Top 10 Fractional CMOs in Austin to Hire in 2026

Vera Fischer founded Fractional CMO Services, LLC, an Austin-based practice providing executive marketing leadership to manufacturing and B2B companies that need more structure, direction, and growth.

Her VAST framework connects vision, alignment, scale, and traction to help companies build stronger marketing operations. Rather than treating marketing as a series of campaigns, Fischer works to establish leadership systems that align teams, clarify priorities, and make growth more measurable.

Mark Gabrielli founded MarkCMO, a fractional executive practice for growing B2B firms. His background spans marketing and operational leadership across technology, healthcare, and industrial sectors.

Gabrielli works directly with leadership teams to build demand generation systems, strengthen positioning, manage marketing resources, and connect campaigns to revenue. His fractional CMO and COO services extend to Austin businesses, combining marketing strategy with hands-on operational accountability.

Mike Spadier is CMO of Still Austin Whiskey Co. and a marketing executive with experience dating to 2003. He previously co-founded Heart of the Sun and served as Onnit's first chief marketing officer.

Spadier's work centers on building distinctive consumer brands and connecting marketing strategy with business growth. Alongside his leadership at Still Austin, he offers fractional CMO services, drawing on experience across brand development, agency operations, and executive marketing.

Hannah Lapin leads MAP Marketing, providing fractional CMO services to businesses seeking marketing leadership. Her background includes over 12 years developing strategy and leading marketing teams.

Lapin steps into the marketing leadership role to connect strategy, execution, and reporting. Her work emphasizes generating qualified leads, improving conversion, and building practical marketing systems that help established businesses grow without immediately hiring a full-time CMO.

Christine Pribilski is an Austin-based fractional chief marketing officer whose career connects brand strategy with demand generation, marketing operations, and executive leadership for organizations.

Pribilski builds structured marketing programs that connect strategy with measurable business outcomes. Her work emphasizes marketing and sales funnel performance, go-to-market execution, and team accountability. As a fractional CMO, she brings executive-level direction to organizations developing stronger marketing capabilities.

Jiri Nekovar is a fractional CMO and chief AI officer specializing in ecommerce growth. Based in Austin, he works with direct-to-consumer brands to improve marketing performance with AI-driven tools.

Nekovar combines customer journey strategy, conversion optimization, and lifecycle marketing with practical AI applications. His work includes developing automated content systems and helping ecommerce operators build more effective acquisition and retention programs as AI reshapes marketing execution.

Kris Flint is a fractional CMO and co-founder of Citizen Best, where he serves as account director. His background combines entrepreneurship, operations, technology, and consumer and B2B marketing.

Flint helps organizations strengthen brand positioning and translate strategy into campaigns that support growth. Through Citizen Best and his fractional marketing work, he draws on experience in creative development, digital marketing, and business operations to connect brand decisions with commercial goals.

Erica Vallejo founded iFreshly Digital LLC, a marketing firm serving cannabis businesses. An Austin-area fractional CMO, she combines strategic marketing leadership with hands-on digital execution.

Vallejo helps cannabis brands and dispensaries develop marketing strategies suited to a complex industry. Her work covers brand differentiation, digital campaigns, customer acquisition, and performance measurement, giving businesses access to strategic direction without a full-time marketing executive.

Irina Kay founded Birch Brands, a brand strategy and fractional marketing leadership practice. Her career spans over 15 years in brand development, marketing leadership, luxury retail, and technology.

Kay helps founder-led companies close the gap between what they offer and how customers perceive them. Her fractional CMO work combines positioning, messaging, and go-to-market infrastructure, helping businesses develop distinct identities and marketing systems that can support growth beyond the founder's personal network.

David Binkowski leads Large Media's fractional CMO offering, drawing on more than 20 years of marketing leadership. His background spans major agencies, global brands, and founder-led businesses.

Binkowski brings a broad marketing perspective to positioning, messaging, audience strategy, and campaign development. Through Large Media, he provides fractional CMO services to Austin businesses, helping connect creative brand ideas with integrated marketing execution and commercial objectives.