Fractional COO · Local Service Businesses

You know what needs to fix.You just don't have time to fix it.

I'm Chuck. I come in, learn your business, and build the systems — so you don't have to stop running it to fix it.

Chuck Temple, Fractional COO
Exits
1,300+
Transactions/mo
Sound familiar?

Your business runs you.
Not the other way around.

Everything runs through you. If you're not there, nothing happens.
You're working 60-hour weeks and somehow still losing money.
You have people — but no one you can actually trust to run things.
You know you need systems, but you don't have time to build them.
Every consultant you've hired gave you a plan. Nobody stayed to build it.
Sound like yours? Good. That's exactly what I fix.
That's exactly what I fix.

I don't hand you a deck and disappear.
I build it with you.

I come in as your right-hand — learn how your business actually works, build the systems alongside you, and hand it back running clean. You stay in the loop. I do the building.

01
Step one

Diagnose

We talk. I ask the questions nobody's asked before. We find the real problem — not just the one that's loudest.

02
Step two

Build

I build it. Systems, processes, tools, automations — whatever your business actually needs. Not a template. Built for you.

03
Step three

Hand Off

Your team can run it without me in it. That's the whole point.

What I can fix

Most businesses have more than one thing broken.
I can help with all of it.

Operations & Systems

SOPs, scheduling, routing, hiring, training. The stuff that has to run whether you're there or not.

Marketing & Lead Gen

Website, SEO, social media, content. More of the right customers, finding you.

AI & Automations

Missed lead follow-up, workflow tools, automations that save you hours every week.

Brand & Positioning

What you say, who you say it to, and why they choose you over the other guy.

Personal Productivity

Get the noise out of your head so you can actually lead your business instead of just surviving it.

How we can work together

Three ways to engage.

Pick the level that fits where you are right now. Most clients start with the Diagnostic.

Start here

The Diagnostic

One focused conversation. I ask the questions, surface what's broken, and hand you a prioritized action plan. A good place to start if you're not sure where to begin.

Flat fee
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Ongoing

The Retainer

Ongoing right-hand. Part-time, embedded, handles what comes up. For owners who want someone in their corner long-term.

$3,000–$5,000/month
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The guarantee

Joy or money back.

I'm not done until your business feels like yours again. Until you're excited to show up, your team knows what to do, and you can actually take a weekend off.

If we work together and you don't feel that shift — you get your money back.

I'm not done until your business feels like yours again. Until you're excited to show up, your team knows what to do, and you can actually take a weekend off.
About Chuck

I've had your problems.
Literally.

I built DVD Your Memories from scratch — four locations, $2.5M in revenue, hiring systems, operations playbooks, the whole thing — then sold it.

I've been COO of a physical products company where I tripled revenue and built the operations infrastructure from the ground up. I've built a two-sided marketplace solo, and I've taught go-to-market strategy at UC Berkeley.

I'm not a consultant who read about your problems in a book. I've had them. I know what it feels like to be the one everything runs through — and I know how to build you out of it.

Learn more about my background →
Business exits as founder
$2.5M
Revenue built at DVD Your Memories
Revenue growth as COO
1,300+
Monthly transactions on DailyPB, built solo
Industries

I work with local service businesses.

If your business dispatches people to do work at homes or commercial properties, I know your world.

Pest Control
Landscaping
Cleaning
HVAC
Plumbing
Pool Service
Moving
Electrical

Every industry has its own language, its own pain points, its own software. I go deep on the ones I work in.

Results

What clients say.

Testimonials coming as engagements close.
Check back soon — or call and ask me directly.

Call 858-523-8881 →

Ready to stop being the bottleneck?

Let's talk. Tell me what's broken and we'll figure out if I can help. No pitch, no pressure — just a conversation.

I pick up, or I call you back same day.