HOLLINGSHEAD CONSULTING
Erin Hollingshead
Erin Hollingshead
Fractional Strategy & Operations Lead
Erin Hollingshead

Bring your new ideas to life. Make what you already have faster, cheaper, easier.

With the rigor of a management consultant and the experience of a hands-on founder, I bring top-tier strategic thinking by the project, without the commitment to payroll costs.

Ex-Alvarez & Marsal · London Business School MBA
The problem

Strategic work is consequential, but lean businesses often end up deprioritizing it in order to focus on critical day-to-day operations. It gets pushed. Then pushed again. Then quietly abandoned.

01

Bring Something New to Life

"I'm starting from zero and need to define, validate, and launch it."

  • Strategy, positioning & brand definition
  • Market research & product-market fit
  • Financial model & pitch deck
02

Overcome Obstacles to Existing Priorities

"Something isn't working. I need to figure out what, and do something about it."

  • Cost & spend rationalization
  • Team structure & culture diagnostic
  • Operational streamlining & PMO setup
$10M+
Funding secured
30
Largest team managed
15+
Retail locations managed
$0 → $1.5M
Revenue scaled
65+
Processes built from scratch
USA, UK, Europe, Middle East
Regions of experience
Why Me
01

I bring the foundations of consulting.

Understanding the big picture, structuring the approach, diving deep into analytics and root-cause analysis, navigating stakeholders.

02

I've also been the operator.

I know what it really takes to get things done on the other side.

03

Top-tier thinking, a fraction of the price.

You essentially get a top-tier consulting firm's thinking, without the top-tier price tag.

04

I'm a proven fast learner.

I've worked in manufacturing, healthcare, CPG, and tech, all without prior expertise, and was able to dive in and immediately earn my clients' confidence.

Range
Finance

Budget management, cashflow forecasting, fractional CFO / COO support.

Strategy

Direction, positioning, market & product-fit research.

International Expansion

Market entry, regional operations, structure.

Marketing

Brand strategy, positioning, go-to-market.

Ecommerce & Operations

Supplier rationalization, process design, scaling.

Program Management

PMO setup, portfolio triage, delivery.

Start a conversation

Most useful for founders and CEOs who know strategic work is being neglected, but don't have the bandwidth to fix it internally.

I read every message personally and reply within one business day.