[PhilWright]

Anyone that uses the phrase 'monthly expense profile' to indicate they have large monthly expenses is clearly great at marketing. Your credentials are proven sir.

As an employee you get paid employee wages. If you want founder wages then you need to become a founder. Instead of joining an existing company/start-up I recommend you reach out to your network and join up with others starting a company.

Alternatively you could start your on your own. As a marketing expert you should have the skills to market your new business to others that need marketing skills. If you cannot, then your marketing skills are not that great!

[dikdik]

I think you are being overly presumptuous, CEO != founder.

[PhilWright]

A CEO does not get hundreds of millions unless they have a large chunk of the company. So either a founder or given lots of shares so they are like a founder.