Tap into operator-grade executives — CMO, COS, CEO, and COO — at part-time hours each week. The strategic firepower of a full-time hire, without the equity, the recruiter bills, or the year-long commitment.
For founders ready to stop running marketing themselves but not yet ready to spend $300K on a full-time hire. Your fractional CMO sets the strategy, hires the team, and reports directly to the board on what's working.
A senior COS who runs the operating rhythm so the founder can run the company. We build the cadence — OKRs, standups, board prep, hiring loops — and quietly make sure every priority actually ships.
For founders stepping back, boards backing a portfolio company through transition, or technical co-founders who need a commercial counterweight. A seasoned CEO who's already raised, scaled, and exited — running point until the next chapter is set.
Once you've got product-market fit, the next bottleneck is always operations. A fractional COO builds the systems, processes, and playbooks that let you double headcount without doubling chaos.
A 45-minute conversation with our managing partner. We learn your situation, your runway, and what good looks like 90 days from now. No slides, no pitch.
We propose two senior operators with the exact pattern-match — industry, stage, and the specific problem you're solving. You meet both. You pick.
A one-page agreement: outcomes, day commitment, fee, term, and how we exit. Signed on DocuSign. No 40-page MSA, no procurement gauntlet.
Your operator joins Slack, hits the leadership cadence, and gets to work. We do a 30-day checkpoint, then 90-day milestone reviews against the original scope.
We don't sell off-the-shelf packages. Every contract is scoped to your stage, your goals, and the executive you actually want in the seat. Reach out and we'll set up intro calls with two senior operators we think are the right pattern-match.
Tell us what you're trying to build and which seat feels open. We'll send you two senior operators with the right pattern-match — and you'll meet them on a 45-minute call before any paperwork comes out.
A consultant recommends. A fractional exec owns. Your fractional CMO is on your org chart, runs your team, sits in your board meetings, and is accountable for outcomes. They're an employee, just part-time and contracted.
No. Each operator is engaged for one role at one company per slot. That said, many of our COS and CMO operators take two non-competing clients simultaneously — and that's the point, you're sharing the cost of senior talent without sharing focus.
A senior CMO typically costs $250K–$350K base + 1–2% equity + benefits + recruiter fees. A fractional engagement usually lands between 30–50% of that loaded cost, with zero equity and no recruiter bill — but every engagement is scoped to the role, the hours, and your stage. We'll send a quote after the intro calls.
Either side can exit with 30 days notice after the minimum term. We do a 30-day checkpoint specifically to flag fit problems early. In six years we've had a handful of mid-engagement swaps — usually due to chemistry, not capability — and we cover the cost of rematching.
Yes — about 1 in 6 of our engagements convert. If you want to extend an offer, we facilitate the conversation and waive any conversion fee after month 6.