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James Hamlin

Fractional CMO / Advisor / Mentor / Investor for Start ups and Scale ups

London, United Kingdom (+00:00 UTC) Englishfrom London, United Kingdom
Usually responds in 12 hours
$125 / hour
Price per hour
30 min
Time Blocks Available
4.94
57 reviews / 97 sessions
Thu
15
Next availability

My session with James was great! He listened to me explain the issues, then gave me some excellent insights and advice I will be able to put to work right away.

Judy Schramm

James was seriously a lifesaver. He was so patient with me and my million questions. We had a great brainstorming sesh that opened my eyes to a whole new world in the creator economy. He gave me so much valuable info and insights, I felt like I hit the jackpot.

Alisa Chalakhyan Wilson

Amazing session! James is so much approachable as a coach and creates a safe space to be able to share things on mind. I shared my current limitations and insecurities as a growth leader with him and he listened, whilst giving practical solutions to the problems. He was very kind to go above our time allotted for the session and it was so much helpful to hear his suggestions on how to plan a career. I highly recommend having a conversation with James!

Pratik

Bio

An innovative, hands on, target driven GM & End-to-End Marketer with a diverse set of skills, from strategic planning through to tactical implementation. Love to work within inspiring teams with game changing goals.

Expertise

  • Bootstrapping

    Have grown businesses from "Whiteboard to Exit" + know how to get traction without having access to capital. Can help founders and growth teams get early traction

  • Building a team

    Have spent the past 2 decades building Marketing, Commercial and Growth teams. Can help understand the obstacles and paths to build high performing teams

  • Content marketing

    Have worked on content marketing for the past 2 decades. From growing 1 million plus followers from a content creator to working with brands and influencers

  • Conversion rate optimisation

    Have built and managed growth teams and tooling around CRO. understanding what to buy and what to build to drive positive & measurable increases in conversion rate

  • Copywriting

    Can provide support on hiring, strategy and implementation of brand and content driven copy for E-commerce, SEO and editorial purposes. Can help you connect all the dots.

  • Go to market strategy

    Have brought many brands to launch and have experience of launches from budgets of varying sizes. Can work with teams to help provide maximum bang for buck of launch

  • Growth marketing

    Spent the past 2 + decades working on growth (before it was called growth!) focussing on marketing, product, CRO, paid media and retention - full understanding of the growth engine and customer life cycle

  • PPC strategies

    Have spent the past 2 decades working closely with PPC. From implementation, agency selection, tool selection and strategy have a deep understanding of the channel

  • SEO

    Have worked on SEO deeply for multiple decades and can provide advice on strategy as well as recommendation of the appropriate freelancers and agencies

  • Social media

    Have a deep experience across the suite of social media channels, from managing community teams, installing and powering forums through to working with influencers

  • Technology and tools

    Have worked with a miriad of tools in the space and can help consult and guide as to tool selection, implementation and usage - the right tools in the hands of the correct people are essential!

  • User research

    Have worked on many research projects with varying objectives and budgets to draw customer insight that can be used by companies to develop deep customer understanding

Toolkit

  • Drip logo

    Drip

    I had a great experience with DripCRM. The tool has all the features I need, from creating customer profiles to tracking customer activities, managing deals, and more. It's easy to use, and I can customize the interface to suit my business needs. The reporting and analytics capabilities of the tool are extremely helpful in understanding customer behavior and trends.

Industries

  • Marketplace

    2 + Decades focussing on B2C with emphasis on dual sided businesses and marketplaces. Deep understanding on how to attract, retain and upsell to customers

  • Communities

    My experience as a D2C marketer has been incredibly rewarding and challenging. I have had the opportunity to develop and hone my skills in marketing, analytics, and customer service. As a D2C marketer, I have been able to develop and execute successful campaigns, research and analyze customer data, and build relationships with customers.

  • Digital Marketing

    I am the director for the UK for a leading US Based Media Agency. My experience throughout the years with digital agencies has been very positive. They have allowed me to collaborate with talented professionals to create amazing digital products and services. The right agencies have been able to provide me with the necessary skills, knowledge, and resources to make my ideas come to life.

Experience

  • James Hamlin : CMO / Advisor / Mentor / Investor

    CMO | Advisor | Mentor | Investor

    Helping Founders, Executives, agency owners, teams & Companies go to market and grow faster through Advisory, GTM, Mentoring and investing

  • The CMO Circle

    Co-Founder

    Community for Senior Marketing Leaders to connect, support, share and grow together through conversation, events, live sessions, camaraderie & a nice dose of humour. We stage over 40 events per year supported by amazing sponsors and brands. Want to join or support us - drop us a DM.

  • Here On Up

    Co-Founder

    We're a full stack GTM & Innovation Consultancy. We exist to help brands see growth from Here on up.

  • WhoSampled

    Advisor to Chief Executive Officer

    Business Acquired by Spotify in Nov 2025

  • Add3

    Director, UK

    Repped this amazing West Coast agency and their UK based clients inc : Yoto, Morphe, Cellcosmet, Gett, Amazon Incentives & Amazon Pay

  • Shell Energy

    Chief Marketing Officer & Head of Growth

    Incubated within Shell Energy and backed by Shell Ventures & BCG Digital Ventures,

  • Taskrabbit

    MD, Europe
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    * Acquired by IKEA in September 2017

  • JH Digital Marketing Ltd

    Marketing & Growth (Fractional & Advisory)

    Supporting fast growth tech brands and founders as a Fractional CMO (they of course weren't called that then!) Mentor and Growth and Marketing Operator clients inc Kano, Ticket Bureau & Movellas

  • SEATWAVE LIMITED

    Marketing Director

    Employee #1 of Seatwave, we built Europe’s leading Ticket Exchange, raising over $53MM in VC funding from Accel, Atlas, Fidelity and Mangrove. 11 Markets, 1.5 M Tickets for sale & 2.1M+ MAU's. Acquired by Ticketmaster, part of LiveNation, in 2014.

  • Match.com

    Senior Manager, Online Marketing

    During my time at Match, we achieved the #1 position in the Global personals market, establishing Match.com as the dominant brand in the category with annualised revenues in excess of $75m and annual growth of 60+%

  • Off the Hook Promotions

    Co-Founder

    Founded with dear friends and fellow music obsessives with no experience or clue but with big dreams. Went on to sell thousands of event tickets & mix cds and put on incredible shows with our heroes and for our friends. Taught me everything about how to put on events and build for an audience

  • uDate.com Inc

    Online Media Manager

    Employee #8 of what would become the world's #2 Internet dating site.This role & some of the leaders taught me so much & set me up for the next 25 years of what was to come. UDate was Acquired by IAC in 2003 for $150M

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