Marketing & Revenue

The commercial leaders who own the number, and the operators who make the number repeatable.

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When Companies Call Us

When Companies Call Us

Growth stalls in specific, recognizable ways. A founder has taken sales as far as personal relationships can carry it and the next stage needs a real commercial organization. A CMO exits four months before a raise. A sponsor underwrites a growth plan and there is nobody in seat to run it. Two companies merge and now there are two sales teams, two CRMs, and one forecast that nobody trusts.

We get called when the revenue organization has to change and the timeline is not negotiable.

Growth stalls in specific, recognizable ways. A founder has taken sales as far as personal relationships can carry it and the next stage needs a real commercial organization. A CMO exits four months before a raise. A sponsor underwrites a growth plan and there is nobody in seat to run it. Two companies merge and now there are two sales teams, two CRMs, and one forecast that nobody trusts.


We get called when the revenue organization has to change and the timeline is not negotiable.

Scaling past founder-led sales

CMO or CRO exit ahead of a raise or a transaction

Private equity value-creation plans and post-close commercial builds

Revenue operations and forecasting that leadership does not trust

Marketing spend that will not tie to pipeline

M&A integration of two commercial organizations

Who We Work With

We partner with CEOs, founders, private equity sponsors, and commercial leaders to build and transform the teams responsible for growth, from C-suite executive searches to embedded operators leading mission-critical initiatives. We put people in the seat who have done it before.

That runs from early-stage companies bringing on a fractional CMO for the first time to enterprise organizations building out full marketing and sales teams.

How We Engage

01
Define the mandate
We partner with leaders, boards and investors to align on the mandate, success criteria, leadership profile, compensation and timing.
02
Build the strategy
We leverage our industry experience, market intelligence and compensation benchmarks to shape the search strategy and map the universe of potential.
03
Identify and evaluate
We engage the right leaders through our network and research. Every candidate is evaluated rigorously against the role requirements and success criteria.
04
Coordinate the process
We manage the entire process with discretion and precision—interviews, feedback, NDAs and stakeholder updates—keeping everyone aligned and informed.
05
Secure and support
We lead references, compensation and negotiations through signed offer and support a successful transition with ongoing communication and follow-through.

Spotlight on Experience

50+

PLACEMENTS

Marketing & commercial roles

7 years

TRACK RECORD

Marketing partners since 2019

$100k - $500k

COMP RANGE

Manager through C-suite

Coast-to-Coast

FOOTPRINT

Nationwide delivery

How We Engage

01
Define the mandate
We partner with leaders, boards and investors to align on the mandate, success criteria, leadership profile, compensation and timing.
02
Build the strategy
We leverage our industry experience, market intelligence and compensation benchmarks to shape the search strategy and map the universe of potential.
03
Identify and evaluate
We engage the right leaders through our network and research. Every candidate is evaluated rigorously against the role requirements and success criteria.
04
Coordinate the process
We manage the entire process with discretion and precision—interviews, feedback, NDAs and stakeholder updates—keeping everyone aligned and informed.
05
Secure and support
We lead references, compensation and negotiations through signed offer and support a successful transition with ongoing communication and follow-through.

Case Study

Why District Partners

One firm, whether the answer is permanent or consulting.

Most companies run executive search through one firm and interim, fractional, and consulting talent through another. That means two relationships, two contracts, and a second firm learning your business from the beginning. We do both, with the same team. A fractional CMO for the 9 months before you are ready to commit, the permanent search when you are, and the people underneath that leader after. Nothing restarts, because nobody new has to be brought up to speed on who you are. That continuity is why clients treat us as an extension of their own team rather than a vendor they re-engage.

We recruit to the stage you are entering.

The CMO who takes a service-based platform from $5M to $20M is not the CMO who supports a multi-site, PE-backed business closing ten acquisitions a year across the country, where every market behaves differently and the brand has to work in all of them at once. What AI has changed about how these functions are staffed shifts the profile again, at every level and every stage. We calibrate to where the business is headed, not to the title on the job description.

Manager through C-suite, from the same bench.

We place a $100K marketing operations manager and a $500K chief marketing officer out of the same practice. Most firms split those across an executive search team and a professional search team that do not talk to each other. The practical effect for you: the CMO we place can build the function underneath them without you starting a new vendor relationship to do it.

