Daniel Frohnen

Fractional CMO & GTM Strategy for B2B SaaS, Vertical Software & AI-First Companies | Category Positioning → Systems That Compound

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Most B2B SaaS companies optimize tactics when the fundamentals are broken. They're layering on more activity without fixing the underlying structure. More campaigns. More content. More noise. The gap between companies with clear GTM foundations and those without is getting wider. I help founders and executive teams build the structural clarity that makes GTM compound instead of just scale. WHO I WORK WITH I partner with two types of companies: → Building GTM from Scratch (Seed - Series A, $1-10M ARR) You have product momentum and early traction, but GTM is still ad hoc. You need category positioning, narrative architecture, and demand systems aligned before you scale. → Realigning GTM at Scale (Series B+, $10M+ ARR) Growth has plateaued despite increased activity. What worked at $5M doesn't work at $30M. You need structural realignment so the fundamentals work again. WHAT I DO I don't do audits or recommendations. I build the systems with your team through strategic advisory or embedded leadership, then make sure you can run them independently. Category Positioning & Narrative Strategy: Map the evolution from what your product does today to the category you'll own tomorrow. GTM Structure & Systems: Design the operating model that aligns product, marketing, sales, and customer success around a unified category story. Demand & Growth Programs: Build and execute programs that amplify your category position rather than generic noise. Leadership & Team Development: Hire and coach marketing teams, establish operating rhythms, and transition to permanent leadership when the foundation is solid. By the time we're done, your team has the structure to run this without me. BACKGROUND 15+ years leading marketing and GTM at B2B SaaS companies from $1M to $170M ARR across vertical software, field service, health tech, construction tech, and enterprise platforms. I've built GTM from scratch at early-stage companies and realigned it at scale when growth stalled. I know what works at each stage because I've shipped it. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Always happy to talk GTM strategy.

Experience

  • Founder & Fractional CMO at FrohnenGTM
    Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

    Fractional CMO and GTM strategy for B2B SaaS, vertical software, and AI-first companies. I partner with founders and executive teams at two critical inflection points: → Building GTM from scratch (Seed & Series A, $1-10M ARR) → Realigning GTM at scale (Series B+, $10M+ ARR) Services include category positioning, GTM structure, demand programs, and leadership development.

  • Chief Marketing Officer at LOADIT AI
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    Founding CMO. AI-powered operating software for modern moving, junk hauling & storage companies.

  • Advisor at Struck Capital
    Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

    Struck aims to provide founder-first capital for innovative entrepreneurs who want to change the world. Specializing in Seed and pre-Seed B2B investments, we work with young founders who leverage information asymmetries to build core technology innovations with the power to transform industries. We promise to deliver more sweat equity per dollar invested than any other investor on your cap table.

  • Executive Member at Pavilion
    Jan 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

    Pavilion is powered by an international community of sales, marketing, RevOps, and success leaders from the world’s fastest growing companies. Together, we teach new skills, forge meaningful connections, and help our companies grow.

  • Head of Marketing at Northspyre
    Sep 2023 - Jan 2026 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    Full stack marketing leader responsible for demand generation, brand, product marketing, and business development functions. Northspyre is a cloud-based intelligence platform that empowers real estate professionals to attain predictable outcomes on development, capital and asset projects across real estate project types. It leverages the power of automation, data analytics and proactive insights to help you make better and faster decisions - whether it's on one complex project or several different portfolios.