Carter Varn
Fractional CIO, Advanced Caliber
“Consultant usually comes in, shows you what you're going to do, gives you a plan, and walks away. For me, I want that seat at the table.”
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Fractional CIO who started working in his father's trucking company at age 15 — dispatching trucks before he could drive one. That blue-collar foundation shaped everything: Carter brings C-suite technology leadership to companies that never thought they could afford it. His proudest moments come when a second-generation manufacturer finally gets the IT infrastructure to match their ambition. He's the fractional leader who works himself out of a job on purpose — because that means the client is ready.
In Their Words
“I came in and worked with them for a little over a year, fixed a lot of the relationships with their outside vendors, pushed them in the right direction and kind of steered the ship and ultimately helped them hire a full-time director of IT.”
— Carter Varn
“Technology can be that solid foundation for them reaching those next set of goals.”
— Carter Varn
“I come from the world of technology and business, so I'm not natively a salesperson — so having to figure out how you're going to get those clients has been an interesting phenomenon early on. So I decided to really dive deep into networking and make that work to my advantage.”
— Carter Varn
“At 15, I was thrown in the garage with the truckers and the mechanics and was taught to work hard and get through some tough spots.”
— Carter Varn
“Consultant, in my opinion, usually comes in, kind of shows you what you're going to do, gives you a plan maybe, and walks away. For me, I'm on those weekly leadership calls. I want that seat at the table.”
— Carter Varn
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“I had a recent client — a manufacturer, now second-generation owned — that had never had anyone in an IT leadership role before and wasn't sure where they wanted to go with it.”
-- Carter Varn
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