Question 1

What's the difference between fractional, interim, and project?

Accepted Answer

Fractional is ongoing, part-time leadership embedded in your team for as long as you need it. Interim is full-time coverage for a defined term, usually when a seat opens unexpectedly. Project is scoped, time-boxed work with a specific deliverable and an end date. Many clients start with one model and move to another as the situation changes.

Question 2

How quickly can you get someone in the seat?

Accepted Answer

Most engagements start within weeks, not the months a full-time executive search takes. We place an experienced operator from the existing team rather than running a hiring process on your behalf, so momentum doesn't stall while a seat sits empty.

Question 3

What is the Velocity-7 Framework?

Accepted Answer

It's the structured route every engagement follows across the first 30, 60, and 90 days: assess and stabilize the terrain, plan and execute a sequenced plan with owners and dates, then systematize and hand off so your team can hold the ground. It's how we keep engagements accountable rather than open-ended.

Question 4

Can one engagement cover more than one function?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Because all six practices sit on one team, your fractional CFO can pull in a CISO or CMO from the same bench under one relationship — one point of contact instead of coordinating several vendors.

Question 5

How is Top7 priced?

Accepted Answer

Pricing depends on the seat, the engagement model, and the scope of work. A short consultation establishes the right model and a clear scope before any commitment, so there are no open-ended retainers.

Question 6

Do you work with our existing team and tools?

Accepted Answer

Always. The goal is to strengthen the team and systems you have, document what's working, and leave you with process and dashboards that outlast the engagement — not to create a dependency on us.

Field notes from the climb.

Interim Executive Cost Compared With Full-Time Salary and Benefits

Product-Market Fit Strategy: A Practical Guide to Finding and Sustaining Fit

Fractional Executives: Roles, Work, and When to Hire

Download the playbooks.

The Fractional Leadership Buyer's Guide

The Security Review Survival Kit

The 90-Day Leadership Transition Checklist

Exit Readiness in Twelve Months

Straight answers before you book.