Fractional COO for Fintechs who want to increase their profits 🦅 Build strength aligned, high-performing teams and stop doing everything yourself.

Most leadership overload is not a personal failure.
It’s a design problem.

As organisations grow, their original operating logic quietly stops working.

Decisions accumulate.
Meaning and accountability drift upward.

Even with capable leaders, modern tools, and fast execution, the organisation still depends on one person to interpret what matters and what moves.

That’s the moment I work with.

I don’t step into operational execution.
I work on the operating logic itself — where judgment, authority, and accountability still route through one person.

This work is for CEOs of growing organisations (typically 50–200 people) who notice that:
– execution is fast, but deciding still comes back to them
– delegation increased, but centrality didn’t
– the company works — yet still depends on one interpreter

Nothing is “broken.”
The structure just hasn’t caught up yet.

Before this work, I was a CEO for 5 years, scaling a company from six to seven figures. I understand the seat.

Myrto Z.

On January 15th, I’m on a podcast about portfolio careers. 

Not as a success story. 
And not as a “how-to”. 

What we’ll actually talk about: 

- how portfolio careers emerge, not how they’re designed 
- what’s harder than people admit, structurally, not just emotionally 
- what weekly reality looks like once the novelty wears off 

In hindsight, this way of working didn’t start with my career,  it started earlier, when I studied computer science and sports in parallel. 

What interests me most isn’t the variety of roles. 

It’s what stays constant across them. 
The same questions come up everywhere: 
- Where decisions get resolved. 
- Where authority quietly concentrates. 
- Where sustainability quietly stops being a personal issue. 

Portfolio careers don’t eliminate those dynamics. They often make them more visible. 
Especially in innovation-heavy environments, where flexibility increases faster than organisational clarity. 

Looking forward to a very honest conversation with Anna Stando & Magalie Heraud for the Innovationsverband Schweizer Arbeitsmarkt community, not about freedom myths, but about what this way of working actually needs to hold over time. 


📅 Thursday 15 January
🕚 12:00 - 12:45 CET
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Myrto Zehnder 🦅

Redesigning decision flow in scaling organisations | Former CEO, ETH Alum

Some founders don’t feel overwhelmed.

The company works.
Teams deliver.
Decisions are prepared.

Most days feel fine.

And still, deciding keeps coming back.

Not the big moments.
The smaller ones.

A call to glance at.
A version to confirm.
A direction to sense-check.

Nothing is broken.
Nothing feels urgent.

Progress continues.
Output stays high.

And yet, movement leans on one place more than it first appears.

The founder delegated early.

Workstreams are owned.
Teams run independently.
Execution doesn’t come back by default.

And still, one thing does.

Not the tasks.
Not the delivery.

A final look.

The work moves on its own.

Decisions happen.
Delivery lands.
Nothing breaks.

And one place quietly sets where things go.

Founder bottlenecks aren’t about control issues.

I’ve worked with leaders who trust their teams completely, have strong systems in place, and delegate operational tasks effectively.

And still, the bottleneck remains.

The organisation quietly makes one person the arbiter of what matters.

Not through policy.
Not through intention.
Through pattern.

Strategic questions route there.
Judgment pauses there.
Decisions look complete, but wait for a final lens.

The team isn’t incapable.
The processes aren’t broken.

Performance stays strong.

Authority concentrates by default, not by design.

The system depends on one place more than it appears.

Two companies look identical from the outside.

Both ship on time.
Both document decisions.
Both have strong teams.

Inside, they don’t feel the same.

In the first, decisions pause.

Not because information is missing.
Not because alignment is unclear.

Someone still needs to look at it.

In the second, decisions close.

Not faster.
Just without waiting.

The work carries its own momentum.
No final lens.

The difference isn’t talent.
It isn’t effort.

One organisation leans on a place.
The other moves without it.

Your team delivers.
Decisions are documented.
Standards are high.

And still - one thing remains constant:

One person decides what matters.

Not because the team can’t think.
Not because processes are missing.

But because interpretation lives in one place.

What’s right.
What’s good enough.
What actually counts.

The work flows.
The business grows.

Execution is fast. AI accelerates output. Your people are capable.

And yet, sense-making still routes through you.

Not everything needs approval.
But everything still needs interpretation.

So velocity increases,
while authority stays central.

That’s not a capability gap.
It’s an architectural one.

The constraint isn’t in the work.
It’s in how meaning gets made.

A team can move fast and still wait.

The work gets done.
Decisions get documented.
Arguments are laid out clearly.

