Fractional CMO Show

In this insightful episode, Casey chats with Dawn, a longtime agency owner who saw the writing on the wall — agencies are losing their edge. Rather than wait for the industry to shift beneath her, Dawn took action and pivoted into offering high-level fractional CMO services. She shares how she navigated the blurry line between strategy and execution, why she separated her fractional work into a new business entity, and what it really takes to let go of implementation. From margin gains to mindset shifts, this conversation is a candid look at what happens when you stop doing favors and start owning your value.

- Why Dawn shifted away from the traditional agency model

- The hidden cost of offering strategy for free

- How fractional CMO margins compare to agency work

- The mindset shift from "favor" to paid value

- Educating clients on what a fractional CMO actually does

- The impact of AI on agency services and media buying

- Playing at a higher level by stepping into the C-suite

🌟 Take the First Step Toward Growth with CMOx 🌟

Booking a call with our team is super easy, stress-free, and all about YOU. Whether you're exploring options or ready to scale, this no-pressure consultation is designed to understand your needs and guide you in the right direction.

📅 Schedule your call today:

👉 CMOx.com/call

We'll make sure this is the most productive (and effortless) decision you've made for your business. Let's talk about strategy and success!

🤝 Join the Fractional CMO Community 🤝

Want to continue the conversation and get access to exclusive resources? Join our free Facebook group for fractional CMOs and marketing leaders! Inside, you'll find discussions, insights, and tools to help you grow your business and maximize your impact.

👉 CMOx.com/community

Looking forward to seeing you inside! 🚀

🎙️ Stay Ahead with the Fractional CMO Show 🎙️

Want to unlock the secrets of marketing success? Subscribe to the podcast and gain exclusive insights from industry leaders and experts!

👉 CMOx.com/podcast

Got questions? We'd love to hear them! Submit your questions for a chance to be featured on an upcoming episode:

👉 FractionalCMOShow.com

Subscribe today and start leveling up your marketing game!

📚 Master the Game with These Must-Read Books 📚

Want to go deeper and build a high-impact marketing career on your terms? These two books from Casey Stanton are your blueprint.

The Fractional CMO Method

Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller. Learn how to attract, convert, and serve high-paying clients while staying focused on strategy and leadership.

👉 CMOx.com/book

Find Your CMO

Hiring a CMO? This guide helps CEOs and founders understand what great marketing leadership looks like—and how to find the right fit.

👉 CMOx.com/find-your-cmo

Start reading and take control of your marketing future.

Connect with Casey Stanton:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseystanton/

Website: https://caseystanton.com/

In this powerful episode, Casey sits down with Ben, a CMOx Accelerator member whose story is anything but ordinary. From shutting down an agency that no longer resonated with clients to becoming a high-performing, fully booked fractional CMO, Ben shares the pivotal mindset shifts, near-tragic car accident, and deep personal reflections that shaped his trajectory. You'll hear how he overcame limiting beliefs about success, leaned into strategy and leadership, and built a values-driven practice — even while recovering from a spinal fracture. This is an episode about resilience, reinvention, and redefining what it means to lead.

-Transition from a failing Drupal agency to a successful fractional CMO practice -Letting go of past professional identities and communities

-Overcoming upper-limit beliefs around money and self-worth -Realizing value through strategy and leadership, not implementation

-Recognizing the importance of community support and real conversations

-Framing business success as a spiritual mission, not just financial gain

🌟 Take the First Step Toward Growth with CMOx 🌟

Booking a call with our team is super easy, stress-free, and all about YOU. Whether you're exploring options or ready to scale, this no-pressure consultation is designed to understand your needs and guide you in the right direction.

📅 Schedule your call today:

👉 CMOx.com/call

We'll make sure this is the most productive (and effortless) decision you've made for your business. Let's talk about strategy and success!

🤝 Join the Fractional CMO Community 🤝

Want to continue the conversation and get access to exclusive resources? Join our free Facebook group for fractional CMOs and marketing leaders! Inside, you'll find discussions, insights, and tools to help you grow your business and maximize your impact.

