The Growth Partner Retainer

Your business has outgrown you as its operator.

We partner with $1.5–5M business owners who have a capable team and a real growth ambition — but no senior operational leader to bridge the gap between where they are and where they’re going.

CEPA-certified exit planning · 20+ years operating experience · Serving nationally
Who this is for

You've built something real. The problem isn't effort — it's that you're still the operating system of your business.

At $1.5–5M, most founders have a team that could execute, but no one directing them at the strategic level. You’re closing deals, resolving team issues, and approving decisions that shouldn’t require you. Growth is happening despite the structure, not because of it.

You have
A team of people who would thrive with clear direction.
You want
To lead the business, not run its daily operations.
You're thinking about
Scaling to $10M, stepping back, or a future exit.
You've tried
Hiring, consulting, EOS — and something still isn't clicking.
The Growth Partner Retainer

We become a senior member of your leadership team — not a vendor you manage.

Three working modes, one engagement. Strategic direction at the top, execution below it, and a long view on the value of what you’re building.

01 — Pillar
Strategic Leadership

Strategic leadership

We sit in your leadership meetings, own the operating rhythm, and hold your team accountable to the plan. You get a thinking partner for every major decision.

02 — Pillar
Team Activation

Team activation & execution leadership

Most $1.5–5M businesses have capable people who aren't being fully utilized — because no one is directing them with clarity. We step in as the operational hub: setting priorities, running accountability, and clearing the backlog.

03 — Pillar
Exit Readiness

Exit readiness

As CEPA-certified advisors, we build your business to be transferable and valuable — whether you plan to exit in 2 years or 10. Most owners wait too long to start.

Key Hire Advisory
Add-on service

Key Hire Advisory

When you're making a critical hire, we bring 20+ years of interviewing and assessment experience to the final stage. Working alongside your recruiter, we evaluate finalists using a proven methodology and give you a clear recommendation before you make the offer.

"When the stakes are too high to rely on gut instinct alone."
Optional · Final-stage
The math

The cost of staying where you are.

$75-125k+
Cost of a full-time ops hire (salary + benefits + risk).
$175k
Average cost of a failed senior hire.
$400k+
Unrealized revenue while the founder is stuck operating.
In short —

A Growth Partner Retainer gives you 20 years of senior operating experience and a team behind it — with no benefits, HR overhead, or employment risk. Engagements begin with a 90-day pilot.

From founders we've worked with

The kind of partnership that earns its retainer.

"
Amanda helped me put structure and processes in place for my company. If you want to scale your business and create more structure and processes — and take it to the next level — I highly recommend Amanda and The Fractionals.
JM
Jesse M.
Owner
"
They pushed back on me just enough to challenge my preconceived ideas, introduce better ones, and truly teach me how to fish. After our engagement, I've been able to implement the systems they taught my team to make our next big hire with confidence.
JL
James L.
Owner
We work with 3–4 clients at a time

Is your business ready for this kind of partnership?

A 30-minute discovery call to understand where you are, where you're going, and whether we're the right fit.

Request a discovery call
Amanda Thomas, CEPA® · Tempe, AZ · contact@the-fractionals.com