Fractional COO

Your business is growing.
Your operations aren't
keeping up.

I step into founder-led companies doing $2M–$15M and build the operational infrastructure that turns growth potential into consistent, scalable results.

Lisa Budinger, Fractional COO
Track record
163% Quota attainment, Palo Alto Networks
$35M Annual portfolio managed at HPE
20 yrs Enterprise sales & operations
$5M+ New partnerships closed as CEO

The problem

The skills that built your business
aren't the same skills that scale it.

Most founders hit a plateau not because of market conditions or lack of effort — but because the business has outgrown the systems and leadership structure underneath it.

Revenue has plateaued despite strong demand and a capable team

The founder is making every decision and solving every problem

Good people are frustrated by unclear roles and no accountability

Processes are inconsistent, undocumented, or dependent on one person

Sales conversations compete on price instead of value

The business is ready to grow — the infrastructure isn't

How I help

Three ways to work together

Each engagement is scoped to what your business actually needs — not a packaged program.

Operational diagnostic

In 30 days I map exactly where your business is leaking time, money, and leadership bandwidth — and give you a prioritized roadmap to fix it.

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Scale readiness

Before you hire, expand, or push harder on sales — I build the processes, accountability structures, and team alignment that make scaling controllable.

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Client results

What happens when operations
catch up with ambition.

“Working with Spring Advisory Group has been a game-changer for our company. Lisa helped us break through a revenue plateau we’d been stuck at for over two years, while also freeing me from the daily operational noise. She instilled accountability within our team and addressed our inconsistent processes, ensuring we now have a solid foundation as we prepare to scale our business.”

JB

Jason B.

Founding Partner & President, Industrial Flooring Company

$1M

This client — an industrial services company — hit their first $1M revenue month within six months of our engagement. That’s what happens when operations stop being the bottleneck.

I’ve operated at the intersection of revenue and operations for 20 years.

At Palo Alto Networks and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, I managed $35M revenue portfolios, built high-performance teams, and hit quota in environments where failure wasn’t an option.

I founded Spring Advisory Group because I kept seeing the same pattern: founders building real businesses, with real customers and real revenue — slowed down by the operational infrastructure they never had time to build right.

I don’t consult from a distance. I step in, take ownership, and build what’s missing.

MBA, Thunderbird School of Global Management
Fortune 200 enterprise sales, Palo Alto Networks & HPE
Former President & CEO, Arizona College Scholarship Foundation
163% quota attainment · 606% YoY growth
Lisa Budinger

If your business feels harder
to run than it should — let’s talk.

A 30-minute discovery call costs nothing. Most founders leave with more clarity than they’ve had in months.

Book your discovery call

No commitment. No pitch deck. Just a direct conversation about what’s in the way.