Handcrafted marketing and design that make waves

Sailors & Mermaids is a small creative studio founded by award-winning marketer and Olympic-level potty mouth Jonas Strandell.

Six sailors parading in the same style as Madness

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Please stay a while. A lot of effort went into making this website. Just sayin’…

“What is it you do exactly?” — Mom

In short, I help companies grow and sell things.

My title is Chief Marketing Officer, the kind that likes to get his hands dirty. With a background as a designer and developer – and a knack for good storytelling – I consider myself both a thinker and a tinker.

Sailors & Mermaids is my side project where I do freelance CMO work, coach teams, teach marketing. And I design because, well, I like things to look good.

More about what I do

“What is it you do exactly?” — Mom

In short, I help companies grow and sell things.

Sailors & Mermaids is my side project where I do freelance CMO work, coach teams, teach marketing. And I design because, well, I like things to look good.

More about what I do

“What is it you do exactly?” — Mom

In short, I help companies grow and sell things.

Sailors & Mermaids is my side project where I do freelance CMO work, coach teams, teach marketing. And I design because, well, I like things to look good.

More about what I do

Jonas Strandell sitting at a desk drawing with an Apple Pencil on an iPad

Speaking at events and conferences

You can hire me as a speaker, and I will do what I do best. Talk. A lot. Inspiration and insights from the trenches, and a good time had by all.

Speaking events

Coaching marketing teams

Sometimes you just need a sanity check on your marketing. I bring an outside perspective that is clear, candid, and focused on what works.

A group of people listening to someone speaking

Coaching teams

Fractional and interim CMO roles

For startups and scaleups with tight marketing budgets there are many levers to pull in order to make a bigger impression and drive business.

Jonas Strandell speaking to a female team member

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A small selection of design work

Designing and drawing is more than just an extracurricular activity. Sometimes they come to life as stickers, cards, prints, etc.

Over the years we’ve been fortunate to work with

This is how we can help

Try our free tips and resources

Download, tweak, and test. You can start on your own with free templates and tools. Grab a resource, modify, and try it. If you need help let us know.

Try free resources

Get coaching and mentoring

Let’s get a fresh perspective on your marketing. What’s working, what’s not, and where to double down. Just actionable advice to help your team.

Learn about coaching

Hire me as a fractional CMO

Creative marketing help you outsmart competition and as your fractional or interim CMO we can deliver big results together even with a smaller budget.

Hire a CMO now

Let’s talk marketing

No strings attached!

Illustration of Jonas Strandell on a vespa

This is how we can help

Try our free tips and resources

Download, tweak, and test. You can start on your own with free templates and tools. Grab a resource, modify, and try it. If you need help let us know.

Try free resources

Get coaching and mentoring

Let’s get a fresh perspective on your marketing. What’s working, what’s not, and where to double down. Just actionable advice to help your team.

Learn about coaching

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Hire me as a fractional CMO

Creative marketing help you outsmart competition and as your fractional or interim CMO we can deliver big results together even with a smaller budget.

Hire a CMO now

Let’s talk marketing

No strings attached!

This is how we can help

Try our free tips and resources

Download, tweak, and test. You can start on your own with free templates and tools. Grab a resource, modify, and try it. If you need help let us know.

Try free resources

Get coaching and mentoring

Let’s get a fresh perspective on your marketing. What’s working, what’s not, and where to double down. Just actionable advice to help your team.

Learn about coaching

Hire me as a fractional CMO

Creative marketing help you outsmart competition and as your fractional or interim CMO we can deliver big results together even with a smaller budget.

Hire a CMO now

Let’s talk marketing

No strings attached!

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