Now booking discovery calls • Pittsburgh + remote

Less busywork. More business.

I'm John Kwolek, founder of JK Automation. I help local businesses replace scattered tasks, missed follow-ups, and clunky spreadsheets with clean, automated systems — so owners get hours back every week and never lose another lead.

0hrs Saved per week, typical
0yrs Real estate + lending experience
0 Automated follow-up running
⏱ Reclaim Your Time 10+ hours back per week by automating the busywork
🎯 Never Miss a Lead Every inquiry captured, tracked, and followed up automatically
🔌 Works With Your Tools Connects to Google, Microsoft, Slack, QuickBooks, and 25+ more
💰 Pay Once, Save Forever No bloated monthly software fees — just systems that work for you
Sound familiar?

If your business runs on sticky notes and good intentions, you're paying for it.

Most local businesses don't have a software problem — they have a system problem. Here's the difference automation makes.

The daily grind without systems

  • Leads slip through the cracks because there's no central inbox
  • You're answering the same customer questions ten times a day
  • Quotes and invoices live in three different apps, none of them talking
  • Follow-ups depend on whether you remember — not whether the system reminds you
  • You end every week behind, even when you worked overtime

The same business with JK Automation

  • One intake form pipes every lead into a tracker you can actually read
  • Auto-replies, email templates, and SMS reminders run while you sleep
  • Your CRM, calendar, and invoicing tools sync without copy-paste
  • Follow-up sequences trigger automatically — nothing falls through
  • You spend Friday closing deals, not catching up on Monday's work
What I build

Two services. Both built to make life easier.

Business automation for owners who want their time back. Custom music for moments that deserve more than a card.

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✓ Free first session

Workflow Audit

I walk through your day with you and pinpoint exactly where time is leaking — intake, follow-up, scheduling, files, communication.

Start with an audit →
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✓ Save 3-5 hrs/week

Lead Intake Systems

QR-code forms, website intake, customer request summaries. Every inquiry lands in one organized place — nothing gets lost again.

Capture every lead →
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✓ Runs 24/7

Follow-Up Automation

Email drafts, text templates, reminder sequences, quote follow-ups. Your customers feel cared for even when you're working another job.

Never drop a customer →
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✓ Cuts no-shows

Scheduling & Tasks

Appointment booking, job tracking, due-date reminders, customer requests. Everything organized — not living in someone's head.

Get organized →
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✓ See it at a glance

Dashboards & Trackers

Simple business dashboards, checklists, customer notes, financial trackers. The data you need without learning a single new app.

See your numbers →
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✓ Brand-ready

Website & Brand

Landing pages, service messaging, QR destinations, YouTube descriptions, social hooks. The brand piece that makes the systems land.

Polish the brand →
Limited slots monthly

An original song for the moment that matters most.

Some moments deserve more than a card. I write and produce custom songs — from your story, your words, your memories — so you have something nobody else in the world can give.

🎂 Birthdays 💍 Weddings 💝 Anniversaries 🕊️ Memorials 🎄 Holidays 👶 New babies 🏆 Milestones
Built to connect

Works with the tools you already use.

No rip-and-replace. JK Automation builds bridges between the tools sitting on your phone right now — through Zapier, Make, native APIs, and custom scripts — so everything finally talks to each other.

📥 Lead Capture & Forms
📧 Email & SMS
📅 Calendar & Scheduling
💳 Invoicing & Payments
ZZapier MMake GGoogle Sheets GGmail CGoogle Calendar DGoogle Drive OOutlook XExcel HHubSpot SSalesforce MMailchimp CCalendly QBQuickBooks SStripe SSquare SSlack TTeams AAirtable NNotion AAsana TTrello TTypeform TTwilio SMS WWhatsApp AIOpenAI CClaude ZZapier MMake GGoogle Sheets GGmail CGoogle Calendar DGoogle Drive OOutlook XExcel HHubSpot SSalesforce MMailchimp CCalendly QBQuickBooks SStripe SSquare SSlack TTeams AAirtable NNotion AAsana TTrello TTypeform TTwilio SMS WWhatsApp AIOpenAI CClaude
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Don't see your software? If it has an export, an API, or even just a "share" button — we can almost certainly hook it up. Mention what you use when you book a call.
What's your time really worth?

