Fractional COO / Director of Operations
Nathan Stockbridge
I build the systems that help businesses scale.
Operations leadership, sustainable AI, and team infrastructure for founder-led service businesses — so growth stops running through you.
- Operations Leadership
- AI Automation
- Team Infrastructure
- Growth Strategy
Who this is for
Founder-led businesses, roughly $1–10M / 5–100 people, growing faster than their operations.
- “Everything still runs through me — I’m the bottleneck.”
- “We’re about to hire an ops manager.” Often the wrong first hire — systems first.
- “I don’t trust our numbers.” / “It’s all in spreadsheets and one person’s head.”
- “We keep dropping balls as we grow.”
- “We should be using AI but don’t know where to start.”
How an engagement moves
The goal is always an operation that runs without him — systems documented, team trained, owner out of the weeds.
- TriageStabilize the emergencies
- StabilizeRestore cadence and clarity
- SystemizeSOPs, ownership, scorecards
- AutomateAI on the repetitive layer
- Hand offYour team owns the machine
In scope
- Operational rehabilitation — chaos to scalable systems
- Team build-out — hiring, onboarding, coaching daily ops
- Financial visibility — KPIs, margin, cash-flow infrastructure
- Sales & CRM operations — the machinery around sellers
- AI & automation — custom tools and agentic workflows inside the operation
- Operating cadence — weekly leadership rhythm and scorecards
Out of scope
- Bookkeeping / accounting execution
- Marketing & sales campaign execution
- Standalone software shop work
- 24/7 on-call firefighting
Engagements often start in emergency mode. The point is to exit it.
About Nathan
I help businesses scale by pairing operational leadership with sustainable AI — so efficiency gains compound instead of creating new bottlenecks.
Currently Director of Operations at Vibrance CPG Field Marketing, leading systems, workflows, remote talent, and KPI frameworks for a national field marketing agency. Previously Solutions Strategist at Inspecticore and Director of National Strategy at Bridge Promotions — including a run as GM where a division’s revenue doubled two years straight.
- Commitment
- 10–15 hrs/week · 3-month initial term
- Location
- Fully remote (US) · remote teams since 2020
Next step
Free 30-minute discovery call
No obligation. Useful even if it isn’t a fit — you’ll leave with clearer next moves either way. Email to schedule.
For referrals: forward this page or intro both directions — he’ll take it from there and report back.