01
Brand Engine
Positioning, messaging, and visual identity that hold under competitive pressure. The foundation everything else depends on.
Credibility and clarity
MARKETING READINESS INTELLIGENCE
Before you invest or after you
close, we show you what the
marketing function actually
needs.
MARKETING READINESS INTELLIGENCE
Before you invest or after you
close, we show you what the
marketing function actually
needs.
MARKETING READINESS INTELLIGENCE
Before you invest or after you
close, we show you what the
marketing function actually
needs.
MARKETING READINESS INTELLIGENCE
Before you invest or after you
close, we show you what the
marketing function actually
needs.
MARKETING READINESS INTELLIGENCE
Before you invest or after you
close, we show you what the
marketing function actually
needs.
We assess marketing readiness for PE-backed companies, prescribe what needs to be built, and execute when
you need us to.
We assess marketing readiness for PE-backed companies, prescribe what needs to be built, and execute when you need us to.
We assess marketing readiness for PE-backed companies, Prescribe what needs to be built, and execute when you need us to.
THE GAP
THE GAP
THE GAP
THE GAP
THE GAP
PE firms spend hundreds of thousands on financial, legal, and operational diligence. Marketing gets a gut check.
Then the check clears. The growth plan starts. And the marketing function cannot deliver because nobody assessed whether it could. The ICP is aspirational. The TAM is inflated. The positioning collapses under competitive pressure. The org is not built to execute the plan the investor is funding.
These gaps cost months on the hold period and millions in unrealized growth. They are also diagnosable before they become problems.
70 % 6-9 mo $2-5M
of PE-backed growth plans average time lost when marketing typical cost of a failed first
rely on marketing that has foundations must be rebuilt marketing hire at a PE-backed
never been assessed for post-investment portfolio company
readiness
PE firms spend hundreds of thousands on financial, legal, and operational diligence. Marketing gets a gut check.
Then the check clears. The growth plan starts. And the marketing function cannot deliver because nobody assessed whether it could. The ICP is aspirational. The TAM is inflated. The positioning collapses under competitive pressure. The org is not built to execute the plan the investor is funding.
These gaps cost months on the hold period and millions in unrealized growth. They are also diagnosable before they become problems.
70 % 6-9 mo $2-5M
of PE-backed growth plans average time lost when typical cost of a failed first
rely on marketing that has marketing foundations marketing hire at a PE-
never been assessed for must be rebuilt post- backed portfolio company
readiness investment
PE firms spend hundreds of thousands
on financial, legal, and operational
diligence. Marketing gets a gut check.
Then the check clears. The growth plan starts. And the marketing function cannot deliver
because nobody assessed whether it could. The ICP is aspirational. The TAM is inflated.
The positioning collapses under competitive pressure. The org is not built to execute the
plan the investor is funding.
These gaps cost months on the hold period and millions in unrealized growth. They are
also diagnosable before they become problems.
70 % 6-9 mo $2-5M
of PE-backed growth average time lost when typical cost of a failed
plans rely on marketing marketing foundations first marketing hire at
that has never been must be rebuilt post- a PE-backed portfolio
assessed for readiness investment company
PE firms spend hundreds of thousands on financial, legal, and operational diligence. Marketing gets a gut check.
Then the check clears. The growth plan starts. And the marketing function cannot deliver because nobody assessed whether it could. The ICP is aspirational. The TAM is inflated. The positioning collapses under competitive pressure. The org is not built to execute the plan the investor is funding.
These gaps cost months on the hold period and millions in unrealized growth. They are also diagnosable before they become problems.
70 % 6-9 mo $2-5M
of PE-backed growth plans average time lost when marketing typical cost of a failed first
rely on marketing that has foundations must be rebuilt marketing hire at a PE-backed
never been assessed for post-investment portfolio company
readiness
PE firms spend hundreds of thousands
on financial, legal, and operational
diligence. Marketing gets a gut check.
Then the check clears. The growth plan starts. And the marketing function cannot deliver
because nobody assessed whether it could. The ICP is aspirational. The TAM is inflated.
The positioning collapses under competitive pressure. The org is not built to execute the
plan the investor is funding.
These gaps cost months on the hold period and millions in unrealized growth. They are
also diagnosable before they become problems.
