Amy Sheehy
Founder, Seed Consulting Services · Fractional COO
“Most of my employees hated me, and I needed to demonstrate what my intentions were over time to earn trust.”
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Fractional COO who specializes in business process optimization. Amy builds the teams and systems that let owners step back from the day-to-day — her clients have seen 75% reductions in customer wait times and 1,000 basis point revenue increases. She leads with servant leadership: earning trust by showing up consistently, asking hard questions, and letting data reveal what needs to change.
In Their Words
“Most of my employees hated me, and I needed to demonstrate what my intentions were over time to earn trust. I did it in some cases by doing the work that no one else wanted to do. I helped carry tools. I held flashlights.”
— Amy Sheehy
“What's unique about my business — clients pay a charity rather than pay me.”
— Amy Sheehy
“That organization was working really hard. What we did together was update how we managed performance — we looked at performance in a different way and gave them tools to manage the behaviors and daily choices that were driving production. Ultimately, they reduced their wait time by 75%.”
— Amy Sheehy
“That team taught me their function, and then I was able to build their trust so that they could take my operational advice. That led to a 1,000 basis point increase in revenue.”
— Amy Sheehy
“When I started, the team would not make eye contact with each other. Within a few weeks, people were telling jokes and celebrating and looking at each other. It changed the culture of the team.”
— Amy Sheehy
“I will never forget her almost breaking down in tears saying, 'I didn't know how well I was doing.' A year later she won an award from the company for her performance.”
— Amy Sheehy
Watch & Listen
“A moment I saw trust change the outcome of a project was when I was working in a discipline I had to learn.”
-- Amy Sheehy
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