Get that stalled project off your plate in one day.

Handed Off is a one-day strategic execution sprint for business owners who need an important project clearly defined, handed off, and meaningfully completed.
Stalled ideas, half-built projects, and unresolved business problems do not fix themselves.
If it has been sitting this long, it is not because it does not matter.
It is because it doesn't fit neatly into one person's job description - and it needs strategy, structure, and execution to finally get done.
get it off your plate
strategy + execution support

This is not task help.

This is not for admin tasks, random to-do lists, or work that can be handed off without much thought.
This is for the work that is too important to delegate casually and too overdue to keep carrying yourself. The kind of project that gets put aside because handing it to the wrong person would only create more delay, more cleanup, and more work coming right back to you.
That might look like:
Fixing a broken process
Creating a system that does not exist yet
Mapping out a workflow from start to finish
Restructuring an offer or service
Clarifying and scoping a project that has gotten messy
Building the strategy behind a new direction
Turning a stalled idea into a defined project
Organizing moving pieces into a clear plan
Completing the first phase of execution
If something specific came to mind while reading this, start there.
Hand It Off
women working on their idea execution plans

“DeAnna's experience as a Brand Strategist has helped me create a memorable brand, connect with my target audience, and most importantly avoid non-effective advertising.”

jackson s, Luxury Wedding Photographer
From A Client
the process from hand off to handled

How It Works

01
Schedule Your Offload Call
You do not need a perfectly defined project. We use this conversation to figure out what is actually stuck, what needs to happen next, and what your Handed Off Day should accomplish.
02
We Confirm The Scope
Within 48 hours of your Offload Call, you will have your scope, engagement structure, invoice, and agreement all in one document, ready to sign. If your project requires more than a day, we will recommend our Week, Month or Quarter handoff.
03
The Handoff Begins
We work fully focused, heads down, with our full attention and resources dedicated to your handoff from start to finish. This is where the project moves from sitting on your plate to being actively handled with full focus and follow-through.
04
Consider It Handled.
Your delivery day wraps with a live Handled Meeting where we walk you through what we built, hand off all deliverables, and make sure you leave with full clarity on what was done and exactly how to move forward.
consider it handled.

What Getting It Done Looks Like

A Handed Off Day can move more than months of a project sitting on your to-do list.
Different clients. Different industries. One Day. Same result: something important gets handled.
A service-based business owner needed clarity on the direction of their growth: Delivered a financial plan, a 12-month growth strategy, and a 90-day action plan.
A children’s brick-and-mortar retailer needed to optimize operations: Flew out, audited the business, and delivered an action plan within 24 hours.
A business leader was suddenly dealing with a serious health crisis and needed a custom system built: Built a fully automated Airtable system to manage doctors, symptoms, test results, and medications so he could focus on getting better.
A public health executive wanted to transition into the beauty marketing industry: Created her brand strategy, business strategy, and service offering, creating an entirely new lane in the beauty industry that didn’t exist before her.
None of these Clients had a perfectly defined project when they booked the Offload Call. They came in knowing something important needed to move.
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In Their Words

Chizi U.
Tech Founder
“DeAnna's refining of our pitch deck and developing of our ability to speak clearly on the impact of our solution helped us raise $120K shortly afterwards. The depth and breadth of her knowledge shocked us a few times, and to back it up she was able to provide targeted connections to individuals within her network. Our institutional investors made a pointed remark on her involvement with us; it strengthened their investment rationale in our company.”
Kali G.
Wellness Retail Business Owner
“DeAnna is a genius at creating and sharing the MOST useful documents that have completely re-defined how I manage the business day-to-day and make all decisions. In working with DeAnna, we have not only set up a solid foundation for operating our business, but we have seen double-digit sales growth and most importantly, as the founder and CEO, I now have that Billion-dollar brand mindset when making any and all decisions related to the business.”
Stephanie H.
Career Development Coach
“Where can I start? DeAnna and her team are incredible.  They are responsive, kind, knowledgeable. They worked with me through my indecision. This was my first re-brand, and at many points, I didn't know what I wanted to how to communicate it.  This may sound strange, but I believe they saw my brand clearer than I did. I am beyond happy with my website and brand guide, but even more so with the experience. Truly grateful I invested!”
Project Proposal delivered in 48 hours
Your biggest bottleneck, handled.

In as little as 48 hours, your stalled project can go from sitting on your plate to scoped and ready to hand off.

Start with the Offload Call. Within 48 hours, you will know what the project actually needs, what the engagement looks like, and what it will take to move it forward.

Schedule Your Offload Call

Sometimes The Project Is Obvious. Sometimes it isn't.

