My name is Ryan Krieger. I spent over 20 years as a senior enterprise systems analyst — building the kind of automated infrastructure that Fortune 500 companies pay millions for. Database queries, workflow design, CRM architecture, process automation. That was my day job.
My other job? My wife and I built a dance studio from scratch. Ten years ago, zero clients. Today it is a thriving studio and daycare center in Sullivan, IL. I know what it means to run a small business — to answer every phone call, chase every lead, and wear every hat while trying to actually do the work.
EAS exists because I got tired of watching small businesses lose money to problems that enterprise automation solved 15 years ago. I built the same systems — at a price that makes sense for a trades company doing $500K to $3M a year.

Ryan Krieger
Founder — Elevate Automation Solutions
Sullivan, IL · (217) 728-1398
20+ Years
Enterprise systems & ECM analyst (OnBase)
AI Automation Builder
GoHighLevel · n8n · Supabase · OpenAI APIs
Small Business Owner
10-year dance studio & daycare — built from zero
Automation Architect
CRM automation · lead capture · workflow design
When my wife and I started our dance studio, we did not have a CRM, an automated follow-up system, or a missed-call recovery tool. We had a phone, a spreadsheet, and a lot of hustle. We lost leads we never even knew we had.
Ten years later, that studio is still running — and it runs on systems. Automated enrollment, follow-up sequences, payment workflows. I built those systems myself because I knew how. Most small business owners do not have that option.
Trades companies are the same problem at a higher dollar value. An HVAC owner missing 6 calls a day is losing $7,200 a week. That is not a marketing problem. That is a systems problem — and it has a known, repeatable fix.
I focus on trades because the ROI is immediate, the problem is specific, and I can have a working system live in 48 hours. That is not a pitch. That is just what the system does.
Built and operated a small business for 10+ years — I know what you are dealing with
20+ years designing systems that eliminate manual work at the enterprise level
I build the system, set it up, and hand it to you running — no IT required
I do not sell software. I sell recovered revenue with a 48-hour setup
If it does not make you money, I do not want you paying for it
TOOLS I BUILD WITH