About LightPath
Good operators make growth feel lighter.
LightPath exists for the founder who has built something real—and now needs a better way to carry it forward.
Meet Max Hourigan
An operator, not a spectator.
Max works as an embedded fractional COO and Chief of Staff to founder-led organizations, installing the KPIs, operating cadence, and financial discipline that take founders off the critical path.
Before LightPath, he spent 15 years operating across logistics, financial services, automotive, and supply chain. As Chief of Staff to the president of a $1B logistics company, he led planning work that delivered 200% of EBITDA plan and helped integrate $15B in revenue post-merger.
He is an Army veteran with 13 years of service in the National Guard, where he commanded an infantry company and planned operations for a 3,000-soldier brigade.
The conviction
Most founders do not need more strategy. They need a system that makes strategy executable.
That means fewer decisions trapped in one person, fewer meetings without owners, and a clearer view of what deserves attention next. The work is practical by design: make the invisible visible, then make it repeatable.
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