Luminary Partners
Fractional CMO · CCO · Consulting

Senior marketing and customer leadership, without the full-time hire.

I help PE-backed and post-merger mid-market companies build the marketing and customer functions their growth plan depends on. You work with me directly, on a fixed scope, at a price you can see before we talk.

Tell me what you're working on

30+ years of hands-on experience. One senior practitioner. No network, no bench.

Transformation DiagnosticPage 1 of the readout
Brand & messagingNeeds work
Demand generationHolding
Customer journeyFix first
Voice of the customerFix first
Marketing & CX integrationNeeds work

Where to start: what customers tell you has to reach the people making decisions.

Sample layout with illustrative findings.
Who it's for

Companies at a point where the old setup has stopped working.

You're PE-backed and the value plan needs a marketing engine

The plan assumes growth the current team isn't set up to deliver, and a full-time executive search would take time you don't have.

You've merged and now have two of everything

Two brands, two messages, two customer experiences. I help you decide what stays and build one function that customers and your team can understand.

You're growing on instinct and need it written down

What worked for the first stage lives in a few people's heads. A documented playbook lets the team repeat it without you in the room.

Work & pricing

What I do and what it costs.

Most firms in this category keep their prices off the website. Mine are here so you can decide whether a conversation is worth your time.

Playbook Sprint

A working session on brand architecture, messaging and positioning, customer journey, or voice of the customer. Your team leaves with a usable playbook.

$3,500–$6,000Workshop

Transformation Diagnostic

A clear read on your marketing and customer functions: what's working, what isn't, and what to fix first.

$5,000–$8,000Fixed fee

90-Day Function Builder

I design and stand up the function with your team over 90 days, then hand it over documented.

$25,000–$40,000Fixed fee

Fractional Transformation Lead

Ongoing part-time leadership to keep a transformation moving and accountable.

$6,000–$10,000Per month

Fractional CMO or Chief Customer Officer

Embedded executive leadership over a multi-month build of the function, working with your leadership team and board.

Scoped to the buildQuoted before we start

Not sure where to start? Start with the Diagnostic. It shows whether you need anything more.

About

Hi, I'm Lori.

I founded Luminary Partners after more than 30 years of doing this work hands-on. I'd rather help you make the decision in front of you than hand you another framework.

When you hire Luminary, you get me. I run the work, I talk to your customers, and I'll tell you plainly what I find, including when you don't need to hire me for more.

Hands-on, seasoned leadership in place of consulting theory, because when customers win, so do you.

Tell me what you're working on.

A few sentences is plenty. I read every note myself and will tell you honestly whether I can help.

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