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Kade C.

Kade C.

Fractional Head of Ops & CX for DTC Brands | Support, Vendors & AI

Scaling customer support or CX and feeling the cracks? I help growing teams fix broken customer support systems, improve retention, and clean up operations without hiring a full-time leader. I’m a senior Customer Experience & Operations leader with 10+ years building and scaling CX, support, and operational systems inside fast-growing consumer and B2C businesses. What I specialize in: • Customer experience strategy & journey optimization • Support operations (Zendesk, ticketing workflows, QA, CSAT) • Lifecycle & retention operations (handoffs, automation, tooling) • Cost reduction, forecasting, and operational efficiency • Cross-functional execution with Product, Engineering, Legal, and Finance Relevant results: • Led a 55-person support org handling ~500K contacts/year with 93% CSAT • Owned and forecasted a $1.5M+ annual CX budget • Eliminated $100K+ in OpEx through tooling consolidation and process redesign • Scaled CX systems in a high-emotion consumer category where trust and retention mattered • Partnered with Product & Engineering to remove friction across the customer journey • Led early AI and automation pilots to improve efficiency and response times I work best with: • Founder-led or scaling teams who need senior-level CX or Ops help without hiring full-time • Companies with existing support teams, tools, or processes that “kind of work” but aren’t optimized • Clients who want both strategy and execution, not slide decks that never ship If you need help diagnosing CX issues, fixing operational bottlenecks, or scaling support the right way — let’s talk. Message me with a quick overview of your challenge and I’ll tell you if I’m a fit.

🇺🇸Baltimore, United States$125/hr40% JSS4.74 (5)Since Oct 2014

Earnings and projects

MRR (estimate)
≈$0

An estimate from an earlier read

World#332,853 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#51,276 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$0
Total earnings
$2k
World#332,853 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#51,276 / 62.1k
Per project
$202
Projects, last 6 months
0
World#209,850 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#27,405 / 62.1k
Projects in all
10

Across 11 contracts

55% fixed45% hourly
World#201,797 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#28,778 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$2kNothing earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$1,975$2,000$2,025$2,050Oct 9Oct 24Nov 8

No data since Nov 5, 2026.

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