The Fractional CMO Podcast

A great product isn't enough, if nobody knows about it, you don't have a business. In this episode of The Cemoh Marketing Podcast, Simon Dell sits down with Dean Salakas, four-time business exit veteran and co-founder of Retail Community, to talk about building The Party People into one of Australia's best-known retail brands and what he'd do differently if he started again today. Dean covers ...

AI doesn't run your business, it runs on whatever rules you give it. In this episode of The Cemoh Marketing Podcast, Simon Dell sits down with Fiona Campbell, founder of the Virtual Assistant Lead Network, to unpack how she's built her entire operation around Claude, and why she treats it like a brand-new staff member rather than a shortcut. Fiona covers how she's turned Claude into a shared k...

AI hasn't fixed bad marketing, it's just made it faster and louder. In this episode of The Cemoh Marketing Podcast, Simon Dell sits down with fractional marketer Danielle Coffin (My Marketing Makeover) to unpack why so much AI-generated marketing falls flat, and what to do about it. Danielle covers what actually counts as bad marketing versus vanity metrics, why AI amplifies weak foundations i...

The first 90 days with a new client make or break a fractional CMO engagement. In this solo episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, Simon Dell shares a six-part framework for onboarding a new client, building trust, and proving your value fast. Simon covers what a client should feel in week one, why the audit comes before the action, how to build trust with the whole team, setting the right cad...

In this episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, Simon sits down with Alison Dean, fractional CMO and founder of The Peppermint Group, who has spent 20 years in marketing and brand. Alison started her career at Clemenger working with multinational brands, then founded The High Tea Party, a live event experience that brought 30,000 women through the doors every year across Australia and New Zealan...

In this episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, Simon is joined by Kirsty Dagnall, founder of Beyond the Brief, a Sydney-based challenger agency offering fractional CMO services and big agency quality without the big agency budgets. Originally from Wales and with 15 years in Australia, Kirsty's background spans global tech marketing, agency work, finance, strategy and content. Simon and Kirsty ...

In this episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, we're joined once again by returning guest Chris Jowsey, a fractional CMO based in Sydney with a background in digital marketing and e-commerce across tech companies, professional services, and DTC brands. Simon and Chris dig into the Australia Post 2026 E-Commerce Report, unpacking what the data actually means for businesses operating in the onli...

In this episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, we're joined once again by returning guest Kelly Dimkovska, a digital marketing specialist with 16 years of experience, more than 12 of them working exclusively in the healthcare sector. Simon and Kelly dive into the realities of content marketing in a heavily regulated industry, exploring why most businesses are producing content that adds no val...

Pricing yourself as a fractional CMO is one of the hardest things to get right, and most people get it wrong. In this solo episode, Simon Dell breaks down four practical frameworks to help you figure out what to charge as a fractional CMO, whether you're just starting out or well into your journey. Simon covers the Market Rate Anchor, Salary Reverse Engineer, Value-Based Pricing, and Competiti...

In this episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, we're joined once again by returning guest Kristy Hunter from Hunter Marketing Co. — one of Cemoh's longest-serving consultants and a true expert in small to medium business marketing. Simon and Kristy dive into the content demand explosion that's sweeping the marketing world right now, exploring why businesses are producing more content than ever...

In this episode of The Cemoh Podcast, Simon Dell is joined by fractional CMOs Josh Cilento and Gus Wurth for a head-to-head debate on the worst rebrands in airline history. Qantas vs British Airways. From brand trust and leadership decisions to poor research and costly reversals, they unpack what really went wrong, and what businesses of any size can learn from it. Because brand isn’t what yo...

In this episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, Simon Dell is joined by David King, CEO for Eastern Australia and New Zealand at the CFO Centre, to explore why the fractional leadership model is accelerating and what it really takes to succeed as a fractional executive. David shares insights from over 25 years working with SME founders, explaining how fractional CFOs help businesses stabilise, ...

In this episode we’re joined by accountant Daniel Hay, fractional CMOs Kelly Dimkovska and Joshua “JC” Cilento, and marketing strategist Tommy Holt for a deep dive into one of the biggest business questions: Are accountants holding back marketing success — or are marketers overspending? This episode breaks down the real tension between marketing and finance teams, why marketing budgets get cut...

