By Mark Gabrielli · Fractional CMO & COO · Last updated: May 2026Harvard-level rigor. MIT-level depth. Built for executives who are serious about building to $50M and beyond. These courses are hard. They're supposed to be.
MarkCMO Academy is an executive education platform offering C-suite mastery courses for fractional CFOs, CMOs, COOs, CTOs, CEOs, and VP of Sales professionals -- each program consisting of 10 modules and 50 lessons with full-length content, application exercises, and certification exams. Academy courses are designed for executives who want to operate at the highest level and build $150K-$300K+ fractional consulting practices.
Most courses teach you content. This teaches you how to operate. There's a difference between knowing a framework and being able to use it under pressure in front of a board. That's what this process is designed to produce.
These five courses target the highest-demand, highest-earning roles in the market - selected from data across 1M+ professional community members. Start here.
Expand into adjacent disciplines. Each course earns a separate diploma. Build a complete executive skill stack.
GPA is calculated from your average score across all lesson quizzes, module exams, and the final exam. To graduate, you need a minimum 2.0 GPA AND a passing final exam score.
| Score | Letter | GPA Points | Designation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93-100% | A | 4.0 | 🏆 Summa Cum Laude |
| 90-92% | A− | 3.7 | 🥇 Magna Cum Laude |
| 87-89% | B+ | 3.3 | 🥈 Cum Laude |
| 83-86% | B | 3.0 | ✅ Pass with Distinction |
| 80-82% | B− | 2.7 | ✅ Pass with Merit |
| 77-79% | C+ | 2.3 | ✅ Pass |
| 73-76% | C | 2.0 | ✅ Pass (minimum GPA to graduate) |
| 70-72% | C− | 1.7 | ⛔ No Diploma (must retake exam) |
| <70% | F | 0.0 | ⛔ Fail - Retake Required |