The operator behind every great founder.
You have the vision. I build the systems, the SOPs, the ClickUp workspace, the project plans that turn it into something your team can run without you in the room. Fewer decisions waiting on you. Nothing quietly falling through.
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What I Usually Do
Six ways I bridge the gap between what you envision and what your team actually ships.
ClickUp Management
Certified ClickUp Champion who builds and optimises workspaces, creates automations, and trains your team so nothing falls through the cracks.
Process Documentation
Turn tacit knowledge into clear SOPs and workflow guides. Your team stops asking how and just follows the system.
Project Management
Structured planning, cross-team coordination, and delivery accountability from idea to shipped, without the chaos.
Marketing Support
SEO, content calendars, landing pages, and marketing workflows so campaigns ship on schedule instead of stalling in someone's inbox.
Sales Support
Lead research, pipeline management, follow-up systems, and lead magnets. Every lead tracked, every client remembered.
E-Commerce Operations
Storefront builds, integrations, and store audits, platform-agnostic, so your store runs itself instead of running you.
The best Seconds work quietly until you can't imagine running without them.
A Second is not an assistant and not a co-founder. The term comes from Nathan Young and David Hartman's How to Be Second: a person wired to bridge people, process, and systems, and to activate someone else's vision as fully as if it were their own. They build the systems, run the workflows, and hold the operational floor so the founder can stay in their zone of genius.
Kyren studied Psychology at the University of San Carlos, graduating Cum Laude and later earning a Masters in Social Psychology. That background shows up everywhere in the work: she reads teams, spots where things break down between people, and designs systems that people actually follow.
From HR generalist to Scrum Master to COO to fractional integrator, the through-line has always been the same: take the chaos, build the system, make it stick. ClickUp Champion certified. Five years in Agile environments. Former COO. Very high tolerance for organised chaos.
- You lead. I execute quietly, without needing the spotlight.
- Systems built to outlast any single person, including me.
- Chaos gets absorbed before it ever reaches your desk.
- Every decision backed by data, delivered with a human touch.
Kyren Mearr Cabellon
Fractional Integrator ยท Second-in-Command
๐ ClickUp Champion ยท ZenPilot Certified
๐ง MA Social Psychology ยท University of San Carlos
๐ Cebu, Philippines ยท Serving globally
๐ผ SaaS ยท Agencies ยท BPO ยท E-commerce
Oct 2024 - Present
Embedded operations partner for founders, building ClickUp systems, SOPs, and project delivery.
Feb 2026 - Present
Product requirements for a SaaS platform serving commercial real estate lenders.
2023 - 2024
Second-in-command to the CEO, owning the strategic roadmap and operational delivery.
2018 - 2023
Five years across HR, project management, and product delivery.
Three ways to start
Simple, standardised rates whether you need a few hours or a standing Second.
Hourly
5 hour/week minimum
Scoped work, a defined project, or dipping a toe in before going deeper.
Start with hourlyRetainer
20 hours/month included
An ongoing partnership with guaranteed monthly capacity and priority access.
Start with retainerRetainer+
40 hours/month included
For founders ready to hand off a bigger share of the operation.
Start with the 40-hour retainerWhat people say
โAny team would be successful to have Kyren, a leader, effective communicator, team player. She had a knack for keeping everyone calm and productive during intense crunch periods.โ
Ann P.
Technical Recruiter, US / AU / APAC Markets
โKyren's exceptional leadership skills, strategic thinking, and deep design expertise were pivotal in driving our company's success and my personal growth.โ
Harvey K. L.
UI Designer
โIt's so rare to find a good team captain nowadays. Technical skills and understanding basic concepts of product development 10/10.โ
Rodrigo I.
Lead of Software Engineering, GoTeam
โThis is my second time working with Kyren. Very patient while I was settling some technical issues and she had to hold her work. Great communication, she understands my requirements very well. Gives updates and executes her work promptly. Will engage her again when needed.โ
Dawn L.
Client
โKyren was amazing to work with! Super talented and a great communicator.โ
Teddy O.
Client
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