How Do I Know It’s Better Than Hiring a Full-Time Exec?
Not sure if you need a full-time exec or just expert leadership to get moving? This post helps you decide when hiring a fractional executive is the smarter, faster, and leaner choice.
Remco Livain
When Should I Hire a Fractional Executive?
Six honest signals it's time for fractional leadership — growth inflection, capability gaps, transitions, fundraising prep, and more.
What Is a Fractional Executive? A Plain-English Guide
A fractional executive is a part-time senior leader — CMO, CFO, COO — embedded in your team. Here's how the model works and when it pays off.
The Art of Restraint: Getting Things Done as a Fractional Exec Without Fixing Everything
Every fractional exec wants to fix everything broken they see. The discipline is choosing which not to. Why restraint outperforms heroics on short engagements.
I Just Don’t Get Google (But I’ll Take the W?)
Ten years ago, I wrote a blog post about Dropbox and editing PDFs. I hadn’t thought about it since. And then, this month, I checked my Search Console… and saw it’s suddenly getting impressions again. No clicks (let’s not get ahead of ourselves), but still — why now?
Cosyworld, DTC Growth & International Expansion
Fractional executive mandate driving the transition from marketplace dependence toward scalable international DTC growth through structural, system-level change.
Why I Love Working as a Fractional Executive
New challenges every week, zero corporate inertia, and a chance to focus on the work that actually moves the needle. The honest case for the life.
E-Commerce as a Share of Retail Sales: The Normalization Era (2025 Update)
In 2020, the world turned to online shopping. For a moment, it felt like e-commerce was destined to replace physical retail entirely. But five years later, the data tells a more grounded story. E-commerce continues to grow — but not in the explosive. What’s really happening?
How Much Does a Fractional Executive Cost?
Real day rates, monthly retainers, and what drives the spread for a fractional CMO, CFO or CXO. (See the updated 2026 version linked inside.)
What Does a Fractional CMO Actually Do?
What a fractional CMO actually does — strategy, leadership, demand gen, team building. (See the expanded 2026 version linked inside.)