Fractional CTO / COO Advisory
Ongoing technology and operations leadership without a full-time executive hire. Roadmaps, vendor decisions, execution oversight, and founder decision support.
Systems roadmap ownership
Set priorities across technology, operations, and vendor decisions so the business is not reacting week to week.
Execution oversight
Keep projects, contractors, and internal owners aligned around clear next steps and deadlines.
Founder decision support
Translate tradeoffs into business terms so decisions are grounded in operating reality, not just technical preference.
Vendor and contractor management
Reduce finger-pointing and keep accountability with one partner who understands the full picture.
When it fits
This engagement fits when the business has enough complexity to need recurring leadership, but a full-time executive hire is still too early or too narrow for the actual workload.
What changes
The goal is not just more advice. It is clearer ownership, better operating cadence, more disciplined prioritization, and fewer avoidable mistakes across systems, vendors, and execution.
Why it matters
Small businesses often feel the cost of weak technology and operations decisions long after the original project is over. Fractional leadership helps improve those long-term economics before the business is forced into expensive rebuilds or reactive cleanup.
How Generative AI Fits Into Fractional Leadership
AI can improve research, synthesis, documentation, workflow analysis, requirements clarification, vendor comparison, and implementation support. That makes recurring leadership more productive, but it does not replace ownership, stakeholder alignment, prioritization, or accountability.
Who this is for
This is a strong fit for founder-led businesses with growing operational complexity, small businesses that have outgrown informal systems, and teams that need recurring support in systems and execution without taking on a full-time executive hire too early.
How this starts
There are two common entry points: direct entry into a fractional role when the need is already clear, or a structured 30, 60, or 90-day accelerator when the business first needs diagnosis, alignment, and clearer scope.
What this often includes
Assess the current state
Review the current systems, owners, priorities, and vendor relationships.
Identify the decisions that are creating the most drag or risk.
Set the operating cadence
Create the rhythm for priorities, reporting, and accountability.
Clarify what should be handled now, deferred, or phased.
Guide execution over time
Support decisions as new issues surface.
Keep projects and vendors aligned with the business direction.
Base Fractional, Expanded Fractional, And Interim Leadership
Base fractional fits businesses that need recurring strategic and operational guidance with selective oversight. Expanded fractional fits businesses that need more active leadership across systems, workflows, and execution. Interim CTO/COO fits heavier transition or build periods where leadership becomes much more hands-on.
Pricing
Fractional CTO/COO work starts at $5,000 per month. Pricing increases with the level of involvement, leadership load, and execution responsibility required by the business.
What success looks like
Good fractional work should result in better technology decisions, clearer systems ownership, stronger execution discipline, fewer founder bottlenecks, and better use of internal teams, contractors, and vendors.