And yet, nothing quite moves without one signal.

Not approval.
Confirmation.

Does this fit?
Is this the version?

Everything looks complete.
But closure waits.

The faster the pace, the easier this becomes to miss.

Output stays strong.
Momentum feels real.

And the organisation leans on one place more than it appears.

Being needed for clarity doesn’t announce itself.

There’s no crisis.
No tension.
No visible blockage.

Just a steady pull.

A glance here.
A quick check there.
A moment to confirm direction.

It doesn’t interrupt the day.
It structures it.

Nothing breaks.
Nothing stalls.
Output stays high.

And over time, the organisation learns exactly where to look.

The founder bottleneck isn’t a flaw in leadership.

It shows up in companies that otherwise work.

The team is strong.
Execution is quick.
Systems are modern.

And still, deciding keeps returning to one place.

Not because someone insists on control.
Not because others can’t handle responsibility.

The business grows.
Revenue increases.
Performance stays solid.

And one person quietly holds the standard.

Nothing appears broken.

Movement just leans on one place more than it seems.

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Was there ever a person you met
who changed everything - in life or in business?

Looking back, the biggest shifts rarely come from tactics or tools.
They come from relationships.

Partnerships that unlock growth.
Customers who are a true strategic fit.
Introductions that open entirely new revenue opportunities.

That’s when one thing becomes clear:
growth follows access.

Not access to everyone;
access to the right people.

Today, LinkedIn and Instagram offer something unprecedented:
direct access to decision-makers, founders, partners and customers at scale.

The challenge isn’t visibility.
It’s visibility with the right people.

Most networks are unmanaged, unsystematic
and commercially underutilised.

That’s exactly what we focus on at BOOSTLi.

We build AI-powered network systems that turn social media networks into a business asset by:
	•	identifying the right people
	•	creating relevant, consistent touchpoints
	•	converting contacts into partnerships, customers and revenue opportunities

In other words:
transforming your network into a growth engine
by systematically prioritising existing relationships
and adding new, high-value connections.

AI doesn’t replace relationships.
It helps structure them, prioritise them
and scale what already works — without losing relevance or intent.

Sustainable growth comes from approaching relationships with structure and intent
and building the right connections intentionally.

Curious how your existing network could translate into real business leverage? Let’s connect.

Carina Holzapfel

Wine.
Safari.
Networking parties on rooftops.

Apparently, that’s what the next weeks look like.

That’s what people hear when I say: Cape Town.

Same city.
Very different assumptions.

Some see a holiday.
Some see danger.
Some see safari.
Some see endless networking events.

I see work.
Just in a different location.

Location isn’t a job description.

Sometimes I even feel a bit uncomfortable saying I’m going to Cape Town.
Not because it’s a holiday but because people hear one.

For me, it’s actually the opposite.

At home, life is full and very offline.
Commuting.
In-person meetings.
Events.
Social obligations.

All good things and all pulling attention in different directions.

Cape Town is a clean cut.

Different rhythm.
Fewer obligations.
Less to manage.

And because of that, more focus.

It’s where I step back, reset, and make sure I’m working on the right things, not just reacting to the urgent ones.
Especially at the end of the year, that clarity matters.

Different place.
Same work.
Better focus.

What creates clarity for you?

#AI #HumanConnection

Build the right network | AI-powered growth systems for LinkedIn & Instagram · Founder @BOOSTLi

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Efficiency Hack!
This small hack saved me hours.

I spend a lot of time in meetings.
Clients, partners, new leads.

For each of them I use different calendar links:
- 15 minutes
- 30 minutes
- 60 minutes
- 90 minutes

I track all of them in my CRM.
I see where leads come from and what calls convert.

But I had one problem.

I kept searching for the right link.
In notes. In email. In my browser.

Until I set up one tiny system.

I use Apple text replacement on iPhone and Mac.
I created short codes I can type anywhere:

- “boostli15” → 15 minute link
- “boostli30” → 30 minute link
- “boostli60” → 60 minute link
- “boostli90” → 90 minute link

Now when someone asks for a call, I type one word.
The right link appears.
On my phone. On my Mac.

No search. No copy-paste.

I use the same trick for:
- VAT number
- Address
- IBAN
- Other data I do not know by heart

One time setup.
Daily time savings.
Compounding over months.

As a founder, these small systems keep me sane.
The growth systems we build at BOOSTLi work the same way.
Tiny building blocks that save time every single day.

What simple shortcut in your workflow saves you the most time right now?

#AI #HumanConnection

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