👉 CMOx.com/community

Looking forward to seeing you inside! 🚀

🎙️ Stay Ahead with the Fractional CMO Show 🎙️

Want to unlock the secrets of marketing success? Subscribe to the podcast and gain exclusive insights from industry leaders and experts!

👉 CMOx.com/podcast

Got questions? We'd love to hear them! Submit your questions for a chance to be featured on an upcoming episode:

👉 FractionalCMOShow.com

Subscribe today and start leveling up your marketing game!

📚 Master the Game with These Must-Read Books 📚

Want to go deeper and build a high-impact marketing career on your terms? These two books from Casey Stanton are your blueprint.

The Fractional CMO Method

Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller. Learn how to attract, convert, and serve high-paying clients while staying focused on strategy and leadership.

👉 CMOx.com/book

Find Your CMO

Hiring a CMO? This guide helps CEOs and founders understand what great marketing leadership looks like—and how to find the right fit.

👉 CMOx.com/find-your-cmo

Start reading and take control of your marketing future.

Connect with Casey Stanton:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseystanton/

Website: https://caseystanton.com/

In this inspiring episode of The Fractional CMO Show, host Casey Stanton sits down with Rachel, a standout member of the CMOx Accelerator. Once working a traditional 9–5 marketing role in Tel Aviv, Rachel shares how one mindset shift—and one big client—catapulted her into a thriving career as a high-value fractional CMO. Discover how she overcame self-doubt, redefined her worth, and now drives powerful results for clients while designing a lifestyle on her own terms. If you're stuck in corporate or hesitant to charge your worth, this episode is your sign to think bigger.

-Rachel's background in high-tech marketing and transition from corporate life

-How one client win changed her mindset about value and pricing

-The importance of confidence and systemized delivery as a fractional CMO

-Why being "impatient" actually helps her drive client growth faster

-Building impact across clients, marketing teams, and customer outcomes

-Shifting from task-based work to outcome-driven strategy

-Embracing the "fractional" model across all areas of life

-Why the world is moving toward fractional leadership—and why it's still early

-Advice for women, mothers, and undervalued professionals stepping into executive roles

-How Rachel doubled email open rates and aims to double her income next

🌟 Take the First Step Toward Growth with CMOx 🌟

Booking a call with our team is super easy, stress-free, and all about YOU. Whether you're exploring options or ready to scale, this no-pressure consultation is designed to understand your needs and guide you in the right direction.

📅 Schedule your call today:

👉 CMOx.com/call

We'll make sure this is the most productive (and effortless) decision you've made for your business. Let's talk about strategy and success!

🤝 Join the Fractional CMO Community 🤝

Want to continue the conversation and get access to exclusive resources? Join our free Facebook group for fractional CMOs and marketing leaders! Inside, you'll find discussions, insights, and tools to help you grow your business and maximize your impact.

👉 CMOx.com/community

Looking forward to seeing you inside! 🚀

🎙️ Stay Ahead with the Fractional CMO Show 🎙️

Want to unlock the secrets of marketing success? Subscribe to the podcast and gain exclusive insights from industry leaders and experts!

👉 CMOx.com/podcast

Got questions? We'd love to hear them! Submit your questions for a chance to be featured on an upcoming episode:

👉 FractionalCMOShow.com

Subscribe today and start leveling up your marketing game!

📚 Master the Game with These Must-Read Books 📚

Want to go deeper and build a high-impact marketing career on your terms? These two books from Casey Stanton are your blueprint.

The Fractional CMO Method

Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller. Learn how to attract, convert, and serve high-paying clients while staying focused on strategy and leadership.

👉 CMOx.com/book

Find Your CMO

Hiring a CMO? This guide helps CEOs and founders understand what great marketing leadership looks like—and how to find the right fit.

👉 CMOx.com/find-your-cmo

Start reading and take control of your marketing future.