For this episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, Simon Dell is joined by Caroline Warns, founder of Only Good Content and a seasoned B2B marketing content expert. With decades of experience in in-house marketing and communications, Caroline shares her insights on how fractional CMOs, consultants, and service-based business owners can leverage content to build personal brands, attract clients, an...

Thinking about becoming a fractional CMO? In this episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, Simon Dell breaks down 10 essential steps to launch your fractional marketing business before leaving your full-time role. Learn how to:  ✅ Define your niche and target market  ✅ Build a strong personal brand and showcase your expertise  ✅ Prepare cash reserves and set up your business structure  ✅ Create ...

For this episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, Simon Dell is joined by Kristy, Kelly Dimkovska, and Joshua Cilento for a roundtable discussion on one of marketing’s biggest frustrations — reporting. Are detailed marketing reports a waste of time when clients rarely read them? Or are they critical for accountability and strategic alignment? Together, the team breaks down how to make reporting ...

For this episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, we’re joined by Kelly Dimkovska, founder of Tuesday Logic and a seasoned marketing leader with over 15 years’ experience across healthcare, agencies, and consulting. Kelly shares how she made the leap into the fractional space, why so many businesses struggle to align marketing with commercial goals, and the quick wins that can transform client ou...

For this episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, Simon Dell is joined by Kateesha Hembrow, founder of Be Known Academy and a leading personal branding and LinkedIn coach. With experience coaching hundreds of professionals across more than 40 industries, Kateesha shares her insights on how consultants, freelancers, and fractional CMOs can use LinkedIn to attract clients and grow their personal br...

For this episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, Simon Dell is joined by Farrah Motley, Director of Prosper Law. With over a decade of experience as an in-house counsel and now running her own firm, Farrah shares what fractional CMOs and consultants need to know about the legal side of marketing. We cover duty of care, contracts, staged payments, IP ownership, AI-created content, and what to do...

For this episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, we’re joined by Chris Jowsey, founder of Nugget Digital and one of Australia’s leading fractional CMOs. Chris has helped B2B and tech businesses grow with clarity and focus — and he shares insights on what really sets a fractional apart from a consultant, how to balance quick wins with long-term strategy, and why financial fluency and AI are becom...

For our second episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, we are joined by Jamie Gilbert-Smith, from Occam Strategy — a marketing powerhouse who’s helped brands cut through the noise with clarity, confidence, and creative thinking. He’s got thoughts on aligning brand and business strategy, moving fast without breaking things, and why marketing doesn’t need to be complicated to be effective. Jamie'...

For our first episode of The Fractional CMO Podcast, we are joined by Kristy Hunter from Hunter Marketing Co. where we discuss the unique role of a fractional CMO and how they differ from traditional consultants. Learn how they integrate into businesses, offering strategic insights and hands-on implementation to drive success. Kristy's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristyhunter-market...

Our very own marketing guru, Simon, is joined by Selina Donnelly who owns finance company HSA Growth. In this episode we discuss challenges of running a small business and Simon helps Selina with some marketing strategies to implement into HSA Growth. Selina's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/selina-donnelly-13312b57/ HSA Growth LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/hsa-growth-part...

In today's episode, Simon is joined by SEO guru Maddison Ryan, Founder of The Digital Hub. She has helped a diverse range of companies improve their visibility on search engines. Maddison's LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/maddisonryan1 The Digital Hub - www.thedigitalhub.com.au We love to know what you think so, give us a rating and review on Apple Podcast. Rate Our Podcasts (https://podcasts....

This week, Simon is joined by an award-winning CEO, speaker, and advocate whose journey from entertainer to immigrant to global leader exemplifies resilience, authenticity, and purpose. Elena Gosse OAM transformed her husband’s small business of three into AIS Water, a globally recognised, multi-award-winning water disinfection manufacturing company. Elena's Bio - www.elenagosse.com.au LinkedI...

