Digital marketing leadership, strategy, and training for founder-led businesses that genuinely care about their audience.
Take marketing off your plate.
Most founders didn't start a business so they could spend hours every week on marketing. But referrals and organic marketing can only get you so far. When you want to make a bigger impact — and bigger profits — you've got to get intentional with your marketing.That means:
Marketing systems that run without you becoming a content hamster
Strategies that feel authentic to who you are, not who some guru says you should be
A team that's aligned, equipped, and excited about your marketing (instead of just checking boxes)
Real conversations with real people who genuinely need what you offer
Our Fractional CMO offering gives you access to experienced marketing leadership without the full-time executive price tag, so you can finally take marketing off your plate and focus on doing the work you love.
“Working with Ben has transformed my marketing. Mostly because it's the thing I hate doing! Sometimes, it feels icky or pushy from other marketing experts, but his emphasis on relationships and real people made the difference. I feel like I just get to talk to people and see how I could help them, so it isn't impersonal tactics but authentic engagement.”
Jenn W., Speaker, Consultant
Hi, I'm Ben Stewart!
I help founder-led brands learn and implement marketing practices based on how humans build relationships in the real world.There is no B2B or B2C. All business is H2H: human-to-human. And so, your marketing should be designed to attract the right people and make connections that build long-term relationships just like we do in the real world — based on trust, affinity, and excitement.I accidentally started a marketing agency and spent the first 10 years learning a lot of lessons about scaling up past 7 figures the hard way. Now I help service-based business owners do the same thing without the painful lessons and drawn out timeline.As a Fractional CMO, I come alongside founders who've been shouldering the weight of their marketing strategy (whether they feel qualified or not) and help them install the systems, strategies, and team leadership they need to scale to the next level of income and impact.
“Ben Stewart is an absolute master when it comes to the ins and outs of building systems that create a thriving, healthy business. He’s not just knowledgeable—he’s also an incredible coach who brings humility, patience, and a rare ability to meet you exactly where you are. What could feel complex and overwhelming, Ben makes clear and accessible, ensuring you have the tools and confidence to move forward. I can’t recommend him highly enough!”
Drew W., Speaker, Author, Coach
– Manifesto –
You Are More Than A Funnel
Marketing has lost its way.In our rush to optimize, automate, and scale, we've forgotten what marketing is truly about: human beings connecting with other human beings.We've become so obsessed with conversion rates and click-through percentages that we've lost sight of the people behind the metrics. We've traded relationships for automated sequences. Conversations for prewritten scripts. Authentic connections for optimized conversions.But here's the truth: Your potential clients aren't data points to be pushed through a funnel.They're people seeking real solutions to real problems. They're looking for someone who understands them, someone they can trust, someone who can genuinely help.And that's the essence of business. That's what playing the long game looks like.And so, authentic marketing happens not in the perfectly optimized landing page or the carefully segmented email sequence, but in the moment when the right person finds the right help at the right time. When a genuine human connection is made, and trust begins to build.But don't get me wrong... I'm not saying we simply abandon strategy or ignore metrics. But it's time we put them in their proper place—as tools that support relationships, not replace them.If you’ve been caught in the spiral of marketing fads and tactics designed to sell courses and books from gurus, it’s time to press pause, take a step back, and take a different approach to your marketing. An approach that’s authentic to who you are, how you serve your audience, and why you do what you do in the first place.It’s time for ethical, human, authentic… relational marketing.Because marketing at its best isn't about funneling as many people as possible toward a quick sale. It's about connecting with the right people for your brand to build long-term relationships that benefit both your audience and your business.Your marketing is more than a funnel.You are more than a funnel.
"Ben's insights on the nuts and bolts of running a business are just what we've been looking for. He also has an astute marketing mind, and he brings that perspective in assessing our marketing positioning and creative execution. It's like having a CMO, a CEO, and a COO wrapped up into one person. Invaluable."
Greg M., Agency Founder
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