Posts tagged fractional
The Future of Fractional Talent: Navigating Scalability in a Dynamic Business Landscape

Discover how fractional talent is reshaping the future of business and learn how to effectively integrate these valuable resources into your organizational strategy. Stay ahead in a rapidly changing environment with fractional talent strategies.

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Moving Beyond the Founder – Making Sales the Key Catalyst to Growth

As a start-up gears up for a Series A investment, early-phase scaling becomes imperative to secure funding. In the absence of a foolproof playbook, the path forward is far from clear-cut or universally acknowledged. The typical playbook often suggests hiring a VP of Sales, a move fraught with challenges:

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The Power of Fractionalizing Work: Right-Sizing Talent for Faster Growth

The player/coach model, once a prominent feature in professional sports, has experienced a decline over the past twenty years. This trend can be attributed to the increasing complexity and demands of modern sports, which require specialized coaching expertise.

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How Much to Spend on Your Fractional Executive

Fee models for fractional executives have an art and a science, a balance between multiple factors, and an element of “as-high-or-as-low-as-desperation-takes-you” to it. And that is not too different from the permanent job market: There are job postings for a VP of Sales on Indeed right now, one making $80k, the other over $500k a year.

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What's the Right Time to Hire a Sales Leader?

"We will wait to hire a sales leader until we have more customers."  While it may seem like a prudent approach to save resources, this strategy can have both advantages and disadvantages. Here's some thoughts as we explore what might be behind this statement and whether it's a wise decision for a growing company.

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Leveraging a Fractional Sales Leader to Reach Your First $1 Million in Revenue

In the world of startups and small businesses, achieving that elusive first $1 million in revenue can often feel like an insurmountable hurdle. It requires strategic planning, effective execution, and a dedicated team.

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Why The Cannabis Sector Needs Fractional Executives Now More Than Ever

The cannabis sector is a complex organism. It has all the challenges and logistical puzzles of any CPG industry, with the added spice of varying degrees of legality depending on where you’re operating.

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Finding Your Superpower: Unleash Your Full Potential in Sales

Identifying your superpower is even more important as a Fractional Executive. How do you stand out from the crowd? Not by stating that you can do anything for anyone. Even though, after several decades of professional growth, many Fractional Executives have done nearly everything in their profession, to the point that many resumes look alike.

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The Commitment of a Fractional Executive

Their future work relies upon referrals and a successful track record. Interim and Fractional Executives are paid on the understanding of goals and objectives being performed and delivered, and not merely based on attendance.

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