Fractional Business and Executive Support Services

On-Demand Director of Business Growth, Development, and Strategic Partnerships

Get the output of a senior business growth, development, and strategic partnerships executive without the full-time overhead. Optima delivers embedded, NDA-protected executive leadership that identifies transformational opportunities, builds strategic partnerships, and drives them to results.

$200K+

The approximate full-time VP-level cost many growing companies want to avoid before benefits, taxes, and overhead.

33+

Years of growth leadership, deal origination, institutional relationships, and strategic partnership experience.

Embedded

A retained executive presence that attends meetings, represents your brand, and executes the growth mandate.

What We Do

Senior business development horsepower without adding another full-time executive.

Optima helps leadership teams pursue growth opportunities that are real, qualified, and strategically aligned β€” while keeping the executive team focused on running the company.

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Strategic Partnership Architecture

We identify, qualify, and structure alliances, joint ventures, and licensing agreements β€” including manufacturer, distribution, and channel relationships that create durable competitive advantages and new revenue streams.

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Business Growth, Development & Deal Origination

End-to-end business growth and development execution: opportunity sourcing, pipeline creation, executive outreach, proposal development, and negotiate-to-close support across outbound origination and inbound channel optimization.

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Embedded Outsourced Executive Leadership

We serve as your fractional Director of Business Growth and Development on a retained basis β€” attending meetings when desired, representing your brand, and executing as a true member of the leadership team.

Engagement Options

Two practical ways to activate executive-level growth support.

Choose the level that fits your growth stage, internal bandwidth, and partnership objectives.

Tier 1

Business Growth, Development & Strategic Partnership Support

10–20 hrs/mo | Starting at $4,000/mo

Best for founders and early-stage companies needing strategic business growth and development leadership, pipeline activation, and partnership development without full-time overhead.

  • βœ“ Opportunity pipeline creation and executive outreach
  • βœ“ Partner, client, and investor identification and qualification
  • βœ“ Strategic introductions within Optima’s global network
  • βœ“ Market and competitive landscape analysis
  • βœ“ Brand positioning through high-value relationship development
  • βœ“ Strategic partnership development

Tier 2

Fractional Director of Business Growth and Development

20–40 hrs/mo | Starting at $7,000/mo

Best for growth-stage companies needing embedded business growth and development execution, full-spectrum alliance structuring, and an expanded sales pipeline.

  • βœ“ Full business growth and development strategy design, execution, and performance reporting
  • βœ“ JV, licensing, and global distribution negotiations
  • βœ“ Revenue strategy, pricing optimization, and deal structuring
  • βœ“ Key account expansion, upsell, and renewal management
  • βœ“ Board- and C-suite-level strategic advisory
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Industry Sectors

Built for any company with serious growth ambition.

Optima provides Fractional Business Growth and Strategic Partnership support across virtually every industry sector. If your business has growth objectives, untapped partnership opportunities, or markets yet to be entered, the engagement model is built to deliver.

βœ“ Commercial Real Estate
βœ“ AI & Robotics
βœ“ Sustainable & Renewable Energy
βœ“ Health & Wellness / MedTech
βœ“ Freight & Logistics
βœ“ Construction Tech & PropTech
βœ“ Financial Services
βœ“ Business Consulting
βœ“ Professional Services
βœ“ Nonprofit / 501(c)(3)
βœ“ Series B/C Startups
βœ“ Distribution Channels

Don’t see your industry? That’s the point. The model is designed for companies scaling faster than their current business growth and development infrastructure can support.

Ready to Get Started?

Let’s begin with a confidential, no-obligation conversation.

Explore your goals, growth opportunities, partnership targets, and the smartest way Optima can support the next stage of business development.