70 % 6-9 mo $2-5M
of PE-backed growth plans average time lost when marketing typical cost of a failed first
rely on marketing that has foundations must be rebuilt marketing hire at a PE-backed
never been assessed for post-investment portfolio company
readiness
WHAT WE DELIVER
Diagnose. Prescribe. Build.
Every engagement starts with the assessment. What happens after depends on what you need.
WHAT WE DELIVER
Diagnose. Prescribe. Build.
Every engagement starts with the assessment. What happens after depends on what you need.
WHAT WE DELIVER
Diagnose. Prescribe. Build.
Every engagement starts with the assessment. What happens after depends on what you need.
WHAT WE DELIVER
Diagnose. Prescribe. Build.
Every engagement starts with the assessment. What happens after depends on what you need.
WHAT WE DELIVER
Diagnose. Prescribe. Build.
Every engagement starts with the assessment. What happens after depends on what you need.
WHAT WE DELIVER
Diagnose. Prescribe. Build.
Every engagement starts with the assessment. What happens after depends on what you need.
I
Marketing Readiness Assessment
Diligence-grade evaluation of ICP validity, positioning defensibility, TAM integrity, pipeline infrastructure, tech stack, and the gap between the growth plan and the org's ability to execute it.
Pre-deal or first 90 daysII
The Operating Plan
What needs to be built, in what order, with what team, on what timeline. Includes org design, role specifications, and hiring architecture. Your blueprint whether we execute or you do.
Assessment-informed scopeIII
Embedded Execution
Senior marketing operator and curated team matched to your industry. We build the marketing foundation and hand it off running. Team members paid directly by the client. No agency markup.
Fixed scope, built to hand offASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
Six dimensions of marketing readiness.
Every assessment scores the marketing function across six dimensions that determine whether it can support the growth thesis.
•
ICP Validity
Is the ideal customer profile validated against actual closed-won data, or aspirational storytelling?
•
Positioning Defensibility
Does the positioning hold under competitive pressure, or collapse under scrutiny?
•
TAM Integrity
What is the real addressable market after cleaning the data and applying actual segmentation?
•
Pipeline Infrastructure
Can the existing systems actually track and convert the leads the growth plan requires?
•
Org Readiness
Does the leadership team and marketing org have the structure to execute the growth plan?
•
Tech Stack & Spend Efficiency
Is the marketing technology enabling growth or creating drag? Is spend generating return?
I
Marketing Readiness Assessment
Diligence-grade evaluation of ICP validity, positioning defensibility, TAM integrity, pipeline infrastructure, tech stack, and the gap between the growth plan and the org's ability to execute it.
Pre-deal or first 90 daysII
The Operating Plan
What needs to be built, in what order, with what team, on what timeline. Includes org design, role specifications, and hiring architecture. Your blueprint whether we execute or you do.
Assessment-informed scopeIII
Embedded Execution
Senior marketing operator and curated team matched to your industry. We build the marketing foundation and hand it off running. Team members paid directly by the client. No agency markup.
Fixed scope, built to hand offASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
Six dimensions of marketing readiness.
Every assessment scores the marketing function across six dimensions that determine whether it can support the growth thesis.
•
ICP Validity
Is the ideal customer profile validated against actual closed-won data, or aspirational storytelling?
•
Positioning Defensibility
Does the positioning hold under competitive pressure, or collapse under scrutiny?
•
TAM Integrity
What is the real addressable market after cleaning the data and applying actual segmentation?
•
Pipeline Infrastructure
Can the existing systems actually track and convert the leads the growth plan requires?
•
Org Readiness
Does the leadership team and marketing org have the structure to execute the growth plan?
•
Tech Stack & Spend Efficiency
Is the marketing technology enabling growth or creating drag? Is spend generating return?
I
Marketing Readiness Assessment
Diligence-grade evaluation of ICP validity, positioning defensibility, TAM integrity, pipeline infrastructure, tech stack, and the gap between the growth plan and the org's ability to execute it.
Pre-deal or first 90 daysII
The Operating Plan
What needs to be built, in what order, with what team, on what timeline. Includes org design, role specifications, and hiring architecture. Your blueprint whether we execute or you do.
Assessment-informed scopeIII
Embedded Execution
Senior marketing operator and curated team matched to your industry. We build the marketing foundation and hand it off running. Team members paid directly by the client. No agency markup.
Fixed scope, built to hand offASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
Six dimensions of marketing readiness.
