Fractional COOs
Fractional COOs
A fractional COO turns what the founder wants into a company that delivers it: cadence, accountability, hiring plans, and handoffs that stop breaking. Founders hire one when every decision still lands on their desk and the team has passed the size where that works. This page lists every fractional COO we have found. Each row shows name, practice site, geo, last verified date, and one line on who they serve. Rows here describe agencies and service businesses by revenue band and headcount. One reads "operator seat, not a coach." That is the distinction to look for.
All 33 Fractional COOs, alphabetical
33 COOs listed. Alphabetical.
Who they serve
| Name and who they serve | Geo | Last verified | Practice | Status | Shortlist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashish Gupta Founder-led businesses $2–50M that need an embedded COO, not a deck. | Los Angeles, CA | ScaleUpExec (scaleupexec.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Brady Stoeltzing Digital marketing agencies scaling $1–10M; operator seat, not a coach. | US | HireOutcome (hireoutcome.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Brett Ferguson Companies engaging Peak Profits for fractional COO / operating leadership. | Kansas City Area | Peak Profits (peakprofitsllc.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Brian H. Munroe Companies engaging MTI Global Group for fractional COO / interim ops leadership. | US | MTI Global Group (mtiglobalgroup.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Carter Natale Service founders doing $1–8M; embedded COO, not advisory (page: You hire Carter). | Atlanta, GA | CLN Agency (clnup.co, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Cheryl James Companies engaging CL James Consulting for fractional COO leadership. | Chandler, Arizona | CL James Consulting (cljamesconsulting.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Christian Cochran Companies engaging Mazyck Advisory for fractional COO / advisory ops leadership. | Atlanta, Georgia | Mazyck Advisory (mazyckadvisory.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Cyril Moreau Companies hiring interim / fractional C-suite ops leadership via Interim C-Suite Services. | Irvine, California | Interim C-Suite Services (interimcsuiteservices.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Damian Rees Agency founders buying a fractional COO / ops director (direct work, not a team). | UK | damianrees.co.uk (damianrees.co.uk, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Dan Crowley Founder-led companies $2M–$40M needing an embedded COO seat plus AI integration (named on homepage). | Tulsa, OK | dpcrowley. (dpcrowley.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Dan Kline Named Partner COO on the same HTTP 200 about URL (25 years COO / transformation). | US | Key Performance Integrators (kpintegrators.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Dhruvit Patel Startups and SMEs 20–100 people needing embedded operational leadership. | Global (UAE / UK / CA / AU) | Velox Consulting (velox.consulting, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Erik Hehrmann Creative agencies ~15–25 people whose founder is still in every conversation (designed to leave). | Not stated | hehrmann.com (hehrmann.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Heather Knight Named Fractional COO on the live KPI about page (same practice as Jeff Provost; different seat). | US | Key Performance Integrators (kpintegrators.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Jeffrey R. Rose Founder-led businesses ~$1–20M (home service, ecommerce, wellness) needing a fractional COO / operating partner. | Not stated | jeffreyrrose.com (jeffreyrrose.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Kamyar Shah Founder-led companies $2–100M (incl. professional services / agencies) needing operating systems. | US | World Consulting Group (kamyarshah.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Kelly Malloy Companies engaging Malloy Operating Partnerships for fractional COO leadership. | Bradenton, Florida | Malloy Operating Partnerships (malloyoperatingpartnerships.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Kieran Browning Scaling agencies whose decisions still route through the founder. | Not stated | kieranbrowning.com (kieranbrowning.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Kristina Radeva Founder-led digital agencies installing operating structure so the firm runs without the founder. | Manchester, UK / Dubai | Big Growth Group (biggrowthgroup.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Kyle Spinks Small businesses needing a fractional COO (non-EOS path; same practice also sells Integrator). | Chattanooga, TN | Scenic City Integrators (sci-coo.