Starting at $6,000/month · Series A & B · 90-Day Start

Embedded
CMO

Two to three days a week, inside your company. I own the KPIs, run the team, and report directly to you. Not a typical consultant. Not a deck creator. Your actual marketing leader.

You're here because
"I need someone in the seat running marketing."
Most common engagement

What an Embedded CMO Engagement Includes

I'm in your leadership meetings. I review pipeline with sales. I build the roadmap and make the calls a CMO makes. The difference from hiring a full-time CMO is cost and commitment, not the work.

The first 30 days are diagnostic: positioning, ICP, funnel health, competitive landscape, team structure. By day 60 there's a two-quarter roadmap with sequenced priorities. By day 90 there are noticeable improvements that weren't there before.

Your existing marketing hire gets better under this model. I provide the strategic direction and mentorship a CEO doesn't have bandwidth to give. The hire you already made becomes significantly more effective without a second full-time salary.

Before day one, we agree on the numbers I will move: pipeline, SQLs, ARR. The roadmap is built around those. I report against them every month. If the strategy isn't working, I change the strategy. Not the reporting.

  • Full GTM audit and positioning review in month one
  • Quarterly milestones and budget framework with long-term goals
  • Weekly presence in leadership meetings and pipeline reviews
  • Direct management or mentorship of existing marketing team
  • Hiring support: job descriptions, interview process, and candidate evaluation
  • Board and investor reporting on marketing metrics
  • Monthly reporting against agreed pipeline and ARR targets
Engagement Details
Embedded CMO
Starting at $6,000 /month
Commitment2–3 days/week
Term90-day start · Monthly after
Capacity2–3 clients at a time
Reports toCEO or Founder
PricingOutcome-linked
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How the First 90 Days Work

Operational in week one. Moving the number by day 90.

Days 1–30
Diagnostic

GTM audit, positioning review, ICP assessment, funnel health, competitive landscape, team structure. Full picture before any strategy is set. No assumptions, no generic frameworks.

Days 31–60
Roadmap & First Moves

A two-quarter roadmap with sequenced priorities and named owners. The highest-leverage initiatives start moving. Your team has something to execute against for the first time.

Day 90+
Measurable Progress

Pipeline is moving differently than it was 90 days ago. We report against the numbers we agreed on. Month-to-month from here. The goal is to build something that runs without me, documented well enough for the full-time CMO you eventually hire.

On Accountability

Outcome-linked. Not hour-tracked.

Most B2B SaaS marketing engagements track hours. This one tracks outcomes. Before day one, we agree on the specific numbers I will move: pipeline, SQLs, ARR contribution. The roadmap is built around hitting those numbers, not around filling a calendar.

If the strategy isn't working, I change the strategy. Not the reporting. Not the framing. The actual strategy. That's what it means to own the outcome rather than the deliverable.

I keep the client list to two or three companies at a time. That's not a marketing line. It's the only way this model works. Your company gets real embedded leadership, not a fraction of someone's attention split across ten clients.

Before Day One
We agree on the numbers I will move: pipeline, SQLs, ARR. I build the roadmap around those. I report against them every month. And if the strategy isn't working, I change the strategy, not the reporting.
Before you start

Questions founders ask

What does 2 to 3 days per week actually look like?

It depends on what's burning. Early in an engagement, more time goes to diagnosis: interviews with your team, funnel analysis, competitive review, understanding what's actually happened versus what the board deck says happened.

Once there's a roadmap, the rhythm settles into leadership meetings, weekly pipeline reviews with sales, regular check-ins with whoever owns marketing execution, and async availability for decisions that can't wait. I'm not clocking in and out. I'm there when it matters.

What if the strategy isn't working?

Then I change it. Before day one, we agree on the specific numbers I'm moving: pipeline, SQLs, ARR contribution. If those aren't moving the way we said they would, I'm the one responsible for figuring out why and changing course.

Not adjusting the forecast. Not reframing the narrative. Changing what we're actually doing. That's what this is supposed to mean.

What happens to my existing marketing hire?

They get better. Most Series A B2B SaaS marketing hires are capable people who are stuck because nobody above them is setting direction. They execute well but they don't have the seniority to make big calls or push back on requests that would dilute the plan.

I close that gap. I set the direction they execute against, mentor them directly, and give them cover to say no when the answer should be no.

How do you work with multiple companies without one bleeding into the other?

I keep the list to two or three companies at any given time. That's not a positioning line. It's the only arrangement where each company gets real attention instead of a fraction of divided focus.

I also don't take clients in the same vertical at the same stage. Your competitive context doesn't end up somewhere I've been recently.

Who This Works For

Right fit. And not the right fit.

Good fit
  • Series A or B, $1M–$20M ARR, real PMF
  • No VP or CMO in seat. The marketing team needs a leader
  • CEO/Founder who wants a partner, not a vendor
  • Pipeline isn't moving at the pace the business needs
  • PLG working, enterprise motion not yet built
  • B2B SaaS with a direct or inside sales motion
  • Willing to invest in outcomes, not just activity
Not the right fit
  • Pre-seed or pre-PMF. Marketing can't fix a product problem
  • Needs a full-time, on-site CMO five days a week
  • B2C, consumer subscription, or marketplace model
  • Looking for only tactical execution with no strategic layer
  • Not willing to define and commit to outcome metrics upfront

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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