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Kamyar Shah Names $5M to $20M
Serves US
$3,500 per month
Best fractional COOs for $5M to $20M companies
9 firms and practitioners offer fractional COO work and say they serve $5M to $20M companies. Listings that do not state a revenue band are left off, so the role page is longer. First on the list are Kamyar Shah, Leadership Services and Purpose In Action. 7 publish a monthly fee, from $2,280 to $10,950 a month. The other 2 quote.
The trigger is usually a founder who has become the bottleneck at 20 to 100 employees, or a company adopting EOS or a similar operating system that needs an integrator. Published fractional COO retainers run $3,500 to $15,000 a month, with $5,000 to $10,000 typical for one day a week at a $3M to $30M company.
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Leadership Services Names $5M to $20M
70+ peopleServes UK
$2,280 per month, no minimum
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Purpose In Action Names $5M to $20M
Serves US, UK
$8,255 per month
4
ScaleUpExec Names $5M to $20M
4 named clients 12 people
$5,000 per month, 3 month minimum
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Slight Edge Names $5M to $20M
Serves US, UK, Australia, Canada
$6,000 per month, 6 month minimum
6
TopFractionalExecs Names $5M to $20M
Serves Canada
$10,950 per month, no minimum
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Trinity One Consulting Names $5M to $20M
Serves US
$8,000 per month
8
FBS Consulting Names $5M to $20M
1 named client Serves Australia
Fee on request fixed project fee, 3 month minimum
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JW Consulting (Fraction COO) Names $5M to $20M
Serves US, UK, EU, Australia
Fee on request monthly retainer
How this list is built. Every firm and practitioner here offers fractional COO work on its own site and says it serves $5M to $20M companies. Order is editor's pick, then listings that name the revenue band, then a published fee, then name. Nobody pays to appear or to move up. Full methodology.