The Stay Ahead Solopreneur™

I am Stephen J. Bailey, a lifelong solopreneur obsessed with helping people earn more with less grind.

I created Eliminate Meetings™ to protect deep work and strengthen collaboration.

$7.4M Solopreneur — Est. 2006

I burned out doing everything “right.” It was the wake-up call that changed my life.

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Over two decades of 70-hour workweeks and nonstop meetings earned me half a million dollars a year, but left me exhausted and uninspired.

Post-pandemic, I burned the playbook. I built a seven-figure, solo business with no standing meetings, focused work, and a life that was finally mine.

Now I teach others to do the same, because success should bring freedom and joy to your life, not destroy it.

Permission to work differently


Less burnout. Stronger culture. More profit.
Bad meetings are a $400 billion mistake.

I help people just like you, from entrepreneurs to corporate leaders, work less and earn more by staying ahead.

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Build intentional systems for your life that keep your career and business sharp, streamlined, and under your control.

This is how you run a business that doesn’t run you.

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