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Brands.
Quietly.

AI-native operators for founder-led consumer brands. Formulation to fulfillment: we plug in, fix what's broken, automate the busywork, and keep the team small, fast, and focused on what moves the business.

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15+ Years · 50+ Brands Pacific Northwest
About Us(01)

Operators focused on growth, execution & the work that matters.

We're not consultants with slide decks. We're operators with calendars. Partners who sit inside your business, own the outcomes, and ship. That includes the unglamorous middle: what the product is made of, who makes it, and whether it lands on time.

Consumer packaged goods on a retail shelf
Founder in workspace

Built for founders.

Small team, AI-leveraged, fast.

15+(Years)

Operating inside consumer brands at every stage of the curve.

50+(Brands shaped)

Founder-led brands shaped through fractional, agency, and operator work.

15+(Embedded)

Deeper fractional engagements where we sat inside the business and owned the outcome.

Trusted by 50+ founder-led consumer brands.

★★★★★
"They understood our brand better than we did. Showed up, did the work, and left us in a stronger position than we've ever been."
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Founder DTC Food Brand
100%

Client referrals

All of our clients come from clients.

Pacific Northwest forest and mountains

Made in the PNW

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Our Work(02)

Sample projects.

We work quietly, so client names stay off the site. Here's the shape of the work instead: industry, role, and what got done.

Print & Packaging

Custom packaging, built to national scale

Founded and ran a custom print-and-packaging company for eleven years. Three channels under one roof (DTC, retail, and trade manufacturing) scaled into thousands of national retail doors.

Founder / CEO2008-2019
Food & Snacks

Snack brand, built then sold

Built the marketing, brand, and eCommerce engine for a small-batch food brand finding its DTC footing. Acquired the following year.

Fractional Head of Operations2018-2019
Alcohol & Spirits

Canned cocktails, retail rollout

Formulation, co-packer selection, go-to-market, distributor strategy, and retail rollout for a ready-to-drink beverage brand. Four years across product, ops, marketing, and the P&L.

Fractional COO / CMO / CFO2021-2025
Health & Supplements

Wellness brand, full operator stack

The full operator stack for a men's wellness brand: eCommerce, operations, supply chain, and brand under one roof.

Fractional COO / CMO2025-Present
Confection & Sports Nutrition

Functional confection, two channels

Convenience retail on one side, DTC on the other. Running digital, retail, operations, and supply chain across both.

Fractional COO2026-Present
Premium Seafood

Premium seafood, P&L + growth

P&L discipline on one side, acquisition and retention on the other. Finance and marketing under one hat for a premium DTC food brand.

Fractional CFO / CMO2022-Present

Our Process(03)

A process built around finding what's blocking. & fixing it.

(01)

Discovery

A few honest conversations, a look at the numbers, and a clear read on where the business actually is, not where it wishes it was.

(02)

Strategy

A short, sharp plan you can actually run. Pricing, product economics, priorities ordered, owners named, and the dumb stuff dropped from the list.

(03)

Execution

We do the work. Hire the team, run the campaigns, fix the P&L, ship the launch, augmented with AI and automation so a small crew moves like a big one.

(04)

Handoff

Documented, trained, running without us. The point isn't to be needed forever. It's to leave it better than we found it.


Services(04)

The operator you need.

Fractional leadership, embedded in your team.

Dig into a role: Fractional COO · Fractional CMO · Fractional CFO


What We Cover(05)

What we plug into. Wherever you are in your brand's curve.

Team aligning at a whiteboard
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Organization & Syndication

Org design, hiring plans, role definition, partner & investor syndication. We line up the people and the capital before you need either one to move.

  • Org design
  • Hiring plans
  • Investor syndication
  • Partnerships
Scoop of supplement powder: product formulation and development
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Product & Forge

Product idea to production-ready. We write the formulation brief, bring in best-in-class formulators and product developers, run the sample rounds, and pick the copacker. Then we build the supply chain behind it: ingredient and component sourcing, spec sheets, lead times, and cost per unit before a single case gets made.

  • Formulation
  • Product development
  • Copackers & sourcing
  • Supply chain
Operations and warehouse
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Operations & Systems

Technology stack, workflows, purchase orders, inventory planning, 3PL and fulfillment, and the AI tooling that lets a small team run like a big one. The boring stuff that quietly decides whether the business works.

  • Tech stack
  • Inventory planning
  • Fulfillment & 3PL
  • AI tooling
Growth and go-to-market
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Go-to-market

We don't just plan it, we run it. Channel strategy, paid media, lifecycle, retention, partnerships, retail rollout, executed by an operator inside your team, leveraged with AI workflows so the cadence actually holds.

  • Execution
  • Paid media
  • Lifecycle
  • Retail rollout
Engagement Models(06)

Two ways to work together.

Contract
Per Project
Defined scope · Fixed window

  • Defined scope, fixed window
  • Embedded operator inside your team
  • Weekly check-ins and shared docs
  • Full handoff at close, no lock-in
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Partnership★ Most teams pick this
Ongoing
Rolling quarterly · Deep integration

  • Ongoing leadership role on your team
  • Deep integration across ops & growth
  • Quarterly strategic planning
  • Potential for equity alignment
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Frequently Asked(07)

Questions, answered honestly.

The short version of how we work. Got something more specific? The contact form is right below.

What does "fractional operator" actually mean?
A senior leader who joins your team part-time, with real ownership of outcomes. Not a consultant who hands you a deck, not an agency running campaigns from a distance. We sit inside the business, do the work, and report against the same numbers you do.
What kinds of brands do you work with?
Founder-led consumer brands, typically post-revenue and pre-Series A. CPG, food & bev, alcohol & spirits, health & supplement, beauty & personal care, and the print & packaging companies that support them.
Do you work on product formulation and supply chain?
Yes, it's core to the work. We write the formulation brief, bring in the right formulators and product developers, run sample rounds, and select the copacker. Then we own the supply chain behind it: ingredient and component sourcing, purchase orders, lead times, landed cost, and an inventory plan that keeps the shelf full without burying cash in a warehouse.
How long does a typical engagement last?
Projects typically run 3 to 6 months around a defined scope. Longer term partnerships roll quarter to quarter and most run 12+ months. The honest answer: as long as we're moving the business and no longer than that.
How is this different from hiring an agency?
Agencies own deliverables. We own outcomes. You get an operator inside your team who can hire, fire, sign contracts, sit in board meetings, and make the call when one needs making.
Do you take equity in brands?
Sometimes, usually as part of a longer Partnership engagement where the alignment makes sense for both sides. It's never the default and never a requirement. Cash works.
Do you invest in the brands you work with?
We're not a venture fund, and we don't write checks just to pull the money back out as service fees. That said, in select cases we'll take equity in lieu of fees, or write a smaller early check when the alignment is right.

Contact (09)

Got something cooking?

  • 30-minute discovery call
  • No obligation, no pitch deck
  • Honest read on whether we're a fit

Or skip the form and email [email protected] directly.

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We'll review and reply within 48 hours. If it's urgent, email [email protected] directly.

Let's build something worth talking about.

No pitch, no hard press. Worst case, you walk away with our perspective on your brand. Consider it free counsel.

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