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Operations that work.
67%
Average employee turnover reduction across COO engagements

OPERATIONS LEADERSHIP.
EMBEDDED IN YOUR TEAM.

Part of our operations consulting practice. When your organization needs dedicated executive leadership, we place a fractional COO inside your business. Same consulting methodology. Full-time operational ownership.

GROWTH WITHOUT SYSTEMS

You're the CEO and the COO. And the operations are suffering.
Every process runs through you. Nothing is documented. When you're not there, things fall apart. You started this company to lead. Not to manage timesheets, vendor contracts, and HR problems.
Revenue is growing but profit isn't.
You're selling more than ever, but costs are climbing faster than revenue. Inefficiency is eating your margins. Nobody owns the operational number. They just own their department silos.
You hired a consultant. They left you with a binder.
Beautiful process maps. Elegant org charts. And zero execution. The consultant diagnosed the problem, billed you $80K, and vanished. Nothing actually changed because nobody was there to implement it.

You don't need more analysis. You don't need another binder.
You need someone who will build the machine and run it.

COO-LEVEL LEADERSHIP.
NO COO-LEVEL SALARY.

Your fractional COO embeds into your business and takes ownership of operations. They build the systems, manage the people, and drive execution. Not from a distance, but from inside your company.

PROCESS OPTIMIZATION
We document and systematize 15–25 core processes per engagement. Average result: 34% operating cost reduction within the first 8 months. You get an operations playbook your team can execute without you in the room.
TEAM MANAGEMENT
Org design by week 2. Hiring plan by week 3. Performance management system live by week 5. We build the leadership layer so you stop managing managers and start running your company.
VENDOR & PARTNER MGMT
Our COOs have renegotiated $4M+ in vendor contracts across engagements. We audit every external spend, consolidate redundant tools, and rebuild vendor relationships with SLAs that protect your margins.
KPI & REPORTING
Weekly operational scorecards tracking 8–12 KPIs that predict cash flow 30 days ahead. Monthly P&L reviews with variance analysis. Quarterly strategic reviews. You see the numbers before they become problems.
TECHNOLOGY STACK
We audit and consolidate your tool sprawl. CRM, PM, finance, HR, comms. Typical savings: $4K–$12K/month through elimination and consolidation. You get one integrated system instead of 15 disconnected ones.
GROWTH INFRASTRUCTURE
Capacity models, hiring timelines, budget forecasts, and scalable workflows. Built so your operations hold at 2x and 5x your current volume. We stress-test your systems before growth breaks them.

YOUR FIRST 90 DAYS.

Every COO engagement follows the same proven framework. Assessment first, then build, then run. No guesswork.

30
DAYS
ASSESS
  • Complete operational audit
  • Process mapping (as-is state)
  • Team & org structure review
  • Technology stack assessment
  • Bottleneck identification
  • Prioritized improvement roadmap
60
DAYS
BUILD
  • System design & documentation
  • Process standardization
  • Tool implementation & migration
  • Team restructuring or hiring
  • KPI dashboards & scorecards
  • Training & change management
90
DAYS
DRIVE
  • Full execution mode
  • Weekly operational reviews
  • Monthly P&L accountability
  • Quarterly strategic planning
  • Team development & coaching
  • Continuous optimization

FRACTIONAL COO VS.
THE ALTERNATIVES.

Three paths to operations leadership. Only one gives you senior strategy, hands-on execution, and zero long-term risk.

FULL-TIME COO
OPS CONSULTANT
FRACTIONAL COO
Annual Cost
$250K-$450K
$80K-$200K (project)
$60K-$180K
Strategy
Yes
Yes
Yes
Implementation
Yes
Rarely
Yes
Team Management
Yes
No
Yes
Time to Start
3-6 months
2-4 weeks
This week
Industry Experience
1-3 industries
5-10 industries
PE, SaaS, healthcare, construction, professional services & more
Exit Risk
6-12 mo + severance
Project-based
30-day out clause
Accountability
Board-level
Deliverable-based
Outcome-based

SEE WHAT YOU’D
ACTUALLY SAVE.

Move the sliders to match your situation. Watch the math do the talking.

YOUR ANNUAL REVENUE $5,000,000
$1M$50M
FULL-TIME COO SALARY $275,000
$150K$400K
FRACTIONAL COO MONTHLY $8,000
$5K$15K
$357,500
FULL-TIME COO
Salary + benefits + overhead
$96,000
FRACTIONAL COO
All-in monthly retainer
$325,000
DOING NOTHING
Estimated revenue leak (6.5%)
YOUR ANNUAL SAVINGS WITH FRACTIONAL COO
$261,500
vs. full-time hire — 73% less

PE PORTFOLIO COMPANY. 8 MONTHS.

Private equity portfolio company with $12M revenue. Post-acquisition operations were chaotic. No documented processes, 45% annual turnover, and the founder was still making every operational decision. We embedded a fractional COO, rebuilt the operational foundation, and created a scalable machine.

67%
Turnover reduction
34%
Operating cost reduction
22
Processes documented & systemized
SEE ALL CASE STUDIES →

QUESTIONS ABOUT
FRACTIONAL COOS

A fractional COO provides full Chief Operating Officer leadership on a part-time or contract basis. They build systems, optimize processes, manage teams, implement technology, track KPIs, and drive execution across the organization. The difference from a consultant: they embed into your business and own the operational outcomes.

A fractional COO from Long Drive Partners typically costs between $5,000 and $15,000 per month depending on scope. Compare that to a full-time COO at $250K-$350K/year plus benefits. Same caliber leadership, fraction of the cost, with a 30-day out clause.

An operations consultant delivers a binder of recommendations. A fractional COO implements them. They manage your team, build the systems, enforce accountability, and own the results. You get execution, not just analysis.

When revenue is growing but operations can't keep up. When the founder is the bottleneck. When processes are ad hoc. When turnover is high because there's no structure. When a PE firm needs post-acquisition operational improvement.

Most engagements begin within one week. We start with a 30-day operational assessment. Mapping processes, identifying bottlenecks, and delivering a prioritized improvement roadmap before building anything.

Companies between $3M and $50M revenue. Operations have outgrown informal management but don't justify a full-time C-suite hire. PE portfolio companies and founder-led businesses in growth phases are ideal.

Most engagements last 6 to 18 months. The first 90 days focus on assessment and system building. After that, execution and team development. All engagements include a 30-day out clause.

We build to hand off. Every system is documented, every process has an owner, your team is trained. If you hire a full-time COO, we brief them completely. You keep everything we built.

STOP BEING THE BOTTLENECK.

30 minutes. That's all it takes to see if a fractional COO is the right move for your business.