Every assessment scores the marketing function across six dimensions that determine whether it can support the growth thesis.
•
ICP Validity
Is the ideal customer profile validated against actual closed-won data, or aspirational storytelling?
•
Positioning Defensibility
Does the positioning hold under competitive pressure, or collapse under scrutiny?
•
TAM Integrity
What is the real addressable market after cleaning the data and applying actual segmentation?
•
Pipeline Infrastructure
Can the existing systems actually track and convert the leads the growth plan requires?
•
Org Readiness
Does the leadership team and marketing org have the structure to execute the growth plan?
•
Tech Stack & Spend Efficiency
Is the marketing technology enabling growth or creating drag? Is spend generating return?
I
Marketing Readiness Assessment
Diligence-grade evaluation of ICP validity, positioning defensibility, TAM integrity, pipeline infrastructure, tech stack, and the gap between the growth plan and the org's ability to execute it.
Pre-deal or first 90 daysII
The Operating Plan
What needs to be built, in what order, with what team, on what timeline. Includes org design, role specifications, and hiring architecture. Your blueprint whether we execute or you do.
Assessment-informed scopeIII
Embedded Execution
Senior marketing operator and curated team matched to your industry. We build the marketing foundation and hand it off running. Team members paid directly by the client. No agency markup.
Fixed scope, built to hand offASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
Six dimensions of marketing readiness.
Every assessment scores the marketing function across six dimensions that determine whether it can support the growth thesis.
•
ICP Validity
Is the ideal customer profile validated against actual closed-won data, or aspirational storytelling?
•
Positioning Defensibility
Does the positioning hold under competitive pressure, or collapse under scrutiny?
•
TAM Integrity
What is the real addressable market after cleaning the data and applying actual segmentation?
•
Pipeline Infrastructure
Can the existing systems actually track and convert the leads the growth plan requires?
•
Org Readiness
Does the leadership team and marketing org have the structure to execute the growth plan?
•
Tech Stack & Spend Efficiency
Is the marketing technology enabling growth or creating drag? Is spend generating return?
I
Marketing Readiness Assessment
Diligence-grade evaluation of ICP validity, positioning defensibility, TAM integrity, pipeline infrastructure, tech stack, and the gap between the growth plan and the org's ability to execute it.
Pre-deal or first 90 daysII
The Operating Plan
What needs to be built, in what order, with what team, on what timeline. Includes org design, role specifications, and hiring architecture. Your blueprint whether we execute or you do.
Assessment-informed scopeIII
Embedded Execution
Senior marketing operator and curated team matched to your industry. We build the marketing foundation and hand it off running. Team members paid directly by the client. No agency markup.
Fixed scope, built to hand offASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
Six dimensions of marketing readiness.
Every assessment scores the marketing function across six dimensions that determine whether it can support the growth thesis.
•
ICP Validity
Is the ideal customer profile validated against actual closed-won data, or aspirational storytelling?
•
Positioning Defensibility
Does the positioning hold under competitive pressure, or collapse under scrutiny?
•
TAM Integrity
What is the real addressable market after cleaning the data and applying actual segmentation?
•
Pipeline Infrastructure
Can the existing systems actually track and convert the leads the growth plan requires?
•
Org Readiness
Does the leadership team and marketing org have the structure to execute the growth plan?
•
Tech Stack & Spend Efficiency
Is the marketing technology enabling growth or creating drag? Is spend generating return?
I
Marketing Readiness Assessment
Diligence-grade evaluation of ICP validity, positioning defensibility, TAM integrity, pipeline infrastructure, tech stack, and the gap between the growth plan and the org's ability to execute it.
Pre-deal or first 90 daysII
The Operating Plan
What needs to be built, in what order, with what team, on what timeline. Includes org design, role specifications, and hiring architecture. Your blueprint whether we execute or you do.
Assessment-informed scopeIII
Embedded Execution
Senior marketing operator and curated team matched to your industry. We build the marketing foundation and hand it off running. Team members paid directly by the client. No agency markup.
Fixed scope, built to hand offASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
Six dimensions of marketing readiness.
Every assessment scores the marketing function across six dimensions that determine whether it can support the growth thesis.
•
ICP Validity
Is the ideal customer profile validated against actual closed-won data, or aspirational storytelling?
•
Positioning Defensibility
Does the positioning hold under competitive pressure, or collapse under scrutiny?
