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Stacey M.

Harvard-Educated, Fractional CMO, Marketing & Branding Expert

I'm here to grow your business. I am an award-winning, Harvard-educated marketing and brand strategist with over 20 years of experience. I have managed and executed all phases of marketing strategy and have a comprehensive viewpoint on what makes a strategy effective. I have led all aspects of multi-million dollar marketing & branding strategies for domestic and multinational organizations. Services offered 1. Fractional CMO Leadership Gain executive-level marketing leadership without the cost of a full-time hire. I provide hands-on strategy and execution to drive measurable revenue growth. I help eliminate waste, track ROI clearly and accelerate your business growth. 2. Marketing Strategy and Messaging I can plan your business success with well-developed, structured, repeatable marketing systems that generate consistent leads. By collaborating with you and your team, we'll create a strategy, messaging framework, and marketing roadmap tailored to your unique business objectives. 3. Go-to-Market Strategy/Product/Service Launches I develop comprehensive, data-driven GTM strategies to successfully position and launch your product or service. From market research and competitive analysis to defining your ideal customer profile, messaging, and distribution channels, I'll create a structured plan that ensures a strong market entry, accelerates adoption, and drives revenue growth. 4. Digital Marketing I'll streamline and optimize your digital marketing efforts through precise audience targeting and data-driven execution. From social media and email marketing to SEO, paid ads, and podcasting, we ensure your digital strategy works cohesively to maximize impact and ROI. 5. AI Vibe Coding I can create custom apps, websites and dashboards that automate every aspect of your business. Most vibe coders are developers with no business or operations experience. I combine decades of business experience with the power of AI (Claude if my preferred platform, but can work with any platform such as ChatGPT or Gemini) to create custom solutions that solve real business problems. The only limitation is our creativity. My expertise spans - Ad campaign planning and implementation (FB, IG, LinkedIn, Google Search) - SEO-driven content plans & implementation (ClearScope, SEMRush) - Multi-channel inbound marketing plans (PR, social, website, short video, long video, podcasts, editorial, events) - Marketing automation and funnel development (AI, Hubspot, Klaviyo, Marketing Cloud) I have won numerous awards and am Hubspot certified in Marketing Hub, Sales Hub, Digital Marketing, Email Marketing and Inbound Marketing.

🇺🇸Chicago, United States$125/hr100% JSS5.00 (15)Since Apr 2019

Earnings and projects

MRR
$3.7k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#9,017 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#2,649 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$0

Last 6 months: $22k

Total earnings
$157k

Billed in all: $164k

World#22,060 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#5,025 / 62.1k
Per project
$4k

$3.7k in the last 6 months

World#42,781 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#7,134 / 62.1k
Projects, last 6 months
6
33% fixed67% hourly
World#34,405 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#4,906 / 62.1k
Projects in all
39

Across 40 contracts

55% fixed45% hourly
World#77,390 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#11,691 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$164kNothing earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$160k$162k$164k$166kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 0.99% in Email Communication

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