Start or scale as a Fractional CMO in less than 6 months

FRACTIONAL CMO SCHOOL

Fractional CMO School is designed to help you launch or scale as a Fractional CMO, attract dream clients, and build the business you've always dreamed of.

LET'S DO THIS!
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Launch Your Business

Attract Dream Clients

Scale Your Income

Launch Your Business — Attract Dream Clients — Scale Your Income —

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I made $100K in my business within just 6 months of joining Fractional CMO School.”

"— CB, FCMO SCHOOL STUDENT
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THE ONLY COURSE THAT TEACHES YOU...

Every Single Thing You Need
To Launch And Grow Your
Fractional CMO Business

Whether you’re working a 9-5 or have your own business already, most experienced marketing professionals dream of getting paid the big bucks to focus on strategy – and get out of the weeds of execution. 

The problem is – starting a Fractional CMO business is overwhelming without a roadmap. How do you know what to charge? How do you find great clients? And when you do… how do you actually show up as a Fractional CMO?

Does any of this sound familiar?

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You want to move from doing, to leading > You crave a shift from hands-on tasks to crafting big-picture strategies, steering the ship not rowing the boat.

You’re craving growth and mentorship > You're surrounded by walls —no one to learn from, no room to grow. You're ready for a space where your marketing mind can truly expand.

You’re stuck in a career rut > You've got big ideas and an even bigger drive, but every day feels like déjà vu. You're craving a leap, not just a step, in your career.

You’re overwhelmed by work-life imbalance > You're spinning too many plates, looking for that sweet spot where work complements life, not consumes it.

You’re craving diversity in your work > Your current gig is a one-note tune, but you're ready to play the whole symphony, diving into a variety of brands and challenges.

You want to make more money > Your talent deserves more than just a pat on the back; you're on the hunt for compensation that matches your worth.

If This Sounds Like You…

THEN YOU’RE IN EXACTLY THE RIGHT PLACE

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“I’m so excited to have made back my investment into fCMO School within the first 30 days!”

— Lillian, Fractional CMO School Student

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Fractional CMO School is perfect for you if…

You’re a marketing expert with 5+ years of experience > 
If you’re just starting out, this isn’t for you. This program is about refining and positioning yourself to lead, not marketing.

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You’re ready to ditch the 9-5 and join entrepreneurship > 
We’re over building someone else’s dream -- it’s time for those efforts to work for our own goals (and bank accounts!)

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You’re a marketing consultant looking to add fractional CMO services > You’re great at what you do & you’re ready to offer big picture strategy, working with executives exclusively.

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You’re a fractional CMO and want to be among the best in your field > Amazing, welcome to the club! Now you need systems, processes, and guidance on how to grow and scale.

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What if you can have it all?

TIME FREEDOM

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WORK LIFE BALANCE

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UNCAPPED INCOME

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Imagine if…

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Work didn’t feel like work.
You know you’re doing what you were born to do. Everything feels aligned. You’re seeing measurable results. Strategy is flowing. You’re living with ease.

You ONLY worked with dream clients > Ones that are aligned with you and your values, with great budgets and teams of players who all value your strategic mind, ideas and the A-Game you bring to the table.

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You had control over your days > You get to choose when you work, how you work, who you work with and why. Your days were designed around you -- your calendar included the things that matter most.

THIS ISN'T A PIPE DREAM.
I'VE DONE IT. SO CAN YOU.

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I WANT THIS! I'M IN

FRACTIONAL CMO SCHOOL REVIEWS

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MEET JESS SHIRRA

MEET JESS SHIRRA

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FRACTIONAL CMO + FOUNDER + YOUR GUIDE

Hey I'm Jess Shirra

This is my story...

Hi! I’m Jess, 15+ years in marketing and founder of Fractional CMO School. After countless virtual coffee dates with marketers asking me to share what I’d learned about building my CMO business, I realized there was a HUGE NEED for a program that taught marketers exactly how to do this. 

Fractional CMO School is my playbook. It’s my entire game-plan walking you through exactly how I went from zero to six figures in less than six months -- landing dream clients like Jenna Kutcher.

Consider this your exclusive invite to join Fractional CMO School. More than just a course, it’s the launchpad to your own thriving Fractional CMO business.

Are you in?

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BRANDS I’VE HELPED GROW

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HERE’S THE DEAL...

“I transformed my grind as a marketer into a thriving Fractional CMO business, and now, I’ve mapped it out for you. Imagine me, once clocking relentless 60-hour weeks, then flipping the script to a six-figure business in half a year. Fast forward to $30K months and working with dream clients like Jenna Kutcher becoming the norm.”

