About Dr. Stacy Kerns
I'm a Fractional Chief Operating Officer and Strategic Operations Expert with over a decade of experience leading operations for growing businesses.
My Background:
What sets me apart:
I don't just advise from the sidelines—I roll up my sleeves and do the work. Whether I'm serving as your Fractional COO or guiding you through strategic consulting, you get hands-on partnership from someone who's actually built and scaled operations at the executive level.
I bring the strategic thinking of a Ph.D., the execution expertise of a VP, and the real-world understanding of an entrepreneur who knows what it takes to grow sustainably.
When I'm not optimizing operations, you'll find me in Austin with my two kids, probably talking about systems over coffee, or planning my next strategic move on the dance floor (yes, I bring the same energy to dance as I do to scaling businesses).
I started Her Next Phase™ because I was tired of watching brilliant entrepreneurs drown in businesses they built to create freedom. You didn't leave corporate, take the risk, and build something from scratch just to work 70-hour weeks and miss your life. That's not the dream. That's a different kind of prison.
My mission is to prove there's a better way. That you can scale to seven figures without burnout. That sustainable growth is possible. That operational excellence isn't about working harder—it's about building smarter. And that the right systems don't just grow your business—they give you your life back.
Every entrepreneur I work with is proof of concept. Every founder who reclaims their evenings, takes a real vacation, or shows up present for their family—while their business grows—is evidence that this approach works. This isn't theory. It's the operational reality I've built for dozens of businesses, and it's what I'm committed to creating for yours
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