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Strategic Partnerships

Douglas Marketing Group

Premiere Podcast Productions

Treasure Coast Multimedia

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Treasure Coast Multimedia

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Tanner Friedman

Hammond & Associates

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Fractional Plus Model

Beyond Single Executives: Build Your Fractional Leadership Team

Need more than one leader? We specialize in assembling high-impact fractional teams across disciplines—giving you a full C-suite at a fraction of the cost.

Our Mission: Turning Vision into Reality Team?

At The Proper Group, we help organizations create standout products and services that provide real value and differentiate them in competitive markets. Our team comprises seasoned experts who have successfully led companies and launched iconic brands, offering their expertise at a fraction of the cost of full-time hires. We deliver quicker wins through low-risk, high-reward opportunities, build trust, and establish the infrastructure for long-term success. With a diverse collective of expert leaders from various disciplines, we're poised to help organizations and individuals improve their bottom line. At The Proper Group, we are on the move.

Why Choose The Proper Group?

When you work with The Proper Group, you gain access to more than just consulting services—you partner with a network built on trust, expertise, and a commitment to your success. Here’s what makes us unique:

  • Fractional Leadership Model – Our on-demand C-suite model offers flexibility and access to high-caliber executives, allowing you to engage specialized leaders without long-term commitments. This agile approach ensures you receive the support you need when you need it across all functions.
  • Cross-Industry Expertise—Our collective includes seasoned professionals with diverse backgrounds, from technology and healthcare to finance, nonprofit, and beyond. This breadth of experience allows us to bring fresh perspectives and best practices from various sectors, enriching our approach to meeting your specific challenges.
  • End-to-End Partnership – We don’t just provide advice; we become an integral part of your team. From strategy to execution, we’re there every step of the way, ensuring that each plan fully aligns with your organization’s goals and that you have the resources needed to succeed.
  • Proprietary IP Model—Our unique methodology—Align, Strategize, Execute—is a proven framework that delivers structured, actionable, and measurable outcomes. By leveraging our proprietary tools and models, we offer innovative and practical solutions that help you achieve immediate impact and long-term growth.

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Empowering Businesses Through Strategic HR Leadership

Introducing Our Partnership with Integral Ops

At The Proper Group, we’re redefining modern leadership by curating businesses' dream C-suite. To further expand our services and deliver even greater value to our clients, we’re proud to announce our strategic partnership with Integral Ops, experts in human resources strategies.


This partnership enables us to bring Fractional Chief Human Resource Officers (CHROs) to our Collective, providing scalable, expert HR leadership to businesses navigating today’s workforce challenges.At The Proper Group , we are passionate about providing our clients with innovative marketing solutions that help them achieve their business goals. We take pride in our ability to blend creativity and strategy to deliver results that exceed expectations.

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Join Our Team

Join Our Science by Design™ Collective

Fractional Executives, Consultants & Project-Based Experts (R&D, Product Innovation, Regulatory Strategy)

Location: Remote / Flexible
Engagement: Fractional | Contract | Project-Based
Category: R&D, Regulatory, Product Innovation

The Opportunity

The Proper Group is expanding our Science by Design™ practice — our embedded, science-first capability helping brands bring innovative, compliant, and consumer-loved products to market faster.

We’re building a bench of world-class talent to support clients across R&D, formulation, regulatory strategy, sustainability, and scale-up. Whether you're an experienced fractional executive, consultant, or subject-matter expert looking for purpose-driven work, this is your chance to help shape a new kind of innovation model.

Who We're Looking For

You’re a scientist, technical leader, or strategist who blends expertise with a builder’s mindset. You’ve led inside startups, global brands, or high-growth environments — and you're ready to work in a more agile, impactful way.

We’re currently hiring for fractional and project-based roles with experience in:

  • ✅ Product Formulation & Innovation (Health, Wellness, Clean Label, Consumer Goods)
     
  • ✅ Ingredient Transparency, Chemistry, or Sustainability
     
  • ✅ Regulatory Strategy, Product Claims, or Scientific Communications
     
  • ✅ Pilot Plant, Scale-Up, Packaging, or Manufacturing
     
  • ✅ R&D in startups, M&A diligence, or PE/VC-backed environments
     

What You’ll Do

  • Serve as a fractional executive, team lead, or subject-matter expert on client projects
     
  • Partner with mission-driven brands and scaling companies to launch science-backed products
     
  • Guide regulatory and compliance strategy through commercialization
     
  • Support innovation, R&D, and go-to-market planning from concept through scale
     
  • Collaborate with fellow members of The Proper Group collective to deliver integrated, strategic support
     

Why Join The Proper Group?

We’re not a traditional consultancy. We’re a collective — a network of fractional executives and experts building smarter, faster, and more meaningful ways of working.

  • Work with purpose-led clients solving real-world problems
     
  • Set your own availability and choose the work you take on
     
  • Collaborate with other industry veterans across functions
     
  • Get supported, not micromanaged — this is a trust-first model
     
  • Build your portfolio with flexibility and autonomy
     

⚠️ A few transparent notes:
This is an entrepreneurial environment. Some systems are still being built, and we operate on an “eat what you kill” model. Members contribute to both client delivery and business development — and are supported by a shared infrastructure.

You Might Be a Fit If You…

  • Thrive in high-growth, fast-moving environments
     
  • Have 10+ years of experience in your field (or equivalent niche expertise)
     
  • Bring a unique edge — scientific, commercial, relational, or operational
     
  • Are energized by both the science and the business of innovation
     
  • Want to build something, not just join something
     

How to Apply

📩 Send a note with your background, LinkedIn or CV, and area(s) of expertise to:
👉 richard@thepropergroup.co

Or, fill out this quick interest form to get started.

