Fractional CMO

Four exits. $2.5 billion. I led the marketing on all of it.

Narrative Debt IndexFour dimensions

Positioning clarity

Category position

GTM infrastructure

Proof structure

Scored in five minutes. No call required.
Trusted by founders & investors at GoogleAT&TCricket WirelessFlock FreightWARPDiscovery EducationProFlowers MGOGLOBAL

The receipts

$425M+

Capital raised

$2.5B+

Exit value

4

Successful exits

25

Years operating

The real problem

Narrative debt
is costing you.

Narrative Debt is the gap between what you actually do and what the market believes you do.

It kills pipeline. Depresses valuation. And compounds every quarter.

See what it’s costing you

What you actually do100%

What the market thinks you do37%

63%Narrative debt

The gap gets expensive.

Harder to raise

Lower conviction. Smaller checks.

Weaker pipeline

The right buyers don’t see you.

Lower exit multiples

Markets pay for clarity, not potential.

Proof in the work

Flock Freight

From quiet challenger
to $1B unicorn.

619%MQL growth
$375M+Capital raised
400%+Website traffic
View case study

WARP

83% revenue
in six months.

49%Lower CAC
2 → 17%Inbound share
View case study

MGO Global

Top line and bottom line,
both moved.

1,384%Revenue YoY
99%Margin improvement
$318MAcquisition
View case study

See all case studies

How I fix it

01

Narrative

Who you are, who you serve, why it matters. Positioning the market can’t ignore.

02

Infrastructure

The systems, messaging, and GTM engine that turn clarity into predictable demand.

03

The CMO seat

I take the seat. Align the team. Drive the plan. Own the number.

Built, not advised

Tools that make the invisible visible.

Narrative
Debt Index
Positioning
architecture
GTM
model
Qualification
engine
90-day marketing plan
Board reporting
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Advisory

Judgment on retainer for teams with hands. $2,500 a month, advice only, never deliverables.

How it works

How much CMO do you need?

Board-ready

6 to 9 hrs / week

$6K / month

The seat

10 to 15 hrs / week

$10K / month

Seat plus build

16 to 25 hrs / week

$16K / month

Full-time equivalent

25+ hrs / week

$26K+ / month

Counsel Hours of my hands Ownership

Website design and build is Ascendly (opens in a new tab), the sister company: a flat $5,000.

Hardcover of Nobody Knows What You Do by Jeff Lerner

The book

Nobody knows
what you do.

Why clarity beats clever, and how to close the gap between what you do and what the world believes.

September 22, 2026

Methodical, practical, and grounded in real-world case studies. The book every founder needs on their shelf.

Martha Pease · former Global CMO, Victoria’s Secret

Find out what your narrative debt is costing you.

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$5,000

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