Konrad Kopczynski

I’m an operator focused on owning and improving small, cash-generative service businesses, primarily in home services.

I’m not building a fund or a consulting practice. I spend most of my time operating, learning, and working with other owners close to the work.

My focus

Owning and operating local service businesses
Building durable systems around people, pricing, and process
Avoiding hype, leverage games, and fragile growth
Learning from what breaks, not just what works

How I think about business

Durable outcomes come from owning and improving cash-generative businesses, not chasing outsized outcomes.
Home services are compelling because demand is non-discretionary, markets are fragmented, and execution still matters.
Strong brands matter, but they only compound when operators can actually execute against them.
Pricing discipline, people systems, and operating cadence create more value than clever tactics.
Boring businesses are often under-optimized.
Local reputation, execution consistency, and management depth create defensibility.
Systems should reduce dependence on individuals; single points of failure eventually fail.
Effort is only worth deploying where judgment and execution materially change outcomes.
Long-term partners, trust, and sustainability matter more than maximizing short-term dollars.

Current work

Co-owner/operator of a multi-territory home services business
Building a small operator-led holding company
Exploring adjacent acquisitions and partnerships

Working with owners

From time to time, I work with owners of service businesses on short, structured operating reviews.

These are not consulting engagements and not implementation work, they’re time-boxed diagnostics focused on understanding where execution, pricing, or people systems are limiting outcomes.

I do this selectively, primarily with owners whose businesses resemble the kinds of operations I’m interested in owning over time.

– Konrad