Pryor, Oklahoma · Veteran · Business Owner

I started with side work. Here's what I built.

I'm Tyler Bruce. I started OCS while I was still working other jobs. Today I build businesses, bring old buildings back to life, and help veterans and first responders turn side work into a real business.

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Navy VeteranFormer State Police OfficerEMTConfined-Space Rescue TechFounder, OCS

Tyler Bruce at Avenue 118 in Pryor, Oklahoma

OWN MORE · From W2 to Owner

Already doing side jobs?
Let's turn them into a business.

OWN MORE is a 90-day coaching group for veterans, first responders, and shift workers who already know how to work hard but were never shown how to build a business. I coach every member myself.

01
Pick what to sell
Something people in your area already pay for. Not a new idea. A proven one.
02
Price it right
How I quote jobs now, after learning the expensive way what I used to leave out.
03
Get customers on purpose
Outreach, referrals, and follow-up, so the next job isn't luck.
04
Build the system
Write down how you do the work so the business doesn't need you standing in it every day.

90 days

Founder-led

15 seats

Founding group

$1,497

Full program

Thursdays

Live calls with me

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Opens November 19. Three quick questions so I know where you're starting. I read every one and reply personally.

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I'll read your answers and get back to you within 24 hours.

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The Story

Service first. Business second.

Tyler Bruce with fellow sailors, U.S. Navy, deployed — U.S. Navy · Deployed

Tyler Bruce on security watch aboard ship — Maritime security watch

Tyler Bruce in tactical gear as a police officer — Former State Police Officer

I served in the Navy Reserve. Then I wore a badge as a State Police Officer, worked as an EMT, and spent years on industrial sites as a site safety manager and confined-space rescue technician.

Every one of those jobs taught me something. None of them gave me control of my own time.

In 2020 I started Oklahoma Construction Solutions as side income while I was still working other jobs. I learned to price work by getting it wrong first. I learned that making money and building a business are not the same thing. The difference is systems.

OCS grew into a full commercial and industrial operation. Then I started buying buildings and renovating them with my own crew. One of them sat boarded up in downtown Pryor for years. Today it's Avenue 118: 12 offices, 11 leased.

Now I teach the process I used, step by step, to people who are where I was.