Bold founders don’t need more hands, they need leverage.

The Virtual Deal is a consulting and service-based startup accelerator designed to plug directly into your business with fractional support that feels full force.

We provide high-impact, high-trust partnership across operations, strategy, and execution. Whether you need a fractional Executive Assistant, Chief of Staff, Strategic Operator, and Communications & Marketing we bring clarity, momentum, and support to your team to help you scale.


A-La-Carte Approach

Not every startup needs the whole org chart, sometimes you just need the missing piece. With à-la-carte services, we fill the gaps you identify.
From communications and culture to calendar systems and board governance updates, you get what you need, when you need it, without the overhead of a full-time hire.

 
 
 
 

What We Offer


  • One hire, two hats. Fractional support that blends Executive Assistance and Chief of Staff strategy. Let us be your eyes and ears across the organization, keeping communication tight and execution aligned. We can streamline operations so you can remain focused on the work only YOU can do.

    Ideal for founders drowning in details and ready to delegate with confidence.

    • Serving as the bridge between founder and teams, no silos, clear communication, aligned execution.

    • Turning vision into quarterly priorities and action plans that support annual, 3-year, and BHAG goals.

    • Ensuring cross-team alignment and consistent follow-through to hit strategic milestones.

    Available as ongoing fractional support or as consulting/training to uplevel your internal EA/CoS function.goes here

  • Your message matters, let’s make it land.

    We offer full-spectrum support across marketing strategy and execution:

    • Social Media Management: Content calendars, captions, reels, and campaigns that convert.

      • Bringing clarity, consistency, and creativity to your online presence.

      • Designed to grow reach, deepen engagement, and drive real results.

      • Turning your social channels into engines of visibility and trust.

    • Brand Messaging: From newsletters to websites to investor decks.

      • Distilling what you do into words that resonate and move people.

      • Ensuring your brand sounds as strong as it looks.

      • Sharpening your narrative so every audience understands your value.

    • Content Creation: We ghostwrite, edit, and amplify your voice.

      • Thoughtful, on-brand content that makes your message unmistakable.

      • Helping you speak clearly, consistently, and confidently across platforms.

      • Bringing your ideas to life in a way that feels authentically you.

    • Consulting: I consult with founders and organizations to build smarter marketing systems, sharper messaging, with social strategies that create measurable momentum/ROI.

      • High-level clarity with hands-on guidance you can actually use.

      • Strategy built for scaling—practical, actionable, and tailored.

      • Helping you see the bigger picture and execute with confidence.

    Fractional CMO energy, without the six-figure price tag.

  • People-first ops that scale with heart.
    People-first Culture & People consulting that scales with heart. From offsites and onboarding to celebrations, rituals, and community engagement, I help you create the moments that make your team feel connected, supported, and aligned with your mission, while turning culture into a powerful stakeholder for recruitment and retention.

    • Event Coordination: Off-sites, webinars, retreats, event vendor management & more.

      • End-to-end planning, coordination, and on-site execution to ensure seamless events and strong attendance.

    • Internal Culture Ops: Designed to intentionally weave culture into the employee experience.

      • Ensuring every touchpoint feels aligned, thoughtful, and connected.

      • Turning everyday operations into moments that build belonging.

      • Making culture a lived experience, not a buzzword.

    • Community Management: Engaging your ecosystem, from Slack to LinkedIn.

      • Creating digital spaces where people actually show up and participate.

      • Strengthening visibility, trust, and connection across your community.

      • Building engagement systems that grow your brand and expand your reach.

      • Nurturing the conversations, relationships, and networks that matter.

    Because your brand isn’t just what you build. It’s how people experience it.

    • Launch event coordination

    • Webinar production & hosting

    • Investor/partner events

    • Internal & external town halls

    • Community engagement strategy

    • Virtual event tech support

    • Sponsor/vendor management

    This is a huge, real differentiator for you.

    • Setting up core systems (ClickUp, Asana, Monday, Notion)

    • SOP creation + documentation

    • Workflow design for teams

    • Process mapping

    • Automations + integrations

    • Accountability systems

    • Delegation frameworks

    • Translating founder vision into action plans

    • Supporting OKRs, 3-year, and BHAG alignment

    • Prioritization + quarterly planning

    • Meeting design, agendas, and follow-through

    • Cross-team alignment

    • Change management support

  • You have proven experience here. This becomes a powerful offering.

    What goes inside:

    • Hiring pipelines

    • Sourcing + screening

    • Onboarding frameworks

    • Role clarity + job description development

    • Interview playbooks

    • Team structure recommendations

    • Culture-based recruiting strategies

 

The founder builds the vision. I build the engine that gets it there.
— Claire Deal

Claire helped us secure our MWBE certification that we gave up on! She handled the full process and directly unlocked six figures of new revenue.

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Claire helped us secure our MWBE certification that we gave up on! She handled the full process and directly unlocked six figures of new revenue. ^^^^