Marketing Is The Most Critical Function Of Any Business
A good product or service is nothing but a customer retention tool.
Until somebody buys from you, they only know how good your marketing is.
Which is why the best marketer wins every time.
You Wouldn’t Outsource Operations, Don’t Outsource Your Revenue Driver
We get it. You’re a business owner, not a marketer — it’s easy to want to outsource your marketing to an agency or specialist.
Except when you do that, you:
- Get stuck in tactics
- Lose all control of your growth and revenue
- Can’t scale predictably
And you’re stuck working in your business, not on it, which is stunting your growth.
When You Bring Marketing
In-House, Everything Changes
Startups gain traction, plateaued businesses smash through the ceiling, and established companies scale predictably and consistently.
A solid marketing plan removes all the guesswork and ensures you prioritize what moves the needle. We practically invented the concept — just ask the millions of businesses transformed by The 1-Page Marketing Plan.
With a clear target market and strong positioning, you stand out in the market, and you get far more returns on all the marketing you do. The best-designed website or ad campaign is pointless if you’re not speaking to the pains and wants of your ideal customers.
As the business owner and visionary, you can’t be bogged down in marketing. You have a business to run! We believe in implementing systems and hiring a team of doers so your marketing performs 24/7, while you spend your time on what you do best.
This is what most people think of as marketing: campaigns, content, emails, advertising, etc. We’ll prioritize your quarterly goals based on what drives revenue fastest, from optimizing for conversions to increasing customer LTV.
300+
Marketing Hires For Clients
1M+
Businesses Transformed
2-3X
Revenue For NumerousSmall Businesses
Meet Our Founder
I’m not from a traditional marketing background.
In fact, I was a dead broke IT geek.
So I did what any young professional would do and started my first business.
But I didn’t know anything about sales, marketing, and communicating my value, all required to grow a successful business.
So I spent 10 years in painful trial and error — attending every conference, reading every book, and learning from mentors…
Marketing is a skill, and it can be learned. When I eventually mastered this skill, I built, scaled, and exited two technology companies, one of which was named in the top 100 fastest-growing companies in the country.
I've written two bestselling marketing books:
The 1-Page Marketing Plan, a #1 Amazon bestseller, has changed the way over a million businesses globally do marketing.
Lean Marketing has been praised by experts like Gino Wickman, Mike Michalowicz, Chris Do, and more as the gold standard of marketing implementation.
Anna leads Lean Marketing after running her own marketing agency built on developing the next generation of marketing coordinators. Anna has provided consulting for NASA, worked alongside PADI, and spoken at international conferences alongside internationally acclaimed marketers. Since first joining the team as a social media expert, she has been the driving force behind the birth of our signature program, development of our world-class team, and monumental growth as a company.
Vera heads our advisory and program development team. She comes to the team with a storied career, from studying law, to scuba instruction, and now, helping our clients scale their businesses. She’s helped clients successfully hire marketing coordinators, implement effective lead capture systems, and create internal marketing systems to better prioritize and organize their marketing activities. In her downtime, she’s deep in a Sarah J. Maas novel, traveling, or having a mid-day twerk party.
Sarah leads our client success, bringing the better part of a decade of experience from a San Francisco-based agency where she directed global digital campaigns featured on CNN, CBS, and Forbes. She has helped shape over 175 brands and played a key role in growing an agency from 9 to 90 employees. Sarah's strong marketing and business background makes her ideally suited to guide clients through our programs. Sarah is often found hiking pristine landscapes and camping under starlit skies.
Our resident content strategist turned marketing and business advisor. She has 15 years of experience in marketing, advertising, and PR. Candice has written, and project-managed website builds for various industries and crafted thought pieces featured in Forbes, ThriveGlobal, SmartCompany.com.au, and LifeHack. She lives in a small coastal town in South Africa and has two kids and two dogs. When she’s not killing it for our clients, she loves to read, bake, spend time outdoors, and play board and card games with her kids.
Nate Thoreson leads our Standard Accelerator program. With nearly a decade of marketing experience at Microsoft, NRECA and executive positions at Webblen, Nate brings a wealth of knowledge to the table for clients. He specializes in Web3, tech, branding, and strategic design. Paired with his strategic leadership experience, he has helped dozens of clients grow their businesses across industries.
Tiffany was one of Lean Marketing’s first hires, from marketing coordinator to now head of operations. She has been with the team for many years working on different marketing campaigns and various day-to-day operations. Tiffany is the go-to for all company documentation, SOPs, and much more. She is vital to the smooth running of our team.
Aqib heads our program advisory and sales team, connecting our community with the most relevant resources and products. He has several years of experience in high ticket sales, having generated $4M+ over the course of his career.
Adair, along with Joe, is the first point of contact for business owners interested in scaling their businesses with marketing. He’s our youngest team member, but has been vital in helping our clients achieve success, whether it’s through quick, 1-on-1 guidance, targeted resources, or connecting them with our product suite.
Joe, along with Adair, is the first point of contact for business owners interested in scaling their businesses. He’s often in contact with our European and Asian community, making sure they’re pointed in the right direction.
Emma is the executive assistant to our CEO, Anna. She’s come a long way since Anna took a chance on her as an intern, and is now critical in ensuring our operations and finances (as well as Anna’s sanity) are healthy. When she’s not keeping our team afloat, she’s teaching English part-time, running yoga classes, and caring for her two cats.