•
TAM Integrity
What is the real addressable market after cleaning the data and applying actual segmentation?
•
Pipeline Infrastructure
Can the existing systems actually track and convert the leads the growth plan requires?
•
Org Readiness
Does the leadership team and marketing org have the structure to execute the growth plan?
•
Tech Stack & Spend Efficiency
Is the marketing technology enabling growth or creating drag? Is spend generating return?
WHAT WE BUILD
Three systems. Most companies haven’t built one
They create credibility, generate pipeline, and prove what’s working. AI-accelerated throughout.
02
Demand Engine
AI-powered outbound, campaigns, and content built to generate leads your sales team can actually close. Not volume. Pipeline.
Leads and pipeline
03
RevOps Engine
Attribution, reporting, and tech stack architecture that tie marketing spend to revenue. No more gut-check reporting.
Measurement and scale
WHAT WE BUILD
Three systems. Most companies haven’t built one
They create credibility, generate pipeline, and prove what’s working. AI-accelerated throughout.
01
Brand Engine
Positioning, messaging, and visual identity that hold under competitive pressure. The foundation everything else depends on.
Credibility and clarity
02
Demand Engine
AI-powered outbound, campaigns, and content built to generate leads your sales team can actually close. Not volume. Pipeline.
Leads and pipeline
03
RevOps Engine
Attribution, reporting, and tech stack architecture that tie marketing spend to revenue. No more gut-check reporting.
Measurement and scale
WHAT WE BUILD
Three systems. Most companies haven’t built one
They create credibility, generate pipeline, and prove what’s working. AI-accelerated throughout.
01
Brand Engine
Positioning, messaging, and visual identity that hold under competitive pressure. The foundation everything else depends on.
Credibility and clarity
02
Demand Engine
AI-powered outbound, campaigns, and content built to generate leads your sales team can actually close. Not volume. Pipeline.
Leads and pipeline
03
RevOps Engine
Attribution, reporting, and tech stack architecture that tie marketing spend to revenue. No more gut-check reporting.
Measurement and scale
WHAT WE BUILD
Three systems. Most companies haven’t built one
They create credibility, generate pipeline, and prove what’s working. AI-accelerated throughout.
01
Brand Engine
Positioning, messaging, and visual identity that hold under competitive pressure. The foundation everything else depends on.
Credibility and clarity
02
Demand Engine
AI-powered outbound, campaigns, and content built to generate leads your sales team can actually close. Not volume. Pipeline.
Leads and pipeline
03
RevOps Engine
Attribution, reporting, and tech stack architecture that tie marketing spend to revenue. No more gut-check reporting.
Measurement and scale
WHAT WE BUILD
Three systems. Most companies haven’t built one
They create credibility, generate pipeline, and prove what’s working. AI-accelerated throughout.
01
Brand Engine
Positioning, messaging, and visual identity that hold under competitive pressure. The foundation everything else depends on.
Credibility and clarity
02
Demand Engine
AI-powered outbound, campaigns, and content built to generate leads your sales team can actually close. Not volume. Pipeline.
Leads and pipeline
03
RevOps Engine
Attribution, reporting, and tech stack architecture that tie marketing spend to revenue. No more gut-check reporting.
Measurement and scale
WHAT WE BUILD
Three systems. Most companies haven’t built one
They create credibility, generate pipeline, and prove what’s working. AI-accelerated throughout.
01
Brand Engine
Positioning, messaging, and visual identity that hold under competitive pressure. The foundation everything else depends on.
Credibility and clarity
02
Demand Engine
AI-powered outbound, campaigns, and content built to generate leads your sales team can actually close. Not volume. Pipeline.
Leads and pipeline
03
RevOps Engine
Attribution, reporting, and tech stack architecture that tie marketing spend to revenue. No more gut-check reporting.
Measurement and scale
Carolyn Branco
13+ years building and scaling marketing functions inside PE-backed, VC-backed, and post-IPO companies. Pattern recognition built from sitting inside portfolio companies during the build, not advising from the outside. I have sat in the seat. I know what breaks, why it breaks, and what it costs when it does. That experience is what powers every assessment and every operating plan we deliver.
Investment BankingAnalytical foundation
Columbia MBAStrategic framework
GoogleScale operations
Multiple CMO RolesPE and VC–backed companies
Fractional CMOGrowth equity and buyout
Let's talk about your next deal.