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FRACTIONAL CMO SCHOOL

Start or Grow your
Fractional CMO Business

Fractional CMO School is designed to help you launch your business, attract dream clients, and build the business you've always dreamed of.

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What You’ll Learn in
Fractional CMO School

Fractional CMO School is designed to get you results. By the end of our six months together, you’ll know ...

How to find, pitch, and convert high-ticket clients you’ve always dreamed of working with

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How to make the switch from marketing executor to purely building strategy

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Clear cut ways to create an immediate, significant impact in just the first 30 days

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Confidently price yourself as a high-ticket, executive level fractional CMO -- & back it up

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How to approach brand and marketing strategy development for clients (with tons of examples)

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And so much more…

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HERE’S EXACTLY WHAT YOU’LL FIND

Inside Fractional CMO School

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AT-YOUR-OWN-PACE TRAINING

The Fractional
CMO Course

Gain access to the complete Fractional CMO business blueprint - from launching to pitching your dream clients and growing your business. Packed with everything from operations to sales, and lead gen to the CMO role – it's years of know-how, neatly packaged for your instant success.

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TEMPLATES + SWIPE FILES

Fractional CMO
Template Vault

A vault packed with a punch that’ll take you from ‘new business owner’ to seasoned expert. From pitch templates to swipeable marketing strategies, you'll find everything you need to work as a Fractional CMO, saving you countless hours.

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PLUS You'll Also Get

LIVE SESSIONS + REPLAY VAULT

Guest Expert Speakers to Elevate Your Skills as a CMO

Learn from guest expert speakers to elevate you as a marketer, CMO, and business owner. We cover topics like Money Mindset, High Ticket Sales, Paid Ads, KPIs + Analytics, Team Building, and more!

SOME OF THE SESSIONS WE HAVE COMING UP THIS YEAR:

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Closing High Ticket Sales with Ease
with Austin Medlin

Mastering Your Money Mindset
with Jess Geist

Turn Your LinkedIn Profile Into Profits
with Mandy McEwen

I'M READY FOR FRACTIONAL CMO SCHOOL

Take A Peek Inside The Course

EXPLORE THE MODULES

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  • CMO Foundations

    In Module 2, we start with the Fractional CMO model – how it is different from the old CMO model and why more and more businesses are choosing this route. Hint It's the new way of marketing all over the world!  We’ll work through the CMO role, core competencies and the big switch from execution to pure strategy and leadership. We finish off this module with how to leverage external partners to better serve our clients.

    • Fractional CMO Model (the old versus the new)

    • Benefits of hirings a FCMO (over traditional FT employees)

    • The CMO Role (and how to maintain those boundaries with clients!)

    • Core Competencies (we’re talking brand, positioning, strategy and team)

    • Think Like a CMO (the switch from execution to strategy)

    • Letting Go of Ego (and leveraging external partners to close knowledge gaps)

  • BUSINESS FOUNDATIONS

    Module 3 is your step-by-step foundations to actually setting up a functional, profitable business. We’re covering legal, contracts, contract tools, invoicing, invoice tools, finance necessities and revenue trackers. 

    • Legal (the stuff that’ll protect you and your clients!)

    • Contract Best Practices (and the types of contracts you’re going to need)

    • Contract Examples and Tools (real examples, real use cases!)

    • Invoice Best Practices and Tools (all my administrative secrets)

    • Finance Must-Haves (we’re talking tools, best practices and SOPs)

    • Revenue Tracker (because you can’t monitor profit if you’re not tracking revenue)

  • PACKAGES AND PRICING

    In Module 4 we cover one of the most important parts of your entire FMCO business: how to position and price your own offerings. I show you exactly what I do within my business broken down into 5 key offerings for different types of clients and price points. And then I teach exactly how to price each of them based on your appropriate experience and skill set. 

    • Strategy Offerings (the exact ones I use in my agency)

    • Power Hours (this is your hourly one-offs for smaller clients)

    • Marketing Brand Assessment (this is your deep dive audit, paid of course!)

    • Strategy Intensives (one of my favorite offerings to pair with coaching)

    • Client Examples of Strategy (yes, real strategies I’ve used for my clients)

    • Advisory or Coaching (this is like a part-time fractional CMO)

    • Integrated Leader (full on FCMO!)

