We believe that every business has the ability to be wildly successful!
But unfortunately, not every business owner has the right strategies, structure, or team to support turning their beautiful big bold vision into reality. We're on a mission to change that!
We created the Strategic Ops Institute to do 2 things:
- Elevate the role of an Ops Leader to be a Strategy + Ops Leader (SOL) who is skilled at leading and strategically scaling a small business, successfully getting the Founder out of the day to day.
- Connect brilliant but overworked Founders with the trusted right-hand person they need to bring their vision to life and scale in a simple and sustainable way.
We wanted to create a trusted place for becoming or finding an exceptional, skilled, and STRATEGIC certified right-hand leader - and that's what the Strategic Ops Institute is.
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Agency or Individual Looking to Get Certified as a Strategy & Ops Leader and License a Proven Scaling System to Use With Your Clients
Business Owner Looking to Hire a Vetted + Certified Strategy & Ops Leader to Scale Your Business As Your Right-Hand Person
Business Owner Looking to Train & Uplevel Your Existing Team on a Proven Framework to Simplify and Scale Your Business For You
Operations are the bridge between possibility and probability.
But it's time to rethink the role of operations in a small to mid-sized business.
Old View of Operations
The backend of running and maintaining the business
An expense and cost center
New View of Operations
The backbone of scalable and sustainable growth
An investment and profit driver
The reality is that today's market is different.
More unpredictability and volatility. More reinvention.
AI and technology capabilities advancing at a hyper-speed pace.
Tighter budgets. Leaner teams. Zero room for expenses that don't generate ROI.
What small businesses need for success and scale has shifted.
Operations and operational roles need to shift with it to stay ahead and lead the way.
SOLs are the ones leading this critical shift.
What exactly is a SOL?
SOL = Strategy & Operations Leader
A Strategy and Operations Leader (SOL) is a strategic thinking partner to the founder who acts as the bridge between their vision and measurable results. They drive sustainable scaling by aligning business strategy with operational excellence.
SOLs are the missing link between a founder's vision and results that aren't dependent on them.
We specialize in certifying 2 critical types of SOLs:
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Chief Strategy and Operating Officers (CSOOs): C-Suite Level SOLs who partner with founders as their trusted right-hand and advisor to scale their business
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Scalable Ops Managers (SOMs): SOLs who bridge strategy with execution and ensure the right people are doing the right things at the right time to achieve the business' goals
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Ready to become the strategic force small businesses can't imagine scaling without (even in a noisy, AI-obsessed market)?
Great, we've got just the thing!
SOL Collective is THE private community for seasoned founders, fractionals, consultants, and leaders centered on the three core capabilities that help you stand out and simplify how you scale your own business and your clients' - strategic leadership, AI enablement, and signature positioning.
Are you ready for the future of operations?
As market shifts and the rapid expansion of AI capabilities continue to reshape small to mid-sized businesses, the expectations for operational roles and advisors are changing.
We break down what’s changed, what’s coming, and what to do now to stay in-demand and indispensable inside the Future of Operations eBook.
What Fractionals, Consultants, Advisors, and Operational Leaders Need to Be Ready For
Meet the Founder, Crista Grasso, a scaling strategist, operations alchemist, & creator of the Lean Scaling System™.
With over 30 years of experience in strategy and operations, Crista has supported thousands of businesses to scale more sustainably, profitably, and with less complexity.
She’s known for helping founders get out of the day-to-day operations and for helping experienced operators become the strategic partner every founder wants and every small to mid-sized business needs.
Crista has built multiple 7-figure businesses of her own and has spent decades advising fast-growing small businesses and Fortune 500 companies alike.
She knows firsthand what it takes to evolve from a high-performing doer to a trusted advisor and right-hand leader responsible for the success and scale of the business.
Her work at Strategic Ops Institute is rooted in real-world experience and designed for those who lead the work and shape the future of a business from the inside out.
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