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Explore top fractional leaders across Dallas-Fort Worth.

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Vanessa Cortez is today's spotlight profile.

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Vanessa Cortez is today's highlight for CSO coverage after factoring in title fit, response speed, and commercial clarity.

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Portrait of TJ Ware
Executive profile
20 years experience
Available 1-2 days per week
Founder or owner needs a CEO or Visionary-style operator to bring direction, rapid deployment, and accountability without a full-time executive hire.

TJ Ware

Southlake / Fort Worth, TX

Often replies same day on active searches

Strategic growth operator for founder-led companies that need rapid deployment, scale, and executive accountability without a full-time hire.

Multiple-time founder and visionary operator blending rapid deployment, in-house cost savings, organic social/media leverage, regulator-facing credibility, and over $10M in influenced annual B2B sales across insurance, construction, data, media, and technology.

Predictive IndexMaverick
Culture IndexTrailblazer
Trailblazer

Top strengths: Ideation, Input, Strategic

Best for

Founder or owner needs a CEO or Visionary-style operator to bring direction, rapid deployment, and accountability without a full-time executive hire.

Current signal

CEO operator who also covers CSO; available 1-2 days per week and often replies same day on active searches keep it high-signal.

Rate: $300 / hour advisory rate

Based: Based in Southlake / Fort Worth and available across DFW

Delivery: Hybrid

Portrait of Renee Foster
Fictional demo profile
16 years experience
Available 1-2 days per week
Brand reset

Renee Foster

Dallas, TX

Usually responds within one business day

CMO leadership for teams that want more market signal and more consistency behind the scenes.

Sharpens how companies sound, show up, and convert attention into real demand without losing executive discipline. Best for teams that want more market signal and more consistency behind the scenes.

Predictive IndexCaptain
DISCD/C
Trailblazer

Top strengths: Activator, Woo, Communication

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Brand reset

Current signal

CMO operator who also covers CSO; available 1-2 days per week and usually responds within one business day keep it high-signal.

Rate: Project fee from $18k

Based: Based in Dallas

Delivery: Virtual

Portrait of Vanessa Cortez
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Priority placement
Fictional demo profile
22 years experience
Available 1-2 days per week
Executive bridge

Vanessa Cortez

Dallas, TX

Usually responds within one business day

CEO leadership for founders and boards trying to regain clarity during a growth inflection.

Helps founders and boards sharpen priorities, restore leadership trust, and move from drift back into control. Best for founders and boards trying to regain clarity during a growth inflection.

Predictive IndexCaptain
DISCD/C
Strong Visionary

Top strengths: Activator, Woo, Communication

Best for

Executive bridge

Current signal

CEO operator who also covers CSO; available 1-2 days per week and usually responds within one business day keep it high-signal.

Rate: Monthly retainer from $12k

Based: Based in Dallas

Delivery: Virtual

Portrait of Elena Foster
Priority placement
Fictional demo profile
15 years experience
Available 1-2 days per week
Brand reset

Elena Foster

Dallas, TX

Often replies same day on active searches

CMO leadership for companies ready to sound sharper and sell cleaner at the same time.

Sharpens how companies sound, show up, and convert attention into real demand without losing executive discipline. Best for companies ready to sound sharper and sell cleaner at the same time.

Predictive IndexAnalyzer
DISCI/D
Trailblazer

Top strengths: Empathy, Developer, Harmony

Best for

Brand reset

Current signal

CMO operator who also covers CSO; available 1-2 days per week and often replies same day on active searches keep it high-signal.

Rate: $325 / hour advisory rate

Based: Based in Dallas

Delivery: Virtual

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