Fractional COOs and operations coaching for $1M to $5M companies in Australia

A founder of a $1M to $5M company in Australia can hire a fractional COO or learn the work and keep it in house. This page lists both: 3 solo practitioners offering fractional COO work and 1 program on operations and EOS for founders and CEOs.

Updated 21 Oct 2026 Firms and practitioners 3 Programs 1 Order published rule

Hire: fractional COO

A fractional COO runs the operating cadence, turns the founder's priorities into accountable owners and fixes the processes that break as headcount grows.

$6,000per month, median published
  • Hours1 to 2 days a week
  • Minimum term6 to 24 months
  • Month oneMap of who owns what, a weekly meeting rhythm, a first scorecard of 5 to 15 numbers and a list of the processes that still run through the founder
  • Firms for $1M to $5M3 firms
  • Cost guideWhat a COO costs

Learn: operations coaching for founders

You keep the work in house and learn to run it yourself, with a coach, a course or a peer group.

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Hire: fractional COOs

First on the list are Slight Edge, FBS Consulting and JW Consulting (Fraction COO). One publishes a monthly fee: $6,000 a month at Slight Edge. The rest quote. A fractional COO usually works one to two days a week, with a fixed weekly leadership meeting and a quarterly planning session. Month one is a map of who owns what, a weekly meeting rhythm, a first scorecard of 5 to 15 numbers and a list of the processes that still run through the founder.

Fractional COOs for $1M to $5M companies
1

Slight Edge Hire Names $1M to $5M

Solo practitioner, Austin, US. COO. Healthcare. $1M to $20M.

Serves US, UK, Australia, Canada
$6,000 per month, 6 month minimum
2

FBS Consulting Hire Names $1M to $5M

Solo practitioner, Currumbin Valley, Australia. COO, CRO. Manufacturing, construction and B2B services. $1M to $100M.

1 named client Serves Australia
Fee on request fixed project fee, 3 month minimum
3

JW Consulting (Fraction COO) Hire Names $1M to $5M

Solo practitioner, UK. COO. Ecommerce. $1M to $100M.

Serves US, UK, EU, Australia
Fee on request monthly retainer

Learn: coaching for founders

1 program on operations and EOS for founders and CEOs, open to companies in Australia.

Operations coaching

How this page is built. The firms and practitioners offer fractional COO work and say they serve $1M to $5M companies in Australia. The programs cover operations and EOS and name founders or CEOs as their audience. Each list keeps the published order. Full methodology.