Fractional COO Consulting

Fractional COO services for founder-led companies where the owner is stuck running the day-to-day and cannot get above the business.

Fractional COO consulting for privately-held and PE-backed companies between $5M and $150M in revenue. Direct operational authority — cadence, KPIs, staffing decisions, vendor relationships, weekly leadership meetings. Led by George Fassett, U.S. Patent holder, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and a founder who ran operations at a company he built and exited.

Fractional COO Services That Actually Run the Business

The reason most founders never make the leap from "working in the business" to "working on the business" is not motivation. It is that no one is actually running operations while they try. A part-time hire filling a seat cannot do it. A consultant delivering a slide deck cannot do it. What the seat needs is an operator with authority. A Mebuis fractional COO engagement is executive consulting with direct operational ownership. Led by George Fassett — Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, U.S. Patent holder, TCU MBA, and a founder who ran operations at his own company for a decade before selling it — every engagement installs the cadence, KPIs, staffing decisions, and vendor discipline the business needs to run without the owner in every meeting. **Who this is for.** Founder-CEOs who are stuck below deck. Second-generation owners inheriting a business that runs on tribal knowledge. PE-backed portfolio companies where the sponsor's operating thesis requires a working operational cadence within 12 months. Companies between COOs that cannot afford six months of drift. **How the engagement works.** Fixed monthly retainer, defined mandate, direct authority. Weekly working sessions with the owner or sponsor. Monday leadership meeting, weekly one-on-ones with function heads, monthly business review, quarterly planning cycle — installed and run, not just recommended. Written 30-60-90 plan in the first two weeks. Documented handoff to the permanent COO or elevated internal leader when the engagement ends. **What we don't do.** We don't sit in the seat for the sake of sitting in the seat. We don't take engagements where the owner isn't ready to change how the business runs. We don't take a percentage of outcomes. We don't sell software or take vendor commissions. Start with a [Business Assessment](/solutions/business-assessment) to define the mandate, or [book an operator alignment call](/lets-talk).

Operational Cadence, Installed

The meeting rhythm that actually runs a business: Monday leadership meeting with the numbers, weekly one-on-ones with function heads, monthly business review, quarterly planning cycle. Installed, chaired, and documented — not just recommended in a deck.

KPI Framework & Weekly Scorecard

10-15 operating KPIs tied to actual decisions, each with a definition, owner, source, and target. A weekly scorecard the leadership team reads before Monday, not a 40-metric dashboard nobody opens. Pairs with our [Business Intelligence](/solutions/business-intelligence) practice.

Process & Delivery Rebuild

The one delivery constraint that governs output — named, measured, and fixed. Lean Six Sigma discipline applied to how work moves through the business: intake, production, quality, handoff, and customer close. Faster throughput, fewer escapes, less rework.

Vendor & Partner Discipline

A vendor scorecard, quarterly business reviews with the top ten spend relationships, and a renegotiation cycle that reclaims margin. Most mid-market companies leave 8-15% on the table in vendor spend the CFO never sees.

Leadership Team Development

One-on-one coaching for function heads, honest performance reads for the CEO, and a documented promotion or replacement path for every seat on the org chart. Named owners, named gaps, named plan.

Interim & Bridge COO Engagements

When a full-time COO departs, we stand up in the seat within days, hold operations together, protect the team, and hand a stronger business to the permanent hire. Bridge engagements on 3-9 month terms.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does fractional coo consulting from Mebuis include?

Fractional COO Consulting at Mebuis covers: Operational Cadence, Installed; KPI Framework & Weekly Scorecard; Process & Delivery Rebuild; Vendor & Partner Discipline; Leadership Team Development; Interim & Bridge COO Engagements.

Who leads the work at Mebuis?

George C. Fassett, Jr. leads every engagement. He founded and built THUMBTECHS, Mebuis, MebuisWorks, and 1908 Builders, has more than 20 years as a CEO, holds a U.S. patent, is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and has an MBA.

How is Mebuis different from a traditional consulting firm?

Mebuis works as operators, not report writers. The people doing the work have run companies with real profit-and-loss responsibility, so recommendations are judged by whether they can be carried out by your team, not by how they look in a slide deck.

Who handles implementation after the plan is set?

Mebuis sets the strategy and priorities. Implementation work such as systems, automation, and technology build-outs can be handled by MebuisWorks (mebuisworks.com), the sister company that builds and runs what the plan calls for, or by your own team.

Where is Mebuis located, and do you work with businesses outside Texas?

Mebuis is based at 1908 Lone Star Rd. Ste B, Mansfield, Texas 76063, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and works with businesses across the United States.

How do I get started?

Book a call with George from any "Talk with George" button on this site, or call 817.764.0200. On the call you describe what is getting in the way, and George tells you plainly whether Mebuis is a fit and what the work would involve.

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