Fractional go to market leadership for natural products and outdoor brands

Fractional VP of Commercialization.

I take new products, channels and partnerships to market for natural products and outdoor brands. One fractional seat: pre launch, launch, channels and the weekly rhythm that keeps the product moving. AI fluent, with customized tools for each job.

Natural products, outdoor and research with a path to marketConcept to 160 doors and a national launchThe founder who did it, not the executive who watched
The seat

One fractional seat. Four jobs.

A fractional seat on a monthly retainer for a brand with something new to take to market. The business side of commercialization: who the customer is, what the product needs to be and the strategy to get it there.

01 / Pre launch
Concept to shelf
Who the customer is, then positioning, pricing, packaging claims and strategy. Product development, ingredient sourcing and supplier qualification.
02 / Launch
Introduce it to the world
A marketing plan sized to the budget, the sell sheet, the retailer pitch and the first real traction.
03 / Channels
Open the doors that matter
Natural retail, specialty, outdoor dealers, DTC and partnerships. Each has its own economics. I pick the ones right for your business and help open them.
04 / The weekly rhythm
The commercial operating cadence
Priorities, metrics and the weekly review that keeps a product moving when the founder is stretched thin. The commercial leadership a small brand needs, without the full time hire.
How I use AI

I use AI to do the commercial work faster. Drafting sell sheets. Keeping retailer follow up from going cold. Catching deductions before they pile up. Tracking the launch so the whole team can see where it stands. I build the tools for your product and your channels. They run while the launch runs.

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How the engagement runs

A retainer, not a project.

The seat runs on a monthly retainer so the commercial work has one owner from the first customer conversation until the product is selling on its own.

  • Ten to fifteen hours a week inside your commercial function
  • The weekly commercial review: priorities, pipeline and metrics.
  • Retailer, distributor and partner conversations, led or in the room
  • AI workflows built into the function as it runs, not bolted on after
  • Scoped projects or a success fee where a retainer does not fit yet
A launch is won in the follow through, not the kickoff.
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The record

The common thread is taking something new to market.

Not a sales executive who ran a big brand's book. The founder who did it, the program lead who did it for hundreds of others and the cofounder who did it first.

The proof
Amari
Founder and CEO, 2018 to 2026. Concept to 160 retail doors and a national launch with Sprouts. Raised $450K from 12 angels, built a team of 6, reported to the board through every stage, led the wind down.
Innovation Center of the Rockies
A decade in university commercialization. 35+ engagements led, 50+ overseen, 330+ research teams, 21 startups and 6 strategic partnerships out the other side. A 1,700+ executive advisor network built from scratch.
FuelCellStore.com
Cofounder of the first online store for hydrogen fuel cells. A staff of 5, 25 outside reps and supply chains for 100+ products.

I am AI fluent and build tools to fit each job. Three live apps, PermitKarma, MyCamperVan and MyPlateDiary, built end to end with no engineering team.

What I believe

My North Star

01
The common thread is taking something new to market. I focus on the details.
02
A launch starts with the customer. I learn who they are, what they need and why they would switch before we talk product, price, packaging and strategy.
03
I work in natural products, outdoor and with researchers looking for a path to market for their technology.
04
Build, launch, learn, iterate and optimize.
05
If it is not ready, we fix it before, not after.
06
The founder who did it beats the executive who watched. Concept to 160 doors is the experience.
07
AI fluent, with customized tools for each job. It is how I do the work, not what I sell.
Watch

Taking products to market, on camera

Launches, channels and partnerships in natural products and outdoor. And the rivers and the skiing that keep me honest about why.

The only next step

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Twenty to thirty minutes, no pitch. Bring the product and where it is stuck. I talk through the launch, the channel or the partner that moves it and whether the seat is the right fit.

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