Operational Strategist &
Workforce Connector

Your team is asking good questions. But are they asking the right ones?

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Most organizations don’t fail because of bad decisions. They fail because critical gaps—in compliance, operations, and feasibility—go unidentified and unresolved for to long

Capital Back Office Solutions joins you in high-stakes, real-time engagement to expose what’s being missed. We are the link between where your strategy stands and what it actually takes to execute—asking the questions your team hasn’t thought to ask, surfacing the risks others overlook, and making sure the full picture is on the table before anything is finalized.

Because the right answer can only come from the right questions—and we find the ones that haven’t been asked yet.

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What We Do

We build the workforce and operational foundation that helps mission-driven organizations earn funding, keep it, and grow.

Capital Back Office Solutions works with mission-driven organizations navigating the gap between where their strategy stands and what it takes to execute. Whether you’re building your team, managing a grant, or making a decision that carries weight — we’re the partner who sees the full picture and makes sure nothing critical gets missed.

We build, we protect, and we connect — so your organization thrives faster and withstands changes better. 

What’s Our Role? – We poke holes, close gaps, and position your organization to win — before anyone else finds them. finds them first.

HR Infastructure

Structure internal workforce and operations to align with funding realities and support long-term service delivery.

Funding & Reporting Compliance

Audit and manage compliance standards to protect the agreements and funding your organization depend on.

Pre-Decision Consulting

Thorough evaluation that connects the dots before high-stakes commitments are made.

Retainer Advisement

Ongoing advisory management that keeps the right questions at the top of mind as your organization grows to ensure minimal risk.

What We Do

We build the workforce and operational foundation that helps mission-driven organizations earn funding, keep it, and grow.

Capital Back Office Solutions works with mission-driven organizations navigating the gap between where their strategy stands and what it takes to execute. Whether you’re building your team, managing a grant, or making a decision that carries weight — we’re the partner who sees the full picture and makes sure nothing critical gets missed.

We build, we protect, and we connect — so your organization thrives faster and withstands changes better. 

What’s Our Role? – We poke holes, close gaps, and position your organization to win — before anyone else finds them. finds them first.

Connect the dots before a high-stakes decision gets made without the full picture.

This is where the workforce knowledge, the compliance lens, and the operational experience come together. When a decision needs to be made — a new hire, a grant opportunity, a program launch, a partnership — we step in to identify what’s being missed before the commitment is finalized.

  • We bring both the people-side and compliance perspective to your most important conversations:
  • Surface the workforce, compliance, and operational gaps your team hasn’t identified yet
  • Current state evaluation, connect the dots between strategy, people, and compliance before anything is finalized

Investment Anchor: $1,500–$3,500 per engagement (2–4 hours or defined session block)

Thorough evaluation that connects the dots before high-stakes commitments are made.

Build the operational foundation your funding and programs actually require.

Most workforce challenges in mission-driven organizations aren’t people problems — they’re structure problems. Roles that don’t match funding requirements, teams built for the current moment instead of the next phase, and HR infrastructure that can’t withstand funder scrutiny. We build the foundation that fixes that before it costs you.

  • We partner with organizations to design workforce strategies built around:
  • Workforce planning and role design aligned to funding realities
  • Hiring strategy and sequencing that matches operational capacity
  • Onboarding structure and team development that supports retention
  • HR compliance infrastructure that holds up under funder and regulatory review

Investment Anchor: Project-based | Retainer available for ongoing workforce support

Structure internal workforce and operations to align with funding realities and support long-term service delivery.

Protect the agreements your organization depends on — before and after they’re signed.

Most organizations that lose funding don’t lose it because they did bad work. They lose it because something in the agreement was misunderstood, a requirement wasn’t tracked, or a compliance gap went unnoticed until it was too late. Grant and funder compliance isn’t just paperwork — it’s revenue protection.

We manage grant agreements and funder compliance requirements so your leadership can focus on the mission — not the fine print.

  • We bring a compliance lens to your most critical agreements:
  • Reviewing grant terms and funder requirements before agreements are signed
  • Tracking compliance requirements and flagging gaps before they become violations
  • Aligning internal operations to funder expectations and reporting standards
  • Managing vendor and partner agreements that intersect with grant deliverables
  • Identifying what leadership doesn't know to look for — before it costs them

Investment Anchor: Retainer-based | Project engagements available for single agreement reviews

Audit and manage compliance standards to protect the agreements and funding your organization depend on.

