Forged: A Family, A Fabricator, and a Fight for the Future

Forged isn’t your typical business manual. It’s a narrative-driven, reality-rooted tale built from years of frontline experience helping real businesses navigate the messiness of overwork, overwhelm, and underperformance.

Blending lessons from dozens of real-world turnarounds into one gripping fictional journey, Forged follows Kevin Wysleier—an ageing consultant with a sharp mind and a scarred past—as he helps a multi-generational family business fight for survival. The stakes are high: broken bank covenants, a looming tax bill, staff resistance, and cultural inertia threaten to tear everything apart.

But this isn’t just a story. It’s a toolkit in disguise.

Through the twists and tensions of the Patnikos family’s struggle, readers are introduced to foundational tools of business success—without ever cracking open a textbook or enduring another rambling YouTube tutorial.

And for those who want more than just the story? The companion series, Letters from Kevin, delivers 20+ micro-learnings—each one unpacking a tool used in the book and showing exactly how to apply it to your own business. It’s practical, punchy, and perfect for those who learn best through stories, not lectures.

If you’re a business owner tired of working harder without getting ahead, Forged might just be the guide you didn’t know you were looking for.