Marketing clarity when everything's changing.

From growing companies to mission-driven organizations, Cedar Collab. helps lean teams move forward with confidence. Without the bloat of a big agency.

Strategic Clarity

We help you cut through the noise so your team is aligned and confident.

Unified Toolkit

Content, creative, and tactical marketing, all integrated to keep you moving fast.

Lean & Focused

Get the results of an in-house team without the overhead or drag.

Strategic Partners.
Hands-On Execution.

We combine strategy with roll-up-your-sleeves execution. No bloated overhead, no endless onboarding.

And when the time comes to move from fractional to full-time leadership, we make the transition smooth, smart, and low-risk.

Just clarity, alignment, and momentum when you need it most.

Where We Step In

We partner with leaders at turning points
when growth, change, or recovery demand clarity and execution.

Scaling Fast
Align systems, messaging, and sequence. Ready to scale? We align your systems, messaging, and growth sequence.
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Post-Layoff Recovery
Regain clarity after cuts. Layoffs stall momentum. We help rebuild clarity and confidence.
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Investor Readiness
Decks, positioning, messaging. Pitch decks, positioning, and messaging that give funders clarity and confidence.
Mission-Driven Alignment
Unify dev, comms, advocacy. For nonprofits and purpose-led orgs: unify development, comms, advocacy, and volunteers.
Fractional to Full-Time Transition
Plan the handoff. Recruit, onboard, keep momentum. When it’s time to move from fractional to full-time leadership, we de-risk the transition. Recruit smart, onboard well, keep momentum.
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Other Inflection Points
M&A, new markets, pivots. M&A, new markets, product pivots — we’re built to help in high-stakes moments of change.

Not sure where to start?

Take our 5-minute assessment to spot quick wins and priorities. Walk away with clarity… and a plan.

Ready to Build Smarter Growth?

Book a call today and let’s turn change into clarity, and clarity into growth.

Leadership

Cedar Collab. is led by Jesse Swingle, a fractional CMO who works with founders and leadership teams navigating growth, transition, and complexity.

Jesse provides senior marketing leadership without the overhead of a full-time executive. He works alongside a broader network of brilliant collaborators at Cedar Collab., building systems that hold up beyond any one person.

Recent thinking on growth & change

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Contact us

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