Executive Operating Advisor

The operating structure
your role now demands

I work with first-time VPs, Directors, and senior executives whose scope has expanded faster than their operating structure. Not coaching. Not frameworks. A working system built for your specific seat.

20+

Years at GM
& COO level

200+

Businesses
worked with

600+

Staff managed
at peak

See the Private Role Reset About Brendan

Brendan Levin

Executive Operating Advisor | formerly GM and COO

The Problem

Most executives outgrow their operating structure before they realise it.

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Decisions routing back to you

Everything requires your sign-off. Your calendar fills before the work that matters gets space.

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Progress stalls without your presence

Initiatives move when you push them. The moment you step back, they slow down or stop.

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Delegation creates rework

You hand things off and they come back broken. It feels faster to do it yourself. That is the trap.

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Influence shrinking quietly

You are working harder than ever. The people above you are noticing, but not in the way you want.

This isn't a motivation problem or a talent problem. It's a structural problem.

The operating system that made you excellent at your last level is the same one that's slowing you down at this one. The solution isn't to work harder inside a broken structure. It's to replace the structure.

20+

Years at GM and
COO level

Who Built This

Built from inside the seat, not from the outside looking in.

Before this work I spent over two decades in GM, COO and CEO roles. I have led teams of 600 people, built operating systems inside VC-funded businesses, and delivered client success across portfolios of hundreds of companies. I have also run my own business from scratch.

I have been the person in the seat. I have felt the moment when a role outgrows its operating structure and the credibility gap starts to open. The Momentum Engine is not a framework I built from research. It is the operating structure I built under real pressure, with real consequences.

I now work with a small number of executives at a time. Privately, confidentially, and with complete focus on their specific situation.

600+

Staff managed across senior operating roles

20 yrs

At GM and COO level across US, UK and Canada

CEO/GM

VC-funded environment, full P&L accountability

Founder

Built and operated own business from scratch

Current Work

How I work with executives.

I work with a small number of clients at a time. Every engagement is private, confidential, and built around your specific situation. Not a programme you slot into.

If you want to explore working together, start with the Private Role Reset. It's designed for speed. You'll know within the first week whether it's the right intervention.

Now open

Tier 1 · 4 Weeks

The Private Role Reset

For first-time VPs and Directors whose role has expanded faster than their operating structure. One focused initiative. A complete operating system. Delivered in 30 days.

Learn more →

Tier 2 · Coming Soon

The Executive Momentum Engine

A 6-month private advisory engagement for executives who want the complete Momentum Engine built into their role. All three pillars. Built for your specific seat and the scope you are scaling into.

Available on referral

Tier 3 · Corporate

The Momentum Engine for Teams

The Momentum Engine delivered at organisational scale. For HR and L&D teams supporting newly promoted leaders across the business. Cohort delivery, licensed methodology, measurable outcomes.

Corporate enquiries welcome

Case Snapshot

What one quarter looked like.

A newly promoted VP at a 150-person company came to me three months into her role. On paper she was capable. She'd been promoted because she was.

In practice her role was breaking down quietly. Stuck in escalation loops on at-risk accounts. C-suite trust eroding. Calendar full, influence shrinking. Working harder than ever with nothing visible to show for it.

The problem wasn't effort or capability. Her scope had outgrown her operating structure.

Over one quarter we cut 11 competing priorities to one stabilisation vector, engineered one visible executive-level win, and rebuilt how decisions and ownership flowed through her role.

Halved

Customer churn rate

Dropped

Escalation frequency

Rebuilt

C-suite trust

Stable

Seat no longer fragile

🔒 All engagements are private and confidential by design. Your colleagues, your manager, and your C-suite don't need to know you're doing this work. They'll notice the results.

For the first time in months I felt like I was operating, not just reacting. The work we did in four weeks would have taken me a year to figure out alone, if I ever figured it out at all.

VP of Client Success · 150-person company
Name withheld. All engagements are confidential.

Start Here

If the role feels heavier than it should, the structure is the problem.

The Private Role Reset is a 4-week private engagement for first-time VPs and Directors. One focused initiative. A complete operating structure. Results within 30 days or a full refund.

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Private · Confidential · Limited to 10 active clients

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