Fractional CLO

Chief Learning Officer expertise.
Without the full-time overhead.

For organizations that are serious about learning and development but aren’t ready—or don’t need—a full-time hire. Dr. Stanton embeds as your strategic learning leader, building the systems, culture, and capability that drive consistent performance.

A CLO builds the learning infrastructure that makes growth sustainable.

Most organizations train reactively—responding to problems, launching programs, then watching results plateau. A Chief Learning Officer changes that. The CLO is the strategic architect of how an organization learns, develops capability, and converts knowledge into performance.

The Fractional CLO model gives you that architecture—without the full-time salary, benefits package, or lengthy hiring process. Dr. Stanton steps into the role on a retained, part-time basis and operates as a genuine member of your leadership team.

This isn’t consulting at arm’s length. It’s embedded strategic leadership—accountable, responsive, and invested in outcomes.

30+
Years developing performance systems
CLO
Without the full-time headcount cost
1
Dedicated partner. Your organization. Your results.

“The question isn’t whether your organization needs a learning strategy. It’s whether you have one that actually works.”

What I build and manage as your CLO.

Every engagement is scoped to your organization’s specific needs and stage of development. These are the core areas of strategic ownership.

Learning Strategy & Roadmap

A clear, written L&D strategy aligned to your business goals—covering what you’re building, why, in what sequence, and how success is measured.

Training Architecture

Design of your full training ecosystem: onboarding programs, role-based learning paths, leadership development tracks, and ongoing skill-building frameworks.

Content Development Oversight

Strategic direction and quality review for all learning content—whether built internally, sourced externally, or developed in partnership.

Performance Diagnostics

Identifying where the gaps are between current performance and expected performance—and designing targeted learning interventions that address root cause, not symptoms.

Leadership Capability Building

Developing your internal leaders as coaches and performance managers—so learning doesn’t stop when formal training ends.

Metrics & Accountability Systems

Building the frameworks to measure learning effectiveness, track skill development, and connect training investment to business outcomes.

This is built for organizations at a specific inflection point.

The Fractional CLO model works best when an organization has outgrown ad hoc training—but hasn’t yet built the internal infrastructure to manage L&D strategically.

It’s not a one-size-fits-all engagement. The organizations that get the most from this are the ones that are ready to stop treating training as an event and start treating it as a system.

Brokerages & Real Estate Organizations

Agent onboarding, production consistency, and leadership development built on behavioral science—not hope.

Corporate Sales Teams

Organizations where sales performance is inconsistent and training hasn’t moved the needle—yet.

Associations & Trade Organizations

Member education programs that need strategic architecture, not just event content.

Growth-Stage Companies

Teams scaling fast who need a learning infrastructure in place before the cracks become crises.

You may not need a Fractional CLO if:

  • You’re looking for a one-time training event
  • You already have a strong internal L&D team
  • Your primary need is content delivery, not strategy

You probably do if:

  • Training isn’t producing consistent, measurable results
  • You lack a clear L&D strategy aligned to business goals
  • You have no one accountable for how your organization learns
  • Onboarding is inconsistent or under-developed
  • Leadership development is reactive, not systemic

How the engagement works.

All Fractional CLO engagements are retained and ongoing. Scope, cadence, and deliverables are defined at the start and reviewed quarterly.

Strategic

Monthly leadership sessions, L&D strategy ownership, quarterly roadmap reviews, and executive advisory. For organizations that need a seat at the table.

Operational

Everything in Strategic plus hands-on program development, content oversight, facilitator coaching, and regular diagnostics. For organizations actively building their system.

Embedded

High-touch partnership with deep integration into leadership team operations, culture initiatives, and performance management systems. For organizations in active transformation.

All engagements are custom-scoped. Pricing discussed during initial consultation.

How we get started.

01

Discovery Call

30-minute conversation to understand your organization, your current L&D situation, and what you’re trying to change.

02

Diagnostic

A structured assessment of your training systems, performance gaps, and organizational learning culture.

03

Scope & Proposal

A clear engagement proposal outlining scope, deliverables, cadence, and investment. No generic packages.

04

Onboarding

We align on priorities, establish communication rhythms, and begin the first 90-day learning strategy sprint.

Ready to build a learning organization?

The first step is a conversation. No pitch, no pressure—just a direct discussion about whether the Fractional CLO model is the right fit for where your organization is right now.