One team, built for the back office
A back office has two sides: the systems that hold the work and the people who move it. We built Work As Intended around both.
A back office has two sides: the systems that hold the work and the people who move it. We built Work As Intended around both.
Toby spent 16 years as a Senior Systems Engineer at Apple, serving as the primary technical liaison for ten wireless carrier partners across the US, UK, and Ireland, leading iPhone launch enablement at T-Mobile US and all major UK carriers, and training engineering teams of 100 or more. He brings that enterprise systems experience to the technology half: workspace architecture, tool consolidation, cloud infrastructure, and automation.
Emma brings over 25 years in operations, project management, and business support across publishing, media, professional services, coaching, and non-profits, with time inside startups and global organizations including WPP plc, the BBC, and Interpublic Group. She has run her own executive assistance practice since 2009 and is a Xero Certified Advisor. She brings the operations half: the processes, the administration, and the discipline that keeps a business moving. As a former director put it: "She truly makes things happen."
Together, that's the whole back office. Systems that work and operations that run, from one team, with nothing lost in between.

Our story
We've worked for organizations across Zurich, Sydney, London, and San Francisco. Emma started her executive assistance business in 2009. Toby spent 16 years at Apple. Now we combine those decades of experience to help small businesses set up, run, and scale, without the overhead of full-time hires.
We're based in South Lake Tahoe with our Bernese Mountain Dog, Rumble. We first visited over 20 years ago and we're proud to be part of this community, working with clients here and across the world.
Credentials
- Notion Certified Solution Partner
- Notion Experts Program member
- Notion Service Specialist · Notion Advanced · Notion Certified Admin
- Apple Certified IT Professional
- Certified 5G LAN Specialist
- L2 Xero Professional

