How The Pocket CEO works with you.
The Pocket CEO is fractional CEO and business advisory for Australian small businesses — the judgement of an in-house executive, without the in-house cost. Start with a diagnostic, build a command centre, then choose the level of involvement that fits: proactive monitoring, hands-on advisory, or a full fractional-executive embed. Every engagement starts with a conversation.
A low-commitment front door in, then a level of ongoing involvement to suit the size and stage of your business — from proactive monitoring through to a full fractional executive embed.
The Diagnostic
One-offThe front door. A fixed-scope audit of your business — tech stack, ad spend, agency and partner performance, and the key numbers that matter. Delivered as a plain-English report and a prioritised action list: what's working, what's leaking money, what to fix first. Stands alone, and is the natural lead-in to a retainer.
The Setup
One-offStanding up your command centre — connecting your accounts, configuring the monitoring stack, and setting your targets and alerts. Credited toward the first month if you move onto a retainer.
Watch
Monthly retainerProactive monitoring, alerts to me before problems surface, a monthly plain-English performance read, and one strategy call a month. For smaller businesses who mainly need eyes on the numbers and early warning.
Advisor
Monthly retainerEverything in Watch, plus fortnightly working sessions, hands-on help with the decisions that matter, and active oversight of your tech, ad spend and partners. For businesses in a growth push who need judgement, not just alerts.
Pocket CEO
Monthly retainerFull fractional-executive embed. Weekly involvement, deep strategic ownership, and oversight of any build, agency or dev work in flight. For businesses who want an operator effectively running the numbers side of things alongside them.
Power Hour
À la carteA single 1:1 strategy session. Bring the decision you're stuck on, leave with a plan.
Half-Day Intensive
À la carteA focused block of hands-on working time for a specific problem — a launch, a pivot, a plan that needs building fast.
Build & agency oversight
Project-basedA second opinion before you sign anything, or ongoing accountability once a build's underway. Platform shortlists, agency proposals and the questions that matter, pressure-tested.
Specialist work drawn from over a decade in ecommerce, live commerce and founder-led brand building — for businesses that want a particular skillset, not an ongoing retainer.
Community & loyalty design
Two award-winning private communities built from scratch over twelve years. I design loyalty mechanics and community structures that compound — the kind that show up in retention, not just vanity metrics.
Live commerce, hosting & on-camera coaching
Trained in the highest-stakes live selling format there is — TVSN. With radio, TV and live shopping credits across a decade-plus. Be the face of yours, or learn to be — I'll host your live sessions, or coach your founder to do it themselves.
Founder content & UGC
UGC and creator content from a real founder voice — not a hired face. Built for brands that want trust-led content with strategic intent baked into the brief from the start.
Speaking & workshops
Engaging, story-led sessions for conferences, retail events and internal teams. I speak from experience — not theory.