Fractional COO Experience
A part-time COO who works inside your business.
A fractional COO is an experienced operations leader you bring in part-time instead of hiring a full-time executive. In the IAS Fractional COO Experience, Doogie Levine works with you and your managers to build the systems, processes, and leaders your business needs to run without you in every decision. Pittsburgh-based, for family-owned businesses with 5 to 50 employees.
“Doogie has played an integral role in the upcoming landscaping & hardscaping seasons’ success. He has worked with our entire staff to implement several different structured systems.”
Ryan Rodgers, CEO, Rodgers Scapes Inc.
Is this you?
The Fractional COO Experience is built for family-owned businesses, typically $1M+ in revenue with 5 to 50 employees, where the owner has become the bottleneck.
You can’t take more than a few days off without things slipping.
Your managers bring you problems instead of solutions.
Processes live in people’s heads, not on paper.
Hiring is hit or miss, and new people take too long to get up to speed.
Growth has made the business messier, not easier.
How it works
Week 0
A free 60-minute call: We talk through where the business is stuck and whether the Fractional COO Experience is the right fit. No charge, no obligation.
First weeks
Agree on your top five challenges: Together we name the five problems that cost you the most, decide which to fix first, and put in writing what solved looks like for each.
First 90 days
Visible results: Doogie works inside the business with you and your managers on the first challenges: processes, meetings, roles, and accountability. This is the window the guarantee covers.
Months 4 to 24
Full implementation: The systems, SOPs, and leaders take hold, so the business keeps running the new way after the engagement ends.
What we build with you
Standard operating procedures:
How the work gets done, written down so it doesn’t depend on you.
Inbound sales systems:
A repeatable way to handle leads and follow-up.
Process maps:
Where work flows, where it stalls, and who owns each step.
Job descriptions and hiring:
Clear roles and a hiring process that finds the right people.
Management training:
Leaders who solve problems instead of bringing them to you.
Accountability systems:
Clear owners, regular check-ins, and scorecards, so commitments get kept without you chasing them.
Org structure:
The right roles, reporting lines, and responsibilities
Fulfillment systems:
A consistent way to deliver what you sell, on time and to the same standard every time..
The Guarantee
One of your top five challenges solved in 90 days, or your money back.
At the start, we agree in writing on your top five challenges and what “solved” means for each.
Investment
$15,000-$100,000
Per engagement, based on the size of your business and the scope of work. Visible results in 90 days, full implementation in 6 to 12 months.
A client story: Rodgers Scapes Inc.
The situation:
A landscaping and hardscaping company getting ready for its busy season in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
What we did:
Worked with the entire staff to put structured systems in place: time management and task tracking for the owner and employees, inbound sales systems, job descriptions, a hiring process, and marketing help.
The result:
“Rapidly increasing productivity,” in Ryan’s words.
Start with a free 60-minute call
We’ll talk through where you’re stuck and whether a fractional COO is the right fit. If it isn’t, we’ll point you to what is.
Additional Success Stories
Start with a free 60-minute call
We’ll talk through where you’re stuck and whether a fractional COO is the right fit. If it isn’t, we’ll point you to what is.