Fractional Expertise
to Solve Your
Biggest Business
Challenges
Access vetted fractional consultants, executives and specialists across technology, finance, marketing, operations, AI, data and more, matched to the challenges your business needs to solve.
Senior expertise. Flexible engagement. Real business impact.
Start with the problem,
not the job title.
We clarify the business challenge first, then identify and match the expertise needed to move it forward.
Business challenge
Tell us what you are trying to solve, change or accelerate.
Required expertise
We help identify the fractional expertise the challenge needs.
Business outcome
Meet vetted specialists who work alongside your team to deliver.
Trusted by businesses across the UK and US
Proven expertise.
Flexible by design.
Bring in senior expertise around the challenge you need to solve, without defaulting to a permanent hire or a traditional consulting model.
Experienced fractional specialists
Access senior expertise across AI, data, technology, finance, operations and wider business transformation.
ProdigyPB
Define the right challenge before investing in the solution.
ProdigyPB helps clarify what the business really needs, so you can identify the right expertise and reduce the risk of bringing in the wrong resource.
Coverage
UK + US
Fractional expertise supporting businesses across both markets.
Engagement
Flexible by design
Fractional, interim, project-based and advisory expertise shaped around the business need.
What is fractional consulting?
The expertise you need, for the challenge you need to solve, for as long as you need it.
Fractional consulting gives businesses flexible access to senior expertise without the cost or commitment of a permanent full-time hire.
Project Brains connects businesses with fractional consultants, executives and specialists who bring the expertise needed to solve specific business challenges.
Don't start with a job title.
Start with the problem.
Tell us what you're trying to solve, change or accelerate. We'll help identify the fractional expertise needed to move it forward.
Problem
“We need to accelerate growth.”
Expertise across your business
From strategic leadership to hands-on specialist execution, access experienced fractional expertise across the functions that drive your business forward.
Technology &
Transformation
- Fractional CTO
- Digital Transformation
- Technology Strategy
AI & Data
- AI Strategy
- Data & Analytics
- Machine Learning
- Implementation
Finance
- Fractional CFO
- Financial Strategy
- Forecasting & Planning
Marketing
- Fractional CMO
- Growth
- Brand & Marketing Strategy
Sales &
Business Development
- Revenue Growth
- Partnerships
- Go-to-Market
Operations
- Fractional COO
- Process Improvement
- Scaling
Project Management
- Programme Delivery
- Transformation
- Project Leadership
People & HR
- People Strategy
- Organisational Development
- HR Leadership
Senior expertise without another full-time hire
Bring experienced expertise into your business when and where you need it, without adding unnecessary permanent headcount.
Expertise when you need it
Access experienced specialists for the challenge or stage your business is facing.
Flexible engagement
Bring in the capability you need without immediately creating another permanent role.
Faster access
Reduce the time it takes to access experienced specialist and leadership capability.
Strategy + execution
Work with people who can advise at a senior level and help turn the strategy into action.
From business challenge
to the right expertise
Tell us the challenge
Tell us what you're trying to achieve, fix or accelerate.
Define the expertise
We help identify the skills and senior expertise the challenge requires.
Meet vetted specialists
Meet relevant fractional consultants, executives and specialists.
Start delivering
Your specialist works alongside your team to move the challenge forward.
Meet experts who've done it before
Experienced fractional consultants, executives and specialists with real-world expertise solving complex business challenges.
Sabine Joseph, PhD
AI and Data Transformation Specialist
Background
AI consulting, data science and education
Specialisms
Generative AI, data capability and responsible adoption
Helping organisations adopt AI and build the skills, confidence and data capability needed to create sustainable value.
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Ben Ford
AI and Software Transformation Specialist
Background
Mission-critical software engineering
Specialisms
AI systems, software architecture and process design
Turning specialist knowledge and operational processes into structured, scalable and AI-enabled systems.
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Patrick Strauss
Enterprise Digital Transformation Specialist
Background
Enterprise transformation leadership
Specialisms
Digital twins, IoT, analytics and programme delivery
Connecting people, technology and programme delivery to turn complex transformation strategies into measurable change.
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Satishan M.
Enterprise Transformation and Delivery Specialist
Background
Large-scale enterprise programme delivery
Specialisms
Governance, delivery leadership and operating models
Connecting leadership, delivery teams and governance to create clear accountability and measurable transformation outcomes.
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Thushan Kumaraswamy
AI Risk and Governance Specialist
Background
AI governance and financial services
Specialisms
AI risk, governance and regulated environments
Helping regulated organisations assess and control AI systems while enabling responsible innovation and adoption.
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William Hurst
Technology Transformation Specialist
Background
Technology and business transformation
Specialisms
Transformation leadership, strategy and delivery
Providing experienced leadership and practical direction during complex technology and organisational change.
