Your Trusted Partner in Business Growth

✦ Streamline your operations

✦ Empower your team

✦ Focus on what matters most

For Business Owners Stuck In The Messy Middle Of Growth

Is this you?

The demands of the business seem never-ending, stretching resources thin.

Strategies that once worked may no longer keep up with the complexity of a growing business.

What started as a way to gain control over time, money, and freedom can unexpectedly lead to less control, with little room to take on anything more.

We can help.

Imagine..

How much your business would grow if you weren’t the bottleneck and holding up projects and day to day decisions.

How much your revenue would increase if your operations ran with less of your involvement so you could focus on other areas for growth.

How much stronger your team would be with clear processes, accountability, and alignment to drive results and tackle challenges proactively.

That’s where our Fractional COO Services come in.

We offer the operational leadership you need, without the commitment of a full-time hire, so you can focus on what you do best ➡ growing your business and celebrating your successes.

"Thank you for the clarity and the clear path forward as the team grows. The ripple effects of our work last year have been great indeed, and I’ve been feeling your guiding hand throughout!"

Elizabeth Purvis

Founder & Author of 7-Figure Goddess

Why Choose COO In Your Pocket

Tailored professional services to propel your business forward

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Hiring a Fractional Director of Operations or Chief Operating Officer a.k.a. a DOO or COO, brings a range of benefits, especially for businesses that are ready to scale and need expert guidance to do so effectively. Support is tailored to fit your business needs, whether it's ongoing guidance or help with a specific project.

Cost-Effective Expertise

Gain access to top-tier operational leadership without the high costs of a full-time executive, allowing resources to be allocated where they matter most.

Fresh Perspective

Benefit from an external viewpoint that identifies opportunities for improvement while respecting and building on the unique strengths of your team.

Rapid Implementation

Leverage extensive cross-industry experience to quickly assess challenges, optimize existing strengths, and implement effective, results-driven solutions.

Focus on Growth

Free up time and energy to concentrate on strategic initiatives and achieving key milestones, while operational details are expertly handled.

About us

I know what it’s like to grow a business faster than your systems, your team, and your own capacity can keep up.

Before I ever launched my own company, I spent 25+ years inside organizations, first leading large-scale culture, leadership and process improvement initiatives in Fortune 100 companies, and later inside a fast-growing entrepreneurial business where everything was on the line.

Andrea Infelt Almaraz

Organization Development & Operations Management

A defining chapter of my career was serving as the first employee and right-hand partner to Lisa Sasevich as we grew her company The Invisible Close into a two-time INC 500 business with more than $45M in revenue.

I wasn’t advising from the sidelines. I was in the middle of every growing pain: making hiring & firing decisions, fixing processes that broke under success, building leadership capacity as the team scaled, and making operational and financial decisions when there was no playbook.

That experience shapes how I work today. I partner with founders who are successful but stretched. If you feel like:

you’re still “filling every role” to keep things moving
you can’t quite get the right person into a key role
the business depends too heavily on you to make every decision

This is not about adding more hustle. Its about creating a stronger operating rhythm, clearer roles, and aligning leadership.

Today, I serve as a COO-level thought partner, helping you see the pressure points, budget inefficiencies, and decision bottlenecks that are quietly slowing you down and costing you money.

Together, we build practical alignment across people, processes, and priorities—so growth feels intentional instead of exhausting, and your bottom line reflects the success you're working so hard to create.

OUR TRUSTED EXPERTS

COO In Your Pocket services are designed to lighten your load and keep your business running smoothly. We bridge the gap between you and your team, acting as a trusted thought partner. We facilitate between leaders and operational staff to help you meet your objectives.

By aligning with your goals and leveraging your team’s strengths, we help you focus on what matters most --> growing your business.

Jenean Perelstein

Leadership Development & Workplace Culture

Scott Perelstein

Change Management & Operations Management

Lionel Church

Operations Management & Metrics Analysis

Denise Beins

Online Marketing & Project Management

TESTIMONIALS

What our clients say

“Andrea is a thoughtful, strategic, and savvy leader. Most impressive is her ability to take on challenges and develop a game plan and execute the plan with success. Many can create a “plan,” Andrea can create a plan and execute like a seasoned leader.”

