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Executive · Fintech
Pipeline 0 → 6 months booked
Day rate $2.5k → $4.2k
Timeline 75 days
Plan used Elite Blueprint
01 · Before

The problem we inherited.

Just exited as CTO of a Series C fintech. Strong network, weak narrative — 'available for fractional or advisory' was the entire pitch.
02 · Insight

What we found on the call.

Aaron didn't sell capability — every fractional CTO does. He sold *the specific 90-day translation work* he had repeatedly done: turning founder vision into the first engineering hire's first quarter plan.
03 · Positioning

The sentence we landed on.

I am the 90-day bridge between a fintech founder's product vision and the engineering culture that ships it.
Final positioning statement — page 3 of Aaron Blake's blueprint.
04 · Results

What happened next.

  • Booked out 6 months on day rate within 75 days
  • Day rate raised from $2.5k to $4.2k — no client pushback
  • Two engagements converted to equity advisory before contract end
  • Now reviewing inbound rather than chasing — referrals doubled
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I had the resume. I didn't have the sentence. The blueprint gave me the sentence — and the conversations stopped being interviews.
Executive · Fintech · Elite Blueprint blueprint

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