Stay connected to the full picture as your organization grows and evolves.

Growth creates complexity. New funding, expanding teams, evolving programs, and shifting funder expectations mean the dots are always moving. This partnership keeps someone in your corner who sees across all three pillars — workforce, compliance, and decision-making — so nothing falls through the cracks.

  • Clients retain us to:
  • Keep workforce structure and HR compliance current as the organization evolves
  • Pressure-test decisions before commitments are made
  • Maintain alignment between grant requirements, workforce capacity, and program delivery

Investment Anchor: $2,500–$8,000/month

Ongoing advisory management that keeps the right questions at the top of mind as your organization grows to ensure minimal risk.

LaNice West, Owner and Professional Strategic Virtual Assistant

Meet Your Chief Strategist

LaNice West, SHRM-CP

Founder & Chief Strategist, Capital Back Office Solutions

Expert Business Connector

My superpower is being a connector — not just between people, but between strategy and execution, funding and vision, and what it takes to deliver.

I founded Capital Back Office Solutions to solve a problem I kept seeing across organizations: smart leaders making high-stakes decisions without the full picture. Decisions about hiring, funding, programs, and partnerships — made without someone in the room asking the questions that were in their blind spot.

That’s the gap I fill.

I work with mission-driven nonprofits and organizations operating in environments where compliance, workforce decisions, and funding all have to align — because in those environments, what gets missed can cost you everything. My role is to step into complex situations, listen closely, close gaps, challenge assumptions, and prevent the pricey mistakes before they happen.

With a background spanning HR, workforce development, program management, and operations across government, consulting, and nonprofit sectors — and as a SHRM-Certified Professional — I bring both the people-side infrastructure expertise along with the compliance lens that most organizations can’t find in one relationship.

Workplaces built to perform

I design people-centered workforce systems that go beyond policy, creating environments where teams are aligned, supported, and positioned to deliver.

Compliance that protects revenue

I read the fine print so my clients don’t lose funding over something that could have been caught before the agreement was signed.

Decision-making with the full picture

Whether I’m in the room for a critical conversation or supporting long-term growth, I bring clarity, structure, and the questions your team hasn’t thought to ask yet.

Why Use Us?

Advantages of Using A Operational Strategist & Business Connector

You’re not just managing operations—you’re managing risk.

Anywhere funding is involved, the margin for error is small.

One missed requirement.
One unclear process.
One assumption left unchallenged.

Most teams are focused on execution.
Few are stepping back to assess the full picture.

That’s where we come in.

That’s all it takes to:

  • Loss of time, funding, resources
  • Delay implementation
  • Failed compliance exposure
  • Committing to something your organization can’t sustain

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Costly mistakes are prevented before they happen.

We Make An Impact

What changes when we’re in the room?

  • Risks are identified earlier
  • Decisions are made with greater clarity
  • Operations align more closely with capacity and funding requirements
  • Leadership teams move forward with greater confidence
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You don’t need more effort. You need clearer insight before you act.

If your organization is entering a critical phase—whether it’s securing funding, launching a program, or making operational decisions that carry weight—this is the moment to bring in the connector between your strategy and a successful outcome.

Capital Back Office Solutions provides the clarity, structure, and connectivity needed to move forward with confidence.

The right answer starts with the right questions. We find the ones your team hasn’t asked yet.

Operational Strategist & Workforce Connector Service Area

Accepting Clients In All 50 States

The Right Balance

We assist in creating and maintaining boundaries to bring about more work-life balance.

You Are In Control

We work / communicate based on your preferences.

Communication & Transparency

We want to ensure your satisfaction while working with us.

Trustworthy & Reliable

We relate to you on a personal level to ensure your comfort in letting go of the tasks you want us to handle.

Long Term Partnership

We act as the long-term assistant strategic thought partner to prioritize objectives and resolve challenges.

Goal Oriented & Accountability

We hold you accountable for reclaiming your time. We'll ask probing questions to ensure you remain on track to hit your goals.

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"As a workforce business developer, I've worked with small-business executives in various industries that seem to all struggle with knowing how to organize and grow their team. Most of them had the capability to do more but couldn't figure out how to expand their capacity. With that, I began creating customized plans to develop their team and move to the next level without compromising their quality of service."

- LaNice West
   Owner, Chief Strategist