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What I offer

Fractional CMO

Fractional CMO

I work with Seed or Series A funded tech and SaaS businesses that are ready to focus on growth. Drawing on 25 years of board-level experience in the UK and the US, I can build the strategies and teams that generate demand, drive sales, and improve retention.

Mentor for early stage founders and senior marketers

Mentor for early stage founders and senior marketers

I'm a qualified business mentor who helps founders and senior marketers develop their own ability to identify and solve the issues that have the biggest impact on business growth plans.

I solve difficult marketing challenges (1 of 4)

I solve difficult marketing challenges (1 of 4)

- Is your ICP sufficiently well defined? Are the pain points specific to your product/service accepted throughout the business?
- How well does your GTM messaging resonate with your target audience? How do you know?
- To what extent do you understand the different needs of different target markets?

I solve difficult marketing challenges (2 of 4)

I solve difficult marketing challenges (2 of 4)

- Is the data underlying your unit economics of acquisition reliable?
- Is your market research robust enough to support investment in marketing/advertising campaigns?
- How do you know if you have the optimal mix of marketing channels?
- How will increased scale impact on your CAC recovery?

I solve difficult marketing challenges (3 of 4)

I solve difficult marketing challenges (3 of 4)

- How effective is your team at turning strategic direction into actionable plans?
- Are your measures of operational excellence in marketing the right ones?
- Is your team structure the optimal one to deliver growth goals?
- Do you have the right martech stack to deliver?

I solve difficult marketing challenges (4 of 4)

I solve difficult marketing challenges (4 of 4)

- How well do your Sales, Marketing, Product and Client Success teams work together?
- What happens when things go wrong? How well do team leaders come together on what needs to change?
- How well does your internal comms engender a company-wide culture of growth and experimentation?

Experiences

CMO, Bidnamic

CMO, Bidnamic

Built a scalable marketing and inbound engine for Gresham-funded martech company, growing to over £2m in new ARR within 24 months and with <6 month CAC recovery. Pioneered US market entry leading to US becoming the #1 market by revenue within 4 years.

Global Marketing Director, Search Laboratory

Global Marketing Director, Search Laboratory

Repositioned 150+ employee marketing agency to focus on higher-value clients, resulting in a 90% increase in average revenue per client and doubling the group profit margin. Led expansion into the US market, driving 50% growth in US clients contributing over 30% of total revenue.

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Roles (/)
  • i.e. Marketing director
  • i.e. Mentor
  • Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
  • Mentor
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Industries (/)
  • i.e. Tech
  • i.e. Education
  • B2b Software
  • Saas, tech
  • Marketing technology
  • Marketing services
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Career experience

31+ years

Regions
  • Europe, 
  • North America (east coast), 
  • North America (west coast)
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Skills (/)
  • i.e. Research
  • i.e. Branding
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Go to Market Planning & Execution
  • Acquisition Marketing
  • Marketing strategy and execution
  • Sales, Client Development, Commercial
  • Client Management
  • Building international market strategies
  • Internal Communications
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Keywords (/)
  • i.e. Digital nomad
  • i.e. Ex-Google
  • Fractional CMO
  • Mentoring
  • Early-stage start-ups
  • High Growth
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