    • How to Confidently Price Yourself (mindset, market rates and where you fit)

  • ATTRACTING DREAM CLIENTS

    Module 5 is all about building your sales funnel – because if you can’t reel in great clients your business won’t get far. We’ll talk about niching down, knowing exactly who your ideal client is, creating a clear brand for yourself, your online presence, choosing channels, website strategy, inbound lead forms and podcasting pitching (my most successful marketing channel!) 

    • Niches (the power of niche and how to figure out which niche to choose)

    • Defining Your Ideal Client (we’re going deep into your audience)

    • Your Brand (online presence, channels and creating something cohesive)

    • Jess’s Social Profiles (and how to optimize your own)

    • Website Strategy (how to craft a site that converts)

    • Inbound Leads (forums that qualify so you aren’t wasting your time)

    • Pitching Podcasts (including SOPs!)

  • UNSLIMEY SELLING

    In Module 6 you’re going to learn about sales – starting with a complete breakdown of my sales process from discovery to closing. You’ll get my outreach system and tracker template, scripts for outreach, discovery call scripts, and so much more. We talk about proposals and pitch decks, objections and rejections (and how to deal with them!) 

    • My Entire Sales Process (from discovery to closing)

    • Outreach Templates (and how to track your outreach)

    • Discovery Call Scripts & Best Practices (plus behind-the-scenes calls!)

    • How to Create Winning Proposals (so you can close more sales)

    • Pitch Decks (you get to use mine!)

    • BTS Fractional CMO Pitch Recordings (where you can watch me pitch a client)

    • Objection & Rejection Handling (and how to be prepared)

    • Shortening Your Sales Cycle (and landing more contracts)

  • WORKING WITH CLIENTS

    Once you’ve landed your dream clients, you’ve got to deliver. Module 7 is where I share all of my SOPs for every one of my offerings. We talk about quarterly planning sessions, mastering KPIs, Sales forecasting and putting together budgets. You’ll also get access to all my campaign and calendar templates

    • SOPs (all the SOPs you didn’t know you needed)

    • BTS Weekly Marketing Meeting Recordings (so you can see what it’s really like)

    • KPIs and Tracking (how to measure results and explain them to your clients)

    • Sales Forecasting (and how marketing contributes to achieving sales goals)

    • Marketing Templates (real life templates that’ll make everything easier)

You Deserve To Have Support As You Build
Or Grow Your Fractional CMO Business

With Fractional CMO School you'll have everything you need to start or grow your business.

3 MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF

$999

Lifetime access: Learn to CMO Course that teaches you everything you need to know to start or scale as a CMO - from packages and pricing to sales, and how to BE a CMO
✔ Lifetime access to the Template Vault that includes templates for pitching and selling your services, working with clients, swipeable marketing strategies that you can use with clients, and more.
✔ Expert Guest Speaker Sessions to help you level up as a marketer. Access the live sessions and vault of past trainings.

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PAY IN FULL + SAVE $500

$2497

Lifetime access: Learn to CMO Course that teaches you everything you need to know to start or scale as a CMO - from packages and pricing to sales, and how to BE a CMO
✔ Lifetime access to the Template Vault that includes templates for pitching and selling your services, working with clients, swipeable marketing strategies that you can use with clients, and more.
✔ Expert Guest Speaker Sesssions to help you level up as a marketer. Access the live sessions and vault of past trainings.

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THE RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES

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WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING

Miranda Holland

“The catalyst I needed to launch out on my own”

“I just wanted to send you a quick message to say "thank you!" I have been so blessed by your fCMO school. It was the catalyst I needed to launch out on my own. I just put in my notice for my 9-5 and will be pursuing this full time in October. I have 3 new contracts that are planning to start then as well so I will be starting out the gate with the work I need to build my business. It was immensely helpful going through your lessons and using your templates as guides. 

Thank you again for all the work and care you put into this. ”

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Kevin Corkum

“I have finally found a place where I can uplevel my business”

“I’ve known Jessica for a couple of years now.  She is the first call I make when I’m stuck on something.  Bluntly, I am in awe of how she has built her company: her service packages, her presentation, and of course her branding.

I have finally found a place where I can uplevel my business.  "For me, working with Jess has felt more like a mastermind than a school. The content is approachable for those in marketing looking to branch out and deep enough for senior marketers to take things to the next level.  Thanks so much Jess!”

