Executive Advisory, Fractional COO & Business Growth Strategy
A senior thinking partner for the decisions only you can make.
For founders and executives who want an experienced operator in their corner: a strategic advisor who understands the economics, the people, and the systems behind every growth decision.
What advisory covers
The questions that shape the next stage of a business.
- Growth priorities and trade-offs
- Building and leading a leadership team
- Delegation and reducing owner dependence
- Operating cadence, KPIs, and accountability
- Evaluating AI and technology investments
- Organizational design as the business scales
How it works
Shaped around you.
Advisory relationships are private and individual. Format, cadence, and scope are agreed after an initial conversation, based on what you are working through and the support that would be most useful.
Andrea brings the same operating discipline she uses in business transformation consulting: diagnose the real constraint, make the economics visible, decide, and then build the system that makes the decision stick. When a decision turns on AI, the conversation draws on her AI implementation work rather than vendor promises.
Fractional leadership
Fractional COO and executive operations leadership.
Some situations call for more than counsel. For a small number of organizations, Andrea may step in as a fractional COO or fractional operations executive, taking hands-on ownership of how the business runs for a defined period.
These engagements are selective and depend on Andrea’s availability. Whether a fractional role is the right fit, and its scope, time commitment, and duration, are decided only after a first conversation.
Andrea brings 18+ years of professional experience across business operations, hospitality, entrepreneurship, and leadership, and has held the kind of role she advises on. As Senior Vice President at Ninja Nation, she has carried executive responsibility for operating performance and for the systems a multi-location business runs on.
Where fractional leadership tends to fit
- The business needs senior operating leadership before it is ready for a full-time COO
- A period of expansion, a new location, or a major systems change needs an experienced owner
- The founder wants to step back from day-to-day operations without losing control of them
- Operating cadence, KPIs, and leadership-team accountability need to be built, not just advised on
Is this the right fit?
For leaders carrying decisions that shape the whole business.
Who it’s for
- Founders and CEOs who have outgrown doing everything themselves
- Executives stepping into a larger role or a new stage of the business
- Owners weighing a significant investment, hire, or change in direction
- Leaders who want candid counsel from someone who has carried executive responsibility
Problems it solves
- Too many decisions landing on one person
- A leadership team that is not yet operating as a team
- Uncertainty about which growth path deserves the time and capital
- Pressure to adopt AI without a clear view of the return
How to begin
Send a short note about what you are working through, and mention if you are exploring fractional COO support. Andrea reads every inquiry personally and replies by email where advisory looks like the right fit. Format and cadence are agreed after a first conversation. Andrea is based in Denver, Colorado, and works with clients nationwide.
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Work with Andrea
Start with one conversation.
Share what you are working through and Andrea will let you know whether private advisory or a fractional engagement is the right fit.