OUR APPROACH

A Proven Process That Keeps You in the Lead

You’ve established and expanded your business through hard work, instinct, and resilience. But to scale, you need more than hustle. You need experienced leadership that fits your stage and strengthens your team.

At Work Heartily, our approach to fractional executive leadership centers on your goals. We help you advance with clarity, capability, and momentum by embedding the right executive support into your business.

Book A Strategy Session

How We Work

A Four-Phase Process Designed for Growing Businesses

Our work encompasses structure and strategy, not guesswork. Every engagement follows a clear and focused path.

Strategy Session

We begin by listening. You’ll share what’s working, where you feel stuck, and where you want to go. Our role is to understand the whole picture to address the most pressing concerns.

Team Match

We pair you with a fractional executive who fits your needs, driven by skill set, industry experience, leadership style, and cultural alignment.

Custom Plan

You receive a clear plan based on your business goals. Whether you need help stabilizing finances, streamlining operations, improving marketing, or scaling systems, we map a path to results.

Embedded Leadership

Your executive integrates into your team. They do the work, lead initiatives, and build systems that improve your business from the inside out.

Schedule a Strategy Session

Why Clients Choose US

We don’t operate from the sidelines.

Trial Period with No Long-Term Commitment

We offer a 90-day trial so you can evaluate the fit before making a longer-term decision.

True Integration

Our executives become part of your team. They participate in leadership meetings, manage priorities, and build momentum from day one.

People Who Execute

Every executive we place has been vetted for execution, collaboration, and emotional intelligence. We work with people who are humble, focused, and reliable.

Built to Last

We operate on the “campsite rule”: leaving your business better than we found it. That includes building systems and capabilities that continue delivering results long after our engagement ends.

Support that Fits Your Needs

We provide flexible support that fits your business stage, budget, and priorities.

Project-Based Engagement

Best for: Targeted initiatives such as a process overhaul, product launch, or financial restructuring

Commitment: Varies by scope

Typical Duration: Three to six months

Focus: Completing clearly defined work on a timeline

Strategic Executive (Fractional Support)

Best for: Ongoing leadership in areas like operations, finance, marketing, or technology

Commitment: 1 to 3 days per week

Typical Duration: Six months or longer

Focus: Leading teams, improving strategy, and delivering results

Advisory Engagement

Best for: CEOs or founders who want a trusted executive perspective without weekly involvement

Commitment: Two to four days per month

Typical Duration: Ongoing

Focus: Strategic input, decision support, and accountability

Ongoing Strategic Support
With sitka advisors

Business growth is not a straight line. After immediate leadership gaps are filled, new questions, challenges, and opportunities continue to emerge.

That is why we offer Sitka Advisors, a flexible advisory service for founders and CEOs who want trusted strategic support beyond a fractional engagement.

Through Sitka Advisors, you can continue working with seasoned executives who know your business and understand how to support your long-term growth. Advisory support can include structured check-ins, leadership team coaching, strategic planning input, and decision support as your company evolves.

You choose the level of involvement you need to stay clear, confident, and focused.

Learn More

Focused on
Measurable Outcomes

Our goal is to help you grow your business with less stress, more clarity, and stronger results. Every engagement includes goals and measurable outcomes. You will know what we are working on, how we are progressing, and what success looks like.

We succeed when your business becomes more scalable, focused, and equipped to grow.

Ready to Build your team?

If you're managing too much and need strategic executive support that fits your business, we’re ready to help. We make it easy to get started and bring clarity to every step of the process.