Fractional CMO · Brand Strategist · AI Consultant
I'm Sean Brightman. I help ambitious businesses build sharper brands, smarter marketing systems and practical AI-powered growth engines — with senior leadership on tap, not on payroll.
The short version
Exactly what a Chief Marketing Officer does — sets direction, sharpens positioning, builds the growth plan and makes the calls — just for a fraction of the time, and a fraction of the cost.
You get the thinking, the leadership and the accountability of a senior marketer. You don't get the £120k salary, the pension, the notice period or the awkward desk situation.
How it worksTwo minutes, no waffle
Ways to work with me
Three ways in, depending on how much senior firepower you need. Most people start with a roadmap — because spending money on marketing before you have a strategy is how budgets go to die.
One-off strategy session
£2,997–£4,997Clarity before you spend another pound on marketing, websites, ads, content or AI. We untangle the mess and leave you with a plan.
Light-touch, monthly
From £1,200 / monthA senior sounding board on retainer. Monthly direction, review, prioritisation and accountability — ideal when you run marketing but want a sharper brain checking the work.
½ to 8 days a month
£700–£8,400 / monthProper marketing leadership inside your business — strategy, team direction, campaign planning, agency management and growth system design. Scaled to your stage.
AI Consulting
Everyone's "doing AI". Almost nobody's getting value from it. I build practical AI systems inside growing businesses — content engines, knowledge bases, automated workflows — that quietly save hundreds of hours and make your marketing compound.
Four hats, one head
Senior marketing leadership without a full-time hire. Direction, decisions and accountability — at the altitude your business actually needs.
Positioning, messaging, offers, customer journey and website strategy. The difference between "we do lots of things" and a brand people choose.
Practical AI systems, workflows, automation, content operations and business knowledge systems. Working software, not workshop theatre.
Someone who understands the pressure of growing a business — and turns your scattered ideas into a working growth plan you can actually execute.
Why trust me with your growth?
I'm not a career consultant reciting frameworks from a safe distance. I run and grow businesses, build marketing systems hands-on, and ship AI workflows that clients use every single day. The advice comes with grease on it.
Years in marketing & brand
Brands strategised, repositioned & grown
Of hours saved with AI systems built for real businesses
Sean really thinks about things from the perspective of a potential client and I would have no hesitation in recommending him to anyone. Which I have already done.MHMatthew HarveyCowen Landscapes
He's experienced, knowledgeable, friendly, open to give and receive feedback, not afraid of challenges and he will balance UX and business goals very well. In short: he's the real deal.BGBianca GrassiGen Digital
Sean Brightman's work is incredible. When we landed a podcast interview for How to Own the Room with Hillary Clinton, Sean was the first person I called. His ideas and visual know-how took us to half a million downloads. A genius.VGViv GroskopAuthor & Podcaster
The book
You're not forgetting because you're disorganised — you're forgetting because your business has never been designed to remember. My new book helps you turn everyday experience into organised knowledge and build a business that learns, ready for every future AI.
✦ You're on the list. Good decision — first chapters coming your way soon.
Something went wrong — mind trying again, or emailing sean@seanbrightman.com directly?
Read the full previewOne call. No pitch-deck theatre. We'll work out whether a roadmap, an advisory retainer or a fractional engagement is the right move — or whether you don't need me at all. I'll tell you either way.