This week's episode we are joined by Chanel Clark from The Marketing Club, an ecosystem where marketers from diverse backgrounds can connect, learn, and grow. Chanel founded the club and TMC is run purely by marketers, for other marketers and is a growing community of over 8000 across Australia and New Zealand. The Marketing Club: https://www.themarketingclub.org/ Chanel's LinkedIn: linkedin.c...

In this episode, Simon is joined by CEO of Maleny Dairies, Stephen Tait, where we talk about all the things that go into managing a large successful dairy farm, supply chains,  product branding and much more. Stephen's LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/stephen-tait-2570447 (http://linkedin.com/in/stephen-tait-2570447?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1Exq2ydCcxNmFmpuDAD_g6ZeZEbtsajSHimQUj8Wi5DqUojzSSJAPU2nk...

In this week's episode, Simon is joined by the exceedingly accomplished Taryn Williams, a multi-award-winning Founder and CEO. A former model, at just 21, Taryn founded WINK Models, which grew to become one of Australia's most successful commercial modelling agencies. Her latest project is #Gifted, a Shopify plug-in enabling brands to manage their influencer contra gifting at scale, and is alre...

This episode, Simon Dell chats to Annika Pol, Buying Manager at TradeMutt.com (https://trademutt.com) . We learn about how TradeMutt came to be, their mission to raise awareness for mental health in blue-collar spaces and touch upon other topics such as 'fast fashion'. Instagram - @TradeMutt (https://www.instagram.com/trademutt/?hl=en) LinkedIn - @TradeMutt (https://www.linkedin.com/company/tr...

In this episode, we're joined by expert marketers Charlie Syme, Kristy Hunter and Sarah Leal, as we dive into the challenges of dealing with difficult clients! Pigface Marketing: https://www.pigface.au Hunter Marketing: https://www.huntermarketing.co Saint & Queen: https://www.saintandqueen.com.au We love to know what you think so, give us a rating and review on Apple Podcast. Rate Our Podcas...

Daniel Cooper, better known by his artist name as Martian, has been making waves in the Australian music scene for a long time. He came to my attention when I watched a video of him talking about his strategy for building his fan base, which counters many mainstream marketing strategies. I chatted to him about his approach and how that might apply to other businesses. Instagram (Marketing) - @...

In this fascinating podcast episode, Simon Dell chats with Karina McKinnon, the CEO and Owner of Copywrite.com. Discover how Katrina started her business and how copywrite.com has helped many businesses tell their story. Karina also shares her insights on how AI is reshaping the industry, shedding light on the coexistence of human creativity and AI's role as a copilot in content creation. We l...

On episode 130 of the Cemoh Marketing Podcast, Simon speaks with Andrew Borg, Marketing Manager at Hicaliber. Andrew has extensive experience in unlocking the power of first-party data to connect and nurture relationships with customers. Listen to his insights from working with one of Australia's most iconic retailers City Beach and national homebuilder G J Gardner, and his current plans to in...

On episode 129 of the Cemoh Marketing Podcast, Simon speaks with Simon Bottomley, Director and General Manager of EJ Asia Pacific. EJ is a fifth generation family business, headquartered in Michigan and established in 1880. EJ design, manufacture and distribute access solutions for the world's growing infrastructure. We love to know what you think so, give us a rating and review on Apple Podc...

On episode 128 of the Cemoh Marketing Podcast, Simon speaks with Sean Steele, Founder of Scale HQ about growing and scaling your business. After 17 years of working in buying, building, transforming, and education businesses helping other people build and maximise their education portfolio, Sean has moved away from working in other businesses to building his own at Scale HQ. In the past two ye...

We are back in 2023 and on episode 127 of the Cemoh Marketing Podcast, Simon speaks with Yas, Former CEO and Founder of Circonomy. We learn about how Yas turned a simple idea into a Charity and then on to be a Social Enterprise. Circonomy started in 2013 as 'The World's Biggest Garage Sale' and is all about a world where nothing useful goes to waste. Circonomy are throwing away the take-make-w...

