Marketing Therapy
Somebody sharp. On your side. On call.
An independent thinking partner for founders and marketing leaders. Monthly retainer. No fluff, no agency games — just judgement, accountability and truth-telling.
Who it's for
You're the smartest marketing brain in the room. That's the problem.
Founders scaling past $5M
You're the marketer of last resort and it's getting expensive. You need a sparring partner who's been through it.
First-time CMOs
Nobody senior enough to challenge you inside. You need one person outside who will.
Marketing leaders in flux
New role, new sponsor, new market. You want independent judgement before you commit to the plan.
Interactive scorecard
Where do you actually need help?
Rate yourself across six dimensions. See your shape. Decide if Phil is the right sparring partner.
Score yourself
Rate your confidence in each dimension from 1 (flying blind) to 5 (elite).
Your shape
Capable — real leverage available.
Monthly cadence
A rhythm designed for real leadership work.
One 90-minute strategy call
Monthly. Structured around your live agenda — not Phil's.
Unlimited async between calls
Slack / WhatsApp / email for the messy in-between decisions.
Quarterly written review
Where you started, where you are, what to bet on next.
One workshop credit per quarter
A half-day session with your team on any topic you choose.
Inclusions
Everything's on the table.
What you get
The shape of the relationship.
Compared to
Why not just hire a consultant or agency?
| Marketing Therapy | Consultant | Agency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent from your agencies | |||
| Available for the hard decisions between meetings | |||
| 24 years of enterprise + startup pattern recognition | |||
| No sell-through on media, retainers or 'the deck' | |||
| Executes the work directly | |||
| Sub-$20k/month commitment |
"Phil is the first call I make when something's off. He's saved me from three expensive mistakes this year alone."
Questions
Things people ask before signing up.
Three months to start, month-to-month after that. Real change takes at least a quarter to feel.
A fixed monthly fee scoped to team size and cadence. Shared on the chemistry call — no hidden tiers or upsells.
No. Marketing Therapy augments the leaders you already have. If you're looking for someone to run marketing, that's Fractional CMO — a separate engagement.
You bring the live problem you'd normally spend a week wrestling with alone. We resolve as much of it as we can in 90 minutes, and set up the operating rhythm.
Chemistry call first. If it's not right, you don't pay for the first month. Simple.
Let's see if we click.
One 30-minute chemistry call. No slides, no obligation. If it's a fit, month one is on us if you don't get value.
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