Build Clarity.
Align Leadership.
Move with Purpose.
At Hawk Strategies, we help visionary leaders turn organizational complexity into confident action. We partner with creative firms at pivotal moments of growth, transition, or reinvention, offering strategic guidance and operational leadership tailored to their needs. Our two core services, Advisory Services and Fractional COO, are designed to meet firms where they are and move them toward where they aspire to be.
Advisory Services
This is for founders and executive teams ready to bring intentionality to how they lead and grow. We provide trusted thought partnership, helping clients define priorities, align leadership, and move forward with clarity.
Services Include:
Organizational Assessment – Assess current structure, systems, and roles to identify strengths, uncover gaps, and shape informed next steps.
Leadership Alignment – Facilitate strategic conversations to clarify roles, build shared understanding, and strengthen collaborative decision-making.
Growth Strategy – Define a clear long-term direction by aligning business goals, market positioning, and organizational capacity.
Transition Planning – Navigate leadership transitions, ownership changes, and succession with strategic foresight and cultural integrity.
Board Advisory – Offer high-level counsel to boards and governance groups to support alignment, planning, and organizational effectiveness.
Strategic Facilitation - Lead workshops, retreats, and planning sessions that build shared understanding, generate strategic alignment, and drive confident action.
Advisory engagements are typically structured as monthly retainers or short-term projects, with flexibility to respond to firm needs in real time.
Fractional COO
For design-driven firms ready to evolve their internal operations, we step in as a part-time, embedded COO to bridge vision and execution while elevating your internal systems and people.
Services Include:
Organizational Design – Define team structure, roles, and reporting lines to improve clarity, accountability, and leadership capacity.
Financial Operations – Build systems for budgeting, forecasting, and decision-making that are aligned with strategic goals and business health.
People Systems – Establish processes for onboarding, performance development, compensation alignment, and cultural sustainability.
Internal Communication System – Implement meeting rhythms, dashboards, and decision protocols to support momentum, alignment, and trust.
Design Technology Systems – Evaluate and align internal tools to improve coordination, delivery, and operational efficiency.
Project Planning – Design tools and workflows that bring visibility to project scope, team capacity, and resourcing needs.
Fractional COO engagements are structured for 3–12 months, scaling as needed, and tailored to each firm’s transition or growth phase.
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Let’s explore how we can support your goals.