About Dan

I'm Dan Haw. I spent most of my career on job sites, not in boardrooms.

For 16 years I worked as a licensed refrigeration technician, building, renovating, and servicing systems for grocery stores and food plants. After that I spent about 8 years in project management and construction management in that same industry.

That work teaches you a few things fast. When a system goes down in a grocery store, nobody cares about theory. They care about what's wrong, what it takes to fix it, and what you're going to do first. You learn to look at the whole system, find the real problem, and fix that, not the symptom.

Why I started Hawz

I've seen a lot of good businesses run by capable people who are stretched too thin. The work gets done, but everything runs through the owner. The owner answers every question, solves every problem, and remembers every follow-up. That isn't a work-ethic problem. It's a systems problem, and systems can be fixed.

I started Hawz Marketing & AI Business Solutions to bring the same practical, no-nonsense thinking I learned on job sites to how businesses run behind the scenes.

It started with real estate agents through Hawz Edge, a done-for-you platform for client follow-up, booking, and reviews. Now I help owner-operated service businesses, from one-person operations to teams of about 50, figure out what's actually holding them back.

What I actually do

I sell clarity. When I sit down with an owner, I'm trying to answer one question honestly: if this were my business, what would I do first?

Sometimes the answer is a better process. Sometimes it's a clearer system, a website, a logo, or some training on tools you already pay for. Sometimes it's Hawz Edge. And sometimes it's something I don't offer at all, and I'll tell you that too. The recommendation follows the problem, not the other way around.

I don't lead with software, and I don't lead with AI. Those are tools. Some businesses need them and plenty don't, at least not yet.

Hawz Edge for independent dental hygienists was co-founded with my wife, Dayna, a dental hygienist with more than 20 years of experience. She's the hygiene expertise behind that side of the business.

Where to start

If you're not sure what to fix first, start with the Hawz AI Opportunity Assessment™. It's a 45 to 60 minute recorded conversation about how your business runs, followed by a review meeting where we go through 3 to 5 practical recommendations. You'll also get a full written report and a summary of our meeting. What I'm after is a real path to a return on your investment: more money, more time, and more energy for you.

It's normally $200 Free for now, for a limited time. And if you finish it and you're not 100% clear on what to do next, I'll either refund your money or work with you until you are.

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