An experienced operator who builds the cadence, accountability and processes that let a growing company run without every decision going through the founder.
Clear decision rights and owners, so the business moves when you are not in the room.
Documented, repeatable workflows that survive turnover and scale with volume.
Capacity planning and an operating cadence that keep quality steady as volume rises.
Weekly operating rhythm and shared metrics across sales, delivery and finance.
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.
An operating assessment: where work stalls, who owns what, and which processes break first under growth.
An operating cadence, scorecards and the two or three process fixes with the biggest payoff.
Owners in place, the founder's calendar back, and a clear view of whether a full-time COO is needed.
For scale: the 2026 national average rate for a fractional COO is $201 an hour (Go Fractional, 2026 State of Fractional Work). One day a week at that rate is about $7,000 a month.
We help you decide before we recommend anyone. Sometimes the right answer is no full-time hire at all.
A fractional COO fixes a specific, urgent issue and hands off a function that runs.
A fractional COO 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.
They run the operating cadence: weekly leadership meetings, scorecards, process design and the follow-through that turns decisions into results. They work alongside your team rather than producing a report and leaving.
Often, yes. Founder-led companies that use the visionary and integrator model frequently start with a fractional COO in the integrator seat before deciding whether to make it a permanent role.
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.