AC Legacy Group
Fractional Leadership & Executive Operations
Structure. Scale. Control.
Leadership infrastructure for serious operators.
AC Legacy Group provides fractional leadership and executive operations support for companies that need more structure, accountability, and execution capacity, but do not necessarily need or want the cost of adding full-time executive overhead.
We help growing and under-structured businesses close leadership gaps, improve operational discipline, organize internal systems, and bring control to areas that are slowing the company down. That can include business administration, HR structure, procurement control, business development, marketing execution, inspection support, documentation, accountability systems, and strategic operations.
What makes AC Legacy Group different is that we are not a basic consulting company, staffing service, or virtual assistant provider. We do not just give advice and leave the company to figure it out. We operate as embedded leadership support. We help identify where the business is exposed, where ownership is overloaded, where communication is breaking down, and where structure needs to be built or tightened.
Our value is practical execution. We bring real-world leadership experience, operational discipline, and a direct understanding of what happens when companies grow faster than their systems can support. We help business owners protect their time, improve follow-through, reduce internal friction, and create stronger infrastructure for sustainable growth.
In simple terms, AC Legacy Group helps companies move from reaction to control. Our focus is structure, scale, and execution.
Executive Assessment
Diagnostic engagement for companies needing clarity before committing to larger operational support. This essential service allows organizations to assess their current operational landscape and identify opportunities for improvement. The typical duration is 2 to 4 weeks, providing a focused and strategic approach to understanding the business's needs and setting a foundation for future success.
Advisory Reserve
Retained executive advisory access for owners and leadership teams needing strategic guidance without full operational deployment. Ideal for those seeking expertise to navigate complex challenges while maintaining flexibility. Engagements typically focus on high-level decision-making, ensuring leadership has the necessary insight and support to make impactful choices.
Leadership Deployment
Fractional leadership support designed to focus on one critical function — operations, HR, procurement, administration, business development, or strategic execution. A recommended minimum engagement of 90 days allows for effective integration and measurable results, laying the groundwork for sustainable success and growth.
Advanced Engagement Options
Multi-function executive operations support
Operating Reserve
Comprehensive executive support for organizations under real operating pressure.
- ›Growth pressure
- ›Transition restructuring
- ›Performance drag
- ›90 days minimum
- ›180 days preferred
- ›High-touch approach
- ›Ongoing leadership
- ›Complex organizations
- ›Cross-functional support
- ›Customized solutions
- ›Strategic execution
Enterprise Reserve
A custom, high-touch strategic operational partnership for larger or complex organizations. Addresses the need for ongoing leadership infrastructure and cross-functional executive support with tailored solutions and dedicated resources.
Designed for businesses looking to enhance leadership capability and streamline operations while ensuring alignment across every function.
- ›Full executive operations partnership
- ›Cross-functional leadership infrastructure
- ›Alignment across every business function
- ›Dedicated senior operator involvement
Strategic Project Engagements
Fixed-scope execution support. Typically $2,500 to $25,000+ per engagement.
- ›Procurement Restructuring
- ›Workflow Redesign
- ›KPI Systems
- ›Operational Recovery
- ›Onboarding Systems
- ›Vendor Stabilization
- ›Reporting Structures
- ›SOPs
- ›Business Processes
- ›Resource Allocation
- ›Time Management
- ›Project Oversight
Commercial Standards
Premium execution requires a disciplined engagement structure. We adhere to paid assessments only, with a 90-day minimum engagement preference for retained support. The first month is due at signing, and we maintain defined scope boundaries to ensure clarity and efficiency. Out-of-scope work is billed separately, and rush work incurs a premium rate.
Strategic access is reserved for retained clients, enhancing the value of our partnerships. Pricing may increase with urgency, complexity, the number of functions involved, on-site requirements, and level of executive involvement. Our commitment is to deliver high-quality service that aligns with your strategic objectives.
Pricing & Structure
All pricing is finalized after discovery to align with scope, timing, functions involved, and executive needs.
AC Legacy Group stands on judgment, execution, accountability, and business impact — not price.
A firm led by its owner.
Every engagement is directed by the principal. No account managers, no handoffs, no dilution of judgment.
AC Legacy Group is founded and owned by Christopher Pena — a construction and operations executive with a 15+ year record of delivering complex commercial, healthcare, institutional, municipal, and public works projects across Southern California.
As owner, Chris personally directs every engagement: qualifying the mandate, structuring the work, and remaining accountable for the outcome. Clients engage the principal — not a bench, not a brand.
The firm is built on a simple standard: operators leading operators, with discipline, discretion, and long-term alignment.
Operators. Not theorists.
AC Legacy Group is led by Christopher and April Pena — a partnership built from field-tested leadership and disciplined operations.
Christopher & April
Christopher Pena is a construction and operations leader with 15+ years delivering complex commercial, healthcare, institutional, municipal, and public works projects across Southern California — a $500M+ career portfolio with engagements from $500K to $60M+. His strength is operational leadership under real conditions: stabilizing challenged projects, protecting profitability, resolving field and contractual issues, and aligning execution with executive objectives.
April Pena brings administrative, organizational, client support, document management, mediation support, and business operations capability to AC Legacy Group. Her strength is creating order, managing details, supporting process, and keeping business activity organized and moving — bringing discipline to the administrative and operational side where many companies lose visibility and control.
What principals say.
Selected remarks from owners, executives, and operators we have served. Names withheld by policy.
Chris stepped in during a critical phase of our program and brought immediate order. Contracts, procurement, and field execution were all tightened within weeks.
AC Legacy Group operates at the level we needed — executive judgment, not consulting theater. They protected our margin and our leadership bandwidth.
Disciplined, accountable, and direct. They closed leadership gaps we had been carrying for years and left our operation stronger than they found it.
Questions from principals.
Direct answers to the questions we receive most from owners and executive teams evaluating an engagement.
Owners, principals, and executive teams of established commercial, construction, and operations-driven companies — typically at the point of transition, scaling, or restructuring. Every engagement is qualified.
Begin with an Executive Discovery Call.
Serious inquiries only. We qualify every engagement to ensure fit, capacity, and alignment on outcomes.
San Jacinto, CA 92582