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Fractional CMO

Marketing leadership without the full-time overhead. We embed with your team as your fractional Chief Marketing Officer — setting strategy, building the team, and driving pipeline on a timeline that matches your stage.

The Problem

Most fintech companies hit the same wall: you've built a great product, your early customers love it, but your marketing is still founder-led and ad hoc. You know you need a senior marketing leader, but a full-time CMO costs $250K-$400K all in — and you're not ready for that commitment. Meanwhile, agencies execute tactics without strategic context, and junior marketers lack the experience to set direction.

How It Works

A fractional CMO engagement gives you senior marketing leadership — typically 2-3 days per week — at a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire. We work alongside your founders and sales team to build a demand generation machine that creates predictable, qualified pipeline.

Most engagements start with a 90-day diagnostic sprint: audit your current state, define your ICP, build your GTM plan, and begin executing. From there, we shift into sustained leadership as your marketing function matures.

What You Get

  • Marketing strategy & quarterly planning
  • Team hiring, onboarding & management
  • Pipeline & revenue forecasting
  • Vendor & agency oversight
  • Board & leadership reporting
  • MarTech stack evaluation & optimization
  • Brand positioning & messaging
  • Cross-functional alignment (sales, product, CS)

Need help building your demand generation engine?

We work with fintech and financial services companies to create predictable pipeline. Let’s talk about your growth goals.

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Who This Is For

  • Fintech startups scaling past $1M ARR that need marketing leadership
  • Companies that have outgrown founder-led marketing but aren't ready for a $250K+ CMO hire
  • Marketing teams that exist but lack strategic direction and pipeline accountability
  • Companies that need someone who understands fintech buyers, compliance, and long sales cycles

Investment

Fractional CMO engagements typically range from $10K-$15K per month for Series A-B fintech companies. This is 30-40% of the cost of a full-time CMO hire while providing comparable strategic output. Engagements start with a 90-day commitment, then transition to month-to-month.

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Case Study

Boldin: Building an Enterprise Sales Motion for a $20M-Funded Platform

How we built a repeatable enterprise GTM engine for a financial planning platform with 350,000+ users — replacing founder-led sales with systematic pipeline generation.

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