Cheryl Anderson
Fractional COO/Global Strategist/Operational Excellence
Cheryl Anderson
Fractional COO/Global Strategist/Operational Excellence
A Strategy and Transformation leader that help organizations turn strategy into measurable results by improving operations, transforming how they work, strengthening customer experience, and building leadership capability.
With more than 40 years of experience leading global and national initiatives across industries and functions, Cheryl helps organizations develop strategies for business growth, cost optimization, organizational effectiveness, customer experience, leadership development, process improvement, and digital transformation. Her experience spans $10M+ global projects to entrepreneurial start-ups, always with a heart to serve, creating meaningful value, and helping organizations achieve their goals.
A consistent thread throughout her career has been business transformation and change management—from defining strategy, to improving operations, to implementing technology and automation. Cheryl is uniquely skilled at connecting long-range strategic thinking with practical execution, helping leaders move beyond ideas and plans to create sustainable improvements in efficiency, effectiveness, engagement, and growth.
Cheryl works with executives and leadership teams who are navigating growth, change, complexity, or transformation. She helps them clarify where they are going, identify what must change, align people and processes, strengthen leadership capability, and implement practical solutions that improve business performance. Her cross-industry and cross-functional perspective allows her to bring fresh thinking, proven practices, and a results-focused approach to each client engagement.
Help Business Succeed
- Deep Strategy and Transformation
From Strategy design to Execution: stabilize operations, accelerate growth, improve experiences, streamline processes, and reduce cost-to-serve. - Operational Excellence and Process Improvement
Fractional COO leadership driving global initiatives, process improvement, revenue growth, cost reduction, operational efficiency, engagement, coaching, and training. - Information Technology and Automation
IT leadership and development delivering enterprise and departmental technology, automation, and digital solutions from strategy and design through implementation. - Team Building and Leadership
Executive coaching and leadership development for C-Suite through emerging leaders, including Six Sigma, project management, governance, change, KPIs, and DISC.
Professional Certifications
- Six Sigma Green Belt Certified and Black Belt
- MIT “AI in Business Strategy” and “Supply Chain and AI” Certifications
- Corporate Directors International – Board Certified
Board Work
- Orlando Chapter Chair for Women Presidents’ Organization
- Christian HELP Board Member
Awards
- Women Presidents’ Organization, President’s Award
- Several Corporate Performance awards
Education
- Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio
- Ohio University Athens, Ohio
Industries
- Supply chain, manufacturing, and retail with Brambles/CHEP, BP Oil, General Electric, Nestle, Revco Drug Stores, and Ace Hardware, as well as service, construction, and healthcare industries with KeyBank, State Farm, Lighting Resources USA, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and Mood Lifters.
Functional Expertise
- Global strategy, business operations, information technology, finance; leading key projects in supply chain and logistics, customer experience, human resources, warehousing, and product development.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Business & Digital Transformations
Deep Strategy & Innovation
Business Growth & Scaling
Operational Excellence & Process Improvement
Cost Optimization & Planning
Project & Change Management
Governance, Risk, & Issue Mgmt
Organizational Redesign
Corporate Talent Management
Leadership Development & Coaching
AI Strategy and Planning
Global Data Warehousing & Analytics
KPI & Metric Design
practical Experience, Impactful solutions
Strategy and Organizational Redesign, with Project Management Training
Caribbean Hardware Store Merger
Cross-functional workshops and training to integrate multiple businesses, developing a multi-horizon strategy to align operations, strengthen capabilities, and improve enterprise performance.
Start-up to Acquisition within 1 year
Mental Health, Fractional COO
Revenue Generation Innovation
Identify $200M in new revenue annually
Strategy, Organizational Redesign, and Process Improvement
International Membership Company
Global Strategy and Transformation
Customer Experience and Information Technology Improvements
Establish a foundation for growth
Scaling a Commercial Lighting Construction company
Repositioned for growth through strategic planning, operational and digital transformation, leadership development, and implementation of enterprise-wide policies and procedures.
Consolidation and Growth
Merged 4 departments to achieve 2x output with no additional headcount
Roles Served
More than 40 years of experience
- CEO / President of Management Consulting Company
- COO / Fractional
- Global and National Director
- Program and Project Manager
“Strategy creates direction, people create momentum, and disciplined execution turns possibility into results.”
– Cheryl Anderson
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