Adam DesAutels
A novel
The Old Notebook
Some books tell a story. This one quietly changes the way you see your own.
Available atExecutive. Author. Human.
I like making
complicated things
simpler.
I build businesses, write books, and spend a probably unreasonable amount of time thinking about why people do what they do.
A little more about me ↓
Sometimes that means fixing the machinery behind a business.
Sometimes it means staring at a blank page until a story shows up.
Usually, it means paying attention.
01
Executive
Sometimes those things are companies.
I work where operations, revenue, systems, technology, and people collide. My job is usually to make that collision a lot less painful.
Over the years, I’ve built operating systems, cleaned up processes, designed CRM architecture, launched teams, supported revenue growth, implemented automation, and helped organizations figure out what should happen next.
The titles have changed. The work hasn’t much: understand the problem, remove friction, build something useful, and leave the place better organized than I found it.
Build the system.
Make it understandable.
Get out of the way.
02
Author
Leadership
Lead Between the Lines
How influence actually works when the title on your business card isn’t enough.
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Business
Hire Yourself First
A practical playbook for building a fractional career on your own terms.
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03
Human
And sometimes I’m just enjoying life.
Work and books are part of the story. They are not the whole story. This is the less organized part. This is me and the world I live in.
Home & Everyday
The ordinary stuff is most of it.
Home, projects, errands, quiet mornings, and whatever the day happens to turn into.
AROUND HERE Some days are productive. Some aren't. Most end up becoming something I didn't quite plan.
Dogs & Animals
There are a lot of opinions around here.
Dogs, chickens, and the daily reminder that I am probably not the one running the house.
HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT I handle logistics. They handle supervision.
People & Good Times
The people are the good part.
Friends, family, laughter, and the stories that become funnier every time somebody tells them.
GOOD TIMES Usually better when somebody else is there to remember them differently.
Food & Restaurants
I will absolutely plan around dinner.
Good food, interesting places, and a strong preference for knowing where we are eating next.
DINNER PHILOSOPHY Picking the restaurant is part of the plan. Sometimes it is the plan.
Things I've Seen
I tend to remember the view.
Places, details, strange corners, and moments that made me stop for a second and look around.
THE GOOD STUFF Sometimes the whole point is simply being there long enough to notice it.
Anyway. That’s me.
I build things for work. I write things for fun. And somewhere in between, there are dogs, chickens, restaurants, projects, good people, and a life I happen to really like.