AI-Powered Fractional Leadership

Scale Smarter.
Grow Faster.
Lead with AI.

cedarWorks embeds AI-driven operational leadership alongside SaaS founders — engineering the systems, strategy, and execution that turn product-market fit into scalable, bankable ARR.

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$1.6B
ARR Scaled
70%
Annualized Growth
30%
Faster Time-to-Revenue
20+
Years in Tech & Ops
AI Workflow Automation Churn Engineering ARR Growth Playbooks Fractional COO RevOps Design KPI Intelligence Dashboards GTM-to-CX Alignment AI Management Capabilities Pricing & Retention Models M&A Due Diligence AI Workflow Automation Churn Engineering ARR Growth Playbooks Fractional COO RevOps Design KPI Intelligence Dashboards GTM-to-CX Alignment AI Management Capabilities Pricing & Retention Models M&A Due Diligence
What We Do

Precision Growth Systems
Built for SaaS Scale

We don't consult from the sidelines. We embed, execute, and engineer the operational infrastructure that separates $10M companies from $100M ones.

Churn & Time-to-Value Optimization

We engineer onboarding and activation journeys that drive faster time-to-value and eliminate early-stage churn before it bleeds ARR.

  • Shorten onboarding time by 30–40%
  • Increase activation rates and early expansion
  • Strengthen CSAT/NPS from Day 1
  • Churn reduction strategy & retention engineering
Cut time-to-revenue by 30%, reducing churn risk and accelerating cash flow realization.

ARR Growth Playbooks

Precision expansion and pricing systems designed to maximize customer lifetime value and unlock upsell velocity across every segment.

  • Upsell and expansion program design
  • Pricing and retention strategy optimization
  • Faster ARR pipeline conversion
  • Net-new pipeline acceleration
Engineered frameworks that drove 70% annualized ARR growth at scale — from $800M to $1.6B.

Fractional SaaS COO

Real execution power without diluting control. We embed alongside founders delivering 300–400 leadership hours per year plus $100K direct capital investment.

  • GTM execution & RevOps design
  • CX/Service alignment & playbook development
  • Custom KPI dashboards & margin improvement
  • Hiring systems & organizational design
Startups with embedded ops leadership achieve 30–40% higher Series A valuations and scale 2.5× faster.

AI + Automation Deployment

We identify, implement, and manage AI tools and automation systems that compress operational overhead and create compounding efficiency across your revenue stack.

  • AI workflow identification & implementation
  • Automation of repetitive revenue operations
  • Tech stack evaluation & optimization
  • AI management capability building
AI-enabled operations reduce manual overhead by 40%+ while accelerating decision velocity.

Tech Stack & M&A Advisory

From evaluating your current technology infrastructure to supporting M&A due diligence, we bring enterprise-grade rigor to growth-stage decisions.

  • Tech stack evaluation & rationalization
  • M&A due diligence support
  • Integration planning & execution
  • Vendor negotiation & optimization
Led some of the world's largest SaaS deployments including SAP Cloud Suite and Salesforce.

KPI Intelligence & RevOps

Custom dashboards and revenue operations frameworks that give founders real-time visibility into the metrics that actually drive growth and investor confidence.

  • Custom KPI dashboard creation
  • RevOps process design & implementation
  • Expansion & upsell mapping
  • Fast onboarding systems
Data-driven RevOps frameworks that have supported $100M+ ARR scaling milestones.
AI Management Capabilities

The Future of SaaS
Leadership is AI-Native

Most SaaS operators are still managing with yesterday's playbooks. cedarWorks brings AI-native management capabilities that compress decision cycles, automate operational overhead, and give founders an unfair advantage.

  • ✓ AI-Augmented Decision Making — real-time data synthesis and scenario modeling to move faster with confidence
  • ✓ Intelligent Workflow Automation — identify and eliminate the manual processes bleeding your team's capacity
  • ✓ Predictive Churn & Expansion Signals — AI-powered customer health scoring that flags risk and opportunity before it's visible
  • ✓ AI-Ready Team Building — hire, structure, and train teams to operate in an AI-first environment
  • ✓ Oklahoma AI Ecosystem Leadership — actively shaping how Oklahoma positions itself as a national AI infrastructure leader

AI Workflow Identification

Map every manual process in your revenue stack and replace it with intelligent automation.

Predictive Revenue Intelligence

AI-driven signals that surface expansion opportunities and churn risk weeks before they materialize.

AI-Native KPI Dashboards

Dynamic intelligence dashboards that update in real time and surface the metrics that matter most.

AI-Ready Team Architecture

Build and structure teams that leverage AI as a force multiplier — not a threat.

$800M→$1.6B
ARR scaled across enterprise SaaS deployments including SAP & Salesforce
70%
Annualized revenue growth delivered through precision growth frameworks
30–40%
Higher Series A valuations for startups with embedded operational leadership
2.5×
Faster path to revenue milestones with cedarWorks embedded execution
Justin Long — Managing Partner, cedarWorks
20+ Years in
Tech & Ops
The Person Behind the Work

Justin Long
Transformative Leader.
Tech & Operations.

Justin is a proven executive leader in operations, implementation, technology, and SaaS with more than 20 years of success scaling companies from startup to enterprise. He has led some of the world's largest SaaS deployments — including SAP Cloud Suite and Salesforce — and brings the operational rigor of a Fortune 500 executive to growth-stage founders.

As a Transformative Leader in Tech and Operations, Justin is passionate about developing high-performing teams, creating new solutions, and mentoring people who are humble, hungry, and smart.

Beyond the boardroom, Justin tackles the largest problems in business and in life — whether trekking the Inca Trail, summiting Colorado 14ers, or helping a team recognize its potential so it can crush its goals. He and cedarWorks actively support organizations working to eliminate the cultural, social, and economic disadvantages that lead to poverty.

SaaS Scaling AI Management Fractional COO RevOps SAP Cloud Suite Salesforce Oklahoma AI Team Building
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What Leaders Say

Trusted by Operators
Who've Seen It Work

Justin jumped at the opportunity to lead and was an instant success. He moved quickly, hiring only the best talent available. The smooth transition is a result of Justin's leadership and guidance. Justin has my respect as a co-worker and fellow Manager.

JP
John Pickett
Technology Leader, Love's Travel Stops

Justin managed the project with character and poise. He successfully led a large team to install a complex software package in the timeframe provided. He worked well with all of his customers. I would recommend Justin for any challenge placed before him.

MP
Mandi Phillips, CPA
Finance Leader, Love's Travel Stops

cedarWorks brings the kind of embedded execution that most consultants can't offer. Justin doesn't just advise — he wires the investment, builds the engine, and helps founders move faster toward revenue milestones that actually matter.

CW
cedarWorks Client
SaaS Founder, Growth Stage
Ready to Scale?

Let's Engineer
Your Growth.

Whether you need to cut churn, accelerate ARR, or build AI-native operations — cedarWorks embeds alongside you to make it happen. No sidelines. Just execution.

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