An experienced chief executive who runs the business for a defined period: during a transition, a turnaround, or while the founder steps into a different role.
An operator who runs the business day to day so the founder can focus where they add most value.
Steady leadership while the board or owners decide on the permanent CEO.
Clear priorities, a leadership team aligned behind them and the hard calls made.
Operational discipline and a leadership story buyers and investors trust.
Typically one to three days a week on a monthly engagement, working inside your team rather than handing over a report. Every engagement starts with a scoping call so the mandate is clear before day one.
A leadership and business assessment, and agreement with owners on the mandate.
Priorities set, the leadership team aligned and operating cadence in place.
Measurable progress on the mandate and a plan for permanent leadership, including the search if needed.
We help you decide before we recommend anyone. Sometimes the right answer is no full-time hire at all.
A fractional CEO fixes a specific, urgent issue and hands off a function that runs.
A fractional CEO holds the seat while we run a retained search for the permanent leader.
Senior experience alongside the leader you already have. Nobody is replaced.
Part of the ETHOSLINK Fractional C-Suite: 18 vetted executives covering every seat.
An interim CEO is usually full-time for a fixed period during a transition. A fractional CEO works part-time over a longer period. We scope the engagement to the situation.
Yes. CEO search is part of our retained practice, and the fractional leader's view of the business makes the brief far sharper.
Fractional executives work on a monthly engagement sized to the days per week you need, with no recruiting fee, benefits or equity. We agree the scope and fee before work begins.
As soon as you're ready. Our 18 fractional executives are already vetted, so there's no search to start from scratch. Timing is set by your schedule, not ours.