FRAME™ Intensive

Framework for Residential Asset Management & Execution
Estate Management Training in Operational Governance

Your Properties Are Being Managed.
But Are They Operating as a Portfolio?

Multi-property estates require more than checklists and calendars.
They require structure, oversight, and governance.


Most private estates operate property-by-property.

Which leads to:

  • Inconsistent standards
  • Rising costs without alignment

  • Reliance on individuals instead of framework

  • Limited visibility across the portfolio

Management maintains activity.
Governance ensures performance.

Most private estates are well-managed.
Very few are governed.

Developed by Kelly Fore Dixon

INTRODUCING
FRAME™

Most multi-property estates are not underperforming because of their people.

They are under-structured.

Beyond house manuals, operating systems, and templates, there is a missing layer:
The level of oversight that ensures consistent standards, aligns staffing with actual needs, stabilizes teams, and brings clarity to how time, resources, and budgets are managed.

This reflects the evolution of private service—where estate leaders are expected not only to manage, but to provide leadership and governance to their principals.

FRAME™ was developed to define how operations are run across multiple staffed properties—aligning people, priorities, and resources.

FRAME™ is a two-day intensive executive session
designed to establish this essential framework.


This Is

  • A structured, in-person intensive
  • Focused on operational governance
  • Built around your actual properties and teams

This Is Not

  • Entry-level estate management training
  • A collection of templates
  • A passive learning environment

IN TWO DAYS
YOU WILL DEVELOP

  • A clear operational assessment across your portfolio

  • Defined service standards aligned with property usage

  • A structured operating framework (daily, weekly, monthly)

  • Clear ownership and accountability

  • Alignment between staffing, spend, and operational needs

  • A governance and reporting structure

  • A 12-month strategic action plan

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

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Day 1
Reality, Structure
& Alignment

  • Operational assessment

  • Standards definition

  • Workflow and reporting structure

  • Accountability and ownership

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Day 2
Performance, Control
& Governance

  • Staffing and spend alignment

  • Performance and drift control

  • Strategic planning

  • Governance and reporting

  • Implementation roadmap

WHO SHOULD APPLY?

Directors of Residences, Estate Managers overseeing multiple properties, and Senior managers responsible for staff, budgets, and performance

Participants should

  • Oversee multiple staffed residences

  • Be established in their current role (minimum one year)

  • Operate at a principal or family office level

  • Have the authority to implement operational change

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How This Works

  • Small, pre-screened group

  • In-person, two-day intensive in
    Santa Monica, CA, August 3rd & 4th

  • Highly structured working sessions

  • Participants work on real operations—
    not theory

  • Workbook and frameworks provided

Executives Leave With:

  • Clear visibility into operational gaps

  • Defined standards across properties

  • A structured operating model

  • Alignment between staffing and performance

  • A forward plan for execution

  • A governance framework to sustain results

Limited availability. Acceptance required.

Estate Management Systems provides training and executive-level instruction for estate managers in operational governance, with a focus on multi-property oversight, decision-making frameworks, and performance accountability across private residential portfolios.