Top Freelancers & Consultants

Independent consultants and fractional operators who specialize in cybersecurity marketing and growth. Each has at least two cyber clients with verifiable results.

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Ross Haleliuk

Calgary, Canada

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Ross Haleliuk is the author of Venture in Security, one of the most widely read Substacks in cybersecurity, and of the bestselling book Cyber for Builders. Advises cybersecurity founders on go-to-market, product, and growth.

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Gianna Whitver

Wilmington, USA

Gianna Whitver is co-founder and CEO of the Cybersecurity Marketing Society and co-host of the Breaking Through in Cybersecurity Marketing podcast. Advises cybersecurity and tech companies on marketing and GTM.

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Maria Velasquez

Danbury, USA

Maria Velasquez is co-founder and Chief Growth Officer of the Cybersecurity Marketing Society, with 10+ years of in-house cybersecurity marketing experience. Currently Director of Growth Marketing at Brinqa.

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Dani Woolf

Tel Aviv, Israel

Dani Woolf is CEO and host of Audience 1st, a cybersecurity buyer research and podcasting firm, and co-founder of CyberSynapse. 15+ years in B2B tech demand generation, with a focus on cybersecurity since 2018.

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Casie Abello

Danville, USA

Casie Abello is a fractional CMO for cybersecurity companies with prior senior marketing roles at SecurityScorecard, Securonix, Absolute Software, Dtex, and FireEye. Runs CyberSec CMO.

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Mark Gabrielli

Chicago, USA

Mark Gabrielli is a fractional CMO and COO with 15+ years of marketing leadership experience across SaaS, health tech, logistics, and cybersecurity. Focuses on $2M-$30M ARR cyber vendors.

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Jane Frankland MBE

London, UK

Jane Frankland MBE is a 30+ year cybersecurity veteran, founder of KnewStart, and a globally ranked LinkedIn cyber influencer. Advises brands on positioning, thought leadership, and executive visibility.

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Ron Eddings

San Francisco, USA

Ron Eddings is a cybersecurity practitioner turned media entrepreneur. Co-founded Hacker Valley Media, which produces podcasts and video shows for the cybersecurity industry.

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Andrew Monaghan

Denver, USA

Andrew Monaghan is an independent sales effectiveness consultant with 27 years in cybersecurity sales, running Unstoppable.do to help cyber startups win larger deals. He hosts the Cybersecurity Go-To-Market Podcast.

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Allan Alford

Dallas, USA

Allan Alford is a former five-time CISO who runs a consulting practice offering fractional CISO and strategic cyber advisory services, and is well known as a cyber content creator and podcast host.

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Alan Shimel

Boca Raton, USA

Alan Shimel is a media entrepreneur who founded Techstrong Group (formerly MediaOps), publisher of Security Boulevard and DevOps.com, and is a widely cited cyber and DevSecOps commentator.

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Carolyn Crandall

San Jose, USA

Carolyn Crandall is a veteran cybersecurity CMO now operating as a fractional CMO and GTM advisor through Marticulate, specializing in category creation, positioning, and analyst relations.

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George Kamide

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George Kamide is a cybersecurity brand and communications strategist and co-host of the Bare Knuckles and Brass Tacks podcast, focused on repairing the divide between security vendors and buyers.

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Scott Taschler

Minneapolis, USA

Scott Taschler is a fractional product marketing consultant with 25+ years in cyber technical sales and marketing, formerly at CrowdStrike and McAfee, helping security vendors with messaging and PMM strategy.

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Franklyn Jones

San Francisco, USA

Franklyn Jones is a fractional CMO for early-stage cybersecurity and SaaS companies, known for building category-defining GTM strategies and offering part-time marketing leadership on demand.

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Daniel Kelley

London, UK

Daniel Kelley pivoted from a well-publicized hacking conviction into security research and content marketing, founding Cyberou to produce technical, practitioner-authored content for security brands.

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Melanie Ensign

San Francisco, USA

Melanie Ensign built and led security/privacy communications programs at Facebook, Uber, and AT&T before founding Discernible, a consultancy that helps security and privacy teams communicate credibly with press, regulators, and the public.

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G. Scott Shaw

Baltimore, USA

Shaw has run Everclear as a growth-marketing shop for 20+ years, with particular depth in early-stage cybersecurity go-to-market work, including a multi-year mentoring stint at the MACH37 Cyber Accelerator.

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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

When should a cybersecurity startup hire a freelancer instead of an agency?

Freelancers and fractional operators fit best for a single workstream (content, paid, SEO/GEO) at pre-Series-B budgets; agencies fit when you need a full team across multiple channels at once.

How do you vet freelancers in this directory?

Each listed freelancer has at least two cybersecurity clients with verifiable results, not just general B2B marketing experience applied to a security client.

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