Armando Villa

Founder & CEO, Strategic Sales

"Andrea not only proved herself to be knowledgeable and an expert in her field, she is passionate about her work and others and wants to see others succeed! Andrea cares about her clients and always follows up! She has a great spirit, she is compassionate and will train you, no teach you, how to be at your best! If you get an opportunity to work with Andrea, take it! She is truly one of the most genuine people I have ever come across!"

Tomika Hairston-Flood

Operations Leader

The People Plan Roadmap

We use The Alignment Advantage™ Framework to assess, implement, and optimize operations, project management, team communications, and organizational structure—ensuring your business is set up for sustainable growth.

Assessment

Get clear on what you need to focus on first with The The Alignment Advantage™ Audit.

Implementation

Execute with clarity. Your team is guided with regular operational meetings, while processes and recommendations are designed to establish consistency and efficiency.

Optimization

Scale and sustain. We focus on creating long-term success by continuously testing, learning, iterating and building operational capacity and expertise.

Packages Designed To Get You Maximum Results

Our clients often feel like

→ They're still too involved in day-to-day decisions

→ Roles feel blurry or people are wearing too many hats

→ They sense inefficiencies but can’t pinpoint the real bottleneck

→ They want to scale without burning out or over-hiring

Structure For Growth Intensive

A strategic reset for founders who have outgrown their current team structure.

When business grows faster than your systems and roles, effort goes up & clarity goes down. The Alignment Advantage Audit™ process gives you a clear, data-driven picture of how work is actually getting done and what needs to change to support your next stage of growth.

What you walk away with:

Identification of bottlenecks, gaps, and hidden inefficiencies

A full Kolbe Team Assessment with clear interpretation & data-driven insights into team strengths and communications

A functional org chart that reflects how work should flow

Guidance on how to elevate your role and reduce daily friction

This is the foundation everything else builds on. It’s a practical, founder-focused roadmap for building a business that runs with less effort and more intention.

The People Plan Roadmap Package

Operationalize your vision.

Once you know what needs to change, the real work begins. Turn alignment into execution with a clear, people-centered operating plan.

Ideal for growing businesses with a few employees who need operations leadership but aren't ready to hire full-time.

Includes The Alignment Advantage Audit™

Dedicated Business Professional: personalized support from an experienced operations leader who understands your business goals and challenges

Regular Project Meetings: Keep your team in sync. Engage in strategic discussions to address priorities, review progress, and refine your action plans.

Examples of work:

Hiring (& firing) strategy and support
People planning, management development and succession planning
Project & milestone tracking
Internal communications & meeting structure
Document SOPs and procedures
Team training & education

One-time Project-based and
On-going Operations-based packages available.

The Growth Partner Coaching Package

Ongoing COO-level partnership to scale without chaos.

Growth doesn't fail because leaders lack vision. It fails when decisions stack up, priorities blur, and you're stuck reacting instead of leading.

This gives you consistent operational support so you can move forward with confidence—and stop being the bottleneck.

What this looks like in practice:

2 Strategic Partner Calls a month. Direct guidance on your most pressing operational issues

Thought partnership. High-level insight to help you make informed decisions

Direct access with Slack for real-time guidance when decisions can’t wait

This is operational thought partnership for clear decisions, steady direction & accountability, and someone helping you think around corners as you grow.

Bonus: Alignment Advantage Audit included with a 12 month commitment.

Schedule a conversation and let's explore right next step for you and your business.

On-going operations support packages starting at $500 /month.
Book a conversation and let’s explore whether this is the right next step for you and your business.

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Quality Support & Experience Matters

My work is grounded in a strengths-based approach and The Alignment Advantage™ because growth without alignment creates friction, burnout, and costly missteps. With it, decisions get clearer, teams get stronger, and you get to lead like the CEO you intended to be.

I bring a lifelong commitment to learning, paired with deep operational experience from years in the trenches of organizations going through big changes. My experience is supported by a Master’s in Organization Development & Adult Leadership Studies and training in Kolbe™, Six Sigma, Appreciative Inquiry, and contract and project management. Together, they inform a practical, strengths-based approach that balances clarity, accountability, respect for the humans doing the work—and a clear understanding of the numbers that keep a business healthy.

If you’re ready for a strategic partner who understands both the numbers and the human side of growth, you’re in the right place.