A natural extension of the work you already do.
Advisors often see operational problems before a business is prepared to name them. A founder may be overwhelmed by decisions. A leadership team may lack reliable processes. Growth may be exposing gaps in accountability, reporting, or execution.
Orbital gives you somewhere trusted to send those companies. You make the introduction. Our team conducts discovery, identifies the operational need, and recommends the appropriate combination of assessment, consulting, implementation, or software.
Create more value
Give clients and professional connections access to deeper operational support without expanding your own service offering.
Protect the relationship
Orbital handles every referral with care, transparency, and respect for the trust you have already established.
Share in the growth
Receive a referral commission when an introduced company becomes a paying Orbital client.
Know a company experiencing any of these?
- The founder remains involved in nearly every important decision.
- Roles exist, but ownership and decision authority remain unclear.
- Processes depend on memory, individual experience, or scattered documents.
- Leadership cannot easily see which parts of the operation are healthy.
- Customer delivery becomes less consistent as volume increases.
- Projects and priorities frequently lose momentum after meetings.
- The company has outgrown its current tools or management habits.
- Leaders know something operationally is wrong but do not know where to begin.
Orbital is best suited for growing, founder-led or founder-dependent organizations that need more structure without unnecessary bureaucracy.
How it works
A simple, transparent referral process.
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Apply
Tell us about your work, your clients, and the businesses you typically advise.
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Make an introduction
When you identify a good fit, introduce the company by email or through your partner referral link.
- 3
Orbital takes it from there
We conduct discovery, demonstrate the platform, develop the proposal, and manage the relationship.
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You get rewarded
When the referred company becomes a paying client, you receive an agreed percentage of eligible collected revenue.
You are always welcome to remain involved in the conversation, but you are never expected to act as an Orbital salesperson.
Why Orbital
What you're introducing them to.
Orbital Operations Group helps growing businesses replace operational guesswork with a connected operating architecture.
Operational assessment
Identify the systems, roles, processes, and decisions most likely to constrain the company's next stage of growth.
Operating system design
Clarify how the business sets direction, assigns ownership, executes work, measures performance, and improves.
Implementation support
Turn recommendations into working processes, management rhythms, dashboards, and accountability structures.
Orbital OS
Maintain the company's operational architecture in one connected system instead of scattered files and institutional memory.
Built for trusted advisors, not high-volume affiliates.
The strongest Orbital partners already have credible relationships with business owners and operational leaders. They understand the client's situation and make introductions because they believe the relationship could genuinely help.
Good fit
- You regularly advise growing businesses.
- Your work gives you visibility into operational challenges.
- You value thoughtful, relationship-based introductions.
- You care about how referred clients are treated.
- Orbital complements rather than competes with your primary services.
Probably not a fit
- You plan to use unsolicited mass outreach.
- You expect to represent yourself as an Orbital employee.
- You want authority to set pricing or promise services.
- You are looking for a conventional sales job.
- You do not have an established relationship with the prospects you refer.
Frequently asked questions
- What does an Orbital Referral Partner do?
- Partners identify companies that may benefit from Orbital and make a warm introduction. Orbital manages discovery, proposals, closing, implementation, and client service.
- Do I need to sell Orbital services?
- No. Partners are not expected to cold-call, negotiate, or act as Orbital sales representatives.
- How are referral commissions calculated?
- Approved partners receive the percentage specified in their referral agreement on eligible revenue that Orbital collects from an approved referral.
- When is a referral officially attributed to me?
- The referral must be submitted through an approved channel, must not already be an active Orbital opportunity, and remains attributed according to the period in the partner agreement.
- Who is a good referral for Orbital?
- Orbital is designed for growing companies experiencing founder dependency, unclear ownership, inconsistent processes, weak operational visibility, or difficulty translating strategy into execution.
Apply
Become an Orbital Referral Partner
Tell us a little about your work. We'll review the application and reach out if the partnership appears aligned.