Force Multipliers·Product 01·For founder-operators

Multiply your time.
Multiply your impact.

Force Multipliers installs the first rung of operational leverage for founder-operators. A vetted Philippine Executive Assistant, plus the Operating Playbook that makes the hire actually produce 10 to 20 hours a week of recovered capacity. One-time fee. Direct hire. You own the relationship.

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Vetted Philippine Executive Assistant at her desk, headset on, focused on a client task
Philippine-sourced EAs·Direct hire, no markup·90-day replacement guarantee·Delivered through methodize.us
The operator truth

You are not short on effort. You are short on leverage.

Every $10M founder was once a $300K solopreneur. Most never solved leverage early. They carried that constraint into scale.

If you are billing at $200 to $500 an hour and spending 15 hours a week on administrative work, you are leaving $3,000 to $7,500 a week on the table. Every week. Not in theory. In actual, recoverable time.

You have probably already tried to fix this. A direct hire that didn't stick, an Upwork experiment that fizzled, a copy of Buy Back Your Time on the shelf. Those are delegation failure patterns, not talent failure patterns.

The problem is not you. The problem is the setup.
What it actually looks like

The setup is a real human, on a real call, running a system you both understand.

Not an outsourced ticket queue. Not an offshore agent reading scripts. A trained Executive Assistant working directly with you, on a cadence the Operating Playbook gives you both.

What you actually buy

Placement is the easy part. The Playbook is the product.

Anyone can source résumés. The hard part starts after the hire: what you delegate first, how you run the check-ins, what "great" looks like at 30, 60, 90 days. That is the part that kills most first-time delegations, and no recruiter will walk you through it.

Force Multipliers hands you a seven-stage delivery system, refined over four years of placements. The first four stages are the placement work, run with you. The last three are a Client Toolkit you keep for good, so your EA keeps getting better after we are done.

Operating Playbook in use: laptop with task tracker open, notebook, hands on keyboard
The system, in use. Not a binder you bought and never opened.
Stages 1 through 4

Full-Service VA Placement

We run these with you during the engagement.
01 Define Needs
  • Client Intake Form / Role Scoping Worksheet
  • Candidate Scoring framework
02 Recruit
  • Key Things to Look for in a VA Résumé
  • Final Interview Questions
  • Job Posting Templates
03 Contracts & Compliance
  • Contract templates
  • E-Sign Platforms: guidelines & best practices
04 Onboarding
  • Pre-Onboarding Checklist
  • Task Escalation Decision-Making Matrix
  • Tech & Tools Setup Checklist
  • 30/60/90 Day Success Plan
  • Feedback via Loom
Stages 5 through 7

Client Toolkit, yours to keep

Leave-behind resources. You own them after placement.
05 Daily Ops & Guidelines
  • Operating Manual
  • Daily Standup Agenda
  • Communication Guide (Slack, Teams, email etiquette)
  • EOD Report (format, walkthrough, template)
  • Task Cadence (daily, weekly, monthly)
  • PTO & Holidays guidance
06 Performance & Development
  • Feedback Frameworks
  • Personality & Workstyle Surveys (MBTI, DISC, Enneagram)
07 VA Learning & Support Hub
  • Helpful Videos for Executive Assistants
  • How to Respond on the CEO's Behalf
  • AI Resource Library: Work Smarter with AI + Your VA
  • Team Dynamics: frameworks & principles
  • Templates Library (AI Prompt Library, SOP Draft Assistant, EOD Report)
This is the part every recruiter skips. It is also the reason most VA hires fail.
Two ways to do this

Pick the model that matches how you actually want to operate.

There are two ways to acquire and manage a Philippine Executive Assistant. Most founder-operators only know one of them.

Managed Service Agency: The default. A roster of agencies (Athena, Belay, Magic, Wing, Superpowers, and dozens like them) finds the EA, supervises her, and bills you a monthly fee that runs as long as you use the service. The agency owns the EA. You rent the leverage.

Direct Placement, One-Time Payment: The Force Multipliers model. We find the EA, install the operating system, and hand both to you. You pay us once. The EA works for you, and only you. No markup, no monthly fee, no buyout if you ever want to bring her in-house.

Managed-service agencies

Athena, Belay, Magic, Wing, Superpowers

Monthly retainer. The agency sources, supervises, and bills. The EA reports up through them. You're a customer of the agency, not the EA's employer.

  • Monthly fee, forever
  • Agency owns the relationship
  • Markup baked into every hour
  • Buyout fees if you try to hire the EA in-house
  • You never own the asset
Direct placement

Force Multipliers

One-time placement fee. We source, vet, and install. The EA reports directly to you. Methodize gets out of the way once placement is done.

  • One-time fee. Paid once, done.
  • You hire the EA directly
  • No markup. No lock-in.
  • You own the relationship
  • We install the system, then leave
The five-year math

Markup to markup. What the agency keeps.

The EA gets paid either way, so we pulled direct wages out of both columns. What's left is pure agency markup versus what you pay Force Multipliers, once.

Managed service markup
Force Multipliers (Core)
Year 1
$21,6006.2x Force Multipliers
$3,500One time. Done.
Year 3
$64,80018.5x Force Multipliers
$3,500Still zero since year one
Year 5
$108,00030.9x Force Multipliers
$3,500Still zero since year one
What you keep instead of sending to the agency
$104,500
Over five years. In year six it keeps compounding. You own the relationship either way.
Show calculation assumptions
Managed service priced at $3,000 per month, industry midpoint for premium providers (Athena, Belay, Superpowers tier). Philippine EA take-home isolated at $1,200 per month based on OnlineJobs.ph market rates for executive-level talent. Wages are subtracted from the managed-service column so the comparison is markup to markup, not total billings. Force Multipliers modeled at Core ($3,500 one time). Replacement searches covered under the 90-day guarantee (or 12 months with Extended Replacement Protection).

