For companies too big for guesswork and too small for a full-time COO.
Big-company operating discipline, built for growing companies.
Senior operations leadership for owner-led companies of 20 to 500 people in manufacturing, technology, automotive, defense, and other high-pressure technical work. Not sure where to start? Begin with the Operations Diagnostic.
Where I am brought inThree situations, one person to call
I have done this from scaling a startup to acquisition to enterprise programs at global manufacturers, and most things in between. The situations vary; they tend to share one of three shapes.
A decision that has to be made, and made well
Leadership sees the options, the stakes are high, and the team needs a clear recommendation to move on.
Decision SprintA market that needs a strategy, and a strategy that needs an owner
The offering, the market, and the partners need evaluating, the direction set, and the tactics and pipeline beneath it run to results.
Growth PlanA team in crisis
They have tried everything they know and still do not have an answer that works. They need someone to get them past that point.
Operations ResetIf your situation does not fit neatly into one of these, email me anyway. Most of the interesting ones do not.
What I doThree ways to engage
Each one is scoped in writing and run by me directly. I work in the background; results carry your name. I carry the work through to the handover, not just the advice, and I have no reporting line, no politics, and no stake in the answer beyond getting it right. AI tools handle the research and analysis, so work lands in days; the judgment stays with me. Not sure which fits? Start with the Operations Diagnostic, a short, fixed-fee first step.
Decision Sprint
72 hours to 7 days
One question, one recommendation, with the evidence behind it and a plan someone can act on.
- Research Brief
- Rapid Diagnostic
- Decision Brief
Growth Plan
Fixed scope, or retained
Evaluate the offering and the market, set the direction, then run the tactics and pipeline beneath it to results.
- Market and partner evaluation
- Roadmap with owners and dates
- Retained oversight
Operations Reset
Ownership until it is moving
For leadership teams facing a crisis, a stalled initiative, or a problem with no workable path forward.
- One-page plan and owner map
- Operating rhythm and comms
- Run until handed back
ResultsWhat this has looked like before
Twenty-five years in motorsports technology, artificial intelligence platforms, business-to-business software, and automotive systems. Each is told in full on the Outcomes page, and the full record is on the About page.
How it worksScope by email, then work
You know exactly what you are getting, what it costs, and when it lands before anything starts.
Describe the situation
Email a few sentences on what is stuck, who is involved, and what a good outcome looks like. I reply within one business day.
Agree a one-page scope
You get a single page: what I will deliver, by when, what it costs, and what I need from you. If a call would help once you have read it, we have one. Nothing starts until you approve it.
Work starts within days
I do the work myself and stay in the background. Your team owns the decisions, the communication, and the results.
Most engagements run one to twelve weeks. Retained work is month to month, so you are never locked in beyond the month you are in. I work under a non-disclosure agreement as standard and take a small number of engagements at a time, which is why the person you hire is the person who does the work. More detail is in the questions people ask.
Start with the situation, not a sales call
Email a few sentences on what is stuck, who is involved, and what a good outcome looks like. You get a reply within one business day: either a one-page scope with a price and a date, or a straight answer that this is not a fit.
ryan.tindall@grantic.ai