Strategy Business Consulting

Fractional Chief of Staff

Whether you are a solo entrepreneur, a partner in an entrepreneurial partnership, or a sole proprietor, your business will benefit from having a management team that meets regularly and from the participation of an outside management team member.

A management team can be created for any small business, regardless of its legal structure. The management team is not a formal part of the company’s corporate structure. It does not replace the actual board of directors or officers of a small corporation or the managers of a limited liability company. Instead, the management team consists of the organization's top leaders meeting regularly to share plans and discuss issues.

Management Teams engage in Strategy Planning to create a shared vision company. You find the answers amongst yourselves, and the melding of your minds and the common direction for the team are the essential outcomes.

Management Teams then execute the strategic plan through operational excellence. Regular meetings allow all team members to get feedback and ensure everyone is executing in accordance with the plan.

What’s it like to work with me?

I serve as an outside, independent member of your management team. Some teams meet weekly, some meet monthly. I attend the meeting, ask questions, and provide advice and insight. I help to build the team and keep the strategic plan in mind. I emphasize decision quality and bring my experience to bear on the company’s challenges and opportunities. I also generally do a once-per-month meeting with the finance team to review the business's financial condition.

As your fractional chief of staff, you can call, Slack, or email me to ask for my advice and experience and generally help you build the company and the life of your dreams.

I can also take on other projects or responsibilities at an additional charge. For example, I sometimes serve on a client’s Information Security Management Committee and have experience with both SOC 2 Type 1 and 2 and ISO 27001 Audits.

Costs

I don’t bill for time; I bill for the value I bring. The larger you are and the more revenue you have, the more impact I can have on your value. My minimum monthly fee for start-ups is $3,000 per month, and from there, the monthly fee increases as you grow - based on how much you use me and how much value I bring. I also require a success fee at exit of 1% of the exit value for each full year I have served you, up to a maximum of 5%. This aligns our incentives if you are driving the business toward an exit.