See your savings before you commit.

Move the sliders to estimate what automation could be worth to your business this year. Numbers are conservative — most owners save more.

Your numbers

Adjust to match your week.

Hours back this year 520 hrs
Estimated annual value $44,000
That's about 13 full work-weeks given back to your business
How we work together

Three steps. No jargon. No overhaul.

You don't need to learn anything new. You don't need to switch software. You just need someone to map out what's slowing you down and build the fix.

01

Discover

Free 30-minute call. We walk through your day, identify where time is leaking, and decide if it's worth fixing. No pressure.

Typical time: 30 min — free
02

Build

I build the automation behind the scenes using tools you already pay for or free alternatives. You keep working — nothing breaks.

Typical time: 1–3 weeks
03

Launch & Support

Quick walkthrough, written instructions, and a 30-day check-in. You get a system that works — not a tool you have to babysit.

Includes documentation + check-in
Why trust the work

Real credentials. Real experience. Real systems.

Professional certifications

Built through programs from respected institutions, applied to real business problems.

🏆Project Management Agile Methodology 🤖Advanced Prompt Engineering 🧠AI Integration for Business 💹Financial Technologies 📈Leadership (BBA in progress)
Harvard VPAL MIT LSU CE CheggSkills UMass

By the numbers

Years in real estate & lending18+
Compliance-heavy environmentsYes
Original music tracks released10+
Based out ofPGH 🏙️
The person behind the systems

Built from real work, real pressure, and real care.

JK Automation is built from a real-life mix of business experience, lending operations, process improvement, project management, automation strategy, music creation, and family leadership. I'm building a company that uses every part of that experience — instead of hiding any of it.

The goal is simple: help local businesses save time, organize operations, follow up faster, and create better customer experiences through practical systems — while continuing to grow as a father, professional, creator, and leader.

Foundation 18+ years in real estate finance, home lending, and compliance-heavy environments where accuracy and follow-through actually matter.
Founder, JK Automation Turning messy processes into simple systems for local businesses. Less busywork. More business.
Creative Identity Music, lyrics, performance, and storytelling — the YouTube channel is a different kind of autobiography.
Personal Mission A father of two building stability, discipline, and the next chapter — with intention.
Common questions

Honest answers, no sales fluff.

Most projects fall in the $500–$3,500 range depending on complexity. The discovery call is free, the first scope is free, and you'll know the price before any work starts. No surprise invoices, no monthly retainers required unless you want ongoing support.

No. The whole point is to work with what you already have. If you're on Gmail, Outlook, Google Sheets, Excel, Calendly, Square, QuickBooks — whatever — we build around it. The system runs quietly in the background.

Local service businesses are the sweet spot — landscaping, plumbing, electrical, home improvement, real estate offices, lenders, small contractors, consultants, and solo operators. If you're drowning in repetitive admin, you're who I'm built for.

Small intake or follow-up automation: about a week. Full workflow systems with dashboards and multi-tool integration: 2–3 weeks. You'll get a timeline before we start, and progress updates along the way.

Every project includes 30 days of post-launch support, plain-language documentation, and a check-in. After that, optional maintenance plans are available — or you can call when something comes up. No lock-ins.

Absolutely. The same care that goes into building business systems goes into writing songs. Custom music is for the moments where a card doesn't cut it — weddings, memorials, anniversaries, milestones. Hear my work on YouTube before you decide.

No — the opposite. The whole goal is to remove busywork so business owners can spend more time on the human parts of their work: customers, family, craft. AI and automation are tools, not replacements.

Ready when you are

Stop running your business on memory. Start running it on systems.

One free 30-minute call. We map the time-wasters in your week and figure out what's worth fixing. No commitment, no jargon, no pressure.

💬 Let's talk