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Fractional COO Services for Marketing Agencies
Strategic Operational Leadership to Drive Profitable Growth

Strategic Operational Leadership to Drive Profitable Growth
We are a modern consultancy offering fractional COO support for marketing agency leaders navigating growth and transformation.
When growth accelerates, delivery and margin can strain.
When growth slows, pressure surfaces in different ways.
Our work helps agencies move from complexity and pressure to clarity, alignment, and profitable performance.
Behind our name is a collective, a trusted network of seasoned marketing and advertising experts bringing perspective, operational discipline, and structured support to leadership teams.
This strategic advisory enables agencies to operate with confidence and control.

To help agency leaders identify the constraints limiting progress, strengthen financial performance, and build operating discipline that supports sustainable growth.
Our work is designed to create clarity and structure that leadership teams can sustain long after the engagement ends.
Every engagement follows a defined progression. We begin with a disciplined assessment, move into alignment around clear priorities, and support focused execution with refinement. The sequence is intentional and time-bound.
This is not advisory in theory. It is structured engagement inside the business, designed to create clarity and operating discipline that leadership teams can sustain after the work concludes.
In this video, the philosophy and structure of The T.H.E.O. Method are outlined.




Stephanie brings a rare combination of strategic rigor, compassion, and operational credibility that is essential for agency growth. We worked side by side in complex, high-stakes client environments, where she consistently balanced the realities faced by marketing agencies with the pursuit of meaningful work. As a trusted partner with sound judgment, she genuinely cares about both the work and the people behind it, making her an invaluable asset in any strategic advisory role.
- Mindy Stomp
CEO, Drake Cooper
Stephanie brings a critical combination of leadership, strategic thinking, and operational discipline, which is essential for agency growth. We partnered on a demanding, high-visibility engagement where the path forward was unclear. Yet, she was the steady force keeping the work on strategy, on task, and on time. Her thoughtful and decisive approach often makes her the glue that holds complex, team-dependent work together, particularly in the context of marketing agencies seeking effective strategic advisory support.
- Kyle Lindenboom
CEO + Co-Founder, InTandem
I’ve collaborated with Stephanie throughout nearly every phase of agency life, from the scrappy early days to senior leadership in marketing agencies. She is deeply trusted because she shows up with integrity, accountability, and follow-through, especially when things are messy. If Stephanie is involved, you know the work will be thoughtful, honest, and handled with care, which is essential for agency growth and effective strategic advisory.
- Christine Caridi
SVP Client Partner, Razorfish
Stephanie brings a unique perspective from her firsthand experience in the agency business. As a former agency founder, I can confidently say she offers clarity without ego, asks the right questions, earns trust quickly, and consistently prioritizes results, which is essential for agency growth. Her insights are invaluable for marketing agencies seeking strategic advisory to enhance their performance.
- John Elston
Founder, WildHeart Team
Stephanie is someone I trust for agency growth. We’ve partnered across marketing agencies and clients for years. She consistently listens first, identifies the real problem, and delivers solutions. Her approach includes cross-functional business insight, clarity, and curiosity in every engagement, complemented by a steady, empathetic leadership style that serves as a strategic advisory to our work.
- Heather Vunovich
Marketing Executive, Agency Leader
With nearly 25 years in advertising, Stephanie has navigated every dimension of agency growth, leading $30 million Fortune 500 accounts at global WPP marketing agencies and overseeing operations and client services for several boutique shops.
She’s experienced the pressure and promise of growth firsthand, and now helps agency leaders find the clarity and alignment needed for lasting, profitable change through her strategic advisory services.
Stephanie is a first-generation American of Greek and Syrian descent. She credits her work ethic to her parents, who sold their family business at age 83. She believes that “everything is figure-out-able” (thank you, Marie Forleo) and does her best to live that mindset. When she’s not working, she’s with her loved ones, at the gym, or hanging out with her feisty Pomeranian, who is fully convinced The Theo Collective is named after him (it’s not).

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