In this episode of the Cemoh Marketing Podcast, Simon Dell speaks with Rob Godwin, Australasian Director of Lovehoney.⁠ ⁠ Lovehoney is an incredible business that sells sex toys, lingerie, erotic gifts and more. They started in a small shed in West End and is now in some of the biggest warehouses in Eagle Farm. We love to know what you think so, give us a rating and review on Apple Podcast.  ...

On this episode of the Cemoh Marketing podcast, Simon Dell speaks with Todd Fisher, CEO of CallTrackingMetrics. The two discuss how CallTrackingMetrics can help a business’ sales teams and marketers work better together. Todd mentions that even in this modern day and age, phone calls are the predominant voice conversation-driven technique.  We love to know what you think so, give us a rating ...

On this episode of the Cemoh Marketing podcast, Simon Dell speaks with Blake Hutchinson, CEO of Flippa. The two discussed how buying and selling existing digital business is a growing area of interest for investors and entrepreneurs alike. Blake mentions how Flippa is the leading marketplace globally to buy and sell sites, blogs, stores and other digital businesses. We love to know what you t...

This episode brought up an exciting topic on how live video streaming is changing marketing, interviewing Jonathan Poynter- Founder of Nimbler Digital and Streaming House. During the pandemic, evolution of Livestreaming has shortened the gap between physical contact with brand and digital world. How important is a host to livestream success? What should you do to increase your conversion rate w...

Does web design really impact user experience and your business conversion? Simon Dell speaks to Dmitrii Kustov - CEO of Regex SEO, a Houston-based Internet Marketing company which focuses on SEO consulting, PPC, Internet Marketing Project Management and Search Engine Optimization for database and software development. User experience optimization is one of the biggest concerns to Dmitrii, he...

Helping brands scale with performance paid advertising. Simon Dell speaks to Jeremy Gillespie, founder of Built To Scale - Growth Agency, about the performance-based model and crafting irresistible E-Commerce offers to increase AOV & conversion rate. Please remember to give us a rating and reviews on Apple Podcast. Follow us on Instagram here to get more advice on marketing, branding, and bus...

It takes a lot of work to trust an online service with your health. Simon Dell speaks to Tom White Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer at Maxwell Plus about the challenges and lessons with marketing an online service using AI & specialist doctors to detect prostate cancer early. Please remember to give us a rating and reviews on Apple Podcast. Follow us on Instagram here (https://www.instagr...

Ever wondered what the heck is an NFT (Non-Fungible Token)? Simon chats with CEO of DeFi Link, Riley James to answer some of those burning questions around NFTs and how they relate to marketing. Please remember to give us a rating and reviews on Apple Podcast. Follow us on Instagram here (https://www.instagram.com/askcemoh/) to get more advice on marketing, branding, and business. If you thi...

How do you make yourself and your brand stand out without all the fluff? Rich Curtis, CEO of FutureBrand Australia, explains that it’s about delivering your brand distinctively and not necessarily uniquely. It is in those distinctive moments where you will begin to become recognised and that is where you can begin to start building your brand. In this episode, Simon and Rich explore the fluffin...

Staying true to yourself, being authentic and being supportive; these may not be the first tips you might associate with becoming a board member. Moving from a corporate role into a board position can be quite difficult but Cheryl Hayman takes us through some tips to help navigate the transition from marketing to the board. With an extensive background in marketing working with companies such a...

How do you motivate people to buy your product and how to create a need for it? More importantly, how do you keep your team inspired? You’ve got to celebrate success as well as failure. Darren Needham-Walker explains that you’ve got to build up what your product can do for your customer, how it can make life easier and how it elevates them. He also describes that a childlike curiosity is a key ...

Capping a 25-year career where he served as a chief marketing officer and executive vice president of business development, and fellow podcast host Scott J. Miller joins Simon Dell to talk through new approaches to marketing. They discuss how the change of the world is creating new marketing strategies; they touch on Scott's interview with Matthew McConaughey and the new release of Scott's book...

It's all about content! How often do we hear that as marketers, but do we really know what that looks like in practice? Is it about volume, keyword research, backlinks or quality? Simon talks with the CEO of Codeless & Wordable, Brad Smith, who is all about content, the creation, production and optimisation. Giving his insights on the do's and don't when creating content. How best to use your c...