The Marqee executive tier: sitting VP+ and Director+ operators at $100M+ revenue companies, plus founders and independent board directors. Verified references, signed NDA, confidential-openings channel, board-seat sharing, and advisory-council-adjacent programming. Scheduled to open Month 12+.
Marqee's executive tier is planned to open only once we have twenty or more verified VP+ operators ready to seed it as founding members — currently projected for Month 12+ of the platform rollout. Until then, this page describes what the tier will look like, who it will be for, and how the vetting will work. Nothing here is a solicitation or a binding offer. If you want to be considered when we open, you can add your name — we may reach out, we may not.
Everything on this page describes a future product. The executive tier is not open, seats are not being reserved, and no membership, security, service, or placement is being offered or sold today. If we open in Month 12+, we may contact people who registered interest — inclusion is not guaranteed and terms will be published in full at launch.
Four eligible profiles. All four require sitting title, verified employer, and two references. Alumni status alone does not qualify — the executive tier is a separate track, not an upgrade path.
Vice President, Senior Vice President, or C-suite title at a company with $100M+ in annual revenue. Employed at the time of application; interim, advisory, or between-roles executives apply through the founder or board-director tracks.
Director, Senior Director, or Head-of role at a $100M+ revenue company, with functional ownership of a business line, region, or product area. Distinct from IC senior titles; reports into VP or higher and manages at least one director or manager below.
Founder or co-founder of a company at $50M+ ARR, Series C+, or a shipped exit. Sitting CEO, CTO, or equivalent operator role at the time of application. Portfolio-CEO-adjacent seats are considered; consultants and part-time advisors are not.
Sitting independent director on at least one public-company or venture-backed private-company board. Full board seat with fiduciary responsibility; observer seats and advisory-board roles do not qualify on their own.
Verification is the whole product. If we let the vetting slip, the tier stops being useful to the executives already inside. Every applicant clears the same four gates — no shortcuts, no fast-tracks.
Profile matched against current employer records and title tenure. Title-inflation flags fail this gate.
Employer verified as $100M+ annual revenue via filings, credible press, or a private-market signal we can cite.
Two references from sitting VP+ operators. Live conversations, not written blurbs. References are asked specific questions we've calibrated.
A signed executive-tier NDA and a live 30-minute conversation with a Marqee senior strategist. The strategist signs off, or nothing moves.
The confidential-openings channel is the reason most executives will join. Sitting executives share off-record openings — VP, SVP, C-suite, board seats — that never touch a public listing. Every posting is verified with the hiring principal; every response is triaged by a Marqee senior strategist before either side sees the other.
Board seats, C-suite backfills, VP roles the CEO doesn't want on LinkedIn, and founder searches for the next executive hire. All open to executive-tier members; nothing shared outside the tier.
Executive-tier members only. Not employees, not associates, not junior colleagues. Every post is watermarked to the viewer; forwards can be traced and removed.
You express interest through a Marqee strategist. The strategist confirms fit with the hiring principal before any name is exchanged. Two-way opt-in before either side knows who's asking.
No membership fee. No seat fee. The executive tier is monetized only when a member takes a role sourced through the tier — a search fee paid at placement, negotiated case-by-case.
| Fee | When it applies | How it's set |
|---|---|---|
| Membership fee | None | Executive-tier membership is free once vetted. No annual, no monthly, no per-seat charge. |
| Programming fee | None | AMAs, dinners, advisory-council-adjacent sessions, board-seat sharing rooms — all included in membership. |
| Search fee (paid role) | When a member takes a role sourced through the confidential-openings channel | Paid by the hiring employer at the standard executive-search rate for the vertical. Not paid by the member. |
| Search fee (board seat) | When a member takes a board seat sourced through the tier | Fixed engagement fee paid by the placing company. Disclosed in advance; no contingency structures. |
| Candidate-pool access | When a member's company hires from the alumni or vetted-VP pool | Paid by the hiring employer as a fixed per-hire fee, disclosed on the intro request. |
Members are never on the hook for a search fee. Every engagement is disclosed to both sides in writing before any name is exchanged.
Board seats move through a small graph of people who trust each other enough to name candidates specifically. The board-seat sharing room is where that graph lives inside Marqee. It's the quietest room in the tier and, by every early conversation, the highest-value.
The executive tier's programming is small, quiet, and built to be worth the calendar time of someone with a full P&L to run. Three cadences, each with a specific job.
Twelve members plus one senior Marqee strategist as facilitator. One member brings a live problem — a re-org, a board conflict, a comp restructure — and the room works it. Off the record. Chatham House rules.
An external principal — a lead investor, a public-company GC, a former board chair — takes a two-hour session on a specific topic (dual-track process, activist defense, executive comp bench). Invited by member vote.
Small-table dinners in New York, San Francisco, London, and rotating third cities. Eight to ten executives, one senior strategist, no press, no photos posted anywhere. The tier's most-requested benefit in early conversations.
We are currently testing the waters. The executive tier is scheduled to open in Month 12+ of the platform rollout, only once we have twenty or more verified VP+ operators ready to seed it as founding members. This page is a preview of what the tier will look like; nothing on it is a solicitation or a binding offer today. If you want to be considered at open, you can register interest — we may or may not reach out when the tier goes live.
Four profiles qualify: sitting VP+ or C-suite operators at $100M+ revenue companies; Director+ operators at $100M+ revenue companies with line-of-business ownership; founders of companies at $50M+ ARR, Series C+, or a shipped exit; and independent directors currently on at least one qualifying public or venture-backed board. Alumni status alone does not qualify — the tier is a separate track from concierge alumni.
There is no membership fee, no seat fee, and no programming fee. The tier is monetized only on a placement basis — when a member takes a role or a board seat sourced through the confidential-openings channel, a search fee is paid by the hiring employer or placing company. Members never pay a search fee. Every fee is disclosed in writing before any name is exchanged.
A private, watermarked channel where sitting executives share off-record openings — VP, SVP, C-suite, and independent board seats — that are not on any public job board and never will be. Every posting is verified with the hiring principal by a Marqee senior strategist; every response is triaged by the strategist before either side sees the other. Two-way opt-in before names are exchanged.
Four gates. LinkedIn and current title verified against employer records. Company scale verified as $100M+ annual revenue via public filings or an equivalent private-market signal. Two references from sitting VP+ operators, taken as live 30-minute conversations rather than written blurbs. Signed executive-tier NDA and a live 30-minute conversation with a Marqee senior strategist. No shortcuts, no fast-tracks; the vetting is the product.
It means we're publicly describing a product before it's launched, and gauging demand, to inform whether and how we open it. Nothing on this page is a sale, an offer to sell, or a promise of a seat. If you enter your details as an interested party, that is not an application, not a reservation, and not a commitment on either side. Terms and eligibility will be published in full at open.
Sitting directors and founders name open independent-director seats they're helping fill; other members flag ready candidates from their trusted network. A Marqee senior strategist brokers every intro, both sides opt in, and the strategist stays on the thread until the seat closes. Compensation calibration — director cash retainers, equity grants, committee premiums — is shared inside the tier as real numbers, not ranges.
If your company is on a credible path to $100M revenue within the next 12 months and you're a sitting VP+ or founder, we may consider your application in the founder track. The bar is not softer — the reference requirement is tighter, and a lead investor's confirmation is typically required. Talk to a Marqee senior strategist before applying.
The tier is scheduled to open Month 12+. Add your name and a Marqee senior strategist may reach out ahead of the open.
Testing the waters only. No offer, no reservation, no commitment on either side.