Understand how people work
Hear from the people doing the job before deciding what to change.
About Kingside
Good work shouldn’t depend on you remembering everything.
Kingside builds systems that carry routine work forward, so you have the capacity to serve more customers, try a new offer, or act on an idea you’ve been putting off.
01 / The person behind Kingside
Jeff
Petersen.
A system nobody uses hasn’t solved the problem.
I’m Jeff, the founder of Kingside. My background is in teaching people how to put technology to work. That experience shapes how I build: I want to understand the job, hear from the people doing it, and put something useful in their hands.
If it adds another spreadsheet to maintain or another place to check, we need to look at what we’ve built.
I like working with owners who have something they want to make happen. Sometimes an urgent problem starts the conversation. Sometimes it’s an idea the business hasn’t had the capacity to pursue. My job is to help work out a practical path and build what it takes to get there.
You work with me directly, from the first conversation through the build and handoff.
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TeachingMake the tools understandable.
BuildingTurn the idea into something usable.
AdoptionWork through what gets in people’s way.
02 / Working with your team
Built for the people using it.
Test it together
Use ordinary cases and exceptions to check the system with your team.
Leave people ready to use it
Give your team the access, documentation, and training to run what we build.
03 / What you can expect
Know what you’re getting.
We explain the recommendation and what it will take to make it work. If a simpler process or a tool you already pay for solves the problem, we’ll say so.
Before a build starts, we agree on the result, scope, responsibilities, and how we’ll judge whether it works. We make clear what the system will handle and where a person needs to step in.
The handoff is part of the work. You receive a working system, access your business controls, usable documentation, and training. Continued help is optional and scoped separately.
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Explore the work →04 / In their words
What our friends say
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“It’s been a pleasure working with Jeff. He’s streamlined so much for us, saving us so much time and improved data visibility. He’s very versatile in his skill set and is fun to work with.”
05 / Kingside at a glance
Built for growing businesses.
- Founder
- Jeff Petersen
- Who we work with
- Service business owners and teams with work to improve or an idea to build.
- How we work
- SCORESurface · Create · Optimize · Review · Expand
- Get in touch
- hello@kingsidegroup.com
06 / Before we talk
Questions about
working together.
Where to start, what a build involves, and what you keep afterward.
What does Kingside build for businesses?
Kingside builds automations, AI agents, custom applications, and connections between the tools a business uses. Marketing implementation includes websites, campaigns, and follow-up. We start with the job you want done and recommend a suitable way to do it. Explore the services.
Link to this answerWho will I work with at Kingside?
You work directly with Jeff Petersen, Kingside’s founder, from understanding the problem through building, testing, and handoff. His background in teaching people to use technology shapes how he involves the people who will use the system.
Link to this answerWhat kinds of businesses does Kingside work with?
Kingside works with service business owners and teams. A useful starting point is work that crosses people and tools, repeats often, or keeps coming back to the owner. The first conversation establishes whether the work is a fit.
Link to this answerDo I need to know what to build before we talk?
No. Bring the task that keeps coming back to you, or the idea you want to pursue. We’ll work through what needs to change and recommend a next step. You do not need a technical brief.
Link to this answerCan Kingside work with the software we already use?
We check what your existing tools support before proposing a new build. A useful feature you already pay for or a simpler process can be the right answer. When a connection is limited, we explain that before agreeing to build around it.
Link to this answerDoes every solution use AI or need a person to approve it?
No. The work determines whether AI belongs in the solution. Routine steps can run under agreed rules. Approvals and exceptions go to a person where the task or your business requires that. We agree on those boundaries before building.
Link to this answerDo I need a SCORE Sheet assessment before a build?
No. A clear problem can go directly to a scoped build. The SCORE Sheet assessment is useful when you need to compare opportunities and decide where to begin. It provides prioritized opportunities, a recommended first move, and a practical action plan. Talk about an assessment.
Link to this answerHow are scope, cost, and timing agreed?
We agree on the result, scope, cost, responsibilities, and how we will check the work before building. Timing follows the agreed scope and the access or decisions the project needs. Optional continuing work has its own scope.
Link to this answerCan someone else run what Kingside builds?
Yes. New builds include a working system, access your business controls, usable documentation, appropriate training, and a clear route for failures or changes. The handoff gives your team or another capable provider what they need to take over. Continued support is optional. Third-party software and usage costs can continue.
Link to this answerCan I learn to build with AI instead of hiring a build?
Yes. Leland offers direct coaching with Jeff around your own work or project. Pairing Mind offers live courses, with paths for personal projects, launching a business, and teams. Check Pairing Mind for current enrollment and upcoming options. Strategy and training can be purchased independently of implementation.
Link to this answerWhat would you like to take off your plate?
Tell us what keeps landing back on your desk, or what you’d like the business to be able to do next.