$2,000/month · Month-to-Month · Seed to Series A

Marketing
Advisor

You hired a smart, capable marketer. What they don't have is a senior voice helping them see the full GTM picture, prioritize ruthlessly, and connect their work to what the business needs to hit its next milestone.

You're here because
"I have a marketer. They need a senior voice above them."
Month-to-month · No long-term commitment

What the Marketing Advisor Engagement Covers

The Marketing Advisor puts me above your marketer. Not managing them, but setting the direction they execute against. One structured session a month, async access in between, and a senior GTM perspective for a fraction of a senior hire.

Your marketer is executing. That's not the problem. The problem is nobody above them is deciding what to execute on, in what order, connected to what revenue goal — a pattern that shows up far more than it should. Good work gets done. The right work doesn't.

I sit above that layer. Not in the day-to-day, but available when the calls that matter need a senior voice. Strategy sessions that actually change what the team works on next.

What this is not: coaching, consulting, or a content review service. It's senior GTM judgment applied to your specific situation, your ICP, your team's capabilities, and your current pipeline numbers.

As your B2B SaaS company grows, this engagement scales with it. More complexity, more decisions, more at stake. The Advisor role can expand accordingly or serve as a natural bridge to the Embedded CMO.

  • 60-minute initial strategy and discovery session
  • Two monthly calls with your marketer, CEO, or founder, recorded and shareable
  • Ongoing async access to answer tactical questions between sessions
  • Review of one major deliverable per month: messaging brief, campaign plan, job description, or similar
  • Quarterly check-in: are we working on the right things, in the right order
Engagement Details
Marketing Advisor
$2,000 /month
CommitmentMonth-to-month
Hours~4–6 hours/month
Best forSeed to Series A
Natural nextEmbedded CMO
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What This Is and Isn't

Senior judgment. Not another set of hands.

What it is
  • Senior GTM direction above your marketer
  • A forcing function for what to prioritize next
  • Real-time judgment on decisions that can't wait for a quarterly review
  • A second set of eyes on the things that matter most: launches, hires, messaging pivots
  • A bridge to Embedded CMO when the company is ready
What it isn't
  • Coaching or professional development for your marketer
  • Content review or copy editing
  • Execution, as in someone to do the work rather than direct it
  • A replacement for a full-time CMO when you need one in the seat
What it's used for

Three situations where it makes the most difference

First hire

You've been running marketing yourself or with a freelancer. Now you're thinking about a full-time hire. The advisor engagement helps you define the role correctly before you post it: what the actual job is at your stage, what kind of person fits your B2B SaaS sales motion, and what success looks like in the first 90 days. A wrong first hire here costs more than the salary.

Pipeline problem

Pipeline dropped and you can't isolate why. A senior perspective outside your company separates signal from noise faster than internal review alone. We look at what changed across message, channel, ICP focus, and sales motion. Then figure out what to test first rather than changing everything at once.

Direction setting

Your marketer is doing the work. The problem is no one above them is deciding which work matters. A monthly session with a clear agenda sets the quarter's priorities, reviews what's working, and gives your marketer enough context to make calls without bringing everything back to you.

Common questions

How the engagement works

What if I need more than two calls a month?

The two-call baseline is a floor, not a ceiling. If there's a launch, a hire to close, a board meeting coming up, or a decision that needs more time, we add it.

The goal is to be useful when it counts. Not to protect a fixed calendar allocation.

How does async access actually work?

Email. You send a question, a draft, a job description, a strategy brief, or whatever needs a senior opinion. I respond within one business day. No ticket system, no scheduling required.

Most clients end up using email more than the calls.

When does the advisor engagement become the wrong fit?

When you need someone operational. The advisor role is strategic oversight applied to your specific situation. It's not execution, not day-to-day management, not someone embedded in your leadership meetings every week.

If you need someone who owns pipeline alongside you and manages your marketing team directly, that's the Embedded CMO. Some clients use the advisor as a starting point and move to embedded six months in.

Who This Works For

Right fit. And not the right fit.

Good fit
  • Seed to Series A with one or two marketers already in place
  • Your marketer is capable but executing without a map
  • CEO doesn't have bandwidth to provide marketing direction
  • Not ready to commit to Embedded CMO but need more than nothing
  • B2B SaaS with a direct or inside sales motion
  • Pipeline is moving but not fast enough and you're not sure why
Not the right fit
  • No marketer in place. This doesn't replace your first hire
  • Pre-PMF. Marketing can't fix a product problem
  • You need someone owning the KPIs, not advising on them
  • B2C, consumer subscription, or marketplace model

Let's talk.
30 minutes. No agenda.

Tell me where you are. I'll tell you honestly if I think I can help. That's the whole call.

  • VP Marketing: DigitalOcean, Bolt, Sift, BioRender, Compete
  • Five B2B SaaS companies, seed to Series B
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