View specialist →A wider community of specialist expertise
These profiles are just a snapshot of the Project Brains community, bringing together more than 3,000 specialists across the expertise businesses need to solve complex challenges and deliver meaningful outcomes.
Expertise that creates measurable impact
Real business challenges, matched with specialist expertise and focused on delivering meaningful outcomes.
Forward ARR grew 4x in one quarter
Challenge
An enterprise AI and machine learning business needed to build partnership-led sales channels beyond direct selling.
Expertise
Partnership strategy, account origination and business development.
£300k seed round raised within 8 weeks
Challenge
A pre-seed payments FinTech had built its MVP and needed investment to take the product to market.
Expertise
Fundraising strategy, go-to-market refinement, investor materials and founder coaching.
Vendor approval secured within 10 weeks
Challenge
Enterprise pilots had been paused after the business failed crucial client compliance requirements.
Expertise
Regulatory analysis, information security, compliance planning and stakeholder communication.
Explore more examples of how Project Brains specialists have helped businesses solve challenges across growth, technology, finance, data and transformation.
View all case studies →In our clients' words
Feedback from businesses that have worked with Project Brains to access specialist expertise.
“The best thing about working with Project Brains is the great variety of experts one gets access to...”
Isoline
Founder
“We feel confident in knowing the team at Project Brains are committed to finding the best fractional fit for our business.”
Bandi
CEO
“Project Brains is a go-to for troubleshooting expertise related inputs and outputs.”
PlayWize
Founder & CEO
“Project Brains connected us to a genuine project management specialist who instantly made a mark on our team and the end-client experience.”
Ciklum
Head of UK
“Project Brains was very useful for testing a hiring scenario... Highly recommended!”
Zanders
Financial Services
Fractional expertise vs a full-time hire
Fractional consulting can be particularly useful when your business needs experienced capability but does not necessarily need another permanent senior hire.
| Dimension | Fractional Expertise | Full-Time Hire |
|---|---|---|
| Access |
Faster access to specialist capability
|
Requires a recruitment process
|
| Commitment |
Flexible engagement
|
Permanent employment commitment
|
| Expertise |
Selected around the business challenge
|
Usually selected around a fixed role
|
| Cost structure |
Pay for the expertise and capacity required
|
Salary plus employment-related costs
|
| Scale |
Increase or reduce support as needs change
|
Fixed individual capacity
|
The right model depends on the challenge. Fractional expertise is designed for situations where experienced capability is needed quickly, flexibly and around a specific business outcome.
Discuss your challenge →Understand fractional consulting
What is fractional consulting?
Understand how fractional consulting works, its benefits and how businesses can access specialist expertise without a full-time commitment.
Fractional specialists vs freelancers and consultants
Explore the differences between fractional specialists, traditional consultants and freelancers, and where each model can fit.
How does a fractional business service work?
See how businesses identify the expertise they need, connect with fractional specialists and structure a flexible engagement.
Fractional consulting FAQs
Fractional consulting is a way for businesses to access experienced consultants, executives and specialists on a flexible, part-time or project basis rather than hiring a permanent full-time employee. A fractional consultant brings senior expertise to a specific challenge for as long as the business needs it.
A fractional consultant provides strategic leadership, specialist expertise and hands-on execution in a defined area, such as finance, technology, marketing, operations, AI or data. They both advise on the right approach and help deliver the outcome alongside your existing team.
Freelancers typically deliver a defined task or deliverable. A fractional consultant usually operates at a more senior, strategic level, taking partial ownership of a function or challenge, shaping direction and leadership rather than only completing individual pieces of work.
Traditional consulting often involves a firm advising from the outside on a fixed engagement. Fractional consulting embeds an experienced individual directly into the business on an ongoing, flexible basis so they can both advise and execute as part of the team.
Cost depends on the seniority of the expertise, the scope of the challenge and the level of involvement required. Because engagement is flexible, businesses pay for the expertise they need rather than the full cost of a permanent senior hire. Contact Project Brains to discuss your requirements.
Fractional expertise is useful when a business needs experienced specialist or leadership capability for a specific challenge or stage, but does not yet need, or want to commit to, another permanent full-time role.
Fractional engagements are designed to reduce the time required to access experienced capability compared with recruiting a permanent hire. Once the required expertise is defined, Project Brains connects you with relevant vetted specialists.
Project Brains provides fractional expertise across technology and transformation, AI and data, finance, marketing, sales and business development, operations, project management, and people and HR.
Yes. Fractional consultants are designed to integrate with your existing team, providing leadership, specialist knowledge and delivery support that complements the capability you already have in place.
Still have a question about fractional consulting or the expertise your business needs?
Discuss your challenge →What business challenge are you trying to solve?
Tell us what you're working through and we'll help identify the fractional expertise you need.