After a Career Building Brands Through People, It was on to Retirement.

Then a Text Message Changed Everything

Pete Dornsife and Joe Cadle came up together at GSK, bonded by a shared belief that developing people was the most meaningful investment a leader could make.

Joe is now SVP and Head of Marketing for a large team. He knew what his team needed and he knew how to reach Pete.
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Joe
January 23, 2026
Good morning Pete! Hope all is well with you and your family. I was wondering in your retirement if you are doing any contract work. I have two extremely talented ABMs who have all kinds of talent and upside but need tutelage on brand management basics in the spirit of the MLP program you once led. Would you be interested in doing some virtual tutoring with the two of them? You will like both of these young ABMs — they are bright young women in their mid-twenties.

“When I set out to find brand management training for my ABMs, I found most options lacking. It was either impersonal online courses or expensive classroom programs that weren’t relevant to our business.
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Pete delivered something entirely different. He took the time to deeply understand Microbiome Labs and built a curriculum tailored to our specific challenges and priorities.”

Joe Cadle, SVP Head of Marketing, Microbiome Labs

The Story Behind CMO Edge

Built by Someone
Who Has Been Exactly Where You Are

Developing strategy, activating plans, and building teams, Pete Dornsife spent three decades
running brands in CPG and pharma. The core underpinning of his work was building brands
through people.

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Midway through his career, he was recruited to GSK’s world headquarters in London to direct
the global marketing capability program that reached more than 20 countries and hundreds of marketers.

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Why CMO Edge?

The Name Says Exactly What We Do.

The CMO in our name is intentional. We work with the senior marketing leaders — directors, VPs, and chief marketing officers — who are accountable for brand performance and serious about the team that delivers it. People who've sat in the chair, know the pressure, and understand that a capable team isn't a nice-to-have. It's the whole game.

The Edge is equally deliberate. Not a promise of overnight transformation. An edge is something you build — systematically, through the right frameworks applied to real brands, reinforced by managers who speak the same language, and measured in how the work actually changes.

What Our Clients Are Saying

“This program has had a big impact on my career development. The guidance is tailored to what our marketing team needs. I'm now
much more confident in my skills as a marketer."
Ada Levine
Associate Brand Manager
“Pete doesn’t simply teach. He ensures the training drives
business impact.”
Joe Cadle
SVP Head of Marketing, Microbiome Labs
“There have been so many moments where we’ve covered
something in a session and then, sometimes even that same week, I’ve had an opportunity to use it in my actual work.”
Anna Duncan
Associate Medical Marketing Manager

Your Next Step

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No pitch. No pressure.
Just the right questions and a clear path forward.