“I need a second opinion.”
Advisory Blocks
Pre-paid · used as neededOn-demand executive input: a sounding board, a second opinion, or focused problem-solving, with no ongoing commitment.
Fractional C-suite advisory
The C-suite you need, in the fraction you can afford.
FraxAdvisory embeds seasoned CIO, CTO, COO, CFO, and Chief AI Officer leadership into growing organizations. You get executive judgment, part-time and accountable to outcomes, for a fraction of what a full-time hire costs.
One fractional seat
- Time
- ~15–20 hrs / month
- Seat
- On your leadership team
- Start
- 3–4 week diagnostic
- Scope
- Set by your priorities
Services
Five executive seats. Filled when you need them.
Most growing organizations need C-level thinking long before they can justify a C-level salary. We fill the seat that matters most right now, and scale the involvement as the business changes.
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CIO
Fractional Chief Information Officer
Executive technology direction for organizations that need it but aren’t ready for a full-time hire.
- Technology strategy and roadmaps tied to business goals
- IT operations, vendor management, and portfolio governance
- Risk management, security posture, and board-ready reporting
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CTO
Fractional Chief Technology Officer
Platform and architecture leadership that turns fragmented systems into one working operation.
- Architecture, platform, and build-versus-buy decisions
- System integration that unifies fragmented tools into a single operating view
- Engineering and delivery team structure, standards, and cadence
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COO
Fractional Chief Operating Officer
Operating discipline for organizations whose delivery, locations, or facilities have outgrown ad hoc management.
- Multi-location operations: standard processes, staffing, and performance cadence
- Facilities, maintenance, and real estate portfolio management
- Construction and capital projects, from build-out planning to handover
- Service delivery that shifts from time-and-materials to value- and outcome-based models
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CFO
Fractional Chief Financial Officer
Financial clarity and margin discipline so growth adds profit, not just revenue.
- Margin and utilization audits for services businesses
- Operating and capital budgeting, pricing models, and forecasting
- KPI dashboards that give leadership real financial visibility
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CAIO
Fractional Chief AI Officer
Practical AI adoption that creates measurable leverage, not experiments that stall.
- AI strategy and use-case prioritization based on real business value
- AI agents, bots, and workflow automation designed and built with your team
- Governance and responsible-use guardrails your organization can live with
Why fractional
Executive-level judgment without executive-level overhead.
A full-time executive is the right answer for some companies. For many growing ones, it’s more cost, more commitment, and more waiting than the problem calls for.
| Full-time executive hire | FraxAdvisory fractional seat | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to start | A months-long executive search | Weeks, beginning with a 3–4 week diagnostic |
| Cost structure | Salary, bonus, benefits, and often equity | A predictable monthly retainer, or pre-paid advisory hours |
| Breadth | One executive’s background | A bench spanning technology, operations, facilities, and construction |
| Time commitment | Full-time, whether the work needs it or not | ~15–20 hours a month, focused on what moves results |
| Flexibility | Hard to scale down or change direction | Scale involvement up or down as priorities change |
| Exit path | A difficult conversation | A planned handoff when you’re ready for a full-time leader |
Approach
From first conversation to embedded leadership.
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STEP 1
Diagnose
We assess your operating model, technology, facilities, margins, and AI readiness, then tell you plainly what’s working, what isn’t, and what matters most.
Typically 3–4 weeks -
STEP 2
Roadmap
You get a prioritized 90-day plan with clear owners, milestones, and the measures that will show progress.
Delivered with the diagnostic -
STEP 3
Embed
A fractional executive joins your leadership team to lead execution, run a monthly working session, and stay accountable for results.
Monthly retainer
Who we help
Organizations that have outgrown how they’re run.
Mid-market services organizations
Where delivery has outgrown ad hoc management and needs structure to keep scaling.
IT services firms, MSPs, and implementation partners
Tightening margin and utilization while keeping clients satisfied.
Professional services firms
Legal, consulting, and beyond, modernizing how services are priced, delivered, and measured.
Multi-location hospitality and foodservice operators
Standardizing operations, maintenance, and new-location build-outs across a growing footprint.
Organizations with a growing facilities footprint
Getting control of real estate, maintenance, and capital projects before costs run ahead of the plan.
Leaders exploring AI and automation
Looking for a practical path to better visibility, sharper decisions, and more control over delivery.
Experience
Leadership that has already held the seat.
FraxAdvisory is built on decades of running technology, operations, facilities, and services organizations from the inside, not advising from the sidelines.
Technology & delivery
20+YRS
Running IT operations and professional-services delivery
15YRS
As CIO of an AmLaw 100 national law firm, owning enterprise technology strategy, security, and operations
10YRS
Leading a cloud professional and managed services business across AWS, Azure, and GCP
6COUNTRIES
As CIO, led a global software development company
Operations, facilities & construction
25+YRS
Leading operations, facilities, and construction services
COO
Of a hospitality company
1M+SQ FT
Corporate facilities portfolio managed for a national bank
11YRS
Operations and construction-services leadership, up to regional VP, at a national foodservice equipment company
Built, not just advised
We build what we recommend. Our work includes AI agents, bots, macOS apps, and multi-system automations that consolidate scattered work into a single control-tower operating model, so the leverage we promise is leverage you can see.
Engagements
Three ways to work together.
Every engagement is scoped to the problem in front of you, not a rate card. Start light, go deep, or move from one to the next as your needs change.
“I need to know where we stand.”
Executive Diagnostic
Defined scope · typically 3–4 weeksA focused engagement that produces an operating-model assessment, a margin and utilization audit, a technology, AI, or facilities review, or a 90-day roadmap. Scoped and structured around what you need answered.
“I need someone in the seat.”
Fractional Executive Retainer
Monthly · ongoingA dedicated fractional CIO, CTO, COO, CFO, or Chief AI Officer embedded with your leadership team, owning direction, governance, and results.
Not sure which fits? Tell us what you’re facing and we’ll recommend where to start, with a proposal sized to the work.
Request a proposal
Let’s talk
Start with a conversation.
Growing, changing, or under pressure to improve how work gets done? Whether the answer is stronger technology leadership, tighter operations, clearer financials, or a practical plan for AI, we’ll tell you honestly whether a fractional executive is the right fit.
Know an organization that fits this description? We welcome introductions.