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Sabrina Donley

Sabrina decodes growth bottlenecks, customer insights, and marketing confusion to transform complexity into clarity and build the structure that drives results. A transformational marketing executive with 25 years of accelerating growth and ROI in F150 public companies and PE-backed firms, she leverages an engineering background and deep expertise across technical industries to help CEOs harness marketing as a true growth engine.

The CEO Dashboard Should Show Direction, Not Just Activity

Thu, Oct 15, 2026 | Posted by Paul Sparrow

If your dashboard only tells you what happened, it’s reporting history. A CEO needs direction.

Steps Taken Aren’t the Same as Direction

I've spent a fair amount of time backpacking, and one thing becomes obvious when you've been walking for several hours: knowing how far you've walked isn't the same thing as knowing whether you're headed in the right direction.

Your watch can tell you that you've taken 22,000 steps.

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The AI Search Gap Between Buyers and Brands Just Got Wider

Fri, Jul 24, 2026 — Executive Takeaways B2B buyer AI adoption hit 94%, and company readiness didn't keep pace. The #1 organic ranking now captures under 2% of AI Overview searches. Google Gemini's chatbot share jumped 48% in a single month. The gap isn't awareness anymore. It's execution, and it's getting more expensive to ignore. Buyers have moved to AI search. Most companies haven't caught up.

GEO – What it is and Why You Should Understand It

Fri, Jan 9, 2026 — Part 2 of our four-part series exploring how AI search is transforming visibility, SEO, and digital strategy - and what CEOs need to do now to stay competitive. Executive Takeaways GEO is about optimizing for answers within AI search engines. Ranking well doesn’t guarantee visibility anymore – AI citations are needed too. Offsite reputation and mentions are just as critical as on-page SEO.

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