A studio built for real work.

Aziz Abdullah started building his business while living on his mentor’s couch. He grew it into a $2 million annual organization based in Milwaukee, serving clients across the country.

As the work grew, so did the scheduling, follow ups, reporting, and coordination behind it. Aziz knew what it was like to carry those tasks while trying to make time for the people his business served.

In public health and community engagement, the tradeoff felt especially clear. An hour spent rebuilding a report is an hour a team could spend listening to a partner, serving a participant, or making a program better.

Aziz started Less Desk to help small teams make the work behind the scenes easier, so people can spend more of their day where they’re needed.