Connect with Casey Stanton:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseystanton/

Website: https://caseystanton.com/

In this milestone episode of The Fractional CMO Show, Casey Stanton sits down with longtime teammate and coach, Raphael Schwartzman, for a raw and insightful conversation on what really holds fractional CMOs back. Forget funnels and lead hacks—this episode dives deep into the inner game: identity ceilings, self-permission, and how your limiting beliefs could be capping your income and impact. Raphael unpacks what stops even high-performing marketers from reaching their next level—and how to break through it.

Whether you're just starting your journey or feeling stuck at the 10k/month ceiling, this episode delivers the mindset shifts and coaching wisdom to help you unlock your full potential.

-The "identity ceiling" – why your self-perception determines your success

-The real reason tactics alone don't work for fractional CMOs

-Survival scripts vs. growth scripts – how they silently drive your actions

-Why some marketers feel they need permission to succeed

-Reframing sales as leadership – and why resistance to selling is an identity issue

-The trap of underselling and overworking to "earn" better clients

-The power of community, mentorship, and being seen for who you can become

Learn more about Raphael Schwartzman: LinkedIn: Raphael Schwartzman – Fractional Executive Coach (CMOx & CTOx) | Theatre DirectorPersonal Website: raphaelschwartzman.com CMOx Team Profile: Our Team – CMOx

🌟 Take the First Step Toward Growth with CMOx 🌟

Booking a call with our team is super easy, stress-free, and all about YOU. Whether you're exploring options or ready to scale, this no-pressure consultation is designed to understand your needs and guide you in the right direction.

📅 Schedule your call today:

👉 CMOx.com/call

We'll make sure this is the most productive (and effortless) decision you've made for your business. Let's talk about strategy and success!

🤝 Join the Fractional CMO Community 🤝

Want to continue the conversation and get access to exclusive resources? Join our free Facebook group for fractional CMOs and marketing leaders! Inside, you'll find discussions, insights, and tools to help you grow your business and maximize your impact.

👉 CMOx.com/community

Looking forward to seeing you inside! 🚀

🎙️ Stay Ahead with the Fractional CMO Show 🎙️

Want to unlock the secrets of marketing success? Subscribe to the podcast and gain exclusive insights from industry leaders and experts!

👉 CMOx.com/podcast

Got questions? We'd love to hear them! Submit your questions for a chance to be featured on an upcoming episode:

👉 FractionalCMOShow.com

Subscribe today and start leveling up your marketing game!

📚 Master the Game with These Must-Read Books 📚

Want to go deeper and build a high-impact marketing career on your terms? These two books from Casey Stanton are your blueprint.

The Fractional CMO Method

Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller. Learn how to attract, convert, and serve high-paying clients while staying focused on strategy and leadership.

👉 CMOx.com/book

Find Your CMO

Hiring a CMO? This guide helps CEOs and founders understand what great marketing leadership looks like—and how to find the right fit.

👉 CMOx.com/find-your-cmo

Start reading and take control of your marketing future.

Connect with Casey Stanton:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseystanton/

Website: https://caseystanton.com/

In this episode of The Fractional CMO Show, Casey Stanton walks you through the three distinct stages of becoming a successful fractional CMO: Getting Sales Ready, The Road to 10K, and Boardroom. He shares practical insights on building your offer, setting boundaries, overcoming internal roadblocks, and scaling your income and impact. Whether you're just starting out or ready to grow to six-figure months, Casey breaks down the mindset shifts and actions needed to build a lasting, profitable practice.

🔑 Key Topics Discussed:

The Three Stages of Fractional CMO Success

-Getting Sales Ready

-The Road to 10K

-Boardroom (scaling beyond $10K/month)

-How to clearly define services and pricing

-Importance of fast "speed to market" over perfect branding

-Common Mistakes New Fractional CMOs Make

-Overcoming self-doubt and external "noise"

-Developing a community of like-minded peers for success

-How underpricing can signal lower value to prospects

-Collaborating with other high-performing fractional CMOs

-Transforming businesses, improving teams, and creating real-world value

🌟 Take the First Step Toward Growth with CMOx 🌟

Booking a call with our team is super easy, stress-free, and all about YOU. Whether you're exploring options or ready to scale, this no-pressure consultation is designed to understand your needs and guide you in the right direction.