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Lew Brown Companies engaging Blue Connect Partners for fractional COO / operations leadership. | US | Blue Connect Partners (blueconnectpartners.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Mark Masquelier Companies engaging Owl Point for fractional COO / operating leadership. | Oceanside, California | Owl Point (owlpoint.net, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Mark Ross Companies engaging Ross CG for fractional COO / operating leadership. | Oceanside, California | Ross CG (rosscg.org, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Megan Robinson Agencies and service businesses ~$750k–$2.5M+ / 5–25 people. | US | Unbusy Your Business (unbusyyourbusiness.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Melissa Patton Companies engaging Patton Consulting for fractional COO leadership. | Oviedo, Florida | Patton Consulting (pattonconsulting.org, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Michael Bernstein Founder-led service businesses ~$2–50M / 10–150 people needing an embedded fractional COO. | Los Angeles, CA | mbernstein.me (mbernstein.me, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Nick Jones Startups whose founder is still doing six jobs; installs ops then designs an exit (named on the COO URL). | Flagstaff, AZ | Eat Sleep Launch Repeat (eatsleeplaunchrepeat.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| R. Loren Weeks SMB operators engaging R. Loren Weeks for fractional COO / advisory leadership. | Blue Springs, Missouri | rlweeks.com (rlweeks.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Scott Laine Companies engaging Laine Consulting Service for fractional COO leadership. | Bend, Oregon | Laine Consulting Service (laineconsultingservice.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Shane Sloan Companies hiring Shane Sloan for fractional COO leadership. | Nashville, Tennessee | shanesloan.com (shanesloan.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Simon Wakeman Founder-led growth businesses needing an embedded part-time COO (1–3 days/week). | UK | Simon Wakeman / Mallard (simonwakeman.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Tom Wardman Founder-led agencies needing an embedded COO (£4.2–8k/mo published).fee published | UK | tomwardman.com (tomwardman.com, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
| Travis Cox Founders and operators at 10–100 person companies whose decisions still escalate to them. | Not stated | traviscox.co (traviscox.co, opens in a new tab) ↗ | UnclaimedClaim | ||
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Before you reach out
- On the practice site, check whether they sit in the seat or advise from outside it. "Embedded" and "operator seat" mean inside. "Coach" and "advisor" mean outside. Both are real jobs; only one is a COO.
- Read who they serve for size. Rows here quote bands like "$1–10M" and small headcounts. A COO built for 150 people will over-engineer a company of 12.
- Last verified is the date we last opened the practice URL and confirmed the seat. Availability, references, and results are yours to check.
Questions founders ask before hiring this seat
What does a fractional COO do for an agency?
- They run the operating rhythm: the weekly leadership meeting, the scorecard, the delivery process, the hiring plan, and the client handoffs that keep leaking margin. The founder goes back to selling and vision. Agencies feel the need for this seat at the point where utilization, capacity, and cash stop fitting in one spreadsheet the founder keeps in their head.
Fractional COO vs EOS Integrator: same job?
- Close cousins. Both run the company day to day so the founder does not have to. An Integrator does it inside EOS, with the Visionary, Level 10, Scorecard, and Rocks vocabulary. A COO does it in whatever system you run. One operator, Kyle Spinks, is listed on both pages because his practice sells both paths. If you run EOS, start with the Integrators.
How is this list sourced?
- Every row starts at the operator's own public practice site. We read it and record six facts: name, seat, practice URL, geo, the date we checked, and one plain line on who they serve. We opened all 33 practice URLs on Aug 31 or Sep 1, 2026. Nobody paid to be here and nobody can pay to move. If a fact is wrong, the takedown page fixes it.
Why are all 33 listings unclaimed?
- Because the list came before the invitation. All 195 listings on this site are unclaimed as of Sep 1, 2026. Unclaimed means the operator has not yet taken control of the record, so it stays frozen to six sourced facts. When they claim, the stamp fills and shows the month. It does not move the row. Unclaimed is a date, not a grade.
Keep reading
- Fractional COOs for agencies 8 of 33, text match on the published line
- Fractional COO vs EOS Integrator
- What "last verified" means
- Download every row as CSV