The category definition
What a Fractional AI Executive actually is (and isn't)
A Fractional AI Executive is senior strategic leadership across marketing, sales, and operations on a published monthly retainer, delivered by a named operator bench that ships the work and runs an audit trail you can read.
The four pillars of a Fractional AI Executive at PQV
Pillar 1
Not an agency, not a SaaS, not a chatbot
A different category. Outcome-named tiers with published prices. No billable hours. No software license. No scripted chatbot. A real operating bench.
Pillar 2
Built like a real company
Operator-built credibility. Founder Sergio Beltran came up through multi-location restaurant ops. PQV runs the same operating discipline it sells.
Pillar 3
AI under the audit trail
Every output passes a human review pass. Every action lives in a customer-visible audit trail. AI removes the black-box, not the accountability.
Pillar 4
One coordinated function
Marketing, sales, and ops on the same cadence under named operators. No handoff friction. No three-vendors-not-talking. One bench.
The four published tiers
Tier fees are published. The Discovery Sprint that precedes any tier engagement is complimentary for qualified prospects.
Content Velocity
$1,800/mo
$500 setup
Pipeline Builder
$3,800/mo
$1,000 setup
Most chosen
Revenue Operations
$6,500/mo
$2,000 setup
Custom Stack
$10,500+/mo
custom setup
White-Label Partnership is a separate reseller track, discussed under NDA. See full pricing.
How a Fractional AI Executive compares to your six alternatives
This comparison reads sideways. The “what they do” column is honest about the alternative; the “what PQV does instead” column is honest about us; the “pricing and engagement” column is honest about the model. No competitor prices quoted, no claimed percentages, operators already know what they pay for these models, and the transparency is the point.
| Alternative | What they do | What a Fractional AI Executive does instead | Pricing and engagement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fractional CMO (human) | One brain, marketing only, advisory-heavy. Strategy without execution; the team still has to ship the work. | Senior marketing leadership PLUS execution PLUS sales/ops coordination. Pipeline Builder $3,800/mo ships the work. | Fractional CMO: quoted hourly or monthly, varies by experience. PQV: published Pipeline Builder retainer plus one-time setup. Same number for every customer at the same tier. Fractional CMO: typically advisory, you still hire the team to ship. PQV: bench ships the work, month-to-month, no separate team to hire. |
| Fractional COO or CFO (human) | Function-specific advisory. Useful when you need one specific leadership gap covered. | Cross-functional Fractional AI Executive coordinates all three on one cadence. Revenue Operations $6,500/mo runs the full stack. | Function-specific fractional executive: priced per discipline (CMO, COO, CFO each quoted separately). PQV: Revenue Operations published retainer covers all three on one cadence. Fractional COO/CFO: separate engagements per function, separate contracts, separate cadences. PQV: single SOW, single named bench, single weekly read. |
| AI marketing consultant | Solo contractor with a ChatGPT subscription. Inconsistent throughput, no review pass, no audit trail. | Operator bench with named entities and human review on every output. Every action logs to the audit trail. | Solo AI consultant: hourly or project rate, scoped per engagement. PQV: published tier with the shipped outcomes named in writing. Solo consultant: throughput limited by one person's calendar. PQV: bench of named operators, deliverables shipped on a documented cadence. |
| SaaS chatbot or AI tool | Software license. You operate it. Black-box AI, no human review, no engagement model. | Done-for-you operating model. PQV runs the tools and the cadence. You consume the shipped outcomes. | SaaS tool: per-seat or per-feature license you pay regardless of use. PQV: outcome-priced retainer for shipped work, not for software access. SaaS: you operate the tool, you configure it, you debug it. PQV: PQV operates the work, you receive the shipped outcomes. |
| Traditional agency retainer | Account management plus billable hours plus monthly retainer that buys time, not outcomes. | Outcome-named tiers with published prices. No hourly billing. Audit trail proves what shipped vs what didn't. | Agency: monthly retainer plus billable hours plus add-ons for cross-channel work, total quoted per engagement. PQV: single published number, no hourly billing. Agency: account manager between you and the work, scope creep through change orders. PQV: brief in, reviewed deliverable out, audit trail of every change. |
| In-house hire (CMO + team) | Salary plus benefits plus six months ramp. Permanent overhead. | Engagement starts within one business day of signed SOW. Month to month, scope-adjustable. Cancellation handled in the service agreement. | In-house: salary plus benefits plus recruiter fee plus ramp time. Sunk cost regardless of output. PQV: month-to-month retainer, scoped to current need, scope-adjustable. In-house: hiring cycle measured in months. PQV: kickoff within one business day of signed SOW. Cancellation handled in the service agreement. |
Common questions about the Fractional AI Executive model
What is a Fractional AI Executive?
Senior strategic leadership across marketing, sales, and operations on a part-time published retainer. PQV runs the actual work through a named operator bench with a human review pass on every output. Enterprise-grade execution without the cost of three in-house departments.
How is a Fractional AI Executive different from a Fractional CMO, COO, or CFO?
Traditional fractionals are one human in one function, advisory only. A Fractional AI Executive at PQV spans marketing plus sales plus ops with an operator bench that ships the work end to end, not just the strategy memo.
Is this an agency, a SaaS, or a chatbot?
None. Agencies bill for time and produce decks. SaaS sells software. Chatbots are scripted automations. PQV runs a multi-operator bench that produces shipped outcomes under human review with an audit trail. Different category.
What does a Fractional AI Executive cost?
Four published tiers: Content Velocity $1,800 per month plus $500 setup. Pipeline Builder $3,800 plus $1,000. Revenue Operations $6,500 plus $2,000. Custom Stack $10,500 plus custom setup. White-Label is a separate NDA reseller track.
Who is a Fractional AI Executive right for?
Founders and operators in the SMB to lower-middle-market range who need senior coordinated capacity across marketing, sales, and ops without hiring three departments. Texas-bilingual edge is a bonus for San Antonio buyers.
Who is a Fractional AI Executive NOT right for?
If you need a single human face-of-marketing for board appearances, hire a human. If you need an enterprise SaaS license, that is a different category. If you operate in regulated verticals (healthcare, law, financial advisor), custom enterprise scope only.
How is the audit trail visible to me?
Every customer engagement has a customer portal with the engagement state, named operator entity, deliverables list with status, audit-trail viewer, and weekly digest history. Every action is logged and queryable.
See if a Fractional AI Executive fits your shape
15-minute scoping call surfaces the tier and the gap. The Discovery Sprint that follows is complimentary for qualified prospects.