What do startups and Fortune 500s have in common? If you're Adam Hodges, the answer is simple: high-stakes decisions, relentless focus, and a clear playbook. With 23 quota-crushing years and a track record of building elite sales teams, Adam shares the principles and frameworks that have shaped his approach to leadership, coaching, and go-to-market execution.

Trisha Fahey has worked across every layer of healthcare—strategy, pharmacy benefits, go-to-market, and early-stage growth. After a period of independent consulting, she’s now in a full-time sales role and actively exploring advisory and board opportunities. In this interview, she shares sharp insights on scaling smart, avoiding founder blind spots, and building a career with intention.

From launching cutting-edge biotech tools across continents to advising 26+ startups, Hyalker Amaral’s career spans global impact, deep empathy, and relentless execution. In this spotlight, he shares how marathon training mirrors product launches, the one skill business school didn’t teach him, and why humility is a secret weapon in leadership.

With over 30 years of experience, Annette Kenney shares how fractional leadership provides early-stage companies with high-level expertise, flexibility, and cost-efficiency. From her passion for transforming healthcare to her unique approach to strategy and culture, Annette offers invaluable insights into the evolving landscape of leadership.

Jennifer Gendron’s career is a testament to the power of aligning passion with purpose. Beginning as a clinical social worker, she transitioned into the business side of healthcare, earning her MBA and spending over a decade driving impact in health tech and behavioral health tech. Today, Jennifer leverages her expertise as a fractional executive, working with mission-driven companies to scale their growth and achieve meaningful outcomes.

Joel's move from in-house HR roles to fractional leadership was driven by his passion for tackling tough issues and building open, transparent communities within organizations. As he puts it, "I enjoy helping business owners and managers wrestle with the elephants in the room." His approach fosters trust and accountability, creating stronger, more resilient company cultures. 

Manisha Sharma, the CEO and Founder of Inscape Solutions and Consulting, LLC, reflects on her career journey and the evolution of her role as a leader and executive coach.

Courtney Todd, a Fractional CMO and Creative Director, shares her top five elements for a successful rebrand:

Joe Luber, with 20+ years in healthtech, drives growth through product ownership and strategic partnerships. He brings a hands-on, results-driven approach to every role.

Vispi Jilla is an accomplished finance executive and entrepreneur who specializes in fractional and interim CFO roles. With a strong background in financial strategy and healthcare, Vispi has successfully balanced his career in finance while owning and operating RV parks in the DFW area. He is dedicated to leveraging his expertise to help businesses navigate complex financial landscapes while pursuing his entrepreneurial interests.

Colin Hewett is an experienced operations executive, consultant, and US Army Veteran who specializes in planning, building infrastructure, processes, and teams for organizations poised for expedited growth. He is passionate about helping organizations with their follow-through to ultimately achieve their goals.

Silvi Specter is a fractional CMO who specializes in working with early-stage tech companies on go-to-market and demand generation. She began her career working for the startup insurance company Lemonade in Tel Aviv, Israel, where she built their content and brand strategy from scratch, initiating a viral Instagram campaign. From there, she moved back to the U.S. and worked at multiple early-stage companies. Eventually, she tapped into her entrepreneurial spirit, took a leap of faith, and decided to pursue fractional and consulting work; “I started last year, and I do not see myself doing anything else.”

In the Venturous community, we discovered that fractional executives are looking to connect and engage with like-minded individuals. Our executive spotlights aim to feature the awesome talent in our community and share insights and tips based on experience that are beneficial to all executives and leaders.

To kickoff these Executive Spotlights, we spoke to Fractional CMO, Matthew Simpson.

Matthew has been in marketing for 20+ years. He started consulting in direct and digital marketing. This path led him to numerous full-time positions spanning from audience growth at New York Daily News to SVP of marketing at EG Health. About seven months ago, Matthew decided to return to consulting and fractional work where he gets to work on a variety of projects and prioritize the work he chooses to pursue.