CRO rankings / Firm profile

Chief Outsiders

Not disclosed · Founded Not disclosed · Last verified 2026-10-20

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Moderate evidence confidence

Mid-sized and private-equity-backed companies hiring a fractional CMO or CRO from a large marketing and sales bench.

Bench / Marketplace Model

Also ranked as CMO.

Firm details

Website: https://www.chiefoutsiders.com/
HQs: Not disclosed
No headquarters address was on the pages reviewed.
Typical buyer: Mid-sized and private-equity-backed companies that want a fractional CMO or CRO from a bench.
Verticals: Not disclosed
Specialties: Fractional CMO and fractional CRO seats, drawn from a bench of marketing and sales executives.

Published rates, firm estimates, and third-party estimates stay in separate rows.

Third-party estimate

$1,500 to $30,000+/mo

Blog example that names Chief Outsiders. Also cites a $300 to $500 an hour equivalent. Not an engagement rate card.

First-party blog, accessed 2026-10-20.

Client	Industry	What they did	Source
No named clients published

Rank is page-relative. See the methodology.

Headquarters address is not disclosed.
Operating-history claims differ by page: 16 years on the homepage and more than 17 years on the fractional CMO page. No founding year is recorded.
A blog post gives a market range of $1,500 to over $30,000 a month, and a $300 to $500 an hour equivalent, and names Chief Outsiders as an example. No engagement rate card is published.
Score 62 from ratings of 4, 3, 2, 3, and 3 on Track Record, Segment Fit, Pricing Transparency, Responsiveness, and Credentials. Points equal each weight times the rating divided by 5.
Year counts disagree across pages, so founded stays blank. The 100+ bench and 5,000+ engagements are company-reported.

Main limitation: Bench size, engagement counts, and the year-count claims are company-reported. Pricing is a market example, not a rate card.