Structured engagements, scaled to your stage.
Every engagement runs the Cedar Zephyr Operational Framework™ and deploys via the Business Hub™. Pick the tier that matches your stage.
Built for the founder still carrying it all.
Women-led service businesses, $250K–$2M revenue, teams of 3–20. Coaches, therapists, consultants, clinicians, creatives, nonprofit leaders.
The work is technical; the situation is personal. You're excellent at what you do, and somewhere along the way you became the system holding it all together.
Every engagement has the same goal: build something that runs on its systems, not on you.
Three entry points. One framework.
Foundation Operations System
For solo owners and early-stage service businesses needing operational clarity.
- 9-Level Operational Evaluation
- Workflow mapping
- Foundational SOP development
- Administrative organization
- Priority infrastructure
- Owner implementation guidance
- Limited Business Hub™ access
A documented baseline, a prioritized build sequence, and the clarity to execute.
Growth Operations Engine
For service businesses preparing to scale teams, client delivery, and operations.
- Workflow architecture
- SOP ecosystem development
- Leadership enablement
- Delegation structure
- Onboarding systems
- Weekly implementation oversight
- Expanded Business Hub™ access
A system your team runs without you. Delivery documented. Roles defined. Delegation tested.
Strategic Scaling & Operational Transformation
For founders and service businesses restructuring for sustainable, scalable growth.
- Full operational restructuring
- Leadership operational support
- Accountability systems
- Hiring and onboarding architecture
- KPI visibility systems
- Implementation oversight
- Full Business Hub™ deployment
A restructured operating business: leadership, accountability, KPI visibility, and a Business Hub™ built for what you're scaling into.
You're not paying for advice. You're paying for infrastructure.
Most consultants either hand you a document and exit, or stay embedded as a recurring cost. We do neither.
Every engagement runs the Cedar Zephyr Operational Framework™, a structured diagnostic that pinpoints where operations are failing, and why, before anything is built.
What gets built is yours: documented workflows, accountability systems, SOPs, a Business Hub™ configured to your business, and, when scoped, custom tools and AI automations.
When the engagement ends, your team runs it without us in the room. That's not consulting. That's transformation.
"Clients leave with something that works. Not something to interpret."
The alternative isn't cheaper. It's just slower.
What you're actually comparing:
| Typical Consultant | Fractional COO | Cedar Zephyr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What they deliver | Recommendations and a report | Ongoing executive presence | Built systems, documentation, and infrastructure |
| What you own when it ends | A document | Nothing, they exit with the knowledge | Everything. SOPs, systems, Hub, automations. |
| Ongoing cost after engagement | Per project, as needed | Monthly retainer, ongoing | Engagement is scoped and complete |
| Builds your SOPs | Rarely included | Sometimes | Always. Every critical workflow documented. |
| Includes technology setup | No | No | Yes, tools, automations, and Business Hub™ |
| Diagnosis methodology | General intake or assessment | Leadership evaluation | 9-Level Operational Evaluation across all operational dimensions |
| Psychology-informed approach | No | No | Yes, human dynamics are part of every diagnosis |
| Time to first measurable result | 4 to 8 weeks | 3 to 6 months | Roadmap delivered within the first engagement |
- Typical Consultant
- Recommendations and a report
- Fractional COO
- Ongoing executive presence
- Cedar Zephyr
- Built systems, documentation, and infrastructure
- Typical Consultant
- A document
- Fractional COO
- Nothing, they exit with the knowledge
- Cedar Zephyr
- Everything. SOPs, systems, Hub, automations.
- Typical Consultant
- Per project, as needed
- Fractional COO
- Monthly retainer, ongoing
- Cedar Zephyr
- Engagement is scoped and complete
- Typical Consultant
- Rarely included
- Fractional COO
- Sometimes
- Cedar Zephyr
- Always. Every critical workflow documented.
- Typical Consultant
- No
- Fractional COO
- No
- Cedar Zephyr
- Yes, tools, automations, and Business Hub™
- Typical Consultant
- General intake or assessment
- Fractional COO
- Leadership evaluation
- Cedar Zephyr
- 9-Level Operational Evaluation across all operational dimensions
- Typical Consultant
- No
- Fractional COO
- No
- Cedar Zephyr
- Yes, human dynamics are part of every diagnosis
- Typical Consultant
- 4 to 8 weeks
- Fractional COO
- 3 to 6 months
- Cedar Zephyr
- Roadmap delivered within the first engagement
Engagements are scoped, structured, and exit with your team operating independently. The goal is never dependency.
Inside every engagement
Same capabilities, applied at different depths per tier.
Operations & Process Design
Internal processes redesigned to run efficiently and scale.
Intake flows, team SOPs, vendor systems.
Program & Systems Development
Informal knowledge turned into repeatable programs.
Group programs, multi-practitioner protocols, service-line frameworks.
Curriculum, Training & Documentation
Manuals, SOPs, and guides teams actually use.
Associate onboarding, contractor handbooks, program training tracks.
Pilot Program Execution & Refinement
Pilots run end-to-end and refined live.
Service launches, pilot cohorts, expansion pilots.
Workflow Optimization & Scaling Readiness
Operations streamlined; standards set for scale.
Caseload structures, project pipelines, donor workflows.
Strategic Implementation Consulting
Strategy bridged to execution with oversight.
First-hire structure, leadership rhythm, board-aligned execution.
This might be right for you if...
- Ready to stop doing it all yourself
- Outgrown "winging it"
- Value professionalism, discretion, intentional growth
- Want a transformation partner, not a VA