When your business outgrows how it runs.
Based in Central Arkansas and serving businesses nationwide, Beshears Advisory helps founder-led companies move from chaos to clarity — with practical operations, better systems, and AI-enabled execution.
Three ways we work together.
From strategic diagnostics to ongoing fractional leadership, we provide the exact operational support your business requires to scale efficiently.
Operational Review — The Diagnostic
A structured review of your workflows, team structure, and decision-making that surfaces root causes — not symptoms. You leave with a prioritized action plan.
Fractional COO — Ongoing Advisory
We work alongside your leadership team to implement structure, run accountability rhythms, and build the internal capacity your company needs to function without constant owner intervention.
AI-Enabled Operations — The Edge
We identify where AI tools can reduce manual work, improve visibility, and help your team execute more consistently — and we implement it practically, not theoretically.
Implementation is part of the work.
Identifying the right systems and AI tools is one thing. Building and deploying them is another. When an advisory engagement surfaces a need for custom digital tools — a workflow automation, a client portal, a purpose-built application — that work is handled through Beshears Digital, our digital implementation arm.
Most consultants hand you a recommendation and leave. We can hand you the recommendation and then build it.
About Tim Beshears
Tim Beshears is the founder of Beshears Advisory, based in Central Arkansas. He works across recruiting, digital systems, and operations — helping founder-led businesses build the structure they need to grow without losing what made them work in the first place.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a fractional COO actually do?
A fractional COO provides part-time operational leadership to your business. Instead of hiring a full-time executive, you get an experienced operator embedded in your team — running accountability rhythms, building systems, and solving structural problems — at a fraction of the cost.
What does Beshears Advisory do?
We provide operational advisory services for founder-led businesses. That includes structured operational reviews (diagnostics), ongoing fractional COO engagements, and AI-enabled operations consulting.
What size businesses do you work with?
We typically work with founder-led businesses between 5 and 150 employees — companies that have outgrown their original way of doing things but aren't large enough to justify a full-time COO.
What industries do you serve?
We're industry-agnostic. Our work focuses on operational structure, team clarity, and systems — challenges that are consistent across professional services, trades, healthcare practices, technology companies, and other founder-led businesses. We're based in Central Arkansas and serve clients nationwide.
How is this different from hiring a full-time COO?
A full-time COO is a six-figure commitment and a major hire. A fractional engagement gives you the same strategic and operational leadership on a flexible, part-time basis — typically at 20-30% of the cost.
What does the engagement process look like?
It starts with a conversation — no pitch deck, no obligation. From there, most clients begin with an Operational Review: a structured diagnostic that identifies exactly where friction lives in your business.
Do you also build the tools and systems you recommend?
Yes. When an advisory engagement surfaces a need for custom digital tools — a workflow automation, a client portal, a purpose-built application — that work is handled through Beshears Digital, our digital implementation arm.