Do you have marketing down to a science? I do.
I'm Zach Strauss, a Columbus-based fractional CMO and go-to-market architect with three exits and four Inc. 5000 companies behind me. I deliver senior marketing leadership for growing companies that need a strategy and a system, not another hire.
- Three exits and four Inc. 5000 companies as an operator
- I own the outcome: strategy, system, team, and pipeline
- Remote-first partner to companies across the country
Let's talk. I'll audit your marketing before we even meet.
I love proving I know my stuff. Before the call, I'll run my own outside audit of your marketing and show up with specific findings, recommendations, and a clear look at how I operate. No obligation, whether you hire me or not.
No cost. No pitch. No obligation.
An Columbus-based operator, not just an advisor.
I started in Fortune 500 enterprise sales, carrying a quota and learning that revenue is built on human decisions, not dashboards. Then I built, scaled, and exited companies of my own. Three exits, one to private equity and two strategic, and four Inc. 5000 honors.
That means I have sat where you sit. I know what a board expects, what a sales team needs, and what marketing has to produce to matter. I lead from the revenue number backward.
I plug in like a partner, not a vendor. Remote-first and embedded in your team and your stack, I work with growing companies across the country.
Impressions and clicks don't pay the bills. I focus on revenue.
What you get
One leader, accountable for the whole function. The scope flexes to where you need the most leverage.
Strategy and positioning
A clear point of view on who you serve, why you win, and the message that makes buyers move.
Go-to-market architecture
The full revenue engine designed as a system, from demand to pipeline to close, built to compound.
Demand and pipeline
Channels and campaigns that produce qualified pipeline, measured against revenue, not vanity metrics.
Team and agency leadership
I lead your marketers and vendors, hire where there are gaps, and hold everyone to one plan.
Marketing operations
The CRM, attribution, and reporting that turn marketing from a cost center into a forecast.
Sales alignment
One funnel, one definition of a lead, and a handoff that sales actually trusts.
How I work: my revenue portfolio methodology.
I don't improvise. I divide my proprietary framework into four pillars that turn marketing spend into measurable revenue for your business.
I know the science behind the marketing machine
I blend H.I. (Human Intelligence) with A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) to deliver results like you've never seen before. Pixels, algorithms, personalization, data lakes, and much more. I have deep domain expertise in all of it, and I know exactly how it can work for your business.
I get inside the mind of your future customers
No one understands the psychology of how people make buying decisions like I do. That understanding is woven into every single marketing and sales tactic I execute for you.
I put my own skin in the game
Ask any other marketing agency out there in today's market. Are they willing to cut you a check back for their services if they don't deliver an ROI? I am.
I align you with the modern buyer
I use a combination of tactics to simultaneously attack your market from every angle. Then I continually reassess your results and fluidly shift my efforts to what's working, so you get results like you've never seen before.
Trusted by over 100+ companies for the last 10 years.
Don't take my word for it.
This is the smartest person in the room. If you want to generate more leads and revenue for your business, it's pretty simple: listen to what he says, let him execute, and watch your sales pipeline fill up.
If you want an actual ROI from your partner and are committed to that, then Zach is who you want. I wish I would have partnered with him sooner.
Senior leadership without the $250,000 CMO salary.
I make the people I partner with look very smart, whether that's to their board, their investors, or their team.
I work as an embedded fractional CMO on an ongoing monthly basis, custom to where you need the most leverage. Engagements run $3,000 to $5,000/month, senior marketing leadership for a fraction of a full-time hire, with no long ramp.
I guarantee an ROI on annual engagements, and I only take on a handful of companies at a time. I'm looking for great partners, not just any client. I hope you're looking for the same.
It starts with a free 30-minute working session. Before we talk, I'll run my own outside audit of your marketing and bring you specific findings and a prioritized 90-day plan, no obligation, whether we work together or not.
Let's talk→Fractional CMO FAQ
How is this different from an agency or a consultant?+
An agency executes campaigns. A consultant delivers a report. A fractional CMO owns the marketing function. I set the strategy, build the go-to-market system, lead and hire the team, and stay accountable for pipeline and revenue, not just deliverables.
What size company should hire a fractional CMO?+
It is less about size and more about need. A fractional CMO fits when you have outgrown founder-led marketing and need senior strategy and leadership, but a full-time CMO is premature, too expensive, or hard to attract. If marketing has become too important to leave unowned, yet too early for a permanent executive, you are in the right window.
How much does it cost?+
I work on an ongoing monthly basis, $3,000 to $5,000/month, custom to where you need the most leverage. That is senior marketing leadership for a fraction of the cost of a full-time CMO, with no long ramp. I don't bill per deliverable, and I back annual engagements with an ROI guarantee.
How many clients do you take at a time?+
Only a handful. I am one person, and the value is senior attention, so I cap my roster to protect it. It also means availability is limited. The best time to talk is before a seat fills.
Are there long-term contracts?+
No multi-year lock-ins. We work month to month. For the ROI guarantee I structure an annual commitment, but you are never trapped in a contract that outlives the results.
What is your ROI guarantee?+
If you are with me for 12 months and the greater of your sales pipeline value or closed-won revenue hasn't exceeded my fees, I'll cut you a check back for 25% of my fees. I win when you win.
Who isn't a good fit?+
Companies chasing activity for its own sake, or who want a vendor to manage rather than a partner to lead. I am built for teams that want to be measured on revenue, will share the data I need, and will let me drive.
What happens on the free working session?+
We spend thirty minutes pressure-testing your marketing and go-to-market. You walk away with a full marketing audit and a prioritized 90-day plan focused on the few moves that change your pipeline fastest. There is no obligation to work together.
See where your marketing is leaking revenue.
30-minute working session. You leave with a full audit and a 90-day plan, whether we work together or not.
Let's talk. I'll audit your marketing before we even meet.
I love proving I know my stuff. Before the call, I'll run my own outside audit of your marketing and show up with specific findings, recommendations, and a clear look at how I operate. No obligation, whether you hire me or not.
No cost. No pitch. No obligation.