Primarily organizations and senior leaders. We work with executives, boards, and leadership teams who are responsible for outcomes in complex environments. Individual leaders sometimes engage us for executive advisory support, but our core work focuses on organizational-level challenges.

Start with a consultation call to confirm fit and discuss your specific situation.

Fractional Leadership is ongoing, embedded ownership. Think of it as having a part-time CFO, COO, or executive operations lead who owns execution, not just advice. This model includes:

• Weekly or bi-weekly engagement with your team

• Direct ownership of specific functions (finance, operations, transformation)

• Retainer-based pricing

• Minimum 3-6 month engagement

Executive Operations Consulting is a defined project with specific outcomes and a clear end date. This includes:

• Fixed scope and deliverables (e.g., financial controls stabilization, operational reset)

• Defined timeline (typically 30-90 days)

• Project-based pricing

• Optional implementation support

The right model depends on whether you need ongoing leadership or a specific problem solved. We help you determine fit during the consultation call.

Choose Fractional Leadership if you:

• Need ongoing executive-level leadership but don't have the budget or workload for a full-time hire

• Are building or stabilizing operations and need someone to own the execution

• Have multiple interconnected challenges that need sustained attention

• Want senior-level ownership, not just recommendations

Choose Consulting if you:

• Have a specific, defined problem (e.g., broken month-end close, unclear cost structure)

• Want a clear project with deliverables and an end date

• Need speed and structure more than ongoing ownership

• Have internal capacity to implement but need expert guidance and frameworks

Fractional executive engagements (CFO, COO, or operations leadership) typically range from $8,000 to $18,000 per month, depending on scope, complexity, and time commitment.

Factors that influence pricing:

• Organization size and complexity

• Scope of responsibilities (single function vs. multiple areas)

• Time commitment (1-3 days per week)

• Regulatory or compliance requirements

Most fractional engagements require a minimum 3-6 month commitment to allow sufficient time for meaningful results.

Executive operations consulting projects typically range from $15,000 to $50,000+ depending on scope and timeline.

Example engagement ranges:

• Operational Reset (30-45 days): $18,000 - $30,000

• Financial Controls Stabilization (45-60 days): $25,000 - $40,000

• Cost Structure or Shared Services Analysis (60-90 days): $30,000 - $50,000+

All consulting engagements include defined deliverables, clear timelines, and optional implementation support. We scope and price each engagement based on your specific situation during the consultation call.

The initial consultation is a focused 30-45 minute diagnostic conversation, not a free consulting session. The purpose is to:

• Identify the primary operational or financial bottleneck

• Clarify the outcome you need in the next 45-90 days

• Determine whether fractional leadership, consulting, or advisory is the best fit

• Confirm timeline and next steps if there's mutual fit

This call helps both of us determine if working together makes sense. There's no pressure or obligation to move forward.

It depends on urgency and scope. For consulting projects, we can typically start within 1-2 weeks of finalizing scope and contracting. For fractional leadership engagements, onboarding usually takes 2-3 weeks.

If you're dealing with a critical issue (audit findings, compliance deadline, financial crisis), we prioritize urgent situations and can often accommodate accelerated timelines.

For Fractional Leadership Engagements:

First 30 Days: Deep diagnostic, stakeholder interviews, process mapping, and priority identification. Establish leadership cadence and quick wins.

Days 30-60: Implementation of core fixes, process stabilization, team training, and reporting infrastructure.

Days 60-90: Refinement, documentation, sustainability planning, and transition to ongoing cadence.

For Consulting Engagements:

Each consulting project has a custom timeline based on scope, but typically follows: Assessment → Design → Build → Validate → Deliver. We provide a detailed project plan during scoping.

Success is defined at the start of every engagement and tied to observable, measurable outcomes. Examples include:

• Financial close time reduced from X days to Y days

• Audit findings cleared or resolved

• Leadership cadence established (weekly or bi-weekly meetings with documented decisions)

• Cash flow visibility extended to 60-90 days

• Key processes documented and trainable

• Executive team confidence in reporting increased (measured via survey)

We review progress regularly and adjust as needed to ensure we're delivering meaningful results, not just activity.

Most engagements are conducted remotely with periodic on-site visits as needed. For fractional leadership roles, we typically recommend monthly or quarterly on-site time for team connection and strategic planning.

For consulting projects, on-site time is usually concentrated at the beginning (kickoff and discovery) and end (delivery and training) of the engagement.

If your situation requires more frequent on-site presence, we can accommodate that in the engagement design and pricing.

We work nationally with organizations across the United States. Most of our work can be conducted effectively remotely, with strategic on-site visits as needed.

We are based in the Mid-Atlantic region and have particular depth working with organizations in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area, but we regularly support clients across the country.

We specialize in complex, regulated, and government-adjacent environments, including:

• Government contractors and professional services firms

• Organizations receiving federal or state funding

• Nonprofits with government contracts or grant-funded work

• Regulated industries (healthcare, financial services)

• Professional services firms (consulting, engineering, legal)

We're particularly effective when compliance, accountability, and public trust are critical success factors.

For Fractional Leadership: Weekly or bi-weekly depending on the engagement model. This typically includes leadership team meetings, functional team check-ins, and 1-on-1s with key stakeholders.

For Consulting Projects: Weekly status updates with project sponsors, plus working sessions with relevant teams as needed.

For Executive Advisory: Monthly strategy sessions (1-2 hours), plus on-call availability for urgent questions or document review.

Three things set us apart:

1. Deep experience in government-adjacent environments. We understand how decision-making works when authority is distributed, the importance of defensibility and documentation, and how change actually lands inside bureaucratic systems. This experience makes us particularly effective with organizations operating near government or in regulated industries.

2. Execution, not just advice. We don't hand you a slide deck and leave. We build, implement, and train. We stay until the work is sustainable.

3. Results-focused, not process-obsessed. We bring discipline without unnecessary bureaucracy. The goal is clarity and forward movement—not perfect documentation or endless planning.

We do not work with direct competitors simultaneously if it creates a conflict of interest or raises concerns about confidential information. This is discussed and agreed upon during the contracting process.

However, we may work with multiple organizations in the same industry (e.g., professional services firms, government contractors) if there's no competitive overlap or conflict.

If there's mutual fit, we'll:

1. Provide a proposal outlining scope, deliverables, timeline, and investment

2. Review and refine the proposal based on your feedback

3. Finalize contracting and engagement terms

4. Schedule kickoff and onboarding

If there's not a fit—or if the timing isn't right—we'll be direct about that and can suggest alternative resources or approaches.

Schedule a consultation call on our Contact page or email admin@anchorpointrising.com.

Come prepared to discuss:

• The primary operational or financial challenge you're facing

• What success would look like in the next 45-90 days

• Who else in your organization should be involved in the decision