Fractional CFO & COO · Murfreesboro · Nashville · Middle Tennessee

Your business has grown. Has the business behind it kept up?

Old Hickory Group provides fractional financial and operational leadership for Middle Tennessee businesses that have outgrown some combination of their structures, processes, procedures, systems, or internal experience.

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When fractional leadership makes sense

You may not need another vendor. You may need someone at the table.

The numbers exist, but they aren't helping you make decisions.You need more than bookkeeping or historical reporting.

The company has outgrown the way it used to operate.Processes, accountability, systems, and leadership capacity need to catch up.

You're facing decisions you haven't had to make before.Growth creates financial and operational questions that require a different level of experience.

You need experienced leadership, but not necessarily a full-time executive.A fractional role can put CFO/COO-level thinking inside the business without forcing a premature full-time hire.

The relationship

Built around the business—not a package.

Understand

Listen first. Get underneath the symptoms and identify the real issue.

Prioritize

Start where the most meaningful change can be made and use early progress to create momentum.

Work alongside you

Help implement the financial, operational, and leadership changes rather than simply recommending them from the sidelines.

Long term or project based

The engagement lasts as long as the problem requires.

Some clients need an ongoing fractional executive who becomes a trusted part of the leadership team. Phillip has relationships that have lasted many years.

Others need help getting through a specific season: correcting a trouble spot, installing processes and procedures, preparing for growth, or getting the company ready for succession or sale.

The objective isn't to make the business permanently dependent on Old Hickory Group. It's to provide the experience the business needs, when it needs it.

Client perspective

“Practical, actionable guidance tailored to our specific goals.”

“Working with Phillip Jackson and Old Hickory Group has been a tremendous asset to the growth of Reign Personal Training. Phillip has helped us improve our business strategy, strengthen our operations, and make more informed decisions as we continue to grow.”

“What sets Phillip apart is his ability to understand our business and provide practical, actionable guidance tailored to our specific goals.”

— Cole Harkins, Reign Personal Training

Start with the problem

You don't need to know whether you need a CFO, COO, consultant, or something else.

Tell Phillip what's happening. The first job is figuring out what the business actually needs.

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