Shadow Install_
You have the tools.
You have the team.You're still getting outshipped by one person with a laptop_
The friction is the bottleneck. Not the talent. Not the gear.
Shadow Install removes it.
The qualm
Fully kitted. Fully staffed. Already invested.
Watching solo creators with a laptop and a camera outship your whole department, and quietly wondering why.
Who this is for
Teams that should not be losing to one person with a laptop_
Heads of Content. Creative Directors. Studio Founders. Teams of 5 to 30 creatives. Already invested in the tools, the staff, the gear.
If that's you, and the friction you've accepted as normal is starting to cost you clients, Shadow Install was built for you.
The promise
A working system. Installed in 2 to 4 weeks. Handed over_
Your team finally operates like a solo creator who has all the time in the world, at agency scale.
Work just happens. The friction you accepted as normal is gone.
Measured. Documented. Handed back to your team as theirs.
The method
Surface. Map. Build. Prove_
Four steps. No decks that gather dust. No dashboards nobody checks. Working systems on day one.
01
Surface
One-hour Qualm Scan. Free. We name the friction before you do. 12 years inside edit suites, studios, and shoots mean the qualms are predictable by toolset.
02
Map
Every qualm traced to the exact point in your workflow where time, money, or focus leaks. No guesswork. No assumptions.
03
Build
Working system shipped. Pushing Squares_ tools integrated where they fit. Bespoke automation where they don't.
04
Prove
Before and after measured. Minutes saved. Steps removed. Rework cycles per month. The numbers talk.
Proof
Built for myself first_
12 years inside production companies, agencies, and edit suites. I watched fully-kitted, fully-staffed teams get outshipped by solo creators with a laptop. Not because the solos were more talented. Because they had no friction.
So I built the fix. Starting with myself.
- // 5 production-ready, Metal-accelerated DaVinci Resolve plugins. 7 days. Solo.
- // AI orchestration system built in one afternoon. ~80 percent token-efficiency gain.
- // Goodwood 2025: 4 JLR brand films delivered solo. DP, edit, grade, sound, VFX.
- // 12 years tier-one delivery: Nikon, Reckitt, Genesis, JLR, f-stop.
If you want the long version, the receipts, and the references, they live at pushingsquares.com/ari →
Offer
Start with a Scan. Scale when it's pulled_
£15K to £25K
Shadow Install
2 to 4 week done-for-you sprint. Working system built and handed over. Measured before. Measured after.
Book a Scan to scope →£5K to £15K / mo
Shadow Control
Embedded retainer. Ongoing orchestration across the business. Never pitched, always pulled.
Book a Scan to explore →Risk reversal
The Qualm Scan is free.
Scope is only agreed after the friction is named.
If there's nothing worth fixing, you don't pay.
Capacity
3 to 5 simultaneous engagements, maximum.
Scarcity is the price.
When the slots are full, the waitlist opens.