HOLY GUSTO

Prepared for Donica Varner · September 18, 2026

Launch at the level of the reputation you already have.

A proposed engagement for turning existing demand, professional relationships and exceptional expertise into an independent practice that feels deliberate from the first interaction.

“I don’t want my professional reputation to be tarnished because I don’t know how to run a business.”
Donica Varner · Discovery conversation
“It has to be elevated.”
Donica Varner · The standard for launch
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The decision we are making

You do not need a pile of software.

You need a tested path from “I know Donica” to “I hired Donica,” plus a living system for the relationships that will create engagements and referrals. The choice is how much responsibility Holy Gusto should assume for making that true.

Protect the reputation

The experience must arrive at the standard the market already associates with Donica Varner.

Keep Donica in her work

Her time belongs in consequential conversations, judgment and delivery—not backstage software administration.

Build real ownership

Her brother should be able to administer and adapt the system without creating permanent dependence on Holy Gusto.

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Three ways to engage Holy Gusto

Choose who should carry the launch risk.

Option A

Strategic Counsel

$12,500

Approximately 4–6 weeks

How we work
Holy Gusto leads the critical decisions and review gates. Donica’s brother owns implementation.
What you are buying
An approved launch architecture: the client journey, relationship system, technology decisions, ownership map and test standard.
We are done when
The important launch decisions are resolved and Donica and her brother have a coherent blueprint they can execute or use to direct specialists.
TEXT JAY ABOUT OPTION A
Option B

Build and Transfer

$27,500

Through planned spring launch

How we work
Holy Gusto owns the architecture, core build and end-to-end testing. Donica’s brother participates, learns the system and assumes administration after transfer.
What you are buying
A live client and relationship system that Donica can control without personally operating the underlying technology.
We are done when
The agreed path from inquiry through agreement, payment and follow-up passes testing; Donica’s brother can administer it; every operating handoff has an owner.
TEXT JAY ABOUT OPTION B
Option C

Launch Partner

$37,500

Through 30 days after launch

How we work
Holy Gusto owns launch readiness, pre-launch market learning and stabilization through the first 30 days of operation.
What you are buying
Everything in Option B, plus evidence from six structured tests of offers, buyer language and referral paths before those decisions become public commitments.
We are done when
The system has passed testing, the strongest market evidence has shaped the launch, and early operating failures have been corrected during the first 30 days.
TEXT JAY ABOUT OPTION C
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Commercial terms

Fixed fees. Clear ownership.

Payment

Option A: 50% at kickoff and 50% when the architecture is delivered.

Options B and C: 40% at kickoff, 30% after architecture approval and 30% at launch readiness.

Outside costs

Software subscriptions and any legal, insurance, accounting, bookkeeping, design, development or specialist costs are separate. Nothing is purchased without Donica’s approval.

This proposal is valid through October 2, 2026.