Fractional Integrator and COO Support for Founder-Led Businesses

Operational leadership that helps founder-led businesses scale with less chaos.
Sherwood Foundry provides experienced fractional operations leaders who help growing businesses build clearer ownership, stronger communication, better follow-through & more practical operating structure.
Because no founder should have to carry the whole business alone.

The Founder Becomes The Bottleneck Without Meaning To

This does not happen because the founder is failing.
It happens because the business has grown faster than the leadership structure around it.
SOUNDS FAMILIAR?
๐Ÿ – Too many decisions
๐Ÿ – Growth stalls
๐Ÿ – Reactive instead of proactive
๐Ÿ – Team waits on you
๐Ÿ – Inconsistent execution
๐Ÿ – Projects donโ€™t finish
๐Ÿ – No real accountability
๐Ÿ – Strategy gets sidelined
๐Ÿ – Burnout creeps in
YOU NEED OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP THAT:
โœ”๏ธŽ Creates clarity
โœ”๏ธŽ Drives execution
โœ”๏ธŽ Builds rhythm
โœ”๏ธŽ Improves accountability
โœ”๏ธŽ Delivers results
โœ”๏ธŽ Frees you up
โœ”๏ธŽ Scales with your business
โœ”๏ธŽ Without corporate bureaucracy
โœ”๏ธŽ Feels like part of your team

What a fractional Executive actually does

A Fractional Executive works alongside the founder & leadership team to bring structure, clarity & momentum into the business.
We embed with your business - part time, but with full impact.
Bring structure
& clarity
Lead execution
& drive results
Build accountability
& rhythm
Free you up to focus on work

Signs your business may need a fractional Executive

Most founder-led businesses donโ€™t wake up one morning and suddenly decide: โ€œWe need an Executive.โ€
Instead, the same operational patterns start showing up repeatedly.ย 
You're the bottleneck
Too much chaos, not enough clarity
Your team needs stronger leadership
Strategy isnโ€™t turning into execution
Growth has plateaued
You need senior leadership without the full-time cost
Youโ€™re ready to scale sustainably
If several of these sound familiar, a Fractional Executiveย can help.

Why Businesses Choose Fractional Executives Support

Our clients want more than advice, they want leadership that gets things done.
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Immediate impact without long recruitment
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Senior operational leadership on demand
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Objective, experienced perspective
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Accountability that drives results
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Flexible engagement that scales with you
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Trusted by founders, CEOs & leadership teams

Operational Leadership Without Corporate Bureaucracy

We provide the leadership, systems and accountability to help your business grow with clarity, confidence and control.
IMPROVED EXECUTION
Stronger focus, better follow-through and more completed priorities.
GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY
Clear ownership, measurable results and consistent performance.
FOUNDER FREEDOM
Less in the weeds, more time on vision and strategic growth.
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
Build a business that scales without creating more complexity.

What Our Clients Say

Bringing in a Fractional Integrator has been a really positive step for us. As the business has grown, the biggest challenge has been getting things out of my head and into a clear structure that the team can execute on consistently.

Having an Integrator has helped create that connection between vision and day to day execution. Itโ€™s given the business more rhythm, better visibility across teams, and clearer ownership of priorities.

For anyone considering it, Iโ€™d say itโ€™s a great move if youโ€™re at that stage where the business is growing faster than your internal structure. It brings discipline and clarity without needing a full time role straight away.
Adrian Fiore
Managing Director of AGEM Property Group
Weโ€™ve valued the support from our fractional Integrator. He asks the hard questions, challenge our thinking, and help keep us focused on the priorities that matter most.

It has brought structure, accountability, and momentum to the business, helping us stay on task and up to date as we execute.
Joe Duncan
CEO of Pioneer Finance Group
Working with Karen has been a genuinely valuable experience for our business. Prior to engaging an Integrator, I was managing a lot of moving parts across operations and sales/growth, and it was becoming difficult to maintain clarity and consistency.

Having a fractional Integrator has brought structure, accountability and focus to how we operate. There is a clear cadence now around priorities, execution and follow through, which has made a noticeable difference to both team alignment and overall performance.

What I value most is the ability to step out of the day to day and know that the right things are being progressed at the right level, without me needing to be across every detail.
Angela Fisher
Co-Founder of ClockworX

FRACTIONAL INTEGRATOR NETWORK
Experienced Operators. Proven Leaders
Every Sherwood Foundry Fractional Integrator brings real operational leadership experience from scaling businesses, leading teams, and driving execution. They are not theoretical advisors. They are experienced operators who understand what it feels like when growth creates pressure, complexity & founder overload.
Karen Matheson
Patch Clunes
Guy Newton
David Whyte
Nina Ghaly
Anna Gitana
Dennis Greve
Jacqui Thomas
Angela Hands
Levels of Fractional Integrators
Different businesses need different levels of support. Sherwood Foundry can provide fractional operations leadership for small, growing & larger founder-led businesses depending on complexity, leadership capacity & the level of support required.
This continuum makes it easy to choose the level of support that suits your business right now. You donโ€™t have to jump straight to the top. Start where you are, get traction, then step up as your needs evolve. A Fractional Integrator gives you the experience, clarity & leadership you need to build a stronger, calmer & more scalable business.
Our Fractional Executives are All Highly Experienced Executives & Come From One of the Following Type Roles:
CEO (Chief Executive Officer) | COO (Chief Operating Officer) | COS (Chief of Staff) | GM (General Manager)

FRACTIONAL INTEGRATOR
1/2 day per week

FRACTIONAL INTEGRATOR
1 day per week

From $ 4,000.00

/MONTH + GST

From $ 8,000.00

/MONTH + GST

๐Ÿ – Smaller businesses or businesses with only a few major priorities
๐Ÿ – A regular catch-up between the founder/business owner & the Fractional Integrator
๐Ÿ – Holding the leadership team accountable for delivering agreed priorities
๐Ÿ – Removing obstacles & barriers as they arise
๐Ÿ – Keeping the business focused on the agreed plan & direction
๐Ÿ – Larger businesses or businesses with several significant projects or priorities.
๐Ÿ – Includes everything in our first package, plus dedicated time for the Fractional Integrator to take ownership of & deliver key business projects.

FRACTIONAL COO / GM
1 day per week

FRACTIONAL COO / GM
2 days per week

From $ 10,000.00

/MONTH + GST

From $ 20,000.00

/MONTH + GST

๐Ÿ – For businesses with a capable management team that need experienced executive oversight & commercial leadership
๐Ÿ – Supporting the founder, owners or board with visibility over performance, risks & key decisions
๐Ÿ – Holding senior leaders accountable for agreed outcomes
๐Ÿ – Reviewing operational, commercial & financial performance
๐Ÿ – Turning business strategy into clear operational priorities
๐Ÿ – Identifying opportunities to improve systems, processes, productivity & profitability
๐Ÿ – For businesses requiring deeper executive involvement & greater operational responsibility
๐Ÿ – Includes everything in our 1 Day Per Week engagement, plus more active leadership of the business
๐Ÿ –ย Leading major strategic, operational or transformation projects
๐Ÿ –ย Reducing operational dependency on the founder

Ready To Bring Operational Leadership To Your Business?

Let's have a conversation about how a Fractional Executive
can help you scale with clarity, accountability and confidence.
We work closely with founder-led businesses, Integrators, COOs, and leadership teams to strengthen operational leadership, execution, accountability, and scalable systems.