AI-native marketing teams for tech and AI companies

A U.S.-based fractional CMO, VP, or Head of Growth paired with an AI-native global xecution team. Vetted to our 1.5% standard.  Up to 70% lower cost  than building in-house.

1.5%
Applicant acceptance rate

Only the best talent makes it through our rigorous vetting process

83%
Average payroll savings

You get top-tier marketing talent at a fraction of the cost

90%
First-pair success rate

Most teams find the right marketer on the first match

Backed by:

Alex Lieberman

Morning Brew
Alex Lieberman
Backed by:

Sean Ellis

"Growing Hacking" Pioneer
Sean Lieberman
Backed by:

Chase Dimond

Email Marketing Expert
Alex chase
Our fractional leaders and global operators have driven growth at some of the largest companies in the world:

Senior marketing leadership is the in-house edge smaller teams have been missing.

A great fractional CMO doesn't fix the execution gap. And an agency doesn't sit inside your business the way a leader does. Pods bring both. A U.S.-based fractional marketing leader who owns strategy end-to-end, plus a global team of AI-native operators who do the work.

Our operators come from the same global talent pool that's already paired with hundreds of teams through GrowthPair. Fewer than 2 of every 100 applicants make it through our five-step vetting. Every one of them is trained through GrowthPair University on Claude Code, Cursor, and the modern AI marketing tools that separate fast teams from slow ones.

The result is a Pod that runs marketing end-to-end without a six-month hiring search, without an agency on the other side of a contract, and at a fraction of the cost of building the equivalent team in-house.
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Hiring senior marketing is hard. Here's how Pods fixes it.

Senior strategic leadership

Every Pod is led by a U.S.-based fractional CMO, VP Marketing, or Head of Growth who has run marketing at a company you've heard of. Strategy ownership, not just advisory.

AI-native global execution talent

Operators are vetted to the same 1.5% bar as our managed-service team and trained through GrowthPair University on Claude Code, Cursor, and modern AI marketing tools. Built in, not bolted on.

Marketers hire marketers

We don't use recruiters. Every fractional and operator on your Pod was vetted by someone who's done the role  before. They only approve people they'd hire themselves.

Fast and efficient onboarding

Three weeks from agreement to first deliverable. Most teams have a kickoff call within five business days of signing. No drawn-out hiring search.

AI fluency, built into the team

Every Pod operator goes through GrowthPair University, where we train on Claude Code, Cursor, and the modern AI marketing stack. AI fluency isn't an add-on. It's the bar.

Scale up or down anytime

Six-month minimum to start. After that, flex up to a bigger Pod or down to a smaller one as your roadmap changes. No long contracts.

Strategy and execution in one engagement

Most fractional offerings sell you a strategist who leaves you to hire the team. Pods come with the team built in.

Replacement guaranteed

If a fractional or operator isn't the right fit in the first 30 days, we replace them at no additional cost

Give us 21 days to ship your first marketing wins.

Our process moves at startup speed so you stop waiting on hiring searches and start shipping growth in three weeks or less. It's simple, strategic, and built around your existing team, not a replacement of them.

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Discovery Call

You'll meet with a senior marketing leader from our team to talk about what's stuck and what would unblock you. We'll map the right Pod size and surface fractional candidates within 48

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Strategy Session

You'll meet a shortlist of fractional leaders and pick the one who fits your business. Most teams meet two or three. Once you've chosen one, we build the Pod around them.

Onboarding Sprint

Your Pod kicks off within a week of signing. The first 21 days are an audit, a plan, and the first early wins. By the end of week three, you have momentum, not just a Slack channel.

Pod in Motion

Strategy from your fractional, execution from your AI-native global team, attribution and reporting from us. Weekly check-ins. Bi-monthly business reviews. You stay focused on thebusiness while we stay focused on the marketing.

Three ways to scale with aPod

Most teams choose Pods Growth because it covers the full marketing function with senior strategic ownership built in. The right tier comes down to how deep the strategic involvement needs to be and how much execution capacity your team is missing today.

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Best fit for

Seed / Series A teams who need senior strategy plus one execution lane

Series A–B teams who need full marketing function coverage

Series B–C teams scaling an embedded marketing org

Fractional leader 
(U.S.based)

10 hrs/week

15 hrs/week

20 hrs/week

AI-native globaloperators

1 full-time

2 full-time

3 full-time

Strategic cadence

Bi-monthly review

Bi-monthly review

Bi-monthly review

Reporting and AIworkflows

Custom AI workflows + attribution dashboard

Custom AI workflows + attribution dashboard

Custom AI workflows + attribution dashboard

Investment

$15,000 / month

$28,000 / month

$45,000 / month

Minimum
commitment

6 months

6 months

6 months

Replacement guarantee

30-day guarantee

30-day guarantee

30-day guarantee

The proof is in the pairing

GrowthPair made finding our marketing superstar so quick and easy. They found someone who checked all our boxes and fit our budget perfectly.

