What does business growth consulting include?

A diagnostic of where revenue comes from, a unit economics model, a channel and digital strategy, recommendations on team structure, and a 90-day execution plan with owners and metrics.

Do you work with startups?

Yes. Startup engagements focus on positioning, first-channel selection and a runway-sized test plan with defined kill criteria, rather than a full multi-channel build.

Can you help restructure our marketing team?

Yes. We assess current roles and output, recommend which functions belong in-house versus outsourced, define what each role owns, and set the reporting cadence.

Do we have to use you for execution afterwards?

No. You can take the plan and run it internally with the documentation we provide. Many clients have us run the paid media while their team owns brand and content.

How long does an engagement take?

Diagnostic and plan typically take two to four weeks depending on data availability. Execution runs month-to-month from there.

Business Growth & Startup Consulting With an Execution Plan Attached

Digital strategy, revenue modeling and marketing team structure for founders and owners — from firms that also run the campaigns, so the plan gets tested rather than filed.

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Growth stalls for a small number of reasons: the offer is not differentiated, the acquisition math does not work, the team is structured around channels instead of outcomes, or nobody owns the numbers. Consulting is only useful if it identifies which of those is your actual constraint.

We work the problem from revenue backwards — what a customer is worth, how many you need, what each channel can realistically deliver at that cost — then build the operating plan. Because we also execute paid media, SEO and automation, the plan is written by people who will have to make it work.

What the engagement includes

Growth diagnostic

Where revenue actually comes from today, which constraint is binding, and what a realistic 12-month trajectory looks like.

Unit economics model

Customer value, close rate, payback period and a cost-per-acquisition ceiling that every channel decision is measured against.

Digital strategy

Channel mix, website and content roadmap, data and tracking architecture, and the automation that keeps it running without headcount.

Marketing team structure

Who should be in-house, who should be outsourced, what each role owns, and the reporting cadence that keeps it accountable.

Startup go-to-market

Positioning, first-channel selection, pricing sanity checks and a launch sequence sized to the runway you actually have.

90-day execution plan

Sequenced initiatives with owners, budgets and success metrics — plus the option for us to run the paid media and web work.

How we work

Discovery

Interviews with you and your team, plus a review of financials, analytics, CRM and current marketing performance.

Diagnosis

We name the binding constraint and quantify it, instead of handing over a list of everything that could be improved.

Plan

Positioning, channel mix, budget model, team structure and a 90-day calendar with defined owners and metrics.

Execution or handover

We can run the plan, run part of it alongside your team, or hand it over with the documentation to run it yourself.

Restructuring a marketing team without breaking output

The most common structural mistake is organizing by channel — an ads person, a social person, a web person — with nobody owning the path from impression to booked revenue. Handoffs multiply and accountability disappears at every boundary.

We usually recommend organizing around outcomes: demand capture, demand creation, conversion, retention. Specialist execution can then be outsourced without losing ownership, because the internal owner is defined by a number rather than a tool.

Define each role by the metric it owns, not the platform it logs into.
Keep brand, content and customer relationships in-house.
Outsource auction management, technical SEO, tracking and automation.
One weekly review of pipeline and cost per acquisition, not five channel reports.

Startup consulting on a real runway

Early-stage advice is only useful when it respects the runway. We size the first channel test to what you can afford to lose, define the signal that would justify doubling down, and set the kill criteria in advance so a channel that is not working does not quietly eat six months.

For most founders the honest sequence is: prove the offer converts with a small paid test, build the page and tracking properly, then invest in the compounding channels once the acquisition math is known.

How we differ from traditional strategy consulting firms

Strategy firms sell analysis and leave. Agencies sell execution and rarely question the strategy. We do both, which means we cannot recommend a channel we are unwilling to be measured on.

Founder Nick Epps is an international best-selling author on marketing for small business, and the firm is a Google Partner, Premier Yelp partner and BBB A+ accredited. The engagement can end at the plan, or continue into execution on a month-to-month basis starting at $555/mo.

Frequently asked questions

Let's look at your numbers first

A free strategy call: we review your channels, your cost per lead and your follow-up, and tell you where the next dollar should go — whether or not you hire us.

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