Pricing
Priced against the multiple — not the hour.
Three engagement tiers, designed to compound. Most clients enter at Diagnose, continue into Build, and keep us on a Stay retainer through the sale process. Every tier is structured to return multiples of cost on the exit.
Built by an operator who ships
Diagnose
From $15k
one-off engagement
A structured operational readiness assessment with a written report buyers (and you) can read.
- Two-week deep dive across operations, systems, team and reporting
- Discount-stack analysis: where buyers will mark you down today
- Prioritised 90-day readiness roadmap
- Optional: continue into a Build engagement
Most engagements
Build
From $80k
6–12 month engagement
We install the systems. AI workflows, dashboards, SOPs, team training — all the way through to live in XLevLab.
- Operators in the work, not above it
- Custom AI workflows for the highest-leverage operational gaps
- XLevLab portal: live metrics, evidence, and team learning
- Quarterly board-ready readiness scoring
Stay
From $6k / month
ongoing retainer
Ongoing operator support through the sale process — including DD support, buyer Q&A, and post-LOI defence of the operational story.
- On-call through letter of intent and due diligence
- Buyer-side operational Q&A handled with you
- Continuous XLevLab evidence and metric maintenance
- Optional handover plan post-completion
All ranges are starting points. Final scope depends on business size, complexity, and the gap between current state and sale-ready. XLev does not provide M&A, legal, financial, or valuation advice.
What 'Build' actually looks like
These are real systems, already shipped.
When you commission a Build engagement you're hiring an operator practice that has already shipped this calibre of work — for our own business and for clients.
Live · Public
Liftwize
Consumer fitness platform with personalised programs, AI coaching and gamification — shipped solo, live in 3 months.
Live · Internal
BTA Call Centre
Outbound call platform with AI voice agents staff practice against before talking to real parents.
Live · 6+ months
BTA Lead Gen
Embedded quote engine driving real-time personalised packages straight into the CRM with full conversion tracking.
Live · Internal
Operating System
Full management platform running 5 campuses and 80 staff every day — ops, comms, dashboards, multi-site.
Live · Multi-tenant
XLev Client Portal
Modular client OS — 18 modules across automation, analytics, finance, knowledge, forms and infrastructure.
Operator-built
XLev is built by an operator who still runs the business. The same systems we install for clients are the ones running 5 campuses and 80 staff every day — built in the open, shipped every week, and battle-tested before they ever touch a client.
Tom Downie
Founder & CEO, XLev · Co-Founder & CEO, Better Tuition Academy