District Partners found me and set me up for massive success at MAI. I can’t say enough about their process as a firm and the care they take with each and every job search.
Kathleen Alcorn
Chief Marketing Officer, MAI Capital Management

The Team Behind This Practice

Cal DiJulius

Cal DiJulius

Director, Strategic Growth

Cal DiJulius

Director, Strategic Growth

Cal works at the intersection of talent strategy and growth across the financial services and professional services sectors. He advises RIAs, family offices, aggregators, private equity-backed platforms, and other growth-oriented organizations on executive hiring, advisor team acquisitions, succession planning, AUM transitions, and the talent considerations that accompany M&A activity. Beyond client work, Cal partners with firm leadership to drive District Partners’ strategic expansion and strengthen its position as a trusted advisor to organizations navigating significant transformation. He is known for his relationship-driven approach and genuine investment in the success of the clients, candidates, and colleagues he serves.

Cal DiJulius

Cal DiJulius

Director, Strategic Growth

Cal DiJulius

Director, Strategic Growth

Cal works at the intersection of talent strategy and growth across the financial services and professional services sectors. He advises RIAs, family offices, aggregators, private equity-backed platforms, and other growth-oriented organizations on executive hiring, advisor team acquisitions, succession planning, AUM transitions, and the talent considerations that accompany M&A activity. Beyond client work, Cal partners with firm leadership to drive District Partners’ strategic expansion and strengthen its position as a trusted advisor to organizations navigating significant transformation. He is known for his relationship-driven approach and genuine investment in the success of the clients, candidates, and colleagues he serves.

Cal DiJulius

Cal DiJulius

Director, Strategic Growth

Cal DiJulius

Director, Strategic Growth

Cal works at the intersection of talent strategy and growth across the financial services and professional services sectors. He advises RIAs, family offices, aggregators, private equity-backed platforms, and other growth-oriented organizations on executive hiring, advisor team acquisitions, succession planning, AUM transitions, and the talent considerations that accompany M&A activity. Beyond client work, Cal partners with firm leadership to drive District Partners’ strategic expansion and strengthen its position as a trusted advisor to organizations navigating significant transformation. He is known for his relationship-driven approach and genuine investment in the success of the clients, candidates, and colleagues he serves.

Hannah Weiss

Hannah Weiss

Senior Search Consultant

Hannah Weiss

Senior Search Consultant

With more than a decade of executive search experience, Hannah Weiss has built her career helping organizations identify and attract the talent required to achieve their most important business objectives. Her expertise spans finance, accounting, legal, human resources, and professional services, giving her a broad perspective on the leadership and functional talent challenges organizations face. She began her career agency-side before moving in-house to lead the talent function for a top law and consulting firm. Today, she supports several of District Partners’ largest client partnerships, serving as a trusted advisor to organizations navigating growth, transformation, and critical hiring decisions.

Hannah Weiss

Hannah Weiss

Senior Search Consultant

Hannah Weiss

Senior Search Consultant

With more than a decade of executive search experience, Hannah Weiss has built her career helping organizations identify and attract the talent required to achieve their most important business objectives. Her expertise spans finance, accounting, legal, human resources, and professional services, giving her a broad perspective on the leadership and functional talent challenges organizations face. She began her career agency-side before moving in-house to lead the talent function for a top law and consulting firm. Today, she supports several of District Partners’ largest client partnerships, serving as a trusted advisor to organizations navigating growth, transformation, and critical hiring decisions.

Hannah Weiss

Hannah Weiss

Senior Search Consultant

Hannah Weiss

Senior Search Consultant

With more than a decade of executive search experience, Hannah Weiss has built her career helping organizations identify and attract the talent required to achieve their most important business objectives. Her expertise spans finance, accounting, legal, human resources, and professional services, giving her a broad perspective on the leadership and functional talent challenges organizations face. She began her career agency-side before moving in-house to lead the talent function for a top law and consulting firm. Today, she supports several of District Partners’ largest client partnerships, serving as a trusted advisor to organizations navigating growth, transformation, and critical hiring decisions.

Paula Coughlin

Paula Coughlin, PMP

Senior Search Consultant

Paula Coughlin, PMP

Senior Search Consultant

Paula joined District Partners as a Project Manager, leading complex client engagements and workforce initiatives across the firm. As the organization has grown, so has her role — expanding into executive search while she continues to oversee key projects and operational priorities. Drawing on a background in project management, recruiting, and business development, she brings a practical, relationship-driven approach to every engagement. Known for her responsiveness, organization, and ability to keep multiple priorities moving, Paula is a trusted partner to clients and candidates throughout the search process.

