Darren Hopper. Over a decade running product, marketing and go-to-market for technology companies in New Zealand, Australia and the US. Embedded in your leadership team one to three days a week.
New Zealand builds good technology companies and struggles to staff them at the top. The pool of executives who have taken a B2B product from early revenue to a real market position is small, and most of them are already committed. The result is a familiar pattern: a capable founder carrying marketing or product on top of the CEO job, a team doing sensible work with no senior owner, and growth that plateaus without an obvious cause.
A fractional executive solves the arithmetic. You get an operator who has done the job several times, at one to three days a week, at a fraction of the cost of a permanent hire you may not be ready for, and with none of the recruitment risk.
BabylonSixty is based in Auckland and works across New Zealand. Remote-first, onsite for the moments that need a room.
vGrid, SECTION6, Datacentre220, Cipher Security and FLSSH, alongside Australian and United States clients. Work has covered brand and value proposition refreshes, joint go-to-market programmes, product strategy and full marketing function ownership.
"When I needed help bringing our brand to life, I knew Darren was the right person to call. His ability to rapidly understand and connect with our business and customers meant we were able to deliver our refreshed brand identity and value propositions quickly with very high quality." Mike Boyens, GM Commercial, FLSSH
Case studies on the results page.
Yes. Wellington, Christchurch, Tauranga and Hamilton clients all work well on a remote-first cadence with onsite days scheduled where they matter, usually leadership offsites, planning cycles and board meetings.
Indicatively NZD 6,000 to 9,000 a month for one day a week, NZD 11,000 to 16,000 for two, and NZD 16,000 to 22,000 for three. Compare that to a permanent Auckland CMO at a six-figure base plus KiwiSaver, recruiter fee and a three to six month ramp. Detail on the pricing page.
B2B technology and SaaS companies from seed to Series B, plus established firms launching a new product or entering Australia and North America. Current and past clients include vGrid, SECTION6, Datacentre220, Cipher Security and FLSSH.
That is a large part of the work. See ANZ to North America and the Australia page.
Yes, and it is the thing that separates BabylonSixty from every other fractional CMO in New Zealand. Product and marketing from one leader. See fractional CPO.
A 30-minute call. No obligation. No pitch. Just a straight conversation about your business and whether we can help.
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