How to transition from Chief Marketing Officer to Operating Partner

In this short video clip, Charlie Cannell shares advice about how CMOs can transition into the Operating Partner role.TranscriptIt's a career of...

In this short video clip, Charlie Cannell shares advice about how CMOs can transition into the Operating Partner role.


Transcript

It's a career of exploration. There's no corporate ladders, no obvious career path, especially within your role as an Operating Partner. 

If you're coming from a CMO background, that transition is still quite new. Just be aware that you're going to have to rely on your core strengths and skills, really be sharp on what are your absolute day one differentiators and core strengths. Be extremely patient and know that for a period of time, much like any new job, you're going to have to invest yourself fully into this new world, the cadence of relationships, the cadence of business development, the cadence of business flow.


About Charlie Cannell


Charlie Cannell is a leading Digital Director turned Co-founder and Non-Executive Director. Charlie has spent much of his career in agency businesses, supporting clients with their digital growth at Digitas UK and AMV BBDO. In 2013, Charlie co-founded Kadence, a B2B SaaS tool esigned to improve the coordination of people, space, and time to help your teams work smarter.


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