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The Best Fractional Sales Leadership Options in 2026: An Honest Comparison

Vendux is one of the options listed. We've worked hard to describe every other provider fairly, because a comparison you can't trust is one that helps no one. Where Vendux is genuinely the better fit, we say so; where another firm is, we say that too.

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The Shortlist Lie: Why Your Executive Search Was Decided Before You Saw the Candidates

The standard executive search slate contains three to four candidates. AESC member firms and most retained search practices converge on this number for a reason — and it isn’t the one you’ve been told.

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Why the Best Operators Choose Fractional (And What That Means for You)

The standard narrative about fractional executive hiring goes like this: companies that can’t afford a full-time CFO or CMO hire a fractional one instead. It’s a practical workaround: useful, cost-efficient, and something you grow out of once the company reaches a certain size. That narrative is incomplete.

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Why Pricing Is the Hardest Conversation in Fractional Work

There is a mystique around pricing, especially for executives who have never been involved in setting a price. Most of us spent careers selling somebody else’s product or service at somebody else’s rate. Now we are the product, and the room goes quiet.

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The Unfinished Puzzle: Why Leaders Must Frame the Work Before Filling the Details

Some habits never leave you. They simply evolve. For me, puzzling has always been one of them—a quiet, obsessive activity that pulls me in completely and refuses to let go until the last piece clicks into place.

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When a CEO Confirms It: Hiding a Fractional Executive Is the Mistake

In last week’s CEO Masterclass, I laid out the common reasons why fractional executive engagements go sideways. Then one of the CEOs in the room did something that made the lesson land harder than any slide could: he squarely confirmed it.

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Fractional Sales Leadership Isn’t a Cost Play

It’s an Organizational Design Strategy. Sales tools are evolving faster than ever. AI SDRs. Revenue intelligence. Deal analytics. Forecasting copilots.

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Twenty-three Minutes at a Time: How Vinyl Records Taught Me Focus, Patience, and Depth in Business

Long before playlists, streaming, or skipping tracks, I learned how to listen—really listen—one album side at a time. And that habit shaped far more than my musical taste.

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Non-Compete Clauses and Fractional Executives - Where Protection Ends and Overreach Begins

Non-competes in 1099 contracts are not inherently unreasonable—but they are frequently misapplied. Companies that balance protection with practicality, and executives who engage thoughtfully rather than reflexively resisting, are far more likely to build durable, trust-based partnerships.

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When the Best Salesperson Becomes the Bottleneck

Because the solution might not be another marketing campaign or quota push. It might be time to introduce experienced leadership—fractionally or otherwise—to build the structure your best people deserve.

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