Fractional Technology Leadership for Growth-Stage Companies
Reduce technology costs, build high-performing teams, and align technology strategy with business goals without full-time executive overhead.
Trusted by companies and PE firms like:
Reduce technology costs, build high-performing teams, and align technology strategy with business goals without full-time executive overhead.
Trusted by companies and PE firms like:
Infrastructure Cost Reduction
Development Velocity Improvement
Technology Budgets Managed
Leading Technology for Fortune 500 & PE Firms
Strategic technology leadership and execution for growth-stage companies and PE-backed firms.
Part-time executive technology leadership (CTO, CIO, VP Technology) providing strategic direction, team management, and hands-on execution without full-time commitment.
Reduce cloud, on-premise, and hybrid infrastructure costs through architecture optimization, right-sizing, and operational efficiency.
Pre-acquisition technology assessment for PE firms and growing companies. Evaluate platforms, teams, and integration complexity.
Build high-performing engineering teams and implement agile processes to dramatically improve development velocity and quality.
Implement and maintain compliance frameworks for PCI, GAAP, HIPAA, and SOX. Support financial and security audits.
Automotive e-commerce company acquired by Bertram Capital needed technology modernization, cloud migration, and acquisition integration (another automotive e-commerce business).
Engaged as VP Technology for 12-month transformation. Restructured technology organization, architected cloud migration strategy, enabled multi-brand platform capability, and implemented agile processes.
Media software company needed to accelerate development velocity, reduce infrastructure costs, and modernize during company rebrand.
Engaged as Interim CIO for 18 months. Formalized agile processes, established QA function, migrated infrastructure to cloud, and brought mobile development in-house.
One of North America's largest e-commerce companies needed to modernize authentication, reduce fraud, and optimize infrastructure costs while serving millions of customers.
Led Customer Platforms pod, Implemented modern authentication (MFA, biometric OAuth/WebAuthn), created dedicated Security & Privacy squad, and decoupled services for better scalability.
Digital services company serving local media broadcasters needed strategic technology leadership to scale product offerings while managing distributed development teams and evolving platform requirements.
Engaged as Fractional CTO for 9 years. Led technology strategy, architected scalable hosting platform, created white-label mobile app platform, integrated voice and OTT platforms, and managed onshore/offshore development teams.
Conductive Path was founded in 2012 to help growth-stage companies and PE-backed firms optimize technology operations, build high-performing teams, and align technology strategy with business goals.
Founder Brian Parsons brings 25+ years of executive technology leadership experience from companies including:
Led technology for 1,200+ radio stations, built and launched iHeartRadio, managed $45M technology budget
Led technology for PE-backed media services company serving ESPN, ABC Radio, Associated Press, Warner Bros
Led authentication, security, and customer platforms. Top 10% manager rating company-wide
Led technology strategy and product development for digital services company serving local media broadcasters. Architected WordPress hosting platform powering 700+ websites, created white-label mobile app platform with 100+ deployed apps, integrated voice platforms (Alexa, Google Assistant) and OTT devices
Bertram Capital (ECS Tuning), Oaktree Capital (Triton), and other portfolio companies
"What sets Brian apart from most technologists is his understanding of how complex systems really affect business performance. It can't be overstated... Brian is someone who understands exactly how your systems influence your work. This makes him even more valuable as a business asset than just a gifted technologist."
"Brian is a gifted technology leader. But what's unique about him is that his skillset goes far beyond technology. Brian's abilities to plan, lead, collaborate, envision and communicate are exceptional. This is why I think he'd be an amazing CTO for any forward-thinking company. Brian patiently taught me many things during our tenure together and I'd happily work with him again."
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