Small Business Consultancy:Operations Leadership for Growth
Sales are on the rise, but your systems may struggle to keep pace. With so much flowing through your operations, this is precisely where a fractional operations director can make a difference.
30 minutes. No obligation. No sales pitch. Just an honest conversation.
- £20mP&L managed
- 3businesses built and exited
- 24 yearsleading teams
- Fixedfair pricing
Fractional & Interim Operations Director
There comes a point in a growing business where it needs serious operational leadership but can't yet justify hiring a full-time Operations Director at £90k-plus. This is where I come in as a fractional operations director in the UK.
I offer my expertise a day or two a week, or on a focused interim basis, to get operations working properly. You get the same leadership a full-time hire brings, without the full-time cost or commitment.
I have run a £20m operation with 230 staff, turned around a PE-backed business, and built and sold my own, so I understand the accountability first hand, not just from an advisory perspective.
Who it helps
- Businesses growing faster than their systems can handle
- Operations too dependent on you or a few key people
- Companies post-investment that need professional operations behind them
- Businesses preparing for sale, or managing through a period of change
An interim or outsourced operations director in Hampshire, for SMEs across the UK.
Who you're working with
You don't need more advice. You need someone who's been in the trenches and understands the real challenges you face. Not a consultant who's simply read the books, but someone who has actually run the business.
Iain Russell has spent his career building and running businesses rather than advising from the sidelines. When he sits across the table from you as your operations director, he isn't reading from a script.
How it works
Free discovery call
We start by listening. In a thirty-minute session I aim to understand your business: what's working, what isn't, and where operations are straining. There's no agenda and no pitch, and if I can't help, I'll say so.
Honest diagnosis
Most businesses recognise the symptoms but miss the underlying causes. I explore what's truly driving the issue, operationally and commercially, so you get a clear picture of where the real leverage lies.
Hands-on support
This isn't a report that gathers dust. I work alongside you, tackling real challenges a day or two a week, with a clear plan and genuine accountability.
Measurable results
Before we begin, we agree what success looks like: clear deliverables, honest timelines and outcomes you can measure. No vague promises.
What does different actually look like?
Business owners come to me working harder than ever without getting any further. With the support of a fractional operations director, this can change.
Where owners start
- Working harder than ever, and getting no further
- The business running them, not the other way round
- Too much depends on them
- It's never quite under control
Where they end up
- Operations that run smoothly without them holding every piece together
- Clarity about what's actually going on
- A business that can grow without breaking
It isn't magic. It's simply what happens when someone with experience steps in to refine your operations.
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