The Future is Fractional Podcast
The Future is Fractional Podcast explores the unbundling of the C-Suite and the rise of on-demand executive leadership. Each episode dives into how fractional CEOs, CFOs, CROs, CMOs, COOs, and GCs are helping companies scale faster and operate smarter. The show features conversations with founders, operators, and fractional executives who are proving that leadership is a strategic decision, not just a payroll decision. It is not about cutting costs, but about upgrading intelligence and building modular, flexible, outcome-driven executive teams.
Episodes
Episode 15 - Building a Better Fractional Operating System (Mike Fedorov)
Mike Fedorov is Chief Operating Officer and Co-CEO at Applied AI Labs. In this episode of the Future is Fractional Podcast, he'll explain how the real constraint on senior expertise usually isn't the expertise itself, but rather coordination.Mike believes in what he calls a Fractional Operating System — an approach that keeps senior human judgment at the center, while AI handles the coordination a
Episode 14 - Fractional Sales Leadership From a Legal Lens (David Bienstock)
Today's guest brings a background you don't often see paired together — law and sales leadership.David Bienstock trained as a lawyer before building a career in sales and revenue leadership, including over a decade (from 2005 to 2015) in sales leadership roles at Thomson Reuters. Since then, David's continued that work as a sales leader, executive coach, and consultant, bringing a legal lens to de
Episode 13 - From Marketplace to Community: Rebuilding Mavuus Around What CMOs Actually Wanted
Dilya Abushayeva is founder and CEO of Mavuus, a company she started with her sister after more than fifteen years working in marketing. Today, Mavuus centers on two things: a community built specifically for CMOs, and a consulting practice helping tech companies sharpen their marketing strategy.Dilya has great perspective on where fractional work fits alongside consulting, why marketing leaders n
Episode 12 - Solving the Health Insurance Gap for Independent Contractors (Brian Znamirowski)
Today's guest brings a perspective we haven't covered yet on this show — fractional HR leadership, paired with a founder story that started with a personal frustration most of us know all too well.Brian Znamirowski is a Fractional CHRO who's spent his career helping companies build stronger people functions without a full-time hire. But Brian is also the Founder of Fractional Healthcare, a company
Episode 11 - From Agency to Apollo: Technology Leadership in a Fractional Model (Rich Rudzinski)
Rich Rudzinski spent over a decade building Tragic Media into a full-fledged software consulting firm — and then made the call to shut it down and start something new: Apollo Fractional, where he now brings product and technology leadership to companies who need serious expertise without a full-time hire. Rich has great perspective on what actually separates fractional work from agency work — and
Episode 10 - Revenue Leadership Without the Full Time Price Tag (Robin Ayoub)
Robin Ayoub is someone who has spent over three decades at the intersection of technology, business development, and executive leadership. He has led global sales organizations, served as VP Sales and General Manager at Lionbridge, is past President of the Canadian Language Industry Association, and is now the Founder and CEO of N49Networks — where he works as a Fractional CRO, helping entrepreneu
Episode 9 - A Fractional Leader's First 30 Days: How to Build Credibility Fast (Matt Belbeck)
A practical playbook for hitting the ground running in a new fractional engagement — earning trust without full-time tenure, navigating existing team dynamics, and delivering early wins.
Episode 8 - BD for Fractional Lawyers: What Nobody in Big Law Ever Warned You About (Julie Perez)
In this special episode, Driele takes the helm and is joined by Julie Perez for a candid conversation about business development, mindset, and what nobody in Big Law ever warned you about.Julie is a lawyer turned business strategist with over 15 years of experience in Legal Tech, SaaS, and AI. As Managing Partner of The Oceanside Collective, she advises law firms and businesses on go-to-market str
Episode 7 - Technology's Role in the Future of Fractional Resourcing (Rajah Lehal)
Rajah Lehal is a technology expert and founder of multiple legal tech companies including Clausehound and Cobalt AI. Rajah always had a deep interest in technology and even worked in information systems and technology roles before becoming a lawyer. He’s carried his love for technology into his legal career and is always ahead of the curve with respect to using technology in a way that creates v
Episode 6 - 5 Myths About Working as a Fractional Leader (Matt Belbeck)
Since 2018, executive roles mentioning fractional work have increased more than 3x. And yet, despite that growth, there are still a lot of misconceptions about what it actually means to be a fractional leader. In this episode, Matt Belbeck breaks down the 5 biggest myths about working as a fractional leader, and what the reality actually looks like.
Episode 5 - Building Trust and Influence as a General Counsel (Bindu Cudjoe)
In this week's episode, Bindu Cudjoe shares insights from her impressive legal career, including what it takes to build trust and influence in both full-time and fractional roles. Bindu is an accomplished lawyer and business leader with over 25 years of experience across legal, compliance, governance and operations. She’s been Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel, Chief Operating Officer, Chief C
Episode 4 - 10 Predictions About The Future of Fractional Work (Matt Belbeck)
As fractional roles become more mainstream, it is difficult to deny that they're here to stay. But what does the future of fractional leadership really look like? In this episode we explore 10 predictions about the future of fractional work.
Episode 3 - Why Companies Engage Fractional Resources (Melissa Simpson)
This podcast episode explores what most companies are looking for when they're considering a fractional resource and when it makes the most sense for companies to be thinking fractional. It also explores how fractional concepts have existed and worked successfully for many years outside of the professional services space. Melissa Simpson shares insights on the benefits of engaging fractional leade
Episode 2 - Taking Your First Steps Towards Fractional (Driele Malgueiro)
If you're thinking about taking the leap into fractional work, this is an episode you won't want to miss. A legal operations professional, Driele Malgueiro works at the intersection of fractional recruitment, engagement and experience design. Driele is focused on providing positive experiences for fractional lawyers and takes inspiration from Disney's "guestology" principles when designing process
Episode 1 - Building a Better Life Through Fractional Models (Steve Monk)
Steve Monk is an engineer, a lawyer, and an entrepreneur. Early in his career, Steve worked in Big Law and quickly realized that it wasn't the life for him. He recalls a time when he received an important call from family at 2am one night, but couldn't take it, not because he was asleep like most people, but because he was in a meeting. Steve's commitment to helping lawyers live better lives is ev
An Introduction to the Future is Fractional Podcast (with Matt Belbeck)
The conversation explores the rise of fractional leadership, its impact on businesses, and the role of technology in making it inevitable. It also addresses misconceptions about fractional leadership and highlights the reality and future of this leadership model.
