ApproveThis manages your SavvyCal Integration approvals.

When Scheduling Meets Approval Chaos

Let's be real – coordinating schedules is like herding cats with jetpacks. You've got SavvyCal making the actual scheduling part less painful, but what happens when you need approvals before anything gets booked? That's where most teams faceplant. Someone emails a request, three managers debate it over Slack, and by the time everyone agrees, the client's moved on.

ApproveThis cuts through that noise by adding structured approvals to SavvyCal's slick scheduling. Think of it like adding traffic lights to your freeway – suddenly, everything moves faster because there's actual rules instead of everyone honking at each other.

Why This Combo Doesn't Just Work – It Wins

SavvyCal's great at finding time slots that don't suck. ApproveThis is great at stopping your team from approving things via carrier pigeon. Together? They turn "schedule → wait → argue → maybe schedule" into a single automated process.

Key benefits you'll actually care about:

• No more chasing down approvers who "didn't see the calendar invite"
• Automatic escalations when Karen from Legal takes her third vacation this month
• Approval trails that even your auditor will stop complaining about

The Nerd Stuff (How They Actually Talk)

Through Zapier, SavvyCal triggers approval workflows in ApproveThis whenever someone requests a new meeting, webinar slot, or whatever else needs a green light. Once approved, SavvyCal auto-books it. Denied? The requester gets told why without you playing messenger.

Example: Marketing wants to schedule a $50K webinar with a big-shot speaker. SavvyCal finds potential times. ApproveThis routes the request to the CMO, CFO, and legal. The CFO approves only if costs stay under budget (thanks to approval thresholds). Legal checks contracts. All happens in hours, not weeks.

Real Teams Using This Without Losing Their Minds

Marketing Teams: Event Planning That Doesn't Require Xanax

Your social media manager finds a perfect influencer collab slot via SavvyCal. Instead of Slack-bombing the VP, ApproveThis routes the request with: "Approving this commits $20K. Lisa needs to sign off by Thursday or slot expires." Lisa approves via email during her layover. Done.

HR: Interview Scheduling That Doesn't Make You Hate People

Candidate picks times in SavvyCal. ApproveThis checks:
1. Does the hiring manager have bandwidth?
2. Are there 3 interviewers available?
Only then does it book. No more "Who approved this candidate?" chaos.

Operations: Vendor Meetings That Stay On Budget

Every facility inspection request via SavvyCal auto-triggers an approval chain. Under $5K? Auto-approved. Over? Routes to procurement with cost breakdowns from calculated fields. Vendors get instant yes/no instead of wondering if you ghosted them.

Setting This Up Without Calling IT

1. Grab an ApproveThis account (free trial works)
2. Connect both apps in Zapier (takes 4 minutes)
3. Pick your triggers:
- New SavvyCal event → Create approval request
- Approval decision → Confirm/block SavvyCal booking
4. Add your approval rules (who says yes/no, budget limits, etc.)

Pro tip: Use approval groups for multi-department reviews. Sales + legal + finance can all weigh in without creating a 50-email thread.

Why Your Finance Team Will Finally Smile

Those approval thresholds mean auto-approving small expenses (hello, $200 office chairs) while flagging big ones. SavvyCal bookings for vendor demos over $10K? Automatically require CFO sign-off before the sales rep books the call.

Plus, since approvers don't need SavvyCal licenses, your external auditors or clients can review requests without you paying for extra seats.

The Silent Killer Feature Nobody Talks About

Vacation delegation – sounds boring, saves marriages. When your CMO is hiking the Alps, approvals auto-route to their second-in-command. No more "Waiting on Diane's approval" while Diane's phone is buried in bear spray.

Common Objections (And Why They're Wrong)

"We just use email approvals" → Cool, enjoy searching "approved" in Gmail at audit time.
"Our current tool kinda does this" → Does it auto-escalate? Handle conditional logic? Let approvers reply from email? Didn't think so.
"We're not technical enough" → If your team can use Netflix, they can set this up.

Bottom Line: This Isn't About Calendars

It's about eliminating the "meetings about meetings" culture. Every time you connect SavvyCal to ApproveThis, you're basically giving your team back hours of their week. Hours they could spend actually doing work instead of begging for approvals.

Best part? You don't need to be some tech whiz. SavvyCal handles the scheduling smarts. ApproveThis handles the approval red tape. Your team handles being productive for once.

What Now?

Option 1: Keep playing calendar tag and hope nobody notices the delays.
Option 2: Try ApproveThis free for 14 days. Connect it to SavvyCal in one sitting. Become the person who "fixed approvals" instead of the person who "always nags about deadlines."

P.S. If you're the "let me see it first" type – book a demo. We'll show you how to set up conditional approvals that even your most micromanagy VP will love.