Growing past the founder
The owner has carried every decision and now needs a senior partner to plan, prioritize and hold the team accountable.
Fractional CEO
Fractional CEO Services for Growing Businesses
Senior executive leadership on a set schedule — for companies that need CEO-level planning and accountability without a full-time hire. Available to qualified businesses across the United States.
What It Is
Executive Leadership, Part Time.
A fractional CEO works a defined number of days each week or month. The owner usually stays involved in daily operations while the fractional executive leads planning, priorities and follow-through. Scope and schedule are agreed in writing before work begins.
Not ready for a full-time CEO
The company needs executive judgment but not the cost or commitment of a full-time chief executive.
Preparing for a transition
An owner wants to build management depth before a succession, sale or other change in ownership.
After an interim engagement
Once a business is stable, fractional leadership can keep the operating rhythm in place while the team takes over.
Typical Work
Where the Time Goes.
Strategic planning
A short, written plan with a few priorities, clear owners and dates.
Operating rhythm
Regular leadership meetings that review the same measures and follow up on commitments.
Financial visibility
Working with your accountant or controller so cash, margins and performance are understood in time to act.
Leadership development
Coaching managers so decisions do not all route back to the owner.
Fractional or Interim?
Choose by Urgency and Scope.
If the company needs a leader in the seat every day — after a sudden departure or during a turnaround — a full-time interim CEO is usually the better fit. If the team is capable and mainly needs direction and accountability, fractional leadership often is.
Industries
Built for Operating Businesses.
Our focus is manufacturing, logistics and distribution, industrial services and related supply-chain companies. See industry focus.
Next Step
Talk Through Whether Fractional Leadership Fits.
A first conversation is confidential and carries no obligation.