Whether you are evaluating an investment or building post-close, a conversation
costs nothing and might change how you think about marketing readiness.
© 2026. All rights reserved.
Carolyn Branco
13+ years building and scaling marketing functions inside PE-backed, VC-backed, and post-IPO companies. Pattern recognition built from sitting inside portfolio companies during the build, not advising from the outside. I have sat in the seat. I know what breaks, why it breaks, and what it costs when it does. That experience is what powers every assessment and every operating plan we deliver.
Investment BankingAnalytical foundation
Columbia MBAStrategic framework
GoogleScale operations
Multiple CMO RolesPE and VC–backed companies
Fractional CMOGrowth equity and buyout
Let's talk about your next deal.
Whether you are evaluating an investment or building post-close, a conversation
costs nothing and might change how you think about marketing readiness.
© 2026. All rights reserved.
Let's talk about your next deal.
Whether you are evaluating an investment or building post-close, a conversation
costs nothing and might change how you think about marketing readiness.
© 2026. All rights reserved.
Carolyn Branco
13+ years building and scaling marketing functions inside PE-backed, VC-backed, and post-IPO companies. Pattern recognition built from sitting inside portfolio companies during the build, not advising from the outside. I have sat in the seat. I know what breaks, why it breaks, and what it costs when it does. That experience is what powers every assessment and every operating plan we deliver.
Investment BankingAnalytical foundation
Columbia MBAStrategic framework
GoogleScale operations
Multiple CMO RolesPE and VC–backed companies
Fractional CMOGrowth equity and buyout
Carolyn Branco
13+ years building and scaling marketing functions inside PE-backed, VC-backed, and post-IPO companies. Pattern recognition built from sitting inside portfolio companies during the build, not advising from the outside. I have sat in the seat. I know what breaks, why it breaks, and what it costs when it does. That experience is what powers every assessment and every operating plan we deliver.
Investment BankingAnalytical foundation
Columbia MBAStrategic framework
GoogleScale operations
Multiple CMO RolesPE and VC–backed companies
Fractional CMOGrowth equity and buyout
Carolyn Branco
13+ years building and scaling marketing functions inside PE-backed, VC-backed, and post-IPO companies. Pattern recognition built from sitting inside portfolio companies during the build, not advising from the outside. I have sat in the seat. I know what breaks, why it breaks, and what it costs when it does. That experience is what powers every assessment and every operating plan we deliver.
Investment BankingAnalytical foundation
Columbia MBAStrategic framework
GoogleScale operations
Multiple CMO RolesPE and VC–backed companies
Fractional CMOGrowth equity and buyout
Let's talk about your next deal.
Whether you are evaluating an investment or building post-close, a conversation
costs nothing and might change how you think about marketing readiness.
© 2026. All rights reserved.
© 2026. All rights reserved.
Startup Growth Factory
Startup Growth Factory
MARKETING READINESS INTELLIGENCE
Before you invest or after you close, we show you what the marketing function actually
needs.
MARKETING READINESS INTELLIGENCE
Before you invest or after you close, we show you what the marketing function actually
needs.
MARKETING READINESS INTELLIGENCE
Before you invest or after you close, we show you what the marketing function actually
needs.
I
Marketing Readiness Assessment
Diligence-grade evaluation of ICP validity, positioning defensibility, TAM integrity, pipeline infrastructure, tech stack, and the gap between the growth plan and the org's ability to execute it.
PRE-DEAL OR FIRST 90 DAYS
I
Marketing Readiness Assessment
Diligence-grade evaluation of ICP validity, positioning defensibility, TAM integrity, pipeline infrastructure, tech stack, and the gap between the growth plan and the org's ability to execute it.
PRE-DEAL OR FIRST 90 DAYS
I
Marketing Readiness Assessment
Diligence-grade evaluation of ICP validity, positioning defensibility, TAM integrity, pipeline infrastructure, tech stack, and the gap between the growth plan and the org's ability to execute it.
PRE-DEAL OR FIRST 90 DAYS
We assess marketing readiness for PE-backed companies, prescribe what needs to be built, and execute when you need us to.
WHAT WE DELIVER
Diagnose. Prescribe. Build.
Every engagement starts with the assessment. What happens after depends on what you need.
WHAT WE DELIVER
Diagnose. Prescribe. Build.
Every engagement starts with the assessment. What happens after depends on what you need.
