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Field operations consulting, built by someone who's run them.

LIV is a single-operator consulting practice for multi-unit retail, hospitality and franchise operators. We diagnose in the field, name the constraint, run the cadence until the P&L turns, and hand it back. One engagement at a time.

Engagements
1 at a time
Range
6 weeks – 12 months
Starts with
2-week diagnostic
Exit
Documented & owned
The thesis

Most field problems aren't strategy problems. They're operating problems wearing strategy clothes.

I

Constraint-first

We don't fix everything. We find the one leak that's costing the most and we close it. Then the next. Three moves beats thirty.

II

In the field, not above it

The diagnosis happens on the floor with the people doing the work. The cadence runs there too. No findings deck written from a hotel room.

III

The exit is the deliverable

Cadence documented. Bench developed. Your leaders run it after I'm gone. If you still need me in six months on the same problem, I didn't do my job.

The four service lines

Same operator. Same method. Four shapes the work takes depending on where you sit and what's broken.

Service · 01 / A8 – 16 weeks

Franchise Field Consulting

Who it's for
Franchisees, area developers, franchisors with franchisee P&Ls trending the wrong way.
What you get
  • Store-level field visits & P&L coaching
  • Brand-standard audit re-design
  • Field partnership playbook (HQ ↔ franchisee)
Signal it's working
Franchisee P&Ls trend up. Audit scores stabilize in the mid-90s. Field calls stop being defensive.
Service · 02 / B12 – 24 weeks

Multi-Unit Field Operations

Who it's for
DMs, RDs, VPs of operations whose regions are flying blind between visits.
What you get
  • Operating cadence (daily / weekly / period)
  • Field scorecards & KPI architecture
  • Audit, labor & shrink systems re-built
Signal it's working
Variance to plan shrinks. The Monday call has the right data in front of it. GMs stop being surprised.
Service · 03 / C12 weeks – 9 months

Turnaround & P&L Recovery

Who it's for
A region or unit in the red. Labor over plan. Margin compression nobody can name.
What you get
  • 2-week field diagnostic, written
  • Three moves with owners & dates
  • Cadence run until the P&L turns
Signal it's working
Opex bends. Labor lands within 200 bps of plan. The Friday close stops bleeding on Saturday.
Service · 04 / D3 – 12 months

Fractional Field Leadership

Who it's for
PE-backed portcos and founder-led operators who need a senior field seat before a full-time hire makes sense.
What you get
  • Fractional Regional Director / VP Ops
  • Bench development & succession plan
  • Board-level operating advisor
Signal it's working
Two or three internal candidates become real. The seat becomes hireable, with a job description written from the work.
Engagement model

Three shapes. Same operator in all of them.

01

Field Diagnostic

2 weeks · fixed scope

Two weeks on the floor. Written diagnostic — what's true, what's broken, three moves with owners and dates. Standalone or the on-ramp to a longer engagement.

For
Anyone who wants the diagnosis before the commitment.
02

Quarterly Engagement

1 – 3 quarters · scoped

Diagnostic + the cadence to run the three moves. Weekly ops review with your leaders. Re-scoped every quarter against the P&L, not the calendar.

For
Operators with a named constraint and a team in seat.
03

Fractional Retainer

6 – 12 months · monthly

Senior field seat held part-time. Cadence ownership, bench development, board-level operating advisor. Exit plan written from day one.

For
PE portcos and founder-led operators between hires.

What it's not

  • 01Not a slide deck. The deliverable is a working operation, not a PDF.
  • 02Not a long-term seat. The exit plan is written before the engagement starts.
  • 03Not thirty ideas. Three moves, sequenced, owned, dated.
  • 04Not a marketplace. One engagement at a time. References on the call.

Bring the messy version of the problem.

Eight questions, then the scheduler. We diagnose live and decide if there's a fit.