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Evan Duke

Exit Engineer and Fractional COO · Fractional Leadership Solutions

Greenville, South Carolina

He helps owners build a business that runs without them, so it is worth more when it is time to sell.

  • Exit Planning
  • Fractional COO
  • Operations
Years as President, Fractional Leadership Solutions

10

Years as President, Fractional Leadership Solutions

Revenue growth led at Foothills Philharmonic

300%

Revenue growth led at Foothills Philharmonic

Client revenue range

$2M to $100M

Client revenue range

Based in

Greenville, SC

Based in

About.

Evan Duke helps founders build companies that can run without them. As President of Fractional Leadership Solutions, he steps in as a fractional COO or VP of Operations for lower and middle market companies, documenting how the business really works, building the team and systems around the founder, and reducing the owner dependency that drags down value when it is time to sell.

He has led organizations for more than a decade. As President of the Foothills Philharmonic Orchestra from 2013 to 2023, he drove 300% growth in revenue and audience, and in 2024 he served as Deputy CEO of SG Signature. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Kentucky and still runs Duke Music Studios, and in 2026 he launched Exit Ready Technologies.

Track record.

  • Fractional COO for companies with $2M to $100M in revenue
  • Drove 300% revenue and audience growth as President of Foothills Philharmonic
  • Founder of Exit Ready Technologies
  • Doctor of Musical Arts, University of Kentucky

Experience.

  1. President

    Fractional Leadership Solutions

    2016 to Present · Greenville, South Carolina

    Fractional COO and exit engineering for lower and middle market companies.

  2. President

    Exit Ready Technologies

    2026 to Present · Remote

    Building tools that help owners get their companies exit ready.

  3. Deputy Chief Executive Officer

    SG Signature

    2024 to 2024

    Executive leader driving organizational strategy.

  4. President

    Foothills Philharmonic Orchestra

    2013 to 2023 · South Carolina

    Led 300% revenue and audience growth.

What you can ask Evan about.

  • How do I make my business run without me?
  • What makes a business more valuable to a buyer?
  • When should I start planning my exit?
  • How do I document and systematize my operations?
  • When does a fractional COO make sense?

Nobody builds alone.

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