The Fractional Operator

In Episode 5 of The Fractional Operator, Mike Nelson sits down with Christopher Ryan, Supreme Commander of SIX Marketing, to discuss growth strategy, sales, AI, and what fractional leaders get wrong when scaling their businesses. Chris shares how SIX Marketing evolved from traditional marketing into a growth-focused ecosystem built to solve business problems rather than treat symptoms. They also d...

In Episode 4 of The Fractional Operator, Mike Nelson sits down with Lisa Boucher, Professional Coach, Speaker, Mentor, Consultant, and Founder of The HR Ninja, to discuss what the first year of building a fractional HR business actually looks like. Lisa shares lessons on networking, finding the right clients, overcoming entrepreneurial challenges, creating loyal teams, and having the hard conversa...

In this episode of The Fractional Operator, Mike Nelson sits down with Todd Bailey, Owner of Todd Bailey Photo Video & Marketing, to discuss building a successful fractional marketing business, leveraging AI, mastering sales, networking for growth, and adapting to rapid changes in marketing. Todd shares lessons from his journey from photographer and videographer to trusted fractional CMO, incl...

What does a Fractional COO actually do, and when should a business bring one in? In this episode of The Fractional Operator, Michael Nelson sits down with Bill Tansey Jr., Owner of The OpEx Shop, to discuss operational excellence, leading organizational change, pricing fractional services, managing scope creep, and helping companies solve complex business challenges. Bill shares lessons learned fr...

Welcome to the first episode of The Fractional Operator , a knowledge-share podcast built specifically for the fast-growing community of outsourced professionals. Host Mike Nelson introduces the show's mission to help COOs, CTOs, CFOs, and agency owners scale their operations and overcome industry challenges through peer-to-peer conversations. Whether you are focused on a growth play or optimi...