📅 Schedule your call today:

👉 CMOx.com/call

We'll make sure this is the most productive (and effortless) decision you've made for your business. Let's talk about strategy and success!

🤝 Join the Fractional CMO Community 🤝

Want to continue the conversation and get access to exclusive resources? Join our free Facebook group for fractional CMOs and marketing leaders! Inside, you'll find discussions, insights, and tools to help you grow your business and maximize your impact.

👉 CMOx.com/community

Looking forward to seeing you inside! 🚀

🎙️ Stay Ahead with the Fractional CMO Show 🎙️

Want to unlock the secrets of marketing success? Subscribe to the podcast and gain exclusive insights from industry leaders and experts!

👉 CMOx.com/podcast

Got questions? We'd love to hear them! Submit your questions for a chance to be featured on an upcoming episode:

👉 FractionalCMOShow.com

Subscribe today and start leveling up your marketing game!

📚 Master the Game with These Must-Read Books 📚

Want to go deeper and build a high-impact marketing career on your terms? These two books from Casey Stanton are your blueprint.

The Fractional CMO Method

Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller. Learn how to attract, convert, and serve high-paying clients while staying focused on strategy and leadership.

👉 CMOx.com/book

Find Your CMO

Hiring a CMO? This guide helps CEOs and founders understand what great marketing leadership looks like—and how to find the right fit.

👉 CMOx.com/find-your-cmo

Start reading and take control of your marketing future.

Connect with Casey Stanton:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseystanton/

Website: https://caseystanton.com/

In this episode, we explore one of the most powerful and underutilized marketing strategies for fractional CMOs: the Short-Term Nurture Sequence (STN). This email campaign builds structure within marketing departments, reduces overwhelm, and converts long-tail leads into loyal customers over time. Learn how to craft a repeatable nurture system using four essential email types—without relying on fancy templates. Whether you're launching your first STN or refining an existing one, this episode gives you a practical roadmap to build trust, educate leads, and drive action.

🔑 Key Topics Discussed:

-Why STN is a foundational campaign for fractional CMOs

-Breaking down the STN: Education, Objection Handling, Social Proof, and Hard Pushes

-The power of long-tail leads and how to convert them over time

-Structuring your nurture emails to reduce overwhelm and increase conversions

-Building 30, 90, 180, and 365-day sequences for maximum ROI

-The value of plain-text emails over designed templates

-How to track and improve each email's performance with clear metrics

-Real-world examples from marketing, radios, cars, and watches to explain buyer behavior

🌟 Take the First Step Toward Growth with CMOx 🌟

Booking a call with our team is super easy, stress-free, and all about YOU. Whether you're exploring options or ready to scale, this no-pressure consultation is designed to understand your needs and guide you in the right direction.

📅 Schedule your call today:

👉 CMOx.com/call

We'll make sure this is the most productive (and effortless) decision you've made for your business. Let's talk about strategy and success!

🤝 Join the Fractional CMO Community 🤝

Want to continue the conversation and get access to exclusive resources? Join our free Facebook group for fractional CMOs and marketing leaders! Inside, you'll find discussions, insights, and tools to help you grow your business and maximize your impact.

👉 CMOx.com/community

Looking forward to seeing you inside! 🚀

🎙️ Stay Ahead with the Fractional CMO Show 🎙️

Want to unlock the secrets of marketing success? Subscribe to the podcast and gain exclusive insights from industry leaders and experts!

👉 CMOx.com/podcast

Got questions? We'd love to hear them! Submit your questions for a chance to be featured on an upcoming episode:

👉 FractionalCMOShow.com

Subscribe today and start leveling up your marketing game!

📚 Master the Game with These Must-Read Books 📚

Want to go deeper and build a high-impact marketing career on your terms? These two books from Casey Stanton are your blueprint.