If you want someone to manage your EA forever, they are a great choice. If you want to install leverage you own, keep reading.

Offer architecture

Three ways to install.

All tiers include sourcing, vetting, the full Operating Playbook, and the 90-day replacement guarantee. The difference is how much of the installation we run with you.

Good

Core

$3,500
one-time
For the operator who wants installation, not handholding.
Includes
  • Role scoping session (60 min)
  • Candidate sourcing on OnlineJobs.ph
  • Up to 5 vetted candidates with summaries, strength and risk assessments, comp benchmarks
  • Final shortlist and recommendation
  • Full Operating Playbook (standard)
  • 30-60-90 rollout plan
  • 90-day replacement guarantee
3 to 4 weeks to shortlist
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Recommended
Better

Concierge

$6,500
one-time
For the operator who wants installation plus a guided first month.
Everything in Core, plus
  • Delegation audit (90-min working session)
  • Live onboarding call with you and the new EA in week 1
  • Weekly 30-min check-ins for the first four weeks
  • Personalized task transfer framework
  • Custom communication cadence setup
  • Tailored 30-60-90 milestones
Same sourcing window, plus 30 days of guided onboarding
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Best

Strategic

$12,500
one-time (bundled free with Methodize Fractional COO engagements)
For founders ready for organizational leverage on top of personal leverage.
Everything in Concierge, plus
  • EA role design integrated into your org chart
  • Integration with operating cadence (L10, scorecards, rocks if you run EOS)
  • Extended 120-day onboarding support
  • Hand-off to your operational lead or continuing Methodize engagement
Aligned with broader consulting engagement
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Add-on
Extended Replacement Protection Extends the replacement guarantee from 90 days to 12 months. Applies to any tier.
+$750
Real questions, real answers

FAQ.

What is in the Operating Playbook, exactly?

A seven-stage delivery system, refined over four years of placements.

Placement Work, Stages 1 through 4 run with you during the engagement
  • Define Needs — intake and role scoping
  • Recruit — interview scripts and job posting templates
  • Contracts & Compliance — contract and e-sign guidance
  • Onboarding — Pre-Onboarding Checklist, Task Escalation Matrix, Tech & Tools Setup, 30/60/90 Success Plan
Client Toolkit, Stages 5 through 7 yours to keep, forever
  • Daily Ops & Guidelines — Operating Manual, Daily Standup, EOD Report, Communication Guide, Task Cadence
  • Performance & Development — Feedback Frameworks plus MBTI, DISC, and Enneagram surveys
  • VA Learning & Support Hub — AI Resource Library, AI Prompt Library, SOP Draft Assistant, How to Respond on the CEO's Behalf

You drop in your own data and start running.

Why $3,500 when I can get placement for $595 elsewhere?
Because $595 gets you a résumé and a handshake. Force Multipliers gets you a system. The right comparison is not a $595 placement fee. It is $4,000 a month for a managed service (Athena, Belay), or $3,750 a week of your own opportunity cost if you are billing $250 an hour. At $3,500 one-time, you recover the investment inside the first two weeks.
I've never hired a VA before. I'm nervous.
That is exactly who we are built for. First-time delegators fail not because of bad talent, but because of bad setup. The Operating Playbook is designed specifically for people doing this for the first time. The 90-day guarantee protects you while you get the rhythm down.
Why not just use Athena or Belay?
Different category. If you want someone to manage the EA for you forever and you do not mind paying a monthly markup, Athena and Belay are excellent choices. We do the opposite. You hire directly, pay no markup, and own the relationship. Over five years, stripping wages out of both sides, that is about $104,500 in markup you do not pay.
What if the EA does not work out?
90-day replacement guarantee, standard on every tier. One free replacement search if the EA leaves, is terminated for cause, or turns out to be a mismatch. The only condition is that you have actually run the onboarding playbook. Want 12 months of coverage instead of 90 days? Add Extended Replacement Protection for $750.
How long until I have someone in seat?
Shortlist delivered within 4 weeks of kickoff. Typical placement, 5 to 6 weeks from kickoff to start date. Concierge clients get weekly check-ins for the first four weeks post-placement so the rollout does not stall.
Who is this not for?
Pre-revenue founders or anyone under $100k income (the math does not work). Operators with no task backlog to delegate (Force Multipliers installs leverage on a functional business, not chaos). Price-shoppers comparing us to $595 recruiters. Buyers who want someone to manage the EA for them forever. And anyone needing specialized skills outside executive administration (engineers, designers, copywriters are out of scope).
Kirk Alexander, fractional COO and operator behind Force Multipliers
Built by an operator, for operators

Kirk Alexander.

Fractional COO·Operating Partner·Founder, Methodize

22+ years as a Chief Operating Officer in small and medium-sized businesses, hiring, firing, and leading teams of up to 200 people.

Force Multipliers is the productized version of the first thing I do with every fractional COO client: get the founder out of the inbox. The Operating Playbook is the system I have rebuilt across four years of EA placements, refined every time it broke.

If you would rather hand the EA off to an agency and forget about it, I'll point you to the right managed service. If you want to install leverage you actually own, this is the page you wanted to find.

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Let's find out if this is a fit.

The call is 45 minutes. No pitch theater. We walk through your week, identify where your time is actually going, and name the constraint. If Force Multipliers is the right fit, we walk through the tiers and pick one. If it is not, I will tell you and point you somewhere better.

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