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Technology and B2B Marketing Executive Joins Chief Outsiders to Accelerate Client Revenue Growth

9.3.2026 | Posted by The Chief Outsider

Brian Vail builds and scales modern marketing teams that align brand, demand generation, and digital strategy to drive client revenue growth as a Chief Outsiders fractional CMO.

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Chief Outsiders Launches New Tool for Private Equity Firms to Improve Growth Capabilities for Portfolio Companies

2.6.2018 — GoToMarket Assessment™ brings clarity to market situation, sales capabilities and exposes gaps that prevent topline growth

Hospitality Marketing Executive Kirk Thompson is Latest Addition to Chief Outsiders’ Growing Roster

12.13.2017 — IHOP’s former top marketer is now available for immediate, fractional engagements as part of the Houston-based “Executives-as-a-Service” firm

Chief Outsiders Adds Three World-Class Marketers to its Northeast Team of CMOs

12.12.2017 — Trio joins more than 50 existing CMOs in the nation’s premier “Executives-as-a-Service” consulting firm

Not All EBITDA Is Created Equal

12.5.2017 — Chief Outsiders CEO Art Saxby explains how fierce PE fund competition skews affects EBITDA has on returns

Chief Outsiders Recognized as One of the Nation’s Fastest Growing Consulting Firms

11.7.2017 — “Executives-as-a-Service” firm earns No. 27 spot on Consulting Magazine’s annual list of the profession’s most robust movers and shakers

More Evidence of the Gig Economy Growing - Ad Age

10.19.2017 — Chief Outsiders Identified by Ad Age as “Filling this need”

Insightful Financial Marketer Chris Wallner is the Latest Addition to Chief Outsiders “Executives-as-a-Service” Firm

9.27.2017 — Wallner to deliver C-level product and marketing insights to Chief Outsiders’ small and mid-sized business clients

Chief Outsiders to Provide Marketing Insights in Partnership with Rhythm Systems

9.22.2017 — Webinar, conference sponsorship to highlight Chief Outsiders’ alliance with Business Execution firm

Bob Sherlock to Bring His Sales, Marketing and Revenue-Generating Expertise to “Executives-as-a-Service” Firm Chief Outsiders

9.19.2017 — Sherlock’s company, Marketwerks, will continue as an affiliate of the Houston-based collective of fractional Chief Marketing Officers