The Fractional CMO Method

Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller. Learn how to attract, convert, and serve high-paying clients while staying focused on strategy and leadership.

👉 CMOx.com/book

Find Your CMO

Hiring a CMO? This guide helps CEOs and founders understand what great marketing leadership looks like—and how to find the right fit.

👉 CMOx.com/find-your-cmo

Start reading and take control of your marketing future.

Connect with Casey Stanton:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseystanton/

Website: https://caseystanton.com/

Feeling stuck as a one-person marketing department? Casey lays out why the marketing technician is the must-have hire to level up your fractional CMO game. In this episode, you'll learn how to assess team gaps, find the right kind of marketing technician, and avoid the trap of doing all the implementation work yourself. Casey breaks down exactly how to recruit, train, and manage this key role—plus how to scale with AI and global talent without blowing up your client's budget. If you're serious about staying strategic and solving bigger problems, don't miss this.

Here's what we talked about:

- Why fractional CMOs need marketing technicians - GWC framework for evaluating team members - Delegation filters and training plans - Process vs. project-oriented technicians - Hiring process locally and globally - AI's growing role in implementation - Testing process to vet candidates

🌟 Take the First Step Toward Growth with CMOx 🌟

Booking a call with our team is super easy, stress-free, and all about YOU. Whether you're exploring options or ready to scale, this no-pressure consultation is designed to understand your needs and guide you in the right direction.

📅 Schedule your call today:

👉 CMOx.com/call

We'll make sure this is the most productive (and effortless) decision you've made for your business. Let's talk about strategy and success!

🤝 Join the Fractional CMO Community 🤝

Want to continue the conversation and get access to exclusive resources? Join our free Facebook group for fractional CMOs and marketing leaders! Inside, you'll find discussions, insights, and tools to help you grow your business and maximize your impact.

👉 CMOx.com/community

Looking forward to seeing you inside! 🚀

🎙️ Stay Ahead with the Fractional CMO Show 🎙️

Want to unlock the secrets of marketing success? Subscribe to the podcast and gain exclusive insights from industry leaders and experts!

👉 CMOx.com/podcast

Got questions? We'd love to hear them! Submit your questions for a chance to be featured on an upcoming episode:

👉 FractionalCMOShow.com

Subscribe today and start leveling up your marketing game!

📚 Master the Game with These Must-Read Books 📚

Want to go deeper and build a high-impact marketing career on your terms? These two books from Casey Stanton are your blueprint.

The Fractional CMO Method

Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller. Learn how to attract, convert, and serve high-paying clients while staying focused on strategy and leadership.

👉 CMOx.com/book

Find Your CMO

Hiring a CMO? This guide helps CEOs and founders understand what great marketing leadership looks like—and how to find the right fit.

👉 CMOx.com/find-your-cmo

Start reading and take control of your marketing future.

Connect with Casey Stanton:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseystanton/

Website: https://caseystanton.com/

In this episode of The Fractional CMO Show, Casey Stanton dives into the key strategies for building long-term relationships with visionary entrepreneurs as a fractional Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Casey shares actionable insights on how to support your clients beyond their business success, helping them achieve personal growth and create a bigger vision for their company. Learn how to foster loyalty, drive profitability, and inspire your clients to dream bigger while positioning yourself as an indispensable partner in their journey.

Here's what we talked about:

- How to become indispensable to visionary entrepreneurs. - Strategies for ensuring clients bring you along to their next ventures. - Differentiating between business success and personal success. - Creating a compelling vision that motivates teams and drives company growth. - Using bonus structures to align team goals with company outcomes. - Importance of EBITDA and profitability in sustaining business success. - Positioning the company as the number one in its niche or industry. - Rallying teams around a shared mission to outperform competitors.

🌟 Take the First Step Toward Growth with CMOx 🌟

Booking a call with our team is super easy, stress-free, and all about YOU. Whether you're exploring options or ready to scale, this no-pressure consultation is designed to understand your needs and guide you in the right direction.

