Fractional COO Services
Accelerate Value Without Adding Headcount
Imagine having a Chief Operating Officer who drives predictability, sparks innovation, and fuels growth—without adding a full-time executive salary to your books.
That's exactly what our Fractional COO solution delivers.
Today's mid-sized businesses face real challenges: growth that hits a ceiling, day-to-day operations becoming increasingly complicated, and tough choices about new technology, hiring, and where to invest money.
Many CEOs find themselves stretched thin—trying to run the business today while also planning for tomorrow.
We don't just point out problems—we work alongside you to implement solutions that stick.
As a team of advisors and fractional COOs, we bring expertise from our work with companies like Accenture, Amazon, Apple, Fitbit, Getaround Oracle, and Walmart — and other companies too small for you to know their names — to give companies the executive help they need exactly when they need it.
We combine big-picture thinking with roll-up-our-sleeves action to improve how businesses run, while mentoring and reinforcing the capabilities of leadership teams and building operating systems that support lasting growth.
Unlike traditional consultants who leave companies with fancy reports and theoretical advice, our fractional approach delivers practical expertise that creates profound transformation.
How we help
Through long-term assignments, we implement a three-phase framework tailored to the needs of your business—ensuring our team’s full integration into the company’s existing operating systems and leadership structure.
Our Approach
Phase 1: Survey
Liberated Leaders begin each assignment by getting a clear picture of your company’s current state, and whether an Operational COO, Strategic COO, or Growth COO will best help the company reach its desired state.
Through conversations with your team, analyzing your data, and observing how things work, we get to know your business processes, how people work together, your company culture, and what you're aiming to achieve. This honest look helps us spot what's working well and what needs attention.
Phase 2: Design
Using what we learn from the assessment and your vision for growth, we work together to create a practical plan of action. We pinpoint the most important things to tackle first—the changes that will improve operations and help your business grow. You'll get a clear roadmap with specific goals, timeframes, and who's responsible for what.
Phase 3: Build
Your fractional COO works alongside your leadership team in 90-day sprints to execute the strategic roadmap. We take a hands-on approach to implement improvements, optimize processes, and develop your team. Each sprint concludes with measurable outcomes and adjustments for the next cycle, ensuring continuous progress toward your company excellence goals.
Our Framework
SURVEY
Understand desired outcomes
Understand current state
Top notch assessment tools
DESIGN
Create the future design
Collaborate with you and your team to create the blueprints and put the scaffolding in place
BUILD
Collaborate during process of building
Reference the future design to ensure the building activities are creating the desired outcomes
Example Sprint Results
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Fix bottlenecks.
Improve supplier relationships.
Set up quality checks to produce more while spending less.
Track what matters and make sure everyone knows their role so day-to-day operations become more predictable.
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Expand wisely.
Bringing the right technologies.
Building a team that can handle growth.
Invest capital for the best returns.
Keep the business stable during changes.
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Create a leadership team that can carry out your vision without constant oversight.
Build or structure your management team.
Develop your key leaders.
Set up communication that keeps everyone pulling in the same direction.
Trust is earned
The Liberated Leaders team earns its way into your circle of trust and demonstrates value delivery through three phases of engagement: Survey, Design, and Build. Engagements typically evolve from project- to retainer-based delivery, delivered in 90-day sprints.
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