up double digits — and I finally feel like I’m piloting this plane with a clear view of all the instruments.”
It’s coaching with skin in the game. Clay works alongside you like a partner who has actually run a business — not a consultant who hands you a report and walks away. You get experienced guidance on leadership, systems, finances, and accountability, without the cost or risk of a full-time executive.
Small and mid-sized business owners — usually owner-operators who are past the startup stage and feeling the weight of running everything themselves. Many are in the trades, services, and local businesses across East Tennessee, but Clay coaches owners in nearly any industry — including physicians’ offices, construction, manufacturing, and more.
It starts with a free discovery call to understand your business and your goals. From there you meet on a regular schedule to set priorities, build systems, review your numbers, and stay accountable. Every session is practical and built around what your business needs right now.
Both. Clay is based in Knoxville and meets with owners across East Tennessee in person, and works with owners elsewhere by phone or video.
Every engagement is shaped around your business and goals, so we talk through pricing on your discovery call. The aim is simple: the value you gain should far outweigh the investment.
Clay has sat in your chair — nearly 30 years in business ownership, including building and selling an award-winning company. You’re getting real-world experience and proven strategies, not theory from someone who has never carried the risk themselves.
A free, no-pressure discovery call. We’ll talk through where your business is today, where you want it to go, and whether we’re the right fit to get you there.
by Clay Dennis
Serial entrepreneur and business coach Clay Dennis tackles the real-world challenges owners face every day — and lays out practical steps to overcome them. From defining long-term goals and building a healthy culture, to reading your financials like a CFO and getting smart about structure and insurance, Clay guides you toward a business built by design, not by default. Ten clear steps that, together, strengthen the foundation of any small business.
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