Fractional Operations and Project Management for Founder-led creative and growing businesses.
I take ownership of the moving parts behind your business, from projects and people to processes and day-to-day delivery, so you can spend more time leading your business.
Your business is growing. But behind the scenes….
Projects are multiplying, and you're the one keeping track of everything.
You're coordinating freelancers, suppliers, clients and collaborators yourself.
Processes exist, but they're inconsistent, manual or still live in your head.
You're constantly chasing people, checking progress and keeping things moving.
You know the business needs more structure, but you're not ready for a full-time Operations Manager.
You're spending too much time running the business and not enough time leading it.
If the business is growing but the way it runs hasn't caught up, that's where I come in.
What changes when your operations are under control?
✓Projects move forward.
Clear ownership, timelines and follow-through keep things from stalling.
✓Your team knows what needs to happen.
Less chasing, less confusion and clearer accountability.
✓Your processes work for you.
The right systems and workflows make recurring work easier to manage.
✓You stop being the bottleneck.
The business doesn't have to rely on you to keep every moving part going so you have more time for the bigger decisions.
The structure behind a growing business
I've spent years working behind the scenes of fast-moving businesses across fashion, media and creative industries, coordinating complex projects, teams, budgets, suppliers and competing priorities.
Today, I bring that experience to founder-led businesses, taking ownership of the operational work that keeps the business moving and creating the structure needed to grow.
Assistly works with a small number of clients at a time, allowing me to become genuinely embedded in your business rather than simply completing a list of tasks.
You lead the business. I help make sure it runs.
What I can take ownership of:
✦ Systems & Process Improvement
I look at how work currently gets done, identify what's slowing you down and create clearer workflows and processes that are easier for your team to follow.
✦ Operations Management
The operational work that keeps your business moving, from forward -planning and priorities to day-to-day delivery, processes and problem solving.
✦ Project & Delivery Management
From launches and campaigns to productions and events, I coordinate timelines, people, budgets and moving parts from planning through execution.
✦Operational Projects
Need to introduce a new process, launch something, restructure how your team works or get a complex initiative off the ground? I can take ownership of the operational side from start to finish.
Additional operational support
Depending on the business and project, I can also support with travel and logistics, event coordination, executive support, documentation, invoicing, supplier management and other operational requirements.
✦Team & Supplier Coordination
I coordinate freelancers, suppliers, collaborators and internal teams, keeping communication clear, responsibilities defined and work moving forward.
Ways of working with Assistly
Not every business needs the same level of operational support. Some need an ongoing operational partner. Others need someone to take ownership of a specific project or solve a particular operational challenge.
Assistly offers flexible support shaped around what your business actually needs.
Not sure what package you need? Get in touch!
Ongoing operational support without the commitment of a full-time hire.
I become an extension of your team, taking ownership of the operational work that keeps the business moving.
This might include managing projects, coordinating teams, overseeing day-to-day operations and making sure things move forward without everything coming back to you.
Best for: growing businesses that need experienced operational support on an ongoing basis.
Engagement: Monthly retainer, tailored to the level of support your business needs.
Experienced operational support for a defined project, launch or period of change.
Bring me in when there is something important that needs to be delivered, organised or improved.
I can take ownership of the operational side of a project from planning through to delivery, coordinating people, timelines, suppliers, logistics and everything in between.
Best for: launches, productions, events, new processes, team changes, operational improvements and other defined projects.
Engagement: Project-based, with scope and fee agreed upfront.
Focused support to solve a specific operational challenge.
An Operations Sprint is a focused period of work designed around one specific operational priority.
This could mean reviewing how the business currently operates, mapping a workflow, creating processes, improving systems or putting structure around a growing area of the business.
Best for: businesses that need clarity, structure or momentum around a specific operational issue.
Engagement: Fixed scope and timeframe with fee agreed upfront.