The company behind Benny

The operating layer for small business.

Stride Intelligence builds connected infrastructure for small and medium businesses — the front desk, communications, scheduling, quoting, and customer workflows, run as one intelligent system.

Incoming call2:14 PM

Benny answers

Caller greeted, questions answered, appointment requested.

Booking2:15 PM

Thursday, 10:30 AM

Booked against real availability, synced to the calendar.

Follow-up2:16 PM

Everyone in the loop

Confirmation sent, customer record updated, staff notified.

What we do

The work around the work, handled.

Most small businesses run on missed calls, sticky notes, and software that doesn't talk to itself. Stride builds the connective layer that keeps the phones answered, the schedule honest, and the records current — so owners can do the work they're actually in business to do.

01

Front desk

Every call answered, day and night. Benny greets callers, answers their questions, books appointments, and delivers messages.

02

Communications

Calls, texts, and follow-ups handled in one place, with every conversation on record instead of in someone's head.

03

Scheduling

Appointments booked against real availability and synced to the calendars a business already keeps.

04

Quotes & field work

Customers show the job through their phone camera; the owner approves an honest draft quote — no site visit required.

05

Customer workflows

From first call to confirmed booking to follow-up, routine work moves itself forward instead of waiting on someone to remember.

06

Your software

Stride connects to the scheduling, CRM, and commerce tools a business already runs. No rip-and-replace.

One connected system

Everything that happens, in one place.

A call becomes a booking. A booking becomes a customer record. A record informs the next conversation. Stride keeps the loop connected — across your phone line, your calendar, your team, and your software.

Signals in

Calls
Messages
Booking requests
Job walkthroughs

Benny

The shared operating core

Answers and actsRemembers every customerRuns your workflows

Where it lands

Calendar & bookings
Customer records
Your team, notified
Your existing software

Connects to the tools businesses already run — Google Calendar · Outlook · Cal.com · Calendly · Acuity · Square · Jobber · HubSpot · Shopify · WooCommerce · QuickBooks

Who it's for

Built for the businesses that keep towns running.

Trades & home services

Plumbing, electrical, moving, junk removal, cleaning

Clinics & wellness

Dental, physio, veterinary, therapy practices

Salons & studios

Hair, beauty, fitness, and appointment-led shops

Professional services

Legal, accounting, insurance, real estate

Hospitality & local retail

Restaurants, shops, and storefronts on the phone all day

Agencies & consultancies

Firms that serve SMBs — and resell Benny as partners

If the phone matters to your business, Stride is built for you.

Our vision

Operational leverage shouldn't be an enterprise privilege.

The infrastructure that lets large companies answer every call, keep every record, and automate every routine has been out of reach for the businesses that need it most. Stride Intelligence exists to change that — to give millions of small and medium businesses an operating layer that works as hard as they do.

Let's talk.

For businesses

Put your front desk, bookings, and follow-ups on the system.

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For partners

Offer Benny under your own brand, on your own domain.

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For builders

Help build the operating layer for millions of small businesses.

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