# Chief Outsiders

> Chief Outsiders embeds veteran fractional CMOs, CSOs and CROs inside mid-market leadership teams, then supports their strategies with an on-demand execution bench and the AI-enabled GrowthGears OS platform. Founded in Houston in 2009, the private firm sells flexible access to senior commercial operators for companies that need a growth leader but not necessarily another permanent executive.

- **Founded:** 2009
- **Headquarters:** Houston, United States
- **Founders:** Art Saxby (Founder and CEO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 170 people in the supplied company record; LinkedIn displayed 178 employee profiles in August 2026, while Chief Outsiders publicly describes a bench of more than 120 fractional executives.
- **Products:** Fractional CMO services, Fractional CSO and CRO services, Team Outsiders, GrowthGears OS, Growth Gears methodology
- **Notable:** Served more than 2,000 mid-sized businesses across 5,000+ engagements, according to company materials., Worked with more than 300 private equity firms, according to the company's 2026 materials., Built a bench of more than 120 fractional marketing and sales executives.

## Products & services

- **Fractional CMO services** — Part-time or interim chief marketing officers who embed in leadership teams to diagnose markets, set strategy, lead execution, develop teams and own marketing accountability.
- **Fractional CSO and CRO services** — Flexible senior sales and revenue leadership for sales process, pipeline, commercial alignment, coaching and growth transformation.
- **Team Outsiders** — An on-demand implementation arm providing lead generation, digital marketing, content, brand execution, web work, automation, sales enablement and program management.
- **GrowthGears OS** — An AI-enabled SaaS operating platform exclusive to Chief Outsiders clients, with workflows, playbooks, secure asset storage, collaboration, milestones and AI-assisted sales and marketing work.
- **Growth Gears methodology** — A market-based framework that organizes growth work into insight, strategy and execution.
- **Executive coaching and go-to-market advisory** — Workshops, assessments and flexible advisory engagements for CEOs and commercial leaders.

## Achievements

- Served more than 2,000 mid-sized businesses across 5,000+ engagements, according to company materials.
- Worked with more than 300 private equity firms, according to the company's 2026 materials.
- Built a bench of more than 120 fractional marketing and sales executives.
- Appeared on the Inc. 5000 for ten consecutive years from 2014 through 2023.
- Reported a 70+ Net Promoter Score in its July 2026 leadership announcement.
- Acquired AI collaboration company Jauntboards in March 2025 to form the technology core of GrowthGears OS.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Dawn Werry became president while founder Art Saxby remained CEO and shifted greater focus to long-term strategy.
- **2026-03** — Chief Outsiders continued expanding its fractional sales bench with senior SaaS, fintech, technology and industrial leaders.
- **2025-07** — Anka Twum-Baah and Chuck Dushman were promoted into expanded managing-partner roles.
- **2025-03** — Chief Outsiders acquired Jauntboards, appointed Jeff Loeb to lead the GrowthGears OS division and brought Jauntboards co-founder Fletcher Groeneman into product and AI leadership.
- **2025-02** — The firm launched Team Outsiders and GrowthGears OS as an integrated, end-to-end go-to-market offering.

## Links

- Website: https://www.chiefoutsiders.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/chief-outsiders/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/chiefoutsiders
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Chiefoutsiders
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChiefOutsiders/

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Last updated: 2026-08-16