Leadership & Advisory
REFINERY.ONE partners with founders, executives and leadership teams to navigate growth, transformation and change by combining strategic clarity, operational excellence and leadership.
REFINERY.ONE works at the intersection of strategy, operations, technology and leadership.
We help organizations translate ambition into clear priorities, scalable operating models and effective execution while developing the leaders and teams responsible for making change happen.
Our role can range from strategic advisor and executive sparring partner to hands-on Fractional COO support during critical phases of growth and transformation.
Expertise
From strategic direction to investor readiness.
Clarify where to play, how to win and what needs to happen next.
Build the operating system behind growth.
Turn complexity into an organization that can execute at scale.
Use technology to redesign how work gets done.
Transform technology from an experiment into an operating advantage.
We are not an AI development agency. We help leadership teams understand where AI creates strategic and operational value and how to integrate it into the organization.
Organizations scale when leadership does.
Create the clarity, alignment and leadership required to move organizations forward.
How we work
Engagements are tailored to the challenge at hand, combining a structured approach with senior expertise and hands-on execution.
Advisory
Ongoing strategic sparring for founders, CEOs and leadership teams. For organizations that need an experienced external perspective on strategy, organization, growth or transformation.
Fractional Leadership
Hands-on senior operating support during periods of growth, transition or transformation. REFINERY.ONE can work alongside founders and management teams in a Fractional COO / Operating Partner capacity.
Transformation Projects
Focused engagements around critical strategic or organizational priorities. Examples include operating model redesign, Series-A readiness, organizational scaling, AI transformation or performance management.
No off-the-shelf frameworks. No armies of consultants. Senior expertise, directly involved.
Strategy.
Organizations.
Leadership.
People.
Priorities.
Execution.
From ambition
to action.
Experience
Founded in 2016, REFINERY.ONE works across strategy, operations, transformation and leadership, with experience spanning technology, SaaS, e-commerce, consumer businesses and professional services.
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About the founder
Dr. Minoo Zarbafi
Founder, REFINERY.ONE
Minoo is a Strategy & Operations executive, Fractional COO, advisor and leadership coach with more than 15 years of experience helping companies navigate growth and transformation.
Her experience spans SaaS and technology companies, media and consumer businesses, financial services, strategy consulting, and venture and growth environments. Her career has consistently operated at the intersection of strategy and execution.
She has worked with founders, CEOs, management teams and investors to build scalable organizations, form lasting partnerships, lead transformations and translate strategic ambition into operating reality.
Her approach combines analytical rigor with a strong understanding of leadership, organizational dynamics and human behavior.
Who we work with
When complexity grows faster than the organization.
When strategy requires stronger alignment and execution.
When structures and operating models need to catch up with ambition.
When technology, AI or changing markets require a fundamentally different way of working.
If your organization is growing, transforming or facing a critical transition, let’s explore what comes next.