Paula Coughlin

Paula Coughlin, PMP

Senior Search Consultant

Paula Coughlin, PMP

Senior Search Consultant

Paula joined District Partners as a Project Manager, leading complex client engagements and workforce initiatives across the firm. As the organization has grown, so has her role — expanding into executive search while she continues to oversee key projects and operational priorities. Drawing on a background in project management, recruiting, and business development, she brings a practical, relationship-driven approach to every engagement. Known for her responsiveness, organization, and ability to keep multiple priorities moving, Paula is a trusted partner to clients and candidates throughout the search process.

Paula Coughlin

Paula Coughlin, PMP

Senior Search Consultant

Paula Coughlin, PMP

Senior Search Consultant

Paula joined District Partners as a Project Manager, leading complex client engagements and workforce initiatives across the firm. As the organization has grown, so has her role — expanding into executive search while she continues to oversee key projects and operational priorities. Drawing on a background in project management, recruiting, and business development, she brings a practical, relationship-driven approach to every engagement. Known for her responsiveness, organization, and ability to keep multiple priorities moving, Paula is a trusted partner to clients and candidates throughout the search process.

Josh Fisher

Josh Fisher

Founder & Managing Partner

Josh Fisher

Founder & Managing Partner

Josh Fisher is the Founder of District Partners and has grown the firm into one of the fastest-growing firms in the country by building long-term partnerships, providing trusted advice, and delivering the right solutions—not just filling positions. With more than two decades of experience in finance, executive search, and consulting, Josh advises private equity firms, founders, and middle-market companies through growth, acquisitions, leadership transitions, and transformation.

Josh Fisher

Josh Fisher

Founder & Managing Partner

Josh Fisher

Founder & Managing Partner

Josh Fisher is the Founder of District Partners and has grown the firm into one of the fastest-growing firms in the country by building long-term partnerships, providing trusted advice, and delivering the right solutions—not just filling positions. With more than two decades of experience in finance, executive search, and consulting, Josh advises private equity firms, founders, and middle-market companies through growth, acquisitions, leadership transitions, and transformation.

Josh Fisher

Josh Fisher

Founder & Managing Partner

Josh Fisher

Founder & Managing Partner

Josh Fisher is the Founder of District Partners and has grown the firm into one of the fastest-growing firms in the country by building long-term partnerships, providing trusted advice, and delivering the right solutions—not just filling positions. With more than two decades of experience in finance, executive search, and consulting, Josh advises private equity firms, founders, and middle-market companies through growth, acquisitions, leadership transitions, and transformation.

Facing a marketing or revenue gap?

A CMO exit, a marketing function that needs rebuilding, a commercial team to stand up before close. Tell us the situation and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right firm for it.

Let’s Talk

Questions, Answered.

We’re here for the follow-up questions too — reach out and a partner will respond within one business day.

What revenue and marketing roles do you place most often?

We place Chief Revenue Officers, Chief Marketing Officers, Chief Commercial and Growth Officers, and the VPs and directors who run revenue operations, demand generation, and customer success beneath them.

Do you only handle hiring, or do you help with go-to-market strategy too?

Both. Beyond placing talent, we work with leadership on go-to-market transformation, sales process redesign, and RevOps design, situations where the challenge is less about finding a person and more about rebuilding how the commercial function operates.

Can you support a private equity portfolio company’s growth plan?

Yes. We regularly work with PE sponsors and portfolio-company leadership on the commercial hires tied to value-creation plans, including roles that need to close before a transaction or a next stage of growth.

What delivery models are available for revenue and marketing talent?

Retained executive search, professional search for manager and director roles, interim and fractional leadership, and embedded recruiting support, depending on whether you need a permanent hire or someone in place immediately.

Do you place operational and individual-contributor roles, or only leadership?

Both. Alongside CRO- and CMO-level searches, we place revenue operations managers, demand generation specialists, and customer success and account management talent who execute the day-to-day work.

The DP Difference

The DP Difference

Our approach blends deep relationships with proprietary technology to uncover the best leaders and connect with them through the most direct, trusted path.

The DP Difference

The DP Difference

Our approach blends deep relationships with proprietary technology to uncover the best leaders and connect with them through the most direct, trusted path.

The DP Difference

The DP Difference

Our approach blends deep relationships with proprietary technology to uncover the best leaders and connect with them through the most direct, trusted path.

The DP Difference

The DP Difference

Our approach blends deep relationships with proprietary technology to uncover the best leaders and connect with them through the most direct, trusted path.