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Hello! I’m Emma Ferrick, founder of ELF Operations Consulting, where I empower service providers to build sustainable systems that allow them to passionately pursue their lives and businesses. With a degree in Operations Management from Duquesne University and a Yellow Belt in Lean Six Sigma, I began my career as a Project Scheduler before launching my own business.
My journey into entrepreneurship began shortly after becoming a single mother, escaping domestic abuse, and seeking to create a better life for myself and my daughter. What started as a side hustle quickly evolved into a thriving business—an evolution that inspired our motto: Thrive Over Survive. Leveraging my background and limited time, I built my business from the ground up with a focus on automation and efficiency using tools like ClickUp, allowing me to fully embrace life outside of work.
Now, I’m dedicated to helping others do the same. I provide personalized strategies and systems that enable business owners to grow without constant oversight, freeing them from survival mode and empowering them to step confidently into their roles as thriving CEOs. Let’s create a business that supports the life you truly want to live!
Gain the tools to confidently project your growth and steer your business toward sustainable success.
Learn how to overcome personal limitations and lead your business confidently.
Discover how to craft a seamless and engaging client journey that not only attracts new clients but also retains them for the long term
Maximize your business’s efficiency with ClickUp as your central operations hub.
A guide to applying Emma’s signature framework to your unique business needs.
Practical advice on eliminating inefficiencies to save time and increase profitability.
Learn how to strategically plan and set up your business operations to ensure financial stability and peace of mind during your maternity leave without external funding.
Explore ways to reclaim control over your business and personal life by making empowered decisions, setting boundaries, and eliminating self-doubt, allowing you to lead with confidence and authority.
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I’m Emma Ferrick (now Snyder), the ELF behind this operations consulting firm!
I’m here to take the overwhelm out of your business and give you more time to enjoy the things that matter most to you!
Control. Freedom. Flexibility.
Isn’t that why we pursue this crazy life of entrepreneurship? Like many other mom entrepreneurs, I started ELF Operations as a VA side hustle in order to take back financial control in my life and find time freedom when I became a single mother. I left an abusive relationship and I was just trying to survive life at the age of 22. I wanted to be able to give my baby anything she wanted and wanted to be present for all the little moments.
Prior to helping clients find freedom and flexibility in their business, I had a background in Operations Management where I was a scheduler and resource planner for multi-million dollar projects. I built my business with automation and efficiency from day one to help me live my life to the fullest while juggling working a full time job, running ELF Operations, being a full time mom, and trying to heal.
Now I help women not just survive their day to day, but THRIVE in a life they love by creating strategy, systems, and teams that support the life they want to live without burnout or overwhelm through my SIMPLE Ops Framework!
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