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EMPOWERING BUSINESSES TO THRIVE
WE ARE ARDENT
Why Ardent
What we don’t do
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Endless discovery with no decisions
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Decks that collect dust
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Tool changes for novelty’s sake
What we do
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Name a single owner for every outcome
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Install a weekly rhythm that ships work
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Hand you a 90‑day plan your team can run
Want proof? See anonymized wins.
What We Believe
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Decisions over decks. Clear owners, weekly commits, visible progress.
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Rigor + speed. Two weeks to findings; no bloated timelines.
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Inside your reality. We work from your KPIs, artifacts, and constraints.
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Build self‑sufficiency. We help you ship early wins, then get out of the way.
About Ardent Operations
We fix execution drag so your team ships work faster.
I’m an operator, not a theorist. Twenty-plus years in the trenches taught me one thing, momentum wins. Ardent exists to help you get it back.
How We Work At A Glance
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Apply — Brief readiness check to confirm fit and timing.
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Intake — We review org, KPI snapshots, finance summaries, SOPs, and workflows.
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Interviews — Up to eight leaders; we map ownership and decision paths.
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Findings & Roadmap — Executive briefing pack and a 90‑day plan with owners and milestones.
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Activation Support — 14 days of async guidance to help ship early wins.
What We Do
The Ardent Operations Audit (14 days). Savings levers, leadership & cadence alignment, decision-ready 90-day roadmap.
Executive Operations Strategy Session (60 min). A focused 1:1 to unblock a critical decision and map your next 90 days
Investment details are provided in the application or booking flow.
Problems We Actually Fix
Wrong person, wrong seat.
Great people miscast; decisions crawl.
Meeting-heavy, decision-light.
No weekly commits or a single owner.
Hidden waste.
Rework, idle WIP, overtime/contractor creep.
Scorecards no one uses.
Data that doesn’t drive a move.
Tool sprawl.
Duplicate boards, no source of truth.
Who We Are A Fit For
Best fit
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10–200+ person orgs with an ops leader in place
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Willing to share key artifacts (org, KPI snapshots, read‑only financials, SOP samples)
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Ready to act in the next 30–60 days
Not a fit
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Pre‑revenue concepts without an ops team
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Engineering‑only builds seeking product delivery
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Teams that can’t provide essential access
Founder Note
I’m Tracie Taylor, PMP—an operator who’s led teams across services, education, and product organizations. I built Ardent to give leaders decisive clarity in two weeks, not another binder on a shelf. If we accept your application, it’s because we believe we can show meaningful wins fast.
- Tracie Taylor, PMP, Founder & Chief Operations Strategist
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Active member of NAWBO Bakersfield, supporting women-owned businesses and leadership.
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Active member and Ambassador, Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce