Fractional Chief of Staff & Operations Systems for Consulting Firms and Founder-Led Teams.
C-Level Executive Advisors builds the operational infrastructure, CRM systems, and execution frameworks that turn strategy into consistent forward movement — without the overhead of a full-time hire.
Where Growing Organizations Get Stuck
As consulting firms and founder-led teams scale, three things consistently break down. CRM systems exist but no one trusts the data. Pipeline visibility disappears. Leads fall through without structured follow-through. Projects stall. Priorities are clear in leadership meetings but lose momentum between sessions. No one owns execution end to end. Leadership gets stretched. The founder or managing partner becomes the de facto project manager for everything — leaving no bandwidth for strategy. These are not people problems. They are systems problems. That is where C-Level Executive Advisors steps in.
Two Decades Inside the World's Top Executive Offices
Before founding C-Level Executive Advisors, I spent more than two decades working inside some of the most demanding executive environments in the world — supporting senior leadership across global finance, management consulting, and international education.
Merrill Lynch · Citigroup · Rothschild & Co · BlackRock · Morgan Stanley · McKinsey Global Institute · NYU Shanghai
In each of these environments, I operated at the operational core of senior leadership — managing the coordination, systems, and execution infrastructure that kept complex organizations moving.
That experience is what I bring to every engagement today.
C-Level Executive Advisors was founded to give consulting firms and founder-led organizations access to that same level of operational leadership — on a fractional basis, without the overhead of a full-time hire.
Top Rated on Upwork · 100% Job Success Score · 7 Five-Star Reviews
Vanessa has been an incredible support to our marketing efforts, and we are truly grateful for the work she’s done with our team. She is thorough, thoughtful, and consistently asks insightful questions that show how deeply she cares about delivering the right results. Vanessa took the time to really understand our business, our goals, and our specific needs, which made her contributions both strategic and highly effective.
She communicates clearly, follows through on her commitments, and brings a level of professionalism and care that’s hard to find. We would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking for a reliable, engaged, and knowledgeable marketing partner.
- Jay B.
Vanessa did a great job researching trips, scheduling trips, hotels and drivers, and helping design a luxury experience. She was very responsive and thorough.
- Upwork Client, 5 stars
Vanessa can do it all. Whether she's leading a project, restructuring a business, or managing day-to-day operations, she faces every challenge head-on and makes the solutions seem simple.
— Jeanie C., Verified
How CLEA Works
Most engagements begin with a discovery call to understand your operational environment, current gaps, and priorities. From there, we define a scope and start date — typically within two weeks.
Once engaged, I work embedded in your organization. Not as a project resource who delivers and disappears, but as a consistent operational partner who shows up week over week — attending relevant meetings, owning execution across priorities, and building the systems that reduce friction over time.
Engagements run as retainers, typically 10 to 30 hours per week. Most client relationships run one to three years.
The result is an operational layer that functions the way it should — so leadership can focus on strategy while critical work moves forward with clarity and discipline.
Ready for Someone to Own Execution So You Don't Have To?
If your organization needs a consistent operational partner — someone who can own execution, rebuild your CRM, and bring structure to how priorities move forward — I'd welcome a conversation.
Engagements are limited. I work with a small number of clients at a time to ensure the depth of partnership each organization needs.
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