**Mark Skalla** is a Fractional COO, Amazon best-selling author of *The Leverage Point*, and founder of Fulcrum Fractional. After spending years leading operations from the inside as a Director, he now works directly with founders to identify operational bottlenecks, build scalable systems, and help growing companies reach the next stage of growth.
Having seen both sides of the table, Mark understands what separates indispensable operators from those at risk of being replaced. Rather than keeping those insights behind closed doors, he created **The Anti Fractional** to share the same frameworks, diagnostics, and leadership tactics he uses in executive engagements—helping Directors and VPs become more valuable before a founder ever considers bringing in outside operational leadership.
Through practical, no-fluff guidance, Mark teaches operators how to reduce founder dependency, take greater ownership, and strengthen their position while helping their companies grow.
The Anti Fractional helps Directors, VPs, and operational leaders become indispensable inside growing companies. We provide practical frameworks, assessments, leadership tactics, and operational strategies that improve visibility, strengthen founder relationships, and help professionals increase their value before a company considers hiring a fractional executive.
How We Got Started
The Anti Fractional was created by Mark Skalla after years of serving as both an operations leader and a Fractional COO. Having worked with founders to solve operational challenges, he saw firsthand why companies often bring in outside executives. Rather than keeping those insights behind closed doors, he created resources that help Directors and VPs strengthen their leadership, solve problems proactively, and become the trusted operators founders rely on as their companies grow.
Favorite Part of the Business
Helping ambitious leaders become more valuable to their companies. Seeing Directors and VPs gain confidence, improve operations, earn greater trust from founders, and build long-term careers through practical, actionable strategies is the most rewarding part of what we do.
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