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• APPLICATION REQUIRED  •  EXTREMELY LIMITED

• EXTREMELY LIMITED

• APPLICATION REQUIRED

• 6 0R 12 MOS

Your vision needs you. 

The business needs a COO. 

You built something real. You have the right people. And yet, every morning still starts with someone else's problem landing on your desk. That's not a hiring problem. It's a structural one. A Fractional COO creates the operational command layer that holds everything together — so you can finally lead from the front instead of managing from the middle.

STARTING INVESTMENT

$7,000

per month • 6 or 12-month engagement

  • Full operational oversight across all areas
  • KPI framework design & ongoing tracking
  • Team alignment & accountability structures
  • Executive reporting & decision frameworks
  • Process design, compliance & continuous improvement
  • One operational point of contact — not you
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Engagements are extremely limited and selective. This is the most embedded level of operational partnership Nautilus offers. 

THE REAL PROBLEM

You've built the team.

So why does everything still run through you? 

You hired the VA. Brought on the marketing person. Found a great CPA. Trained, delegated, trusted. And yet — every morning still starts with someone else's problem landing in your inbox.

This isn't a hiring problem. It's an operations problem. And it's quietly costing you more than you realize.

Your sales process is solid, but marketing isn't fueling it the way it should be
Your CPA is sharp — but reporting doesn't give you what you need to make decisions
Team members are working hard, but not in sync — and you're the one closing the gaps
You're spending CEO hours on problems someone else should own

THE STRUCTURE

Where a Fractional COO fits

One hire creates the command layer.

A Fractional COO sits between the CEO and every functional area of the business, owning the operational layer so decisions, accountability, and execution no longer have to run through you.

WHAT CHANGES

Fully step into

your CEO role. 

Aligned Team Communication

No more playing telephone. Your team operates with one source of truth and clear lines of accountability. Questions stop landing on your desk. 

KPIs That Actually Get Hit

Metrics tracked, set, and owned. New benchmarks established as your team levels up. You see the numbers — you don't chase them.

Time Back in Your Day

Reclaim your schedule for vision, relationships, and the strategic moves only you can make. The firefighting stops when there's someone else holding the hose.

Operational Compliance

Processes that don't just exist on paper, they're followed, refined, and built to scale. Consistency becomes structural, not dependent on reminders.

Continuous Improvement

A dedicated lens on what's working, what's not, and what needs to evolve. Your operations don't stagnate. They improve as you grow.

One Point of Contact

Move forward with a VIP Day or Strategic Operations Advisory within 60 days and your session fee is credited toward your investment. The diagnostic pays for itself.

Ready to stop being

the operational backbone of your own business?

Applications are extremely limited. This is the most embedded engagement Nautilus offers.

APPLY NOW

THE ROI CASE

This isn't overhead. 

It's a revenue decision.

Every hour you spend firefighting is an hour you're not spending on client acquisition, strategic partnerships, or your next revenue stream. A Fractional COO doesn't just save time, it unlocks the compounding value of your CEO attention being in the right place.

Companies that invest in operational leadership at this stage consistently see faster growth, fewer costly mistakes, and teams that actually execute. The question isn't whether you can afford a COO. It's what it's costing you not to have one.

15+

CEO hours per week 

Redirected from operational management back to growth, vision, and strategic leadership

KPI

Consistent performance

Accountability and infrastructure that drives measurable, trackable operational outcomes

0

Escalations to your desk

Team issues, decisions, and daily operational questions handled before they reach you

1

Point of operational contact

One person ensuring the entire operational layer runs every single day. Not you.

INVESTMENT

Two engagement options. 

One standard of work.

6-MONTH ENGAGEMENT

Foundation & Build

$7,000

per month

$42,000 total investment

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Full operational oversight across all functional areas

KPI framework design & ongoing performance tracking

Process design, SOP structure & compliance oversight

Team alignment, role clarity, & accountability structures

Weekly executive reporting

Decision frameworks & escalation protocols

One operational point of contact, and it isn't you!

12-MONTH ENGAGEMENT

Transformation & Scale

$7,000

per month

$84,000 total investment

EVERYTHING IN 6-MONTH, PLUS

Deeper systems structure across all areas

Long-range operational planning & forecasting

Benchmark evolution as your team levels up

Scaling infrastructure built for the next 12-24 months

Full team alignment across growth phases

Priority access for future engagement

Quarterly strategic operations reviews

APPLY NOW

You can select the engagement length when you fill out the application form. 

Not sure if you're ready for a Fractional COO? The Strategic Operations Advisory is a natural next step before - 6 months of strategic partnership that builds the foundation before you bring in executive - level operational leadership. 

is this right for you?

Built for CEOs who are

ready to lead from the front.

The Fractional COO is most valuable when you've already built something — a team, a client base, operational complexity — and you need someone with executive-level operational expertise to take ownership of the layer between you and all of it.

THIS IS FOR YOU IF. . .

You have a team but it still operates through you — decisions, escalations, approvals

You're scaling and the operations aren't keeping pace with the growth

You need someone with genuine executive-level operational authority and expertise

You're ready to fully delegate the operational layer — not just parts of it

You want to lead strategically and need the infrastructure to support it

THIS NOT IS FOR YOU IF. . .

You want someone to execute and build your systems — this is executive oversight, not implementation

You're not ready to relinquish operational control — the model only works with genuine delegation

You're pre-revenue or in early-stage validation — this requires existing team and operational complexity

THIS IS FOR ME

Not sure which level is right? Start with the Operational Diagnostic. 30 minutes, $250, and a clear picture of exactly where your business is before you commit to an engagement.

Fractional executive leadership.

THE VALUE COMPARISON

Full-time impact. Fraction of the cost.

BEST FIT FOR GROWTH-STAGE BUSINESSES

FRACTIONAL COO

Nautilus Operations Consulting

$7,000

per month  •  6 or 12-month engagement

Full operational oversight - same outcome

Available immediately - no hiring lag

No benefits, equity, or severance exposure

20+ years of cross-industry expertise

Scales with your engagement terms

The same executive-level operational leadership at a fraction of the annual cost — available now, not after a six-month hire cycle.

FUll-time COO

In-House Hire

$150K+

per year + benefits + onboarding

Full operational oversight

Daily presence and availability

-----    Long hiring process (3-6 mos)

-----    Benefits, equity, severance
       exposure

-----    Not available until you can afford          all of it

Right for large-scale organizations with budget and runway to support a full executive salary and benefits. 

No COO

Status Quo

$0

per month  •  hidden costs add up

-----    15+ CEO hours/week lost to operations

-----   No accountability layer for team

-----   No KPI framework or tracking

-----   Growth constrained by your
       bandwidth

-----    You remain the operational
        bottleneck

The least expensive option on paper. The most expensive in practice — because your time has a cost, whether you invoice it or not.

APPLY TODAY  •  LIMITED AVAILABILITY

The longer you wait,

the more it costs you. 

Every week without an operational command layer is another week you're doing two jobs: CEO and COO, at the expense of whichever one isn't on fire that day. The Fractional COO engagement exists to end that. Permanently. With executive-level operational expertise applied to your specific business, your specific team, and your specific next stage of growth.

HOW TO APPLY

Three steps to get started. 

Engagements are extremely limited. Serious inquiries only. The intake form is the first step in the evaluation process.

1.

Complete the intake form, be thorough. The more context you provide, the better I can assess fit. Please complete the form yourself, not with AI. I want to hear from you.

2.

Your application will be reviewed and responded to directly, typically within 3-5 business days. 

3.

If accepted, you'll receive onboarding details and you will get the link to schedule your 90-minute kick-off call. 

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