A fractional executive is a senior leader who owns one part of your revenue system part-time, on retainer, and stays accountable for the outcome. Most companies hire the title they think they need (a CMO, a CRO, a CSO, a CGO) when the real seam that is broken sits somewhere else in the system. The role you need is an output of the diagnosis, not the input. Hire the seat after you find the leak, not before. The work I do first with every company is the diagnosis, and the seat we land on is often not the one they called about.
Category: Fractional Leadership
How a Fractional CGO Turns Disconnected Growth Functions Into One System
A fractional CGO (Chief Growth Officer) owns the unified growth engine across marketing, sales, and retention. Here’s how the role differs from a CMO, CRO, or CSO.
Why Your Last Marketing Hire Failed (And What to Look for Next Time)
Most marketing hires don’t fail because of the person. They fail because of the role definition, the missing architecture, or the altitude mismatch. Here’s how to avoid the same mistake twice.
How to Evaluate a Fractional CMO Before You Hire One
Most fractional CMO searches focus on credentials and references. The better filter is strategic fluency. Here’s a practical framework for evaluating whether a fractional CMO can actually solve your growth problem.
Why the Quietest Person in Your Leadership Team Might Be Your Most Valuable
Companies over-index on charisma when hiring senior leadership. The fractional model demands a different profile: someone who diagnoses before they prescribe and listens before they lead.
How a Fractional CMO Turns Marketing From a Cost Center Into a Growth Engine
Most companies that think they need more marketing actually need better marketing leadership. Here’s what a fractional CMO does about it, and why the AI-fluent, multi-discipline version matters more than ever.
Why Your Revenue Problem Isn’t a Sales Problem (And What a Fractional CRO Does About It)
When revenue stalls, the instinct is to fix sales. But the real problem is usually that marketing, sales, and customer success are all optimizing in different directions. Here’s how a fractional CRO fixes the system.
Why a Fractional Chief Strategy Officer Is the Missing Hire You Actually Need
Most companies that plateau don’t have a marketing problem or a sales problem. They have a strategy problem. Here’s what a fractional CSO does about it.