WHAT WE DELIVER
Diagnose. Prescribe. Build.
Every engagement starts with the assessment. What happens after depends on what you need.
THE GAP
PE firms spend hundreds of thousands on financial, legal, and operational diligence. Marketing gets a gut check.
THE GAP
PE firms spend hundreds of thousands on financial, legal, and operational diligence. Marketing gets a gut check.
THE GAP
PE firms spend hundreds of thousands on financial, legal, and operational diligence. Marketing gets a gut check.
Then the check clears. The growth plan starts. And the marketing function cannot deliver because nobody assessed whether it could. The ICP is aspirational. The TAM is inflated. The positioning collapses under competitive pressure. The org is not built to execute the plan the investor is funding.
These gaps cost months on the hold period and millions in unrealized growth. They are also diagnosable before they become problems.
70 % 6-9 mo $2-5M
of PE-backed growth plans rely average time lost when marketing typical cost of a failed first
on marketing that has never foundations must be rebuilt marketing hire at a PE-backed
been assessed for readiness post-investment portfolio company
Then the check clears. The growth plan starts. And the marketing function cannot deliver because nobody assessed whether it could. The ICP is aspirational. The TAM is inflated. The positioning collapses under competitive pressure. The org is not built to execute the plan the investor is funding.
These gaps cost months on the hold period and millions in unrealized growth. They are also diagnosable before they become problems.
Then the check clears. The growth plan starts. And the marketing function cannot deliver because nobody assessed whether it could. The ICP is aspirational. The TAM is inflated. The positioning collapses under competitive pressure. The org is not built to execute the plan the investor is funding.
These gaps cost months on the hold period and millions in unrealized growth. They are also diagnosable before they become problems.
II
The Operating Plan
What needs to be built, in what order, with what team, on what timeline. Includes org design, role specifications, and hiring architecture. Your blueprint whether we execute or you do.
ASSESSMENT-INFORMED SCOPE
II
The Operating Plan
What needs to be built, in what order, with what team, on what timeline. Includes org design, role specifications, and hiring architecture. Your blueprint whether we execute or you do.
ASSESSMENT-INFORMED SCOPE
II
The Operating Plan
What needs to be built, in what order, with what team, on what timeline. Includes org design, role specifications, and hiring architecture. Your blueprint whether we execute or you do.
ASSESSMENT-INFORMED SCOPE
III
Embedded Execution
Senior marketing operator and curated team matched to your industry. We build the marketing foundation and hand it off running. Team members paid directly by the client. No agency markup.
FIXED SCOPE, BUILT TO HAND OFF
III
Embedded Execution
Senior marketing operator and curated team matched to your industry. We build the marketing foundation and hand it off running. Team members paid directly by the client. No agency markup.
FIXED SCOPE, BUILT TO HAND OFF
III
Embedded Execution
Senior marketing operator and curated team matched to your industry. We build the marketing foundation and hand it off running. Team members paid directly by the client. No agency markup.
FIXED SCOPE, BUILT TO HAND OFF
ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
Six dimensions of marketing readiness.
Every assessment scores the marketing function across six dimensions that determine whether it can support the growth thesis.
ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
Six dimensions of marketing readiness.
Every assessment scores the marketing function across six dimensions that determine whether it can support the growth thesis.
ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK
Six dimensions of marketing readiness.
Every assessment scores the marketing function across six dimensions that determine whether it can support the growth thesis.
ICP Validity
Is the ideal customer profile validated against actual closed-won data, or aspirational storytelling?
TAM Integrity
What is the real addressable market after cleaning the data and applying actual segmentation?
Org Readiness
Does the leadership team and marketing org have the structure to execute the growth plan?
ICP Validity
Is the ideal customer profile validated against actual closed-won data, or aspirational storytelling?
TAM Integrity
What is the real addressable market after cleaning the data and applying actual segmentation?
Org Readiness
Does the leadership team and marketing org have the structure to execute the growth plan?
ICP Validity
Is the ideal customer profile validated against actual closed-won data, or aspirational storytelling?
TAM Integrity
What is the real addressable market after cleaning the data and applying actual segmentation?
Org Readiness
Does the leadership team and marketing org have the structure to execute the growth plan?
Positioning Defensibility
Does the positioning hold under competitive pressure, or collapse under scrutiny?
Pipeline Infrastructure
Can the existing systems actually track and convert the leads the growth plan requires?
