Top 12 Fractional CMOs in Nashville to Hire in 2026

Brian Talbot is a principal partner and marketing executive at The Value CMO. His background spans healthcare, technology, media, financial services, and professional services marketing and strategy.

Talbot works with business leaders to connect marketing strategy with execution, using brand storytelling, collaboration, and organizational change to support growth. His fractional leadership approach helps companies strengthen marketing direction and build more scalable business practices.

Jason Levkulich is an independent fractional CMO and creative director with nearly three decades of experience in marketing, brand development, and storytelling for startups and established businesses.

His work spans SaaS, technology, professional services, and entertainment. Levkulich combines creative direction with marketing leadership, helping businesses sharpen messaging, develop campaigns, and strengthen market positioning. His campaigns have received ADDY and PR Daily recognition.

Chris Small founded Accretive Marketing after leading growth at venture-backed businesses, including Soundstripe and FILMPAC. His career also includes experience with Apple and Warner Music Group.

Small works with founder-led companies that need senior marketing leadership beyond occasional consulting. He helps develop acquisition strategies, improve campaign performance, and organize marketing execution, drawing on his experience scaling subscription and marketplace businesses.

Joe Quattrone founded Quattrone Brands after building marketing experience with major consumer brands, including AB InBev, Audi, Johnson & Johnson, and Budweiser, across brand and product marketing.

Through Quattrone Brands, he works directly with CEOs and executive teams to identify growth opportunities and build repeatable marketing systems. His services include fractional CMO engagements, strategic growth planning, and focused programs designed to turn marketing activity into measurable business momentum.

David Binkowski leads Large Media, bringing more than 20 years of marketing experience across agencies, global brands, and startups. His background includes Publicis, Lippe Taylor, P&G, and Tile.

Binkowski provides embedded marketing leadership that connects brand strategy with execution. His work spans positioning, communications, digital marketing, and team management, helping companies build coordinated marketing programs rather than relying on disconnected channel tactics.

Jerad Schutt leads Fullgrain Marketing, drawing on more than 20 years of integrated marketing experience. His background includes brand development, marketing strategy, and campaign execution across businesses.

Schutt embeds with leadership teams to own marketing strategy, guide execution, and develop sustainable growth programs. His approach combines executive-level planning with hands-on marketing management, giving businesses ongoing leadership without requiring a full-time CMO.

Stephen Strickhausen founded Cedar House Marketing after building marketing expertise through real estate and home services. He previously directed marketing for a major Middle Tennessee roofing company.

Strickhausen brings hands-on experience across SEO, paid advertising, content, CRM, and digital campaigns. Through Cedar House, he provides fractional marketing leadership to growing businesses, particularly contractors and service companies that need coordinated marketing execution and a stronger pipeline of customers.

Tricia Nichols founded Wellbent after holding senior marketing roles across consumer brands including Gap, Estée Lauder, Pepsi, and Belk. Her experience spans brand leadership, consumer insights, and growth strategy.

Nichols provides fractional and interim marketing leadership for wellness-oriented businesses. She helps executive teams strengthen consumer value propositions, identify new market opportunities, and connect brand development with revenue growth. Her work also includes advisory roles and brand innovation.

Kathryn Good is president of Good Circle Marketing, a consultancy built on two decades of marketing experience. She has led marketing programs and teams for small businesses, nonprofits, and corporations.

Good helps organizations clarify their positioning, understand their audiences, and coordinate marketing activities. Her work also includes AI consulting, supporting businesses as they adopt new tools and strengthen their marketing capabilities without relying entirely on large internal teams.

Mark Gabrielli founded MarkCMO, a fractional executive practice serving growth-stage B2B companies. His background spans marketing and operations leadership across healthcare, aerospace, SaaS, and industrial sectors.

Gabrielli embeds with executive teams to lead positioning, demand generation, and marketing execution. His work connects growth strategy with operational systems, using performance measurement, workflow improvements, and revenue accountability to help businesses build repeatable growth engines.

Katie Key founded JKS Digital after building more than 25 years of experience in marketing technology, operational strategy, and digital transformation. Her work spans international brands and industries.

Through JKS Digital, Key provides senior marketing guidance through a flexible fractional CMO model. Her team connects business strategy with digital execution, marketing systems, and customer experience improvements, helping companies establish scalable processes and more effective marketing operations.