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I posted about fractional work earlier this week and got some questions. So I recorded a two-minute explanation. The short version: fractional is not a polite word for freelance. It's not junior support. It's senior leadership without the overhead of a permanent hire. Watch to the end. The part about why experienced executives are choosing this model is the bit I think matters most right now. Fractional CMO

I left a VP role at the world’s largest wind energy company earlier this month. Now I’m a Fractional CMO. Most people I tell that to nod and then ask a follow-up question that tells me they have no idea what it means. And honestly, that’s fair. It’s a relatively new model, especially here in Europe, and the name doesn’t exactly explain itself. So let me try. A Fractional CMO is a senior marketing executive who works with your company part-time, on a retainer. Not a consultant

I've been working in large organisations my whole career. I've never had to find my own clients before. And this week, that's exactly what I'm doing. That's weirder to write than I expected. Terrifying and exciting at the same time. Choosing to start from zero, after years of knowing exactly what your job is, is scary and thrilling in equal ways. Even writing this newsletter feels different now because it’s not just about sharing thoughts anymore, it's also me figuring out, i

This week I’m thinking about: showing up without a plan I have 20 coffees booked in June. ☕️ Not because I have a strategy, but because I left my corporate job, I’m starting my own thing, and honestly I have no idea where to start. So I decided to just drink coffee and see what happens. 😅 Some are with people I haven’t spoken to in years, some are with people I’ve never met, and a few are with former colleagues who have built entirely different lives while I wasn’t paying

Soft launching my personality as a service. A few weeks ago, I shared that I'd be leaving Vestas after 15 years, and that I might start something. On June 1st, it officially begins. I'm launching PAQ Anyway, a consultancy built around the work I know best: strategy, marketing, brand, leadership, communication, and executive presence. It now lives here: https://www.paqanyway.com I'm not going to over explain it in a post, the site says it better. I'm also exploring a platform