A Leverhaus service line
"I'm the only one who knows how half of this actually works."
"Every initiative that doesn't belong to one department ends up on my desk."
"I don't have time to think strategically because I'm buried in operations."
"We keep saying we'll build a process for this and then never do."
Sound familiar? That's the gap Leverhaus Fractional CoS fills.
Nonprofit Executive DIrectors
juggling programs, board relations, staff, and funders with no one dedicated to keeping it all connected.
Solo operators and practitioners
(attorneys, consultants, single-owner practices) with real clients and real stakeholders, even without a traditional "team"
What matters isn't headcount — it's whether there's real operational complexity to manage. A pre-revenue, idea-stage founder with nothing running yet is usually too early. A solo practitioner with an active caseload and multiple stakeholders is exactly the kind of complexity this is built for.
Owns programs end-to-end, not just tasks. Office relocations, systems rollouts, org-wide initiatives with no natural home and no single owner — until someone steps in and owns it start to finish.
Builds the infrastructure, not just the workaround. Repeatable systems (workflow automation, centralized documentation, structured onboarding) that outlast the person who built them.
Runs point across a fractured stakeholder map. Executives, board members, cross-functional teams, external partners — kept aligned and moving in the same direction.
Provides senior, confidential judgment. Capacity planning, priority sequencing, and protecting leadership's time for the decisions only they can make.
Delivers decision-ready synthesis, not raw research. Turns scattered information into a clear recommendation before you have to ask for it.
Fractional, not full-time — scoped to your actual need, not a fixed headcount replacement
Retainer-based, typically a defined set of hours or priorities per month rather than an hourly meter
Starts with a defined initial scope — a specific initiative, a specific gap — proves value fast, then can expand
Pricing is scoped on a discovery call, based on the hours and priorities your organization actually needs.
No risk to find out.
The Intro Call is free.
What a Catering Engine build looks like
Picture an established neighborhood restaurant with a loyal local following and real social reach — but almost no catering presence. Nothing in the profile says they cater, there's no booking path, and no one's reaching out to event buyers. In a focused 30-day sprint, we rebuild catering visibility, launch a packages-and-pricing one-pager, automate the inquiry flow, and run verified outreach to a first batch of high-fit event clients — turning attention they already have into booked events. (Illustrative example)
Why Leverhaus
Merry Jones
Founder & Principal
I spent 20+ years inside Fortune 500 companies, national banks, advisory firms, and nonprofits, solving the operational problems that quietly slow good teams down. I turn messy, manual processes into systems that run themselves.
Most fractional CoS providers specialize in one lane — startup operations, or nonprofit strategy, or executive support. Leverhaus's range spans all of these, because the underlying skill is the same in every case: taking ambiguous, cross-functional work and making someone accountable for it end-to-end. That's why the same person can credibly serve a restaurant owner, a nonprofit ED, a solo attorney, and a startup founder without it being a stretch in any direction.
Not ready to talk yet? Start here.
Grab the free Catering Revenue Checklist — the 12 things every food business needs in place to turn attention into catering bookings. Download it now, then book a free audit when you’re ready to walk through the gaps.
Let’s make it bookable. Start with a free catering audit — we’ll show you exactly where the revenue is leaking and what it takes to capture it.
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