by Donald H Noble | Jun 17, 2025 | Executive Management, Private Equity
Introduction – Scale, Fix, or Flip? Not every CEO does the same job, even when the business card looks identical. In private equity and growth ventures, CEOs are hired with one clear mission: scale the company, fix its weaknesses, or prepare it for sale. Getting...
by Donald H Noble | May 15, 2025 | Executive Management, Hiring
Fractional CFO A few of you will remember the TV show What’s My Line?, where three contestants claimed to be the same person and a panel tried to guess which one was telling the truth. In the end, the real person stood up… and the others sat down. Well, it feels like...
by Donald H Noble | Mar 10, 2025 | Executive Management, Hiring
The Great CEO Exodus. The corporate world is witnessing a record-breaking surge in CEO departures. In January alone, 222 CEOs stepped down, continuing a trend that has been accelerating into 2025. While some might chalk this up to the natural churn of leadership, a...
by Donald H Noble | Mar 3, 2025 | Funny, Marketing, networking
Balancing Networking Efforts with Tangible Business Outcomes Why Networking Is Business Development for Fractional Executives For a traditional executive, business development often happens within the company—leveraging an internal sales team, marketing resources, and...
by Donald H Noble | Feb 27, 2025 | Executive Management, Funny, Tax
The Perks and Pitfalls of Being Your Own Regulator – Musk’s government influence Imagine filling out your company’s annual report and pausing at the section marked “Related Parties.” You scratch your head, sip your coffee, and then—lightbulb...
