Episode 4: Jessica Lee – When Growth Outpaces Structure

Podcast Name: Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off

Description:

In this episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off, Tom, Chris, and Scott are joined by surprise guest Jessica Lee, Founder & CEO of OptimizedExecs.

Jessica brings powerful insight into what happens when founder-led companies start scaling faster than their structure can support. She shares how her team provides COO-led fractional leadership to bring clarity, accountability, and fast-impact results to growing organizations.

The hosts explore not only Jessica’s unique business model but also how her approach to leadership, systems, and operational thinking can benefit entrepreneurs and executives alike. As a newer member of the ACA Schaumburg Business Club, she also shares her impressions of the community and how it supports high-level professionals who want real connection alongside business growth.

This episode is packed with actionable takeaways on leadership, structure, and why leveraging the right fractional support at the right time can transform a business.

🔑 Episode Highlights:

What it looks like when a growing business hits the “structure wall”
The difference between a VA, project manager, and COO
Why clarity and accountability are more important than just hustle
Jessica’s approach to partnering with founders as a fractional leader
Her early impressions of the ACA Business Club and what makes it different

👤 Guest Bio: Jessica Lee

Jessica Lee is the Founder & CEO of OptimizedExecs, where founder-led companies go when growth starts to outpace structure. OptimizedExecs delivers COO-led fractional leadership—either one trusted Fractional COO or a fractional team—to drive clarity, accountability, and results that show up fast.

Fractional leverage, full-time impact.

Contact: Jessica Lee

Jessica Lee- Founder & CEO, OptimizedExecs

(630) 802-1565

Email: jlee@optimizedexecs.com

Website: www.optimizedexecs.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557630665989

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/optimizedexecs/

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jlee-il/

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Produced by: ACA Schaumburg Business Club

Hosted by: Tom Gosche, Chris Prestegaard, and Scott Weinberg

Recorded on Zoom. Lightly edited, never scripted.

Smart-ish Episode 4- Meet Jessica Lee – Fractional COO