ABOUT SOLVENCY STUDIO
I don’t just see how businesses operate.
I see how they could operate better.
I’m Stella Lawson, founder of Solvency Studio. I look for repeated work, missing information, and unnecessary steps that cost businesses time and money. Then I help build a clearer way to get the work done.
Founder & Solutions Lead
Solvency Studio
Curiosity is where it started.
As a child, I took apart electronics to understand what made them work. That same curiosity shapes how I approach a business today: Why does this process exist? What is it costing? Could it work better?
My firsthand experience across operations, finance, and administration taught me what disconnected systems cost in everyday work: duplicate entry, delayed approvals, scattered records, and time spent chasing answers. I founded Solvency Studio to help solve those practical problems.
Understand first. Automate second.
I look at the people, steps, information, and controls behind a process. Then I simplify what needs to change before deciding what to automate.
Better operations, built to grow.
Thoughtful solutions can reduce unnecessary costs and manual work, improve accuracy and visibility, and help operations scale. Clear approvals, records, and responsibilities strengthen internal controls and support compliance and accountability.
Experience, with context.
I bring the perspective of someone who has worked through these challenges and built systems to address them.
Prior professional experience
These examples describe Stella’s previous professional work, not Solvency Studio client engagements.
Nonprofit Program Operations
Automated Time & Activity Tracking
Challenge: Manual spreadsheets made it hard to track hours, allocate costs, and prepare grant reports.
Solution: Built a Power Apps solution with built-in validation and automated workflows to simplify month-end consolidation.
Process: Added validation and created a more consistent month-end consolidation process.
Housing Assistance Program
Rent Verification & Disbursement
Challenge: Rent reimbursements were managed through manual tracking, with delays and missing documentation complicating the process.
Solution: Developed a Power App with approval routing, timestamps, and a Pay / Do Not Pay workflow, plus automated alerts for missing documentation.
Process: Created clearer controls for missing documentation, approvals, and payment decisions.
Grant-Funded Programs
Reporting & Invoice Consolidation
Challenge: Multiple programs, data sources, and manual processes required significant monthly consolidation and made the process difficult to standardize.
Solution: Created Power Query workflows to transform and consolidate data, automated invoice exports, and streamlined submission to bill.com.
Process: Established a repeatable workflow for consolidating program data and preparing invoice exports.
What you can expect from me.
Clarity before commitment
Scope, costs, responsibilities, and expectations agreed in writing.
Communication throughout
Agreed review points and a clear route for questions and feedback.
Care in the details
Testing, permissions, documentation, and handover planned into the work.
Ownership of delivery
One coordinated project, including any agreed specialist contributions.
Practical tools for everyday work.
Power Apps
Give people a consistent way to submit requests, track time and activities, and manage operational information.
Power Automate
Route approvals, send reminders, and connect routine steps so work keeps moving with a clear record of decisions.
SharePoint
Organize documents and shared lists so workflows use accessible, consistent information with appropriate permissions.
These are examples of what a solution can do. I choose the tools around your process and connect existing business systems through custom integrations where needed.
Every business has processes.
Some are efficient. Some are outdated. Some exist simply because nobody has stopped to ask whether there’s a better way. I’m the person who asks.
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Start with your process, your questions, or the outcome you have in mind.