📅 Schedule your call today:

👉 CMOx.com/call

We'll make sure this is the most productive (and effortless) decision you've made for your business. Let's talk about strategy and success!

🎙️ Stay Ahead with the Fractional CMO Show 🎙️

Want to unlock the secrets of marketing success? Subscribe to the podcast and gain exclusive insights from industry leaders and experts!

👉 CMOx.com/podcast

Got questions? We'd love to hear them! Submit your questions for a chance to be featured on an upcoming episode:

👉 FractionalCMOShow.com

Subscribe today and start leveling up your marketing game!

Connect with Casey Stanton:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseystanton/

Website: https://caseystanton.com/

Not sure if you're experienced enough to be a successful fractional CMO? In this episode, Casey Stanton breaks down what it really takes to step into the role. He tackles common doubts about age, experience, and industry background—proving that success isn't about years in the game but about solving bigger problems. Casey shares insights on why marketing teams are shrinking, how AI is reshaping the landscape, and why confidence rooted in intention is the key to landing high-paying clients.

Here's what we talked about:

- Experience vs. perception and why problem-solving matters more than years in the field. - How AI is reshaping marketing teams and creating more opportunities for strategic leadership. - Debunking the idea that you need decades of experience to be effective as a fractional CMO. - Why confidence should come from intention rather than past experience. - How to succeed as a fractional CMO even without direct experience in a particular industry. - Why taking time off for personal reasons doesn't disqualify you from leadership roles.

🌟 Take the First Step Toward Growth with CMOx 🌟

Booking a call with our team is super easy, stress-free, and all about YOU. Whether you're exploring options or ready to scale, this no-pressure consultation is designed to understand your needs and guide you in the right direction.

📅 Schedule your call today:

👉 CMOx.com/call

We'll make sure this is the most productive (and effortless) decision you've made for your business. Let's talk about strategy and success!

🎙️ Stay Ahead with the Fractional CMO Show 🎙️

Want to unlock the secrets of marketing success? Subscribe to the podcast and gain exclusive insights from industry leaders and experts!

👉 CMOx.com/podcast

Got questions? We'd love to hear them! Submit your questions for a chance to be featured on an upcoming episode:

👉 FractionalCMOShow.com

Subscribe today and start leveling up your marketing game!

Connect with Casey Stanton:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseystanton/

Website: https://caseystanton.com/

AI is moving fast—faster than we think. In this episode, Casey Stanton discusses the three major AI shifts that are already reshaping the marketing landscape. He dives into deep research tools, AI-powered voice agents, and the game-changing ability of AI to move beyond automation into real decision-making. What does this mean for fractional CMOs? Bigger opportunities, bigger challenges, and a chance to stay ahead before the market catches up. If you're a marketing leader looking to secure your future, this episode is a must-listen.

Here's what we talked about:

- The rise of AI deep research and why it's a game-changer for marketers - AI-driven voice agents and their impact on lead generation - How AI is now training other AI models—what that means for businesses - The implications of AI controlling computers (without APIs) - Why marketing roles are shifting—and how fractional CMOs can future-proof their careers - The importance of solving bigger problems and delegating everything except leadership

🌟 Take the First Step Toward Growth with CMOx 🌟

Booking a call with our team is super easy, stress-free, and all about YOU. Whether you're exploring options or ready to scale, this no-pressure consultation is designed to understand your needs and guide you in the right direction.

📅 Schedule your call today:

👉 CMOx.com/call

We'll make sure this is the most productive (and effortless) decision you've made for your business. Let's talk about strategy and success!

🎙️ Stay Ahead with the Fractional CMO Show 🎙️

Want to unlock the secrets of marketing success? Subscribe to the podcast and gain exclusive insights from industry leaders and experts!

👉 CMOx.com/podcast

Got questions? We'd love to hear them! Submit your questions for a chance to be featured on an upcoming episode:

👉 FractionalCMOShow.com

Subscribe today and start leveling up your marketing game!

Connect with Casey Stanton:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseystanton/

Website: https://caseystanton.com/