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You scope it
The booking call is with Chris himself — his own calendar, his own 15 minutes. The problem gets defined with the person who will build the fix, not relayed through a notes-taker.
Why me
Howdy, Carter is a solo practice — one senior, no handoffs. Every call, every diagnosis, every shipped fix runs through the person you booked.
This is the generic agency pattern — the handoff machine most consultancies run on. The right column is how the work actually runs here.
| The agency way | The Howdy way | |
|---|---|---|
| Who you talk to | An account manager takes the brief, then relays it down a chain. | You talk to Chris — on the call, in the queue, on the build. |
| Who does the work | The people who pitched it hand off to a team you never meet. | Chris scopes it, Chris builds it, Chris ships it. No handoffs. |
| What you buy | Hours, workshops, retainers — effort, itemized and billed. | One issue in the queue at a time. When it ships, the next one starts. |
| How it starts | A discovery phase that produces a deck about your problem. | A free 15-minute call, then a working first pass targeted for the next business day once the issue is accepted and unblocked. |
| How it ends | Renewals negotiated against hours burned. | Manage or cancel before renewal; restart anytime. |
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The booking call is with Chris himself — his own calendar, his own 15 minutes. The problem gets defined with the person who will build the fix, not relayed through a notes-taker.
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Seventeen years designing at Fortune 500 companies, now running one independent practice. The same person who diagnosed the blockage writes, designs, and ships the fix.
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There is no support tier between you and the person doing the work. Questions, changes, and next-issue calls go to Chris directly.
The receipts behind the claim
Stats last verified September 23, 2026
Last updated September 23, 2026
Tell me what is stuck. We will agree on the scope, budget, and delivery target before work starts.