Telos Studios

Everything they left off the books.

Short video lessons for owners on the real work of running a business: pricing, cash, customers, hiring, and grit. Watch one on a break, use it the same day.

  • Invite-only access to the full library.
  • Real playbooks, not theory or filler.
  • Built by Telos Studios in Queen Creek, Arizona.
Free to join.
A calm workspace with a laptop, notebook and coffee

Everything they left off the books.

A private library of short video lessons for business owners. The real work of running one: pricing, cash flow, customers, hiring, systems, and grit.

  • Watch a lesson on a break, use it the same day.
  • Invite-only access to the full library.
  • Real playbooks from people who have built it.
A calm workspace with a laptop, notebook and coffee

Build with precision.
Not permission.

Off The Books is a private video library for owners who would rather build than wait to be picked. Short lessons on the real struggles, and how to get through them profitably.

A calm workspace with a laptop, notebook and coffee

For owners who would rather build than wait for permission.

No 40-hour course. No theory. The specific moves that change how a business actually runs, filmed short enough to act on today.

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The library, by chapter.

Short lessons grouped into the parts of the business that keep owners up at night. New chapters added over time.
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The first chapters are on the way.

Join the waitlist and we will email your invite the moment lessons go live.

Invite-only, on purpose.

Four steps from the waitlist to your first lesson.

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Apply to join

Tell us about your business and why you want in.

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Get approved

We review and email a temporary password when a spot opens.

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Set your password

Sign in, choose a new password, and set up your profile.

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Watch and apply

One short lesson at a time. Take action the same day.

Straight talk from someone who has built it.

Telos Studios is a business growth studio in Queen Creek, Arizona, hosted by Renice Lystra. Off The Books distills what actually works into short lessons you can act on, alongside the growth stories and guest voices behind them.

  • Business development
  • Proven growth methods
  • Guest speakers
  • Growth stories
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Questions, answered.

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Get on the list.

Apply for an invite to Off The Books. We review every application and email your temporary password when a spot opens.

Free to apply. No spam, just your invite.
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Building with precision, not permission. A business growth studio and the home of Off The Books.

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Off The Books

Everything they left off the books.

A private video library for owners who would rather build than wait to be picked.

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Member sign in

Use your email and password. New members: enter the temporary password from your invite email.

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Not a member yet?
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Two-step verification

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Set up your account

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Reset your password

Enter your account email and we will send a 6-digit reset code.

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Choose a new password

Almost done. Pick a password you will remember.

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Content

Chapters and the videos inside them. Members see only the zones you assign to their business size.

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No chapters yet

Create a chapter like "Why tax is so hard", then add sub-videos to it.

Users

Create accounts, set roles and zones, grant temporary access, and manage status.

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Waitlist

Applications from the site. Approve to create an account and email a temporary password.

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When people apply from the site, they will show up here for review.

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A snapshot of members, content, and engagement.

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Members by zone

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Settings

Branding and the address your invite, code, and reset emails are sent from.

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Pick a lesson to begin

Choose a chapter on the left to start watching.
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Your classroom is empty

Add your first chapter and upload videos from the dashboard. Members will see only the zones you assign to their business size.

Lessons are on the way

There are no lessons in your zone yet. We will email you when new chapters go live for your business.
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Opens every zone for a set time. When it ends, access closes automatically and the member is told.
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Apply to join

We review every application and email a temporary password when a spot opens.

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Thanks for applying. We review every application and will email your temporary password if you are approved.
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