Fractional C-Level

Oftentimes, Board of Directors and Senior leadership recognize there is a need that is not addressed with current internal resources.  Finding the right person is challenging, may take months and many times the business cannot wait.  Or, you aren’t 100% sure the specific skills needed to advance the business to the next level complicating recruitment process or creating friction with an Executive Recruiter.  “Access to” — not “ownership of” — talent, experience and the capacity to complete critical tasks and functions is most desired, particularly with the speed of innovation and subsequent technology and platforms that displace incumbents and disrupt markets.

A Fractional C-level role, or interim role, provides you the flexibility to advance the business. leverage the depth and experience of executives who’ve successfully led critical functions at multiple companies (often large, publicly-traded organizations) and/or leading startups that have successfully scaled. These are senior level executive leaders and professionals who apply their expertise in a project-based, part-time or interim model.

Demonstrated success inside organizations is an important distinction between on-demand executives and consulting firms. Many consulting firms hire and train young MBAs with little or no operating or leadership experience.  cda Ventures sits squarely between strategy development and “been there, done that” experience. We are viewed as “doers.”  Conversely, many consultants tend to inflate the size of their teams and focus more on concepts than full strategy and implementation.  On-demand executives are “athletic” because they move easily from the conceptual and strategic to nuts-and-bolts implementation….being “strategically tactical”.