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Fractional COO
You Can’t Scale Chaos. A Fractional COO Brings the Order.
When marketing starts working, operations need to keep up. ROAR’s Fractional COO builds the systems, processes, and team accountability your growing business demands—without the $250K+ full-time hire.
Positioning
When Growth Outpaces Operations
Great marketing does its job well — it drives more leads, more customers, and more revenue. But with every new win comes added complexity behind the scenes.
More sales mean more delivery pressure. More clients mean more coordination. More momentum exposes gaps in processes, accountability, and systems.
Without operational leadership, growth doesn’t scale smoothly — it strains the business. What should feel like progress starts to feel chaotic.
Roadmap
The 120-Day COO Roadmap
ROAR’s Fractional COO engagement follows a structured 120-day roadmap. This is a trust-building section—show prospects exactly what happens, month by month, so they can see the system behind the service.
Month 1
Foundation & Clarity (Days 1–30)
BUILDING THE OPERATIONAL BASELINE
- Complete Operational Assessment: Full audit of existing systems, processes, team structure, and workflows
- CEO Alignment Sessions: Deep-dive into vision, priorities, pain points, and the operational gaps holding growth back
- Org Chart & Role Clarity Review: Map current team roles against what the business actually needs
- Quick Wins Identification: Find and fix immediate operational friction—things that are costing time and money right now
- 30-Day Operational Roadmap: Deliver a clear plan for the next 90 days with priorities, owners, and deadlines
Month 2
People & Pipeline (Days 31–60)
BUILDING THE MACHINE
- Process Documentation: Map and document core business processes so they’re repeatable and teachable
- Team Performance Framework: Implement KPIs, accountability structures, and weekly cadence meetings
- Hiring/Restructuring Guidance: If the team needs to change, provide a plan—role descriptions, interview frameworks, transition plans
- Vendor & Partner Audit: Evaluate external relationships and recommend consolidation or changes
- Project Management Infrastructure: Set up the tools and rhythms the team needs to execute consistently
Month 3
Execution & Validation (Days 61–90)
PROVING THE SYSTEM
- Systems Stress Test: Run the new processes under real operational load and identify failure points
- Team Coaching & Development: One-on-one coaching with key team members to build operational leadership capacity
- Scorecard Validation: Confirm that KPIs are tracking accurately and driving the right behaviors
- CMO–COO Integration: If ROAR is also providing F-CMO services, align marketing and operations for seamless execution
- 60-Day Progress Report: Data-backed assessment of operational improvements with clear metrics
Month 4
Scale & Decision (Days 91–120)
HANDOFF OR CONTINUE
- Operational Playbook Delivery: Complete, documented operational system the business owns permanently
- Scale Readiness Assessment: Evaluate whether the business is ready to grow without breaking
- Leadership Transition Plan: If an internal hire is taking over, build their onboarding and 90-day plan
- Final Presentation: Executive summary of what was built, what changed, and the measurable impact
- Continuation Decision: No automatic renewal. If you continue, it’s because the results justify it.
key trust
What You Own at the End
This is a key trust-builder—address the dependency fear head-on:
At the end of 120 days, you walk away with a fully documented operational system that belongs to your business. Whether you continue with ROAR or bring operations in-house, the playbook, the processes, the scorecards, and the team frameworks are yours.
- Complete Operational Playbook with documented processes
- Org chart with clear roles, responsibilities, and accountability
- KPI Scorecard and performance dashboards
- Project management systems and meeting rhythms
- Team development plans and coaching frameworks
- Vendor relationship documentation and contracts
How CMO + COO Work Together
This is the unique ROAR advantage—one firm, aligned executive leadership.
When ROAR provides both marketing and operational leadership, there’s no finger-pointing, no communication gap, no misalignment.
The CMO drives growth, the COO builds the systems to support it. Same firm, same values, same accountability to results.
Engagement Terms
- 120-day initial engagement — frame as “four months to build operational foundations that last”
- No automatic renewal — “you continue because the results justify it, not because of fine print”
- Month-to-month available after initial period for ongoing leadership
- This isn’t a dependency model — everything built belongs to the business
Case Studies
The Results Speak For Themselves.
Bridgehaven Homes
From one channel to a full growth engine
Bridgehaven Homes is a real estate investment company focused on acquiring off-market properties through direct-to-seller marketing. Like many growth-stage investors, they had strong deal-making capabilities but lacked the marketing structure to match.
$3M
$975K
Spend
2,868
Leads
Wyohouses
They wanted marketing off their plate. And a real return
Two operators doing what a lot of growing operators do. Running the business and running the marketing. Approving creative between calls. Negotiating with vendors. Wondering, quietly, whether any of it was actually working.
$210K
Spend
$1.1M
Revenue
$3.3M
Projected Revenue
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