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Zita, the workshop assistant, with a wrench in hand

Four or five pilot customers wanted

GET YOUR
WORKSHOP WORKING AGAIN.

Looking for 4–5 homeowners to help me test a new Workshop Recovery System. If your shop has slowly become a place where projects go to die, I'd like to help.

Not by organizing it for you — but by helping you build a system that makes getting organized finally worth the effort. We'll spend one full day together creating momentum, setting up the system, and getting your shop moving in the right direction.

Pilot program

Free for the first 3 or 4 shops

I'm looking for a few homeowners who are willing to let me help them get their shops back, then tell me how it went. In exchange, the day is free and you get a full year of Zita.

  • One full day working together
  • Personalized Zita setup
  • One year of Zita
  • Follow-up support

All I ask in return is a testimonial and permission to document the before-and-after so I can show other people what's possible.

Apply to become a pilot customer
Jeff smiling in his home workshop, with a table saw and tool shelves behind him.
THE TABLES ARE CLEAR. READY TO GO.

My story

I own four basin wrenches.

I've probably used a basin wrench four times in my life. I bought a new one every single time because I couldn't find the one I already owned.

That pretty much summed up my shop.

I'd walk out there ready to build something, look at the mess, and walk back into the house.

I didn't need more shelves. I didn't need more storage bins. I needed a reason to believe all the work of cleaning up would actually stick.

CLEANING UP ISN'T THE HARD PART. KEEPING IT THAT WAY IS.

That's why so many shops slowly slide back into chaos. You spend an entire weekend cleaning, and a month later it's right back where it started.

Not because you're lazy. Because the system doesn't fit the way you actually work.

Before and after photos of a home workshop bench: cluttered tools and piles on the left, organized labeled bins and a clear bench on the right.

Same bench. Several hours apart.

What I'm testing

CAN ZITA MAKE STAYING ORGANIZED ALMOST EFFORTLESS AND FUN?

That's the question. I built Zita because I wanted a shop that stayed usable without having to rely on a better memory or more discipline.

When something gets put away, you simply tell Zita where it lives. Months later, you ask. She remembers. Now every tool has an address.

More importantly, putting things away finally feels worthwhile because you know you'll actually find them again.

HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS

The Zita home shop organization playbook: Zita's laws, the standard response of one exact address like M3 or T8, labeling the physical shop, and the minimum viable memory steps from fasteners to long-tail parts.

What we'll do

THIS ISN'T A ONE-DAY MAKEOVER.

A shop that took thirty years to accumulate isn't getting “finished" in a day. Instead, we'll build the foundation. Together we'll:

  • Create a simple organizational system that fits how you work
  • Identify logical homes for your tools and materials
  • Set up Zita so your shop has a memory
  • Clear enough space that you can start using your shop again
  • Create a realistic plan for finishing the rest over time

The goal isn't perfection. The goal is momentum.

The real win

A SHOP THAT GETS BETTER EVERY WEEK INSTEAD OF WORSE.

If cleaning up feels temporary, you'll never keep doing it. But if every hour you spend organizing makes your shop easier to use, suddenly the work feels worth it.

That's what I'm trying to build. Not a cleaner shop.

Who this is for

YEARS OF COLLECTING TOOLS. NOT MUCH TIME ENJOYING THEM.

Maybe you:

  • Avoid starting projects because the shop feels overwhelming
  • Buy duplicate tools because you can't find yours
  • Spend more time moving piles than making things
  • Know exactly what you want your shop to become — you just don't know how to get there

Why I'm doing this

I've proven this system in my own shop. Now I want to find out if it works for other people. I'm looking for four or five people willing to help me refine both the process and the software.

In return, you'll get a day of hands-on help, a personalized Zita setup, and a system designed to keep improving long after I leave.

The pilot program

Free for the first 3 or 4 shops

I'm looking for a few people willing to be the first case studies. You get a full day of hands-on help, a personalized Zita setup, and a year of the app — at no cost.

  • One full day working together
  • Personalized organizational framework
  • Zita setup and training
  • One year of Zita
  • Follow-up support as you continue organizing

In exchange, I ask for a testimonial and permission to photograph or film the transformation so I can share what this system makes possible.

Apply to become a pilot customer

Not ready for a full day?

BETA TEST THE APP

Try Zita on your own shop. Drop your email and I'll send you an invite when a spot opens. Email only — nothing else.

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR SHOP

A few questions, a photo if you have one, and I'll get back to you.

Optional — anything you want me to know about your shop.