When growth takes off, execution often falls behind
Whether you're moving fast after funding, preparing for the next stage, or simply outgrowing the way things used to work, execution often struggles to keep up with ambition. That’s where I step in.
As a fractional COO, I help companies create operational clarity, strengthen delivery, and build the structures and capacity needed to grow - without losing control, people or trust.
I work alongside founders and teams to bring focus to what matters the most, remove bottlenecks that slow delivery across teams, and build ways of working that turn ambition into results.
It’s hands-on operational leadership helping your company work in a way that is clear, steady and scalable, while keeping quality and culture intact.
My Services
Operational leadership makes a critical difference once a company starts growing. Too often, it’s brought in too late - or without the experience to make change happen.
That slows execution, increases pressure on people and makes it hard to meet targets, deadlines and expectations from customers and investors.
I focus on six areas that make the biggest difference to execution and sustainable growth:
Strategy & Execution
Turn strategy into delivery. I help set clear priorities, translate vision into quarterly plans, and build operating rhythms that keep execution on track - and in line with budget, capacity and runway.
Operational Excellence
Make delivery dependable. We fix workflow bottlenecks, improve handovers between teams, and implement systems and tools that increase speed, quality, and consistency - without adding unnecessary process
Organization & Leadership
Build a structure that supports growth. Roles, ownership and decision-making become clear, leadership capacity grows, and teams know how to move work forward.
People & Culture
Grow without breaking your culture. I help build HR foundations, improve communication and feedback, and create an environment where people take ownership, act responsibly, and trust each other
Growth & Investment Readiness
Be ready to prove you can deliver. KPIs, dashboards, financial-operational planning, investor/board reporting, and preparing your operations for funding, expansion, and new markets.
CEO & Leadership Partner
Support to CEO & founders. I help prioritize, challenge when needed, navigate investor or board conversations and make sure leadership decisions turn into coordinated action.
As a fractional COO, I offer experienced operational leadership without the cost or long-term commitment of a full-time hire:
- Access experienced operational leadership earlier
- Reduce hiring risk and financial burn
- Make tangible progress on your most critical priorities fast
About Me
I’m Lone Monnick Jensen - a fractional COO and operations partner. I’ve spent the past 10+ years inside growth-stage companies, serving as a 3x COO and working alongside founders, leadership, and teams to turn ambition into reliable delivery.
Growth is exciting, but it also creates pressure. Decisions pile up, delivery slows, alignment fades - and what once felt fast and natural no longer works. I’ve been in that moment many times, and it’s where strong operational leadership changes everything.
My work is about building clarity, execution strength, and leadership capacity so companies can keep progressing - without losing sight of what matters, burning people out or damaging what makes the company special.
People describe my style as structure without bureaucracy, focus without pressure and clarity without noise. I care about what works in practice and the people who make it work. I work side by side with leadership and teams, ask the necessary questions and make sure the things that matter actually happen.
I have a technical background and an Executive MBA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. I have lived in six countries and worked across several markets - experience that shaped how I approach organizations, culture and scaling.
Insights - Where Growth Meets Reality
When growth accelerates, friction hides in plain sight. Work still happens - but energy, speed, and clarity start to leak. What used to take days now takes weeks. Teams work harder but deliver less.
Take 60 seconds to check: Is your company scaling - or just working harder?
Growth creates complexity faster than most organizations can absorb it. As headcount rises, the systems that got you here start to buckle. Not because they were wrong, but because they weren't built for this scale.
Here are the five most common reasons execution starts to break as companies grow - and what's actually happening beneath the surface.
When you're scaling fast, it can feel like you're driving a high-speed car on roads built for bicycles.
At first, the signs are subtle - a little more friction here, a few missed deadlines there. But if you look closely, the signals are clear: your company’s growth is outpacing its operational systems.
Growth has been strong. The business is winning. Yet inside, friction rises. Decisions slow. Quality wobbles. Teams struggle to keep up.
Operational maturity isn't about rigid process or big-company bureaucracy. It's about building the right structure for your current reality while preparing for what comes next.
Growth shouldn’t feel like chaos - but for many companies, it does. What’s missing is operational leadership that matches your growth.
A Fractional COO bridges that gap - bringing the experience, structure, and rhythm your company needs without the full-time commitment.