OneHop for fractional executives
Your next fractional client is one introduction away.
Fractional CFOs, CMOs, COOs and CTOs win most of their work through people who already trust them. OneHop keeps that network warm and shows you exactly who can open the next door.
Sound familiar?
Feast, then famine
When you're deep in client work, nobody hears from you. When an engagement ends, you're starting from cold, scrolling through contacts and wondering who to call.
A network spread across ten places
Former colleagues in your inbox, founders in your calendar, operators in three Slack groups, people you met at an event last month. No single view of who you know.
Awkward asks
You know a referral beats any post, but asking feels transactional. So you don't ask, or you ask vaguely and nothing happens.
How OneHop helps
Everyone in one private place
Connect Google or Microsoft (read-only), import your contacts and the data export LinkedIn gives you, and see every former colleague, founder and investor together, with how strong each relationship really is.
A weekly plan, not a to-do list
Set a goal like "two new fractional CFO clients in Series A SaaS". OneHop suggests the handful of people to talk to this week and why each one matters.
Introductions, done properly
For each target, see who can introduce you and how well they know both sides. OneHop drafts a short forwardable note you edit and send yourself.
Stay warm between engagements
See who you've gone quiet on before the relationship cools, so reconnecting is a catch-up, not a cold call.
An illustrative example
How Priya found her next client in nine days
- Priya, a fractional CFO in Sydney, had an engagement ending in six weeks and no pipeline.
- She connected her work Google account and imported her contacts. OneHop showed 1,140 people, 86 of them strong relationships.
- Her goal: "a Series A fintech that needs finance leadership". OneHop surfaced a former colleague now at a VC firm, and an operator from her community who had advised two portfolio companies.
- She sent the operator a three-line forwardable ask OneHop had drafted. He checked with a founder first, then introduced them.
- Nine days later she had a scoping call booked, and a note in OneHop to thank the operator when it closed.
Names, figures and details in this example are illustrative, not a customer case study.
Questions
How do fractional executives find clients?
Mostly through referrals and warm introductions from former colleagues, founders, investors and advisors who have seen their work. A deliberate weekly routine of reconnecting and asking specific people beats posting and hoping. See how fractional executives find clients through their network.
Is OneHop a CRM?
It's a private relationship memory rather than a sales pipeline. There's no data entry: your relationships come from your own inbox, calendar, contacts and communities, and OneHop tells you who to talk to and who can introduce you.
Will OneHop email people on my behalf?
Not without you. OneHop drafts introductions and messages for you to edit and approve. Access to your email and calendar is read-only, and nothing is ever sent from your inbox.
Can other members see my contacts?
No. Other members only see what you explicitly opt in to share, such as that you could introduce them to someone. Your network is never sold or pooled.
What does it cost?
OneHop is free during launch.
Guides for fractional executives
How fractional executives find clients through their network
Most fractional work comes from referrals. A practical system for fractional CFOs, CMOs, COOs and consultants: who to talk to, a weekly routine, and how to ask.
Read the guide →Forwardable intro email templates
What a forwardable intro email is, the five-part structure that works, and copy-ready templates for meeting a client, an investor and a contractor or advisor.
Read the guide →How to reconnect with dormant contacts
Dormant ties are some of the most valuable relationships you have. Why reconnecting works, who to start with, and message templates that don't feel transactional.
Read the guide →Find the one hop between you and who you need.
Bring your inbox, calendar and contacts. See who can introduce you. Free during launch.