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Emma Boshart

“THE best investment I have EVER made”

“Being part of the Fractional CMO school has really given me the kick in the butt I needed to fully own the role of fCMO both in my business and online. Since joining, I've revamped my entire offer suite, begun to update my website, officially "announced" myself on social media, and have a sales call lined up with a company I'd love to work with. Jess has provided all the tools I need to take my current business to the next level, from fully outlined options for offers to templates for EVERY situation to personal support. It's invaluable having someone with Jess' experience to answer my questions, give me advice, and be there to cheer me on. This program is one of the best investments I've EVER made in my business!”

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Abby Mundell

“I launched my business with confidence”

“Diving into entrepreneurship with years of marketing experience felt natural, yet the transition was filled with unexpected hurdles. It wasn't my qualifications that I found lacking, but rather the essential toolkit for starting my own business as a fractional CMO. This is where Jess and her fractional CMO school made all the difference. Jess didn’t just provide education; she equipped me with a comprehensive suite of tools, resources, and the kind of practical knowledge you won’t find in textbooks. Her detailed guidance on when, why, and how to use these resources transformed my readiness into real capability. Thanks to her, I launched my business with confidence and a deep understanding of what it takes to succeed. Jess’s program isn't just about learning to be an entrepreneur—it's about becoming one.”

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YOU HAVE OUR PROMISE

Fractional CMO School is like
nothing you’ve seen before.

Before I created Fractional CMO school, I knew I wanted to build something that I wished existed when I started my business. In the course world – there is a ton of fluff, BS and gatekeeping – all funneling you up into the next and the next. This is not that. With Fractional CMO School you’ll really get it all.

Tried, tested and detailed client strategies that you can replicate with your clients

YOU’LL GET…

OTHER PROGRAMS

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Business start up and growth strategies that are comprehensive, detailed and PROVEN

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Sales strategies that DON’T feel ick and actually work to land you dream clients

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A proven roadmap to follow from a 7-figure CMO who is serving high ticket clients

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100’s of high quality templates that can be used with your own clients and business

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In depth training and resources on how to actually BE a Fractional CMO inside a clients business – with tons of examples and case studies

Access to guest speakers who are industry leading experts

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Fractional CMO School is THE ONLY program on the market that offers all of this and more. Other programs that teach marketers to become fractional CMO’s only provide a fraction of what’s inside Fractional CMO School.


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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Who is this course for?

This course is ideal for: 

—Marketing experts with 3+  years of experience who want to transition into a Fractional CMO role,

— (or) Fractional CMOs who are looking to elevate their offerings, systematize, or scale. 

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What is the format of the course?

There are video training modules, and a vault of template resources. You can go-it-alone with the self-study option which includes the course and templates, or you can fast-track your success with coaching, community and 1-1 mentorship inside the full program.

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How long do I have access?

You get lifetime access to the course and template vault, including any future updates we make to the materials.

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What is a Fractional CMO?

A Fractional Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) is a marketing leader who works part time for a handful of clients creating strategy and leading marketing.

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What skills do I need to be a CMO?

Key skills include strategic thinking, leadership, adaptability, data analysis, and effective communication. We teach you everything - including how to think like a CMO - in the course!

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What if I can't make the live expert sessions?

We understand that schedules can be busy. All live sessions will be recorded so you can catch up at your convenience. We also have a vault of past sessions you can binge anytime.

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Can I get a refund if I'm not satisfied with the course?

f you decide for any reason that this course isn’t for you, let us know within 14 days of purchase and we’ll give you your money back, no questions asked.

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What topics does the course cover?

The curriculum cover everything you need to know from packages, pricing, sales, strategy development, CMO skills, team management, and more! If I’ve done it in my business - it’s yours. AND I’m always taking requests for new modules, so if something you want isn’t there - just ask!

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YOU CAN KEEP DOING WHAT YOU’RE DOING… OR YOU CAN

Take The Leap And Get The
Results You’re Capable Of

You’re reading this because you know something’s missing. You know you need direction and you know you’ll get further ahead learning from someone who’s already where you want to be...

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Testimonials and case studies on this site reflect the real-life experiences of individuals who have used the Fractional CMO School program. However, individual results will vary based on factors like personal effort, market conditions, and your ability to apply the strategies taught. While we showcase exceptional results, these do not represent the average experience, and there is no guarantee that you will achieve similar outcomes. Your success depends on many factors beyond our control, including your financial condition, experience, skills, level of effort, education, and market changes. Running an online business carries risks, and your use of any information on this website is at your own risk. We make no guarantees of success or specific income levels, and no revenue or earnings information presented should be relied upon as a promise or guarantee of future results. By using this site and accessing our content, you acknowledge that we are not responsible for any decisions you make regarding the information presented. Any claims of actual earnings or examples of results can be verified upon request.