FRACTIONAL COO · HOUSTON, TX
Fractional COO for Houston Founders
For Houston businesses doing $1M–$50M in revenue. RNR embeds senior operating leadership inside your business: the person your team goes to instead of you. Remote-first, with on-site visits for Houston clients. Engagements from $6,500/month.
What a fractional COO does at RNR
Strategic operating leadership inside your business, not adjacent to it. Your fractional COO runs the operating rhythm so you can lead the company instead of holding it together.
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Weekly leadership rhythm, ownership assignments, and decision routing
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Growth strategy, operating cadence, and cross-functional coordination
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Direct oversight of ops, admin, and delivery teams
You get senior operating leadership for a fraction of the cost of a full-time COO hire, without the recruiting risk or a long ramp-up.
Signs your Houston business needs a COO
Decisions bottleneck at the top
Every question, every escalation, every "quick check" routes back to you. Your team is capable; they just can't move without you.
Teams stay busy, but don't own outcomes
Everyone's working. Nobody's accountable for results. Tasks get done; the goal doesn't.
Revenue slows when you step back
Vacation, illness, focus time, family. Anything that removes you from the day-to-day quietly costs you money.
Ops, billing, or compliance feel fragile
The systems technically work. They also technically break. You've built a business you can't hand to anyone without a briefing.
Growth added complexity, not structure
More clients, more team, more tools. None of it made the business easier to run.
Hiring keeps not solving the problem
Another admin, another coordinator, another ops manager. They still need direction. Leadership creates direction.
How it works: Realign, Redesign, Reinforce
1. Realign
A deep-dive audit of the business as it actually runs today. We map decisions, dependencies, and drag.
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Business audit and systems inventory
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Founder dependency mapping
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Priority and ownership audit
2. Redesign
Custom operating frameworks: decision rights, workflows, roles, and the cadence that holds them together. You approve; we build.
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Operating model and role design
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SOPs, tools, and system architecture
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KPI and reporting framework
3. Reinforce
We run it with you. Weekly leadership rhythms, team accountability, and live problem-solving. This is the phase most consulting engagements skip.
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Weekly ops rhythm and leadership cadence
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Team management and accountability
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Continuous refinement based on real data
Houston businesses we work with
RNR is based in Houston and works with founder-led businesses across the nation, including:
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A therapy practice
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A construction company
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A nurse practitioner practice
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A mobile wound care practice
Most of our work happens remotely, with on-site visits when it helps: leadership meetings, team workshops, and process walkthroughs.
See the results: Scaling a $29M healthcare practice to $35M · 4× revenue growth through ops restructuring · Scaling a nurse practitioner without burnout
What clients say
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Pricing
Fractional COO engagements start at $6,500/month, on 6- or 12-month terms. That's senior operating leadership for a fraction of a full-time COO salary.
Under $1M in revenue? Start with Admin & Executive Support from $1,800/month and build the foundation first.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a fractional COO cost in Houston?
RNR's Fractional COO engagements start at $6,500/month. A full-time COO in Houston typically costs $250K+ a year in salary before benefits and equity.
What's the difference between a fractional COO and a full-time COO?
A fractional COO gives you senior operating leadership part-time, embedded in your team, without the cost and risk of an executive hire. It's the right fit when you need COO-level leadership but not 50+ hours a week of it.
Do you work on-site in Houston?
Yes. We work mostly remotely, and for Houston clients we schedule on-site visits for leadership meetings, team workshops, and process walkthroughs.
How long is an engagement?
Fractional COO engagements run for as long as we are needed with 6 or 12 month contracts. That gives us time to realign, redesign, and reinforce, so the new operating rhythm sticks.
What size business do you work with?
Fractional COO work fits businesses doing $1M–$50M in revenue. Under $1M, our Admin & Executive Support plan is usually the better starting point.
Ready to stop being the bottleneck?
Book a free discovery call. We'll talk through where the business depends on you today and whether a fractional COO is the right next step.
Prefer email? hello@rnrprocess.com · 281-868-5157