Here are the four ways it tends to show up:
An Offer Problem
A service, package, or concept that needs to be reworked
A Strategy Problem
A direction that needs clarity, prioritization, or a plan
A Structure Problem
A broken process, unclear workflow, or missing system
A Positioning Problem
Something valuable that is not positioned or communicated clearly enough to sell

You do not need to know which one it is before you book.
Getting that clarity is part of what the Offload Call is for.

Schedule Your Offload Call
meet deanna

Why I Built Handed Off

Handed Off was built from both sides of my experience: 11 years as a small business owner and a career across Fortune 500 companies leading strategy, innovation, and execution.
In corporate, I was often the person thinking beyond the edges of my role to help move important projects forward, which showed me how often valuable work stalls when it is complex, cross-functional, or harder to neatly assign.

That experience made one thing very clear: Businesses do not just need more people. They need a better way to solve and execute the work that sits too long, gets passed around, and never gets fully handled.

Handed Off was built to be that - to help solve complex business problems and move important work forward with clarity, strategy, and execution.

We operate in the messy gray areas of business that most consultants won’t touch, most agencies won’t scope, and most hires aren’t positioned to own. The work that crosses roles. The project that belongs to everyone and no one.  The thing that matters and keeps getting pushed.
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Our approach is simple: whatever it takes, however it needs to happen, we get the work done.
Start With The Offload Call
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DeAnna McIntosh, Idea-to-Execution Strategist

“Having DeAnna and her team work on your next project is an excellent investment and you will not regret it.”

She is truly talented and detailed oriented in every definition of the word.  She's meticulous to a fault; making sure every single obstacle that may arise during the project has an effective solution.  Aside from having a keen fashion sense and strong marketing and analytical skills, DeAnna is extremely personable and a pleasure to work with.  She demonstrates a great deal of professionalism, empathy, and creativity.
jeke r, program & project manager
From A Client
Your project has stalled long enough

Here’s What That Project Is Actually Costing You

Not just the hours you’ve already spent thinking about it.
The revenue it would have generated if it were done.
The problem downstream it would have solved.
The next thing you can’t fully start because this one is still in the way.

Every week it stays on your list, that number goes up.

You can keep carrying it. Keep moving it to next week. Keep telling yourself you’ll get to it when things open up.

"DeAnna runs a world class business.  I was in need of expanding the strategy in my business plan and pitch deck.  DeAnna and her team blew me away! They far exceeded what was asked, and delivered in exceptional time a business plan and pitch deck ready to take my business to the next level." - Tashiba J, Fashion Designer & Brick-and-Mortar Store Owner

Or you can hand it off.

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Schedule Your Offload Call

One Conversation. Clear Next Steps.

The Offload Call is where we sort through the noise, identify what is actually stuck, and determine what your project needs next. You do not need to come in with a fully defined project or clear idea. By the end of the call, we will know exactly what your Handed Off Day should be used to accomplish.

FAQ

A few common questions:
Do I need to come in with a fully clear idea or defined project?
No. You can come in with a fuzzy idea, a half-built project, or a business problem you know needs attention but have not fully sorted out yet. The Offload Call is designed to create clarity around what needs to be handed off and what your Handed Off Day should be used to accomplish.
What happens on the Offload Call?
Your Offload Call is a focused conversation to understand the full picture, create clarity around what actually needs to be handed off, and determine whether the current direction should be discarded, replaced, reshaped, or moved forward. By the end of the call, we will know exactly what your Handed Off Day should be used to accomplish.
What if I am not sure whether my project is the right fit?
That is exactly what the Offload Call is for. We are not evaluating whether you fit into a category. We are looking at the project itself, what it needs, and whether Handed Off is the right structure to solve it well.
What kinds of businesses is this best for?
Handed Off is best for small to midsize businesses, in any industry, with meaningful work that keeps getting delayed because it needs both strategic thinking and execution to move.
What will I walk away with?
That depends on the project, but every engagement is designed to create tangible progress. That may include a clarified scope, strategic plan, workflow, system, offer structure, messaging direction, execution assets, or a first phase of work completed.
What if my project is bigger than a day?
If we determine during the Offload Call that your project requires more time to do well, we also offer Week, Month, and Quarter handoffs. That recommendation is made based on the scope, complexity, and level of execution required.
Is this for admin work or task support?
No. Handed Off is not for admin tasks, low-level to-do lists, or work that can be handed off without much thought. It is for important projects that require strategy, structure, and execution.
Do you actually execute, or just advise?
Both. Handed Off is built for projects that need more than ideas. Strategy is part of the work, but the goal is always meaningful progress and real deliverables.
Can you give me an example of someone who did not come in with a clear project?
Yes. One client came into an Offload Call ready to walk away from her photography business. She thought the problem was the business itself. But by the end of the call, it became clear that the stronger move was to reposition her services around headshot activations for B2B audiences like corporations, conferences, and events. The call helped clarify the real project, and her Handed Off Day was then used to build the strategy around that new direction and begin execution.
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