Fractional Marketing Leadership for Moments That Matter
Cedar Collab partners with founders and leadership teams to provide senior marketing leadership during periods of growth, transition, or complexity.
Whether you are navigating a leadership gap, rebuilding after change, or preparing for your next phase of growth, we step in to bring clarity, direction, and momentum without the overhead of a full-time executive.
Fractional CMO Service
Expert Marketing Leadership Without the Full-Time Commitment
Our Fractional CMO service provides hands-on senior marketing leadership for organizations that need direction, momentum, and accountability.
We work directly with founders and leadership teams to clarify priorities, align marketing with business goals, and guide execution across people, systems, and programs.
What this looks like in practice:
- Set and sequence marketing strategy tied to business objectives
- Lead and mentor internal teams and external partners
- Oversee execution to ensure work moves forward with focus and consistency
- Identify gaps in systems, skills, and structure before they slow growth
Brand clarity is often part of this work. Sometimes it is urgent. Sometimes it is a distraction. We help leadership teams make that call, then guide brand work only when it supports near-term momentum.
Most clients engage Cedar Collab through a Fractional CMO relationship. From there, we assess what level of strategy, execution, and support is actually needed, and sequence work accordingly.
What does leadership look like in practice?
As a fractional marketing leader, Jesse works directly with founders and executive teams to make decisions, not just recommendations. That includes setting priorities, guiding internal teams, managing partners, and staying involved through execution to ensure momentum holds. The goal is not perfection, but forward motion with clarity.
Rebuilding After Change
Teams often come to us after a reset, whether due to layoffs, leadership changes, or stalled growth. These moments require careful sequencing, not reaction.
We help leadership teams assess what still works, what no longer does, and how to rebuild momentum with clarity and discipline.
These moments benefit from senior judgment, clear tradeoffs, and steady execution, not more activity.
Let’s Collaborate
Ready to bring clarity to your next phase of growth?
Let’s talk through where you are, what’s changing, and what leadership support would be most useful right now.