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7 Myths About Fractional Integrators—And How 90 Days Prove Them Wrong

Fractional Integrators aren’t pricey placeholders—they’re 90-day ROI machines. See how part-time COOs smash seven myths, add \$128K sales, lift EBITDA 4 pts, and give founders 26 hours a week back. Grab the free ROI calculator and prep your first Rock.

Why a part-time Integrator can out-run your full-time chaos

Picture this.

It’s 10 p.m. on the last day of the quarter.
Your Visionary founder is still in the office, debugging a pricing spreadsheet they swore they’d never touch again.
Sales is yelling for new collateral, Ops is chasing a late shipment, and Finance just slacked, “Cash by Friday or we skip payroll.”

Cue the tiny voice in your head: We need an Integrator… but full-time?
Enter the Fractional Integrator—the part-time COO who drops in, tightens every bolt, then leaves you humming at 7,000 RPM.

Sounds too good to be true? Great! Let’s bust the seven myths that keep founders stuck in the weeds.

Myth-Busting at 200 mph

#	“Heard it at happy hour…”	90-Day Reality
1	ROI takes a year.	Contract targets often include a 2× ROI inside 90 days—or your fee back.
2	It’s just theory.	Real firms closed $100 K+ and built a $344 K pipeline their first quarter.
3	Decision-making slows down.	Weekly Scorecards + Level 10 Meeting™ rhythm speed decisions (and end debate-athons).
4	Visionary still stuck in weeds.	Founders off-load fires fast: “It runs like a self-maintained machine.”
5	Too expensive.	Cases show 201 % EBITDA and 312 % revenue/employee lifts.
6	Only works for SaaS.	Construction, CPG, print shops—all post early wins.
7	Meetings stay painful.	Level 10s end on time; teams say meetings are “shorter, sharper, fun.”

Mini-Case: Two Birds, One Fractional Stone 🪄

Founder quote:
“I thought a part-time Integrator couldn’t fix cash-flow and culture. Turns out they crushed both before my espresso cooled.” — Jamie Ng, CEO, AxlePrint

Context
Industrial printing firm · $18 M revenue · 72 employees
Pipeline drought + chaotic ops created Myth #1 (no fast ROI) and Myth #2 (all talk, no walk).

What Happened in 90 Days

Metric	Day 0	Day 90	Δ
New Sales Closed	$0	$128 K	↑ myth #2 shattered
EBITDA Run-Rate	6 %	10 %	+4 pts
Cash-Flow Forecast	9 days	31 days	+22 days
Founder Hours “in the weeds”	37 h/wk	11 h/wk	–26 h

How?

Cash Sprint—fractional Integrator installed daily AR huddles, shaved billing cycle by 4 days.
Sales Fix—built a one-page quoting SOP; reps sent 142 quotes (prev. 68).
Culture Flip—Level 10s started and ended on time; 97 % to-dos done.

Jamie again:
“I bought ROI, got my weekends back, and my team stopped dreading meetings—all by Q2 close.”

4 Forces That Make the Myths Crumble

1. Immediate Financial Wins

Printing firm (above): $128 K new sales in 90 days.
CPG brand: streamlined ops, nearly tripled annual sales; freed $1 M cash.
Process tweaks often add 198 extra cash-flow days—no extra headcount.

2. Speed & Focus for Visionaries

Real-time Scorecards replace gut feels.
Founders finally delegate fires—company stays on track even when they’re on a beach with dodgy Wi-Fi.

3. Cross-Functional Execution

Right-seat puzzle solved by week 12.
Rocks hit 90 %+ completion when an external Integrator drives accountability.
Stalled projects? Gone. Momentum? Sticks.

4. Meeting Cadence & Culture

Level 10 Meetings™ become predictably 90 minutes.
Decisions stick, to-dos close, Scorecard numbers turn green.
Teams start calling meetings “actually fun.” (Yes, really.)

If the math doesn’t point to “worth every penny,” don’t hire one. Simple.

Next week I’ll break down “Agility Inside EOS®: How Smart Integrators Adapt — Without Breaking the System”—so you can be agile and responsive to rapid market changes.

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7 Myths About Fractional Integrators—And How 90 Days Prove Them Wrong

Myth-Busting at 200 mph