# About Reel Axis

Reel Axis is the managed Claude partner for small business — turning Anthropic's AI tools into running systems that work for you every day. We built this capability by first deploying it inside our own company: 3x EBITDA through AI-powered operations. Now we do it for small businesses. MBE/SBE certified. Inc 5000 #4273.

## Our Journey

### From People-Heavy Agency to the Managed Claude Partner for Small Business

#### 2018

##### Founded Reel Axis

Chris Lee founds Reel Axis as a B2B demand generation agency, bringing Wall Street discipline (Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank) to marketing operations.

#### 2019–2021

##### Rapid Growth

Technology niche specialization — SaaS, IT, Cloud, Cybersecurity. HubSpot partnership established. OpGen Media and SPG acquired. People-heavy delivery model begins to show margin limits.

#### 2022

##### Inc 5000 #4273

Ranked among America's fastest-growing private companies. Revenue growing, but headcount-dependent delivery kept margins thin.

#### 2025

##### ReachMail Acquisition, Narrow AI Partnership & AI Transformation

Third acquisition — email technology platform. Strategic partnership with Narrow AI (getnarrow.ai) and its founder Paul Fung brings the technical foundation for agentic operations. Reel Axis begins replacing manual processes with autonomous AI agents across delivery, operations, and client work. Headcount dependency drops while output quality rises.

#### 2026

##### Operational Leverage Realized

3x EBITDA achieved through AI-powered operations. AIO practice launched as one of several service lines born from the transformation. Rebuilt reelaxis.com as the proof point.