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You built this. Now it needs to run without you.

Built to run without you.

Helping founders of growing service businesses build the trust to let go.

When Your Business Outgrows How It Operates

When growth starts feeling heavier than it should.

From the outside the business looks like it's working. From the inside it feels like a different story.

Somewhere along the way leading it started feeling like managing it. Every decision comes back to the founder. Every problem needs their attention.

The work is getting done. But only because you're holding it all together.

The people are capable. The trust just hasn't been built into the structure yet.

When the structure finally catches up.

The business starts running differently. Not just more smoothly. Differently.

Leaders focus on what actually moves the business forward instead of what's urgent today.

Teams know what they're responsible for and how success is measured.

Work moves with intention rather than reaction.

And for the first time, the business runs on trust rather than your presence.

That's when you get your role back.

operations designed for growth

Every service is designed to build the conditions that make trust possible. We meet you where you are and adapt as your business grows.

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Operational Assessment

A clear-eyed look at how your business is actually operating, examining workflows, capacity, decision-making, and systems to find where friction is building and what needs attention first.

Fractional operations leader working with a Calgary business team

Fractional Operations Leadership

Senior-level operational leadership embedded directly in your business. We build the clarity, rhythm, and structure that allows your business to run without depending on you to hold it together.

Leadership team in a focused working session designing clarity and structure for business growth

NOW ENROLLING

The Trusted Operator Academy

You gave them your trust. Now give them what trust requires.

You have someone in your business you trust completely. The role has outpaced the support. And no one has ever given them what leading at this level actually requires.

The Trusted Operator Academy is a 14-session cohort program that closes that gap, built around real work, applied inside their actual organization, alongside peers navigating the same terrain.

Structure creates the conditions for trust to grow. And trust is what sets the founder free.

First cohort opens

Fall 2026

Cohort size

Six to eight seats

BUSINESSES We've Supported

Everbrave — SOLVED Collective client
The Ally Co. — SOLVED Collective client
Media One Creative — SOLVED Collective client
Intellidig — SOLVED Collective client
Phase One Design — SOLVED Collective client
Level 52 — SOLVED Collective client
Calgary Wild FC — SOLVED Collective client
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Bliss Home Designs — SOLVED Collective client
Lighthouse Custom Homes — SOLVED Collective client
Run YYC — SOLVED Collective client
Circle Consulting — SOLVED Collective client

About SOLVED COLLECTIVE

We work with founders of growing service businesses who are ready to stop holding it all together and start trusting it to run.

Calgary-based. Canada-wide.

Lindsay Sheldrake, founder of SOLVED Collective, supporting a business leader through operational clarity
Facilitated workshop helping teams map operations and identify friction points

Real Results from Real Leaders

“Working with Lindsay was one of the best investments I didn’t know I needed. I wasn’t out looking for change — I was just focused on delivering for our clients. But Lindsay stepped in, understood our operations inside and out, and identified a critical inefficiency in our workflow that had been dragging us down for years. She didn’t just find the problem — she solved it.”

— Wendy Kerkhoff, President, Intellidig

real results from real leaders

"Our team was facing a critical moment on a complex project, and I reached out to Lindsay for support. She jumped in immediately and helped us unpack what was really going on — from gaps in the original scope to how we were tracking progress and managing expectations. That one conversation sparked a much bigger shift. We started rethinking our internal roles, how we support our team, and where we needed to level up on our project delivery."

— Brianne Hamilton, Partner, Everbrave Branding Group

Start with trust

Most engagements begin with a conversation. Book a discovery call and we'll look at where your business is, where trust is breaking down, and what would help most.

Have questions? Read Our FAQs

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STAY CONNECTED

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Fractional executive support for founders of growing service businesses. We build the operational structure that makes trust possible and stepping back safe.

Located in Calgary, Alberta | Serving clients across Canada

hello@solvedcollective.com

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