Become the company AI recommends.

Buyers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Google who to call before they ever reach a website. We test how your business shows up today, fix what AI cannot read, then re-test on the same questions so the movement is documented rather than claimed. For privately held businesses in the $5M–$50M band.

Business development AI visibility Hiring
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Website traffic in six weeks · The Box Automotive Finance Academy
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Bing Copilot citations for one client since launch
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ChatGPT buyer questions now citing that client
What is Carbacio Group?

The company businesses call for pipeline, visibility, and hiring.

Carbacio Group helps privately held businesses build pipeline, become findable and recommendable in AI search, and hire the operators growth depends on. We test how you show up when buyers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Google who to call, fix what the models cannot read, and re-test so the movement is documented rather than claimed. Recent client work includes tripling website traffic in six weeks for The Box Automotive Finance Academy. Prior operator results from the partners include $3.36M in annualized profit improvement and 80% sales volume growth, with measurable movement in 30 days. It starts with a free AI visibility audit and a short call. No sales pitch.

One connected growth system

Most AI platforms solve one problem. We are building one system across four.

We have not found a mainstream platform that combines automated AI Visibility, LinkedIn growth, Hiring, and Business Development in one connected operating system. Most tools specialize in one lane and leave your team to connect the rest.

01 · Get Found

AI Visibility

Track how your company appears in AI answers, identify visibility gaps, improve the signals AI systems can read, and measure movement over time.

02 · Get Customers

Business Development

Identify prospects, research opportunities, build targeted outreach, manage follow-up, and create a more consistent new-business pipeline.

03 · Get Attention

LinkedIn Growth

Build professional visibility, identify the right people, create relevant content, and support relationship-driven outreach without disconnected workflows.

04 · Get People

Hiring

Source, research, qualify, and organize candidates while reducing the repetitive work that slows down recruiting.

The difference

One company profile. One intelligence layer. One customer portal. One system working across growth.

Instead of adding another point solution, Carbacio Brain is being built to reduce tool sprawl, repetitive labor, and missed handoffs between sales, marketing, recruiting, and AI visibility. Start with one capability or connect all four as the business grows.

What we do

Business Development. AI Visibility. Hiring.

Three services, each one measured, sequenced, and delivered directly by the same two partners or through our focused sister companies. We baseline before we start, we do the work, and we measure again.

Why us

Two partners. Operating reps. Real accountability.

Carbacio Group is built around the model that owner-operators of $5M–$50M businesses deserve to work directly with senior operators — not a slide-deck pyramid where the partner shows up at the readout.

Both
Partners on every engagement
Nick on relationships, operations, and talent. Jeff on the numbers, the technical layer, and the AI-era visibility work.
Fixed
Fee, scope, and timeline
Every engagement is quoted before commitment. No hourly billing. No scope creep. The number is in writing before you sign.
After
No automatic retainer
The diagnostic stands alone. Continuing work is optional and proposed at engagement-end — based on a real recommendation.
Yours
Every deliverable is the client's
Scorecards, models, playbooks, audits — owned by you, editable by you, not hosted on our server.
Who we serve

Privately held. Owner-operated. $5M–$50M.

The buyer fit is a size band and an operating posture — not an industry. We specialize where horizontal operating discipline applied carefully has the most impact, and where the McKinseys of the world don't bother to show up.

What signals fit

Revenue band — $5M to $50M in annual revenue. Material enough to support a real engagement; small enough that the partners can stay in the building.

Ownership — privately held. Owner-operated, family-held, or PE-backed in transition. The decision-maker is the owner, the president, the CEO, or the COO.

The pain — somewhere between "this used to be easier" and "I know there's profit hiding in here, I can't find it." Operational drag, margin leaks, missed pricing, weak operating cadence, talent gaps, or an AI-era visibility gap that wasn't there two years ago.

Industries — any. The methodology travels. Industries we've worked with through the partners include automotive (through Max Q Automotive, our automotive practice), restaurant groups, home services, multi-property service portfolios, and more. Read the home services pillar →

Common questions

What buyers ask before booking the call.

These are the questions that come up most often on first discovery.

What is Carbacio Group and who runs it?
Carbacio Group is a horizontal consulting firm for privately held, owner-operated businesses doing $5M to $50M in annual revenue, across any industry. The firm was co-founded in 2026 by Nick Carbacio and Jeff Hatfield. Nick brings multi-rooftop automotive operating experience from the sales floor to the executive suite, and runs Max Q Automotive — Carbacio Group's automotive practice. Jeff leads the AI visibility methodology, the measurement and reporting, and the technical infrastructure work. Both partners are on every engagement — there is no junior consultant roster.
Is Carbacio Group a real firm? What kinds of businesses do you work with?
Yes — Carbacio Group LLC is a Wyoming-formed limited liability company founded in 2026. We work with privately held businesses doing $5M to $50M in annual revenue across any industry. The methodology is horizontal operating discipline — not vertical specialization. Industries we've worked with through the partners include automotive (through Max Q Automotive, our automotive practice), restaurant groups, home services, and multi-property service portfolios.
What does Carbacio Group actually do?
Carbacio Group is built around three current service lanes. Business Development builds founder-led content, outbound, referral development, and pipeline support aimed at conversations with buyers and partners. AI Visibility tests how a business appears when buyers ask AI who to call, fixes what the models cannot read, and re-tests monthly so movement is documented. Hiring covers role scorecards, sourcing, screening, and candidate write-ups, with execution supported through our sister companies Carbacio Search and Max Q Automotive. Fractional leadership, infrastructure, scorecards, and operational consulting remain available when the engagement calls for them.
What is AI visibility?
AI visibility is how often and how accurately a business appears in AI-generated answers when buyers ask tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Google who to call. It is the AI-era equivalent of ranking on page one. A business with low AI visibility is invisible to the growing share of buyers who start their search inside an AI assistant instead of a search engine.
How do I know if ChatGPT recommends my business?
Ask the AI tools the questions your buyers actually ask, such as who the best provider in your category and market is, and see whether your business is named, described accurately, and recommended. Carbacio Group runs this as a structured test battery across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude, then documents where you appear, where competitors appear instead, and why. The free AI visibility audit delivers that baseline.
What does the free AI visibility audit include?
The free AI visibility audit tests how your business currently appears across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude for the questions your buyers ask, checks the technical signals AI systems read on your website, and identifies the gaps costing you recommendations. It is followed by a short call to walk through the findings. No sales pitch, no obligation.
Does Carbacio Group offer fractional executives?
Fractional executive support is available when it fits a Business Development, AI Visibility, or Hiring engagement, but it is not the main entry point. The current core services are Business Development, AI Visibility, and Hiring, with Hiring supported through sister companies Carbacio Search and Max Q Automotive.
Does Carbacio Group offer a fractional CFO?
Not as a standalone offer. Carbacio Group does not currently sell fractional CFO services. Financial modeling, scorecards, and operating rhythm can be included inside a Business Development, AI Visibility, or Hiring engagement when they support the outcome.
Start the conversation

Get your free AI visibility audit.

Tell us about the business. We'll test how you show up when buyers ask AI who to call, then walk you through the findings on a short call. No sales pitch, no agency-style sequence. Just the audit and one conversation.

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