Chris Lang
CMO

We faced an endless stream of expensive, underqualified candidates, and hiring was a huge drain. Then we brought in GrowthPair and everything changed.

Michael Swartz
Founder

GrowthPair helped me find a high quality overseas marketer, FAST!

Comly Wilson
CMO

We told them what we were looking for, and we had a video editor hired inside of a couple of days. 10/10 would recommend.

Max Thilen
Founder

Their ability to place talented designers quickly, especially those comfortable in fast-paced environments, has been invaluable.

Rachael McGowan
Lead Designer

We worked with GrowthPair for CRM execution support and had a great experience. Recommend for hands-on CRM support.

Sean Garrett
Lifecycle Director

GrowthPair helped me find a great social media manager by providing a large list of qualified applicants for me to review.

Tony Felgueiras
Director of Media

GrowthPair made finding our marketing superstar so quick and easy. They found someone who checked all our boxes and fit our budget perfectly.

Chris Lang
CMO

We faced an endless stream of expensive, underqualified candidates, and hiring was a huge drain. Then we brought in GrowthPair and everything changed.

Michael Swartz
Founder

GrowthPair helped me find a high quality overseas marketer, FAST!

Comly Wilson
CMO

We told them what we were looking for, and we had a video editor hired inside of a couple of days. 10/10 would recommend.

Max Thilen
Founder

Their ability to place talented designers quickly, especially those comfortable in fast-paced environments, has been invaluable.

Rachael McGowan
Lead Designer

We worked with GrowthPair for CRM execution support and had a great experience. Recommend for hands-on CRM support.

Sean Garrett
Lifecycle Director

GrowthPair helped me find a great social media manager by providing a large list of qualified applicants for me to review.

Tony Felgueiras
Director of Media

Built for tech and AI companies

We work with companies that ship marketing the same way they ship product. Fast, measurable, and AI-augmented. Pods are designed for tech and AI teams at the stage where you've outgrown a single in-house marketer but a full marketing org is still six months and $1.5M away.

$3M–$30M ARR
AI-native B2B SaaS
AI infrastructure and developer tools
Consumer tech and mobile
Climate tech and sustainability
Fintech and B2B fintech
Series A through Series C
$3M–$30M ARR
AI-native B2B SaaS
AI infrastructure and developer tools
Consumer tech and mobile
Climate tech and sustainability
Fintech and B2B fintech
Series A through Series C
$3M–$30M ARR
AI-native B2B SaaS
AI infrastructure and developer tools
Consumer tech and mobile
Climate tech and sustainability
Fintech and B2B fintech
Series A through Series C

I built Pods because a fractional CMO without a team is half a solution.

I’ve spent my career helping brands like Uber, Postmates, and Coinbase scale, and I’ve seen firsthand how hard it is to build a great marketing team. Most companies either overpay for local talent, get burned by bad offshore experiences, or settle for someone too junior because of pay band limits. Offshore should solve that—but too often, it hasn’t. GrowthPair exists to change that.

I’ve worked with brilliant marketers in the Philippines, Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina who could outperform anyone if given the chance. This is that chance.

I built GrowthPair to connect world-class global talent with companies that know the best people aren’t always in your backyard. We vet every marketer like someone who’s been in the trenches, because we have been. And we make sure both sides are set up to win.

The future of marketing is global. GrowthPair is how you get there.

Jonathan
Jonathan Martinez
Founder of GrowthPair
How is a Pod different from MarketerHire MH-1 or a fractional CMO marketplace?

Pods bundle a senior marketing leader with an actual execution team. Most fractional offerings sell you a strategist who then leaves you to hire the people who do the work. Pods come with the operators built in. Our AI-native global team works at a fraction of what U.S.-based agency teams cost.

Will my GrowthPair hire work during U.S. hours?

Yes. Every GrowthPair marketer syncs their schedule with your team’s timezone to ensure seamless communication and collaboration.

What’s the cost difference between the headhunter model and managed service?

The headhunter model charges a 30% one-time fee based on the hire’s annual salary. The managed service model bills at 2x the marketer’s hourly rate ($2,200 service fee cap) and includes HR, payroll, benefits, and a lifetime replacement guarantee.

How do you make sure your marketers are truly top-quality?

Only 1.5% of applicants pass our five-step process: resume screen, phone interview, proctored skills assessment, live interview, and client interview. Each candidate is vetted by marketers—not recruiters—and tested for both role-specific skill and English fluency (C1 level).

What happens if a hire doesn’t work out?

We’ll make it right. The headhunter model includes a six-month guarantee, and our managed service covers replacements for as long as you’re a client. If a pairing isn’t the right fit, we’ll find someone who is.

Do your marketers get continued training and support?

Yes. Every marketer has access to GrowthPair University where they receive ongoing training in AI, growth marketing, and remote best practices so they keep getting better while they’re on your team.

Growth doesn’t happen by accident

It happens when leadership and execution show up together. We'll pair you with both in 21 days.
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