The Proper Group is an equal opportunity organization. We value diverse voices, lived experiences, and inclusive innovation — and we’re committed to building a collective that reflects the world we serve.

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A Vision of Purpose: The Founding of The Proper Group

The Proper Group was founded by Larry Burns, a visionary with over two decades of experience in strategic consulting, brand transformation, and executive leadership. Larry recognized a gap in the consulting industry—many organizations needed access to C-suite expertise and specialized guidance but didn’t always require or have access to full-time executive teams. Driven to empower companies of all sizes, Larry established The Proper Group as a dynamic solution, blending fractional leadership with a collective of top-tier professionals across industries.


Larry’s goal was to build a team that didn’t just offer advice but became an extension of each client’s leadership, fully committed to helping them realize their vision. With The Proper Group, Larry brought together a network of passionate, highly skilled experts dedicated to elevating businesses and fostering meaningful change.


Executive Spotlights

Executive Spotlight: Brent Beemer

🧩 Brent Beemer Executive | Fractional Government Relations Officer

Policy-Savvy. Globally Minded. Strategy-Led.
With more than two decades of experience in government affairs, diplomacy, and public-private engagement, Brent Beemer helps mission-driven organizations unlock influence, funding, and visibility across the public sector. As a Fractional Chief Government Relations & Public Affairs Officer, Brent brings clarity to complexity—guiding nonprofits, foundations, and social enterprises through federal strategy, grant readiness, and global reputation management. His leadership blends insider insight with actionable strategy, turning soft power into real impact.

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Executive Spotlight: Eloiza Domingo

🧩 Eloiza Domingo Executive | Fractional Culture & Change Officer

Inclusive. Strategic. Transformational.
With more than 20 years of experience in DEI leadership, enterprise transformation, and cultural strategy, Eloiza Domingo helps organizations align people with purpose—and inclusion with outcomes. As a Fractional Chief Culture, Strategy & Inclusion Officer, Eloiza leads change that lasts, guiding C-suites, boards, and global teams through governance redesign, belonging strategy, and executive alignment. Her leadership fuses structure, empathy, and measurable progress to build cultures that move with the business—not against it.

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Our Unique Approach

How We Deliver Impact: Align. Strategize. Execute.

The Proper Group isn’t just a collective of leaders; we’re builders of systems, momentum, and results. Our proprietary IP framework: 

  • Diagnose
  • Design
  • Deploy


Delivers clarity, speed, and long-term value at every stage of the engagement.


We embed directly into your business, working shoulder-to-shoulder with your team to co-create solutions that align with your mission and scale with your vision.


Built to scale and delivered from within. That’s the Proper way.

📦 Main Services Breakdown

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CLaaS Collective Leadership as a Service

CLaaS Collective Leadership as a Service

CLaaS Collective Leadership as a Service

CLaaS Collective Leadership as a Service

CLaaS Collective Leadership as a Service

Get the strategic leadership you need—without the cost or ramp-up of full-time hires.
Our embedded executives act as true internal leaders across:

  • Human Resources
  • Marketing
  • Communication
  • Scientific/Innovation
  • Revenue/Sales
  • Development
  • Fundraising 
  • Strategy 
  • Operations
  • Financial 
  • Risk
  • R&D 
  • Regulatory
  • IT
  • Legal Advisor
     

👉 We don’t consult. We lead.

High-Stakes Implementation Leadership

High-Stakes Implementation Leadership

High-Stakes Implementation Leadership

Some initiatives can’t wait—and they can’t fail.
When you’ve secured the budget but don’t have the headcount, we step in with seasoned operators who’ve done it before—no runway required.

This offering is ideal for:

  • Enterprise tech implementations
     
  • Go-to-market overhauls
     
  • M&A integration and transition
     
  • Market entry or product rollout
     
  • Infra

Some initiatives can’t wait—and they can’t fail.
When you’ve secured the budget but don’t have the headcount, we step in with seasoned operators who’ve done it before—no runway required.

This offering is ideal for:

  • Enterprise tech implementations
     
  • Go-to-market overhauls
     
  • M&A integration and transition
     
  • Market entry or product rollout
     
  • Infrastructure redesign or global expansion
     

We embed battle-tested executive leaders with the experience to execute with urgency, precision, and calm—and who can mobilize additional fractional support if needed.

👉 When the stakes are high and timelines tight, we don’t onboard—we go to work.

Intriem Leadrship

High-Stakes Implementation Leadership

High-Stakes Implementation Leadership

Executive Spotlight:

Libby Coulton Joins The Proper Group as Fractional Chief Communications Officer

With more than 25 years leading executive communications across brands like P&G, the Cincinnati Reds, and Cincinnati Children’s, Libby Coulton brings calm, clarity, and strategy to every engagement.

She joins The Proper Group as a Partner and Fractional Chief Communications Officer, helping organizations navigate high-stakes moments, shape powerful messaging, and lead from the inside.


          “Communications done well is your greatest advantage. Done poorly, it’s your greatest risk.”


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How Fractional Works




We embed experienced operators directly into your business—without the delays, overhead, or handoffs of traditional consulting or full-time hiring.


Whether you need a Fractional CMO, COO, CFO, CHRO, CSO, CTO, or a cross-functional pod, we act as your leadership team on day one—focused on alignment, execution, and scale


Diagnose → Design → Deploy


Ready to Build What's Next?


If you’re ready for leadership that creates clarity, systems that unlock scale, and momentum that sticks—we’re ready to lead with you.


Let's move from possibility to progress. Together.

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