Andrew
TepenPractical systems for small organizations

Always building something.

I help small teams figure out which busywork is worth fixing, then put practical systems in place to fix it. That often involves AI tools, used where they save real time for the people doing the work.

I'm a Navy veteran with a bachelor's in exercise science and a master's in sports management. I coached triathletes, cyclists, and runners online for about ten years, starting in 2003 when online coaching was still new, and later worked in adaptive sports, including helping run a national handcycling race series.

Everything I know about building online is self-taught. Ashley and I built and sold four content sites between 2019 and 2023. Today we run a set of outdoor, running, and slow-travel sites under Mindful Roamers LLC, and I build systems for organizations and small businesses, from a trail-reporting app for a nonprofit to a business operating system for a plumbing company.

We also spent six years living slowly across the US and Europe, with extended stays in Germany, France, Italy, Scotland, and England. Outside work, I'm a longtime endurance runner who prefers trails, quiet places, and small teams.

Ashley and I also volunteer web and email marketing help for the Yavapai Trails Association, which supports many of the local trails we use. That's where Trail Watch came from.

Less busywork, more business.

I work with small organizations, including outdoor and endurance businesses, nonprofits, and local service companies, to cut repetitive work and improve how they communicate with customers and members.

That usually starts with a short planning engagement: what's eating the most time, what's worth fixing first, and a realistic 90-day plan. From there, I build the improvements and hand them over so the team can run them.

I'm also putting together a hands-on workshop for groups, built on the same process. Attendees map one real task from their own week, decide what's worth improving, and leave with a 30-day plan. No coding required. If you run an event or an association and want to talk about it, reach me on LinkedIn.