Art’s Bio

Art Saxby runs the country’s largest strategic growth implementation company focused on mid-size businesses. His firm, Chief Outsiders www.ChiefOutsiders.com, is an Executive-as-a-Service firm providing outsourced Chief Marketing Officer services (fractional, interim, special project, and coaching). Chief Outsiders allows growing companies to add market-focused senior executives to their leadership teams when the cost or complexity of full-time executive hires do not make sense.  All 45+ CMOs have held positions of VP of Marketing at one or more operating company. 

Saxby started his career in corporate finance with a BS and MBA in finance and various financial analysis and planning roles at LTV Aerospace and Defense and Frito-Lay.  He learned his trade in marketing in brand and project management at Frito-Lay, Kellogg’s, Coca-Cola and Compaq/HP, before engaging as an executive turn-around specialist for companies including Imperial Sugar and Hines Horticulture.