Fractional Chief of Staff Services
The founder's right hand, without the full-time salary.
Every founder eventually hits the same wall with too many priorities, too many people needing answers, and no one working alongside them to make sure all of this actually happens. You're doing the strategic work and acting as the connective tissue that holds it together, and the second one is quietly eating the first. Your business growth may even be stalling because of this.
A chief of staff exists to become that connective. They're the person who works beside you and makes sure the organization moves in that direction, so your attention stays on the decisions only you can make.
A fractional chief of staff does exactly that, part-time, without the six-figure hire.
Turns your priorities into action. You decide the direction; they translate it into projects, owners, and deadlines, then make sure it all lands.
What a fractional chief of staff does
Manages what falls between the cracks. The cross-functional stuff that isn't anyone's job but affects everyone.
Runs your meetings and your follow-through. Agendas, notes, decisions, and the accountability that makes sure last week's decisions actually happened.
Is your thought partner. Someone to pressure-test an idea with who understands the whole business, not just one corner of it.
Protects your focus. They field, filter, and handle so that what reaches you is genuinely worth your time.
Chief of staff vs. the other roles
A virtual assistant executes tasks.
An online business manager runs your operations and manages your team.
A fractional chief of staff is your strategic right hand, focused on you and your priorities.
A fractional COO owns operations at the executive level.
A chief of staff is the most founder-facing of these. Where an OBM points down at the operations, a chief of staff points at you, extending your capacity and making sure your intentions become the organization's actions.
Who this is for
Founders and CEOs of growing businesses who are stretched across too many priorities and need leverage, not just help. If you're the smartest, most overloaded person in your own company and everything waits on you, this is the role that unblocks it.
What it Costs
A fractional chief of staff with us is $50/hr an hour, US-based, with no minimum and no retainer. Most engagements run 10 to 15 hours a week, but can flex to what you need.
A chief of staff has to be someone you trust with the full picture, which is why our screening matters. We hire fewer than 0.01% of applicants, everyone is US-based and in your time zone, and your chief of staff has an entire team of specialists behind them, so when a project needs a marketer or a bookkeeper, they already have one.
Why The Boutique COO
Figuring out the right level? A VA handles tasks, an OBM runs operations, a fractional chief of staff is your right hand, and a fractional COO leads operations at the executive level.
Book a free strategy chat and we’ll help you figure out whether a chief of staff is what you actually need, or something adjacent to it.