Fractional COOs and operations coaching for $20M to $100M companies in the US

A founder of a $20M to $100M company in the US can hire a fractional COO or learn the work and keep it in house. This page lists both: 4 firms and practitioners offering fractional COO work and 6 programs on operations and EOS for founders and CEOs.

Updated 21 Oct 2026 Firms and practitioners 4 Programs 6 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.

$5,000per month, median published
  • Hours1 to 2 days a week
  • Minimum term6 to 24 months
  • Published fees$3,500 to $8,000
  • 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 $20M to $100M4 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.

$125per session, from
  • FormatLive, self-paced
  • Most common1-on-1 coaching, courses
  • Free to join1 program
  • Programs6 operations programs

Hire: fractional COOs

First on the list are Kamyar Shah, ScaleUpExec and Trinity One Consulting. 3 publish a monthly fee, from $3,500 to $8,000 a month. The other one quotes. 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 $20M to $100M companies
1

Kamyar Shah Hire Names $20M to $100M

Solo practitioner, US. CMO, COO. $1M to $100M.

Serves US
$3,500 per month
4

JW Consulting (Fraction COO) Hire Names $20M to $100M

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

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

Learn: coaching for founders

6 programs on operations and EOS for founders and CEOs, open to companies in the US.

Operations coaching

How this page is built. The firms and practitioners offer fractional COO work and say they serve $20M to $100M companies in the US. The programs cover operations and EOS and name founders or CEOs as their audience. Each list keeps the published order. Full methodology.