# Fortman Digital > Workflow-first Airtable systems, practical automation, and plain-English technology training for small teams. Based in Chicago and serving clients nationwide. ## What Fortman Digital does Fortman Digital maps operational work, identifies the smallest useful intervention, and builds systems a client team can understand, maintain, and own. A recommendation may be an Airtable system, bounded automation, training, a workflow repair, or no new software yet. ## Start with the problem - [Spreadsheet chaos](https://www.fortmanconsulting.com/problems/spreadsheet-chaos): duplicated information, fragile shared sheets, unclear ownership, and manual reporting cleanup. - [Manual operations](https://www.fortmanconsulting.com/problems/manual-operations): repeated transfers, updates, reminders, and follow-up across disconnected tools. - [Unclear system strategy](https://www.fortmanconsulting.com/problems/system-strategy): a real operational problem without a safe, well-scoped next system decision. ## Primary services - [System Audit + Roadmap](https://www.fortmanconsulting.com/services/system-audit) - [Airtable System Design + Implementation](https://www.fortmanconsulting.com/services/airtable-systems) - [Automation Design + Implementation](https://www.fortmanconsulting.com/services/automation-systems) - [Services overview](https://www.fortmanconsulting.com/services) ## Proof - [Rehab Reserves](https://www.fortmanconsulting.com/case-studies/rehab-reserves): an operational portal and connected workflow with training and handoff. - [The Commons](https://www.fortmanconsulting.com/case-studies/the-commons): a stalled no-code community platform rebuilt and handed back to its owner. - [All case studies](https://www.fortmanconsulting.com/case-studies) ## Practical field guides - [Audit the Workflow Before You Automate It](https://www.fortmanconsulting.com/blog/workflow-audit-before-automation) - [When a Spreadsheet Needs to Become a Real System](https://www.fortmanconsulting.com/blog/when-spreadsheet-needs-airtable-system) - [Where Human Review Belongs in an AI Workflow](https://www.fortmanconsulting.com/blog/human-review-ai-automation) - [Resource hub](https://www.fortmanconsulting.com/blog) ## Contact - Booking: https://forms.fillout.com/t/6qMjZV7YtFus - Email: hello@fortmandigital.com - Location: Chicago, Illinois