Tech Stack & Spend Efficiency
Is the marketing technology enabling growth or creating drag? Is spend generating return?
Positioning Defensibility
Does the positioning hold under competitive pressure, or collapse under scrutiny?
Pipeline Infrastructure
Can the existing systems actually track and convert the leads the growth plan requires?
Tech Stack & Spend Efficiency
Is the marketing technology enabling growth or creating drag? Is spend generating return?
Positioning Defensibility
Does the positioning hold under competitive pressure, or collapse under scrutiny?
Pipeline Infrastructure
Can the existing systems actually track and convert the leads the growth plan requires?
Tech Stack & Spend Efficiency
Is the marketing technology enabling growth or creating drag? Is spend generating return?
ENGAGEMENT MODEL
One assessment. Three paths forward.
The assessment defines the scope. You choose how it gets executed.
WHAT WE BUILD
Three systems. Most companies haven’t built one
They create credibility, generate pipeline, and prove what’s working. AI-accelerated throughout.
WHAT WE BUILD
Three systems. Most companies haven’t built one.
They create credibility, generate pipeline, and prove what’s working. AI-accelerated throughout.
OI
Intelligence Only
You receive the assessment and operating plan. Your team executes. We remain available for
advisory.
Best for firms with existing marketing leadership
OI
Brand Engine
You receive the assessment and operating plan. Your team executes. We remain available for
advisory.
Best for firms with existing marketing leadership
OI
Brand Engine
Positioning, messaging, and visual identity that hold under competitive pressure. The foundation everything else depends on.
Credibility and clarity
ABOUT
Carolyn Branco
13+ years building and scaling marketing functions inside PE-backed, VC-backed, and post-IPO companies. Pattern recognition built from sitting inside portfolio companies during the build, not advising from the outside.
I have sat in the seat. I know what breaks, why it breaks, and what it costs when it does. That experience is what powers every assessment and every operating plan we deliver.
Investment Banking
Analytical foundation
Columbia MBA
Strategic framework
Scale operations
Multiple CMO Roles
PE and VC-backed companies
Fractional CMO
Growth equity and buyout
02
Referred Execution
We match you with a vetted senior marketing operator from our network who runs the operating plan. We provide oversight and quality control.
Best for companies ready to scale the team
02
Demand Engine
AI-powered outbound, campaigns, and content built to generate leads your sales team can actually close. Not volume. Pipeline.
Leads and pipeline
02
Demand Engine
AI-powered outbound, campaigns, and content built to generate leads your sales team can actually close. Not volume. Pipeline.
Leads and pipeline
03
Direct Build
Carolyn and a curated team embed to build the marketing function. Fixed scope, defined timeline, built to hand off.
Best for companies that need the foundation built
03
RevOps Engine
Attribution, reporting, and tech stack architecture that tie marketing spend to revenue. No more gut-check reporting.
Measurement and scale
03
RevOps Engine
Attribution, reporting, and tech stack architecture that tie marketing spend to revenue. No more gut-check reporting.
Measurement and scale
ABOUT
Carolyn Branco
13+ years building and scaling marketing functions inside PE-backed, VC-backed, and post-IPO companies. Pattern recognition built from sitting inside portfolio companies during the build, not advising from the outside.
I have sat in the seat. I know what breaks, why it breaks, and what it costs when it does. That experience is what powers every assessment and every operating plan we deliver.
Investment Banking
Analytical foundation
Columbia MBA
Strategic framework
Scale operations
Multiple CMO Roles
PE and VC-backed companies
Fractional CMO
Growth equity and buyout
ABOUT
Carolyn Branco
13+ years building and scaling marketing functions inside PE-backed, VC-backed, and post-IPO companies. Pattern recognition built from sitting inside portfolio companies during the build, not advising from the outside.
I have sat in the seat. I know what breaks, why it breaks, and what it costs when it does. That experience is what powers every assessment and every operating plan we deliver.
Investment Banking
Analytical foundation
Columbia MBA
Strategic framework
Scale operations
Multiple CMO Roles
PE and VC-backed companies
Fractional CMO
Growth equity and buyout
Let's talk about your next deal.
Whether you are evaluating an investment or building post-close, a conversation
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Let's talk about your next deal.
Whether you are evaluating an investment or building post-close, a conversation
costs nothing and might change how you think about marketing readiness.
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