Derek Fredrickson

Derek Fredrickson is the architect and chief executive behind The COO Solution, a fractional COO firm that places experienced operators as seconds-in-command within founder-led businesses throughout the U.S., UK, and Europe. Prior to launching the firm, Derek spent years occupying the COO seat across a range of industries, where he was responsible for converting founder vision into operational reality, constructing the infrastructure needed for sustainable growth, and developing leadership teams capable of carrying businesses forward. He established The COO Solution in 2024 after repeatedly observing the same costly gap in growing companies: founders simultaneously shouldering both vision and execution, with neither receiving the focus it required. In its inaugural year, the firm surpassed seven figures in revenue within eleven months, assembled a bench of nearly fifteen fractional COOs, and delivered results for more than twenty-five clients — all driven entirely by referrals and reputation. Derek's guiding framework is straightforward: the CEO makes it up, the COO makes it real, and the people and process make it recur. His mission is to give founders the operator alongside them that transforms how their business scales and endures.