The CMO Grow Method
AI powered growth leadership for SMB, mid market, and PE.
Fractional CMO leadership, growth strategy, and AI powered execution for founders, CEOs, and boards who refuse to plateau. Built on 25 years scaling sales and marketing across enterprise software and residential solar.
Used by founders and operators at companies between $25M and $250M in revenue.
Three time CEO across enterprise software and residential solar
Speaker on AI driven growth and CMO operating systems
Advisor to founders and operators across technology and energy
Choose your path
Where are you starting from?
Growth looks different for an SMB founder than it does for a PE operating partner. Pick the path that fits, and the next page is built for you.
$2M to $25M revenue
SMB founders
A fractional CMO to break a stalled growth plateau.
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$25M to $250M revenue
Mid market CEOs
Interim CMO leadership or a 90 day growth strategy refresh.
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Portfolio wide growth
PE operating partners
A growth playbook deployable across every portfolio company.
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Advisory and coaching
Boards and executives
An advisor for the CEO and the leadership team.
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The CMO Grow Method
Five levers, one operating system.
The CMO Grow Method is the operating system behind every engagement. We do not start with tactics. We diagnose the lever that is stuck, pull it, and build the rhythm to keep it moving.
01
Positioning
A claim the market believes, said in language a buyer can repeat. We start by defining the only sentence your category needs to hear.
02
Demand
Pipeline that compounds. Channels chosen for fit, content built for AI search, attribution that an operator can defend.
03
Conversion
A funnel that respects buyer intent. Offers, proof, and consent flows tuned so the right leads move and the wrong ones do not consume time.
04
Retention
Revenue that stays. Lifecycle, expansion, and customer voice built into the operating cadence, not bolted on after churn shows up.
05
Leadership
A marketing team that ships. Operating rhythm, scorecards, and clear ownership so the work moves without daily heroics.
Four ways to work together
Pick the level of leverage you need.
Embedded leadership, a focused 90 day rebuild, async strategy access, or board level advisory. Same operating system, different intensity.
Fractional CMO
$10K to $20K per month
A senior marketing leader inside your business, accountable for pipeline, brand, and the operating cadence.
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Growth Strategy Sprint
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A 90 day diagnostic and rebuild. Positioning, demand, conversion, retention, leadership, all assessed and rewired.
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Advisory Retainer
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Monthly call and async access for founders and CEOs who want a senior voice in their corner.
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Board and Executive Advisory
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Board level guidance on go to market, AI strategy, and CMO operating systems. For PE backed and pre IPO leadership teams.
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About the founder
An operator who has run the playbook, not just written it.
Chris Lundell leads CMO Grow. He has spent the last 25 years scaling sales and marketing in companies that had to grow fast and grow well. He served as CEO at Corda Technology, the predecessor to Domo (NYSE: DOMO), CEO at Complete Solar, and interim CEO at Blue Raven. He also serves as Chief Compliance Officer and a Board Member at SunPower. He works with founders, CEOs, and boards who are ready to operate marketing as a system.
- Three time CEO across enterprise software and residential solar.
- Chief Compliance Officer and Board Member, SunPower.
- Founder of CMO Grow, advisor to founders and operators across technology and energy.
- Founding member, Highland Alpine Chamber of Commerce.
Free, 6 minute assessment
Find the lever that is holding your growth back.
The Growth Assessment Scorecard rates your business on positioning, demand, conversion, retention, and leadership. You get a personalized 6 page report with the lever to pull next.
12 questions. 6 minutes. A clear next step.
We email the report. No phone calls unless you ask for one.
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