Fractional COO and Operating Partner for Founder-Led Businesses
Senior operating support when growth has outpaced structure and founders need a credible second chair.
Operating Scope
Founder-led and investment-backed businesses
Board and governance experience
Regulated environments
Complex multi-entity structures
Typical situations
Most operating problems are prioritization and accountability problems in disguise.
Founder carrying too much operational load
Growth outpacing operating structure
Priorities unclear or constantly shifting
Uneven execution across teams
Accountability fragmented or informal
Need senior operating support without a full-time hire
Selected work
Built operating structure across growing portfolio
Designed operating model for multi-entity business. Introduced weekly operating reviews, clarified decision ownership, established board reporting cadence.
Fractional COO for founder-led services business
Managed cross-functional operations. Built management structure around priorities. Reduced founder dependency on day-to-day coordination.
Governance redesign for investment-backed company
Professionalized board reporting. Created strategic planning framework. Improved transparency and investor confidence through consistent operating reviews.
Team structure and hiring for scaling business
Defined roles and hiring priorities. Built onboarding and performance systems. Improved cross-functional coordination through clear accountability.
Three engagement models
Fractional COO
Embedded operating leadership on a regular schedule. For businesses that need ongoing senior support.
Operating structure, strategic execution, cross-functional coordination, board perspective.
Operating Partner
Strategic counsel without full embedded role. For founders who have capacity but need senior judgment.
Periodic engagement, board-level perspective, inflection point support, governance design.
Project-Based
Defined scope with clear deliverables. For specific transitions, redesigns, or operating challenges.
Diagnostic work, operating model redesign, team structure, process improvement. 6–12 weeks typical.
Why clients hire me
I bring practical operating judgment, not frameworks. I've worked across founder-led, investment-backed, and regulated environments. I'm comfortable with complexity, multi-stakeholder situations, and execution under ambiguity.
Most useful when growth has outpaced operating structure, founders need a credible second chair, or complexity has started to erode execution.
Good operating structure should increase speed, not bureaucracy.
Not the right fit when
You need a large execution team or agency
You need junior implementation capacity over senior judgment
You want a generic workshop with no follow-through
You want validation, not challenge
Need senior operating support without adding a full-time COO?
If you have momentum but execution is inconsistent, I can help bring structure and discipline.
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