
Why I Built a CRM for Fractional Executives, Consultants, and Coaches
90% of CRMs fail to help businesses grow. First Mate is the simple pipeline CRM built for independent professionals — with coaching tips that actually help you close.
Systematic insights on building a fractional executive practice. No motivational fluff. Just process.

90% of CRMs fail to help businesses grow. First Mate is the simple pipeline CRM built for independent professionals — with coaching tips that actually help you close.

Most fractional executives lose deals to disorganization, not lack of skill. Here are three pipeline rules that separate those who close from those who hope.

92.8% of fractional executives get clients through referrals. So why does every CRM have a lead score? Here's why I built First Mate — and what it means for your 2026.

Most fractional executives track prospects in two buckets. They're missing the middle. Here's the diagnostic framework that reveals where your pipeline is actually broken.

You're not getting a job in January. You're not getting one in February either. So maybe stop scrolling and start deciding.

A Message for Fractional Executives — Whether You're Trying to Land Your First Client or Drowning in the Ones You Have. The stillness is the first step. The system is the second.

A case study in Voyage 2: When more clients doesn't mean more freedom. How one fractional CFO went from 100+ hour weeks to 50 hours while increasing revenue per hour by 131%.

Landed your first fractional client? Don't fall into the trap that kills most fractional practices. Learn the 20% Rule and how to build a sustainable portfolio.

Health insurance is the single biggest barrier keeping talented executives trapped in corporate jobs. Here's why that barrier is mostly an illusion—built on fear, not math.

The career coaching industry makes $15 billion annually telling you to 'leverage your network.' Here's the data that proves it doesn't work—and what actually does.

Talented executives with decades of experience are destroying their self-worth playing a rigged game. Here's the truth nobody's saying—and what to do about it.

Definitive guide to fractional executives: what they are, how they differ from consultants, what they earn, and how to become one. From the category creator.
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