Chief Outsiders, an “Executives-as-a-Service” firm offering fractional Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) to mid-sized companies across the nation, has been named on the Inc 5000 2017 list as one of the country’s fastest growing companies.
This is the fourth consecutive year Chief Outsiders has earned a place on the list, with the company achieving revenue growth between 2014 and 2016 of nearly 190 per cent. CEO and founder Art Saxby attributes that growth to the company’s rapid expansion in Private Equity (PE) – it recently doubled the number of PE-owned businesses it serves, making this the fastest growing segment of Chief Outsiders’ client base.
“Our fractional CMOs bring hyper-focused expertise and efficiency to a portfolio company’s management team, tackling the number one challenge faced by Private Equity Operating Partners – growing their businesses quickly and strategically,” says Saxby. “Chief Outsiders is currently working with more than two dozen PE firms, many of which rely on our 55 CMOs to develop strategies that will grow multiple portfolio companies. Our CMOs come with decades of experience representing some of the nation’s largest companies – that, combined with our broad understanding of PE-owned companies across 60 different industries, ensures PE firms know their investments are in good hands.”
Chief Outsiders first appeared on the Inc. 5000 in 2014, only five years after its inception. Its previous rankings include No. 560 (2014), No. 999 (2015), No. 3364 (2016) and No. 2003 (2017).
“Our inclusion in the Inc. 5000 for the fourth year in a row is a testament to the stellar work our talented CMOs do for each and every client, from PE-owned businesses to mid-sized companies looking to grow at a fraction of the cost of a full-time CMO,” says Saxby. “As our clients succeed, we succeed; as our clients grow, so do we.”
