Case Studies

    Real companies, real outcomes. Each engagement below is verifiable through public announcements, LinkedIn, or named references on request.

    Multi-Location & Marketplace

    Two-sided acquisition and city-by-city launch playbooks

    Performance Media at Scale

    $100M+/yr managed across Google, Meta, and affiliate

    Unit Economics Discipline

    30–60% CAC reductions with 3–4x LTV/CAC

    Lean, AI-Native Teams

    Claude, Cursor, PostHog—workflow over headcount

    Building the National Category Leader in In-Home Pet End-of-Life Care
    CodaPetNational Healthcare BrandDecember 2024 – Present

    Challenge

    Regional startup with strong local traction but no scalable engine. Two-sided dynamics: emotionally sensitive consumer demand and a network of independent veterinarians on the supply side, with operational complexity in every new metro launch.

    Approach

    Architected the complete growth engine from scratch—SEO at local scale, paid acquisition, lifecycle marketing, and vet/clinic referral loops—integrated into a repeatable city-launch playbook. Repositioned the company narrative from services business to high-growth healthcare brand.

    Key Achievements

    • Built defensible organic moat with 80%+ top-3 search visibility nationally—self-reinforcing demand flywheel
    • Designed repeatable local market launch framework powering profitable city-by-city expansion
    • Optimized unit economics so each new metro can hit profitability faster
    • Repositioned the company from a services business into a high-growth healthcare brand with disciplined, profitable unit economics

    Outcome

    CodaPet moved from regional startup to the national category leader in in-home pet end-of-life care across 170+ metro markets, on a lean team using AI-native workflows and a small set of agency partners.

    Results

    170+
    Metro Markets
    Active launch coverage
    Profitable
    City Launches
    Disciplined unit economics
    80%+
    Top-3 SEO Visibility
    Across target markets
    SEO-led
    Channel Mix
    Reduced paid dependency
    Scaling Performance Media from <$5M to $100M+/yr at The RealReal
    The RealReal (NASDAQ: REAL)Luxury Resale eCommerceEngagement via Miliki & Co

    Challenge

    Public company transitioning paid acquisition from a holding-company agency structure into an in-house operation. Needed to scale spend dramatically without sacrificing CAC discipline—paid had to become a primary revenue pillar, not a cost center.

    Approach

    Stepped in as performance media lead through Miliki & Co after the agency-to-in-house transition. Personally ran $100M+/yr in spend hands-on across Google, Meta, affiliate, and attribution—not overseeing from a dashboard.

    Key Achievements

    • Took paid from sub-$5M to $100M+/yr while reducing CAC 40%
    • Made paid acquisition responsible for 25% of REAL's revenue
    • Hands-on across Google, Meta, affiliate, and attribution infrastructure
    • Successfully completed the agency-to-in-house transition without performance regression

    Outcome

    Transformed paid acquisition into one of REAL's primary growth pillars at public-company scale, with CAC discipline maintained throughout aggressive scaling.

    Results

    $5M → $100M+
    Paid Spend Scaled
    Annualized run-rate
    25%
    Share of Total Revenue
    From paid acquisition
    40%
    CAC Reduction
    While scaling spend 20x+
    Google • Meta • Affiliate
    Channels Owned
    Plus attribution
    Building the Supply-Side Engine That Drove PartnerSlate's Acquisition
    PartnerSlateB2B Marketplace · Food & Beverage ManufacturingVia Miliki & Co

    Challenge

    Marketplace stuck on the supply side. Needed to scale enterprise contract manufacturer acquisition fast enough to attract enterprise demand—Unilever, Nestlé, Coca-Cola won't show up without inventory.

    Approach

    Joined as W2 Head of Growth via Miliki & Co. Built the entire supply-side acquisition engine from scratch, focusing on systematic enterprise supplier acquisition rather than one-off BD.

    Key Achievements

    • 8x growth in enterprise supplier base on a lean budget
    • Drove supplier CAC from $150 to $11—a 93% reduction
    • Landed enterprise logos (Unilever, Nestlé, Coca-Cola) as marketplace suppliers
    • Supply-side traction was a direct driver of acquisition by Pacific Fin Capital

    Outcome

    The supply-side acquisition engine was structurally identical to two-sided marketplace problems across other portfolios—and led directly to a successful acquisition by Pacific Fin Capital.

    Results

    8x
    Enterprise Suppliers
    Growth in supplier base
    $150 → $11
    Supplier CAC
    93% reduction
    Unilever • Nestlé • Coca-Cola
    Marquee Logos
    Onboarded as suppliers
    Acquired
    Outcome
    By Pacific Fin Capital
    Pivoting Therma into GlacierGrid for a $19M Series A
    GlacierGrid (formerly Therma)IoT-to-SaaS · Climate TechDec 2021 – Dec 2022

    Challenge

    IoT hardware company stuck in a niche refrigeration-monitoring positioning with a small TAM. Needed to redefine GTM, build B2B demand from scratch, and credibly tell a Series A story to investors—on a lean team.

    Approach

    Converted from advisory client to full-time Head of Growth. Led the strategic pivot from refrigeration monitoring to grid-responsive energy management—unlocking a fundamentally larger addressable market. Built B2B demand generation infrastructure end-to-end: ABM, funnel optimization, enterprise sales enablement.

    Key Achievements

    • Led the rebrand and repositioning from Therma → GlacierGrid
    • 600% increase in qualified pipeline through ABM and funnel optimization
    • 60% improvement in CAC payback while expanding TAM
    • Pipeline and narrative directly supported the $19M Series A close

    Outcome

    Repositioned a niche IoT hardware company into a grid-responsive energy management platform serving enterprise facilities—and closed the round.

    Results

    $19M
    Series A Raised
    Directly supported by pipeline
    +600%
    Qualified Pipeline
    From a near-zero baseline
    +60%
    CAC Payback
    Improvement vs. baseline
    Created
    Category
    Grid-responsive energy mgmt
    Cubii: $0 → $25M+ DTC in 18 Months · Acquired
    CubiiDTC Hardware · Health & Wellness · Acquired2016 – 2017

    Challenge

    First marketing hire at a hardware startup with a Kickstarter origin and a single SKU. Had to build profitable, omnichannel DTC distribution from zero with disciplined unit economics.

    Approach

    Owned full-funnel acquisition end-to-end—paid, SEO, email, CRO—and built omnichannel distribution across direct eCommerce, Amazon, QVC, and Sam's Club, each with distinct operational and logistics requirements.

    Key Achievements

    • Scaled $0 → $25M+ DTC revenue in 18 months
    • CAC under $25 with 3x LTV/CAC and 6-month payback
    • Built omnichannel distribution across DTC, Amazon, QVC, and Sam's Club
    • Cultivated 100K+ engaged community with 50% repeat purchase rate

    Outcome

    Positioned Cubii for nine-figure acquisition by establishing profitable, multi-channel DTC distribution from a single Kickstarter SKU.

    Results

    $25M+
    Revenue Built
    From $0 in 18 months
    <$25
    CAC
    On a $300+ AOV product
    3x
    LTV / CAC
    With 6-month payback
    50%
    Repeat Purchase Rate
    Across 100K+ community
    Shiftgig: Pre-Revenue → $60M+ ARR Two-Sided Marketplace · Acquired
    ShiftgigTwo-Sided Staffing Marketplace · Acquired2013 – 2015

    Challenge

    Pre-revenue two-sided marketplace needing simultaneous worker supply and enterprise/SMB demand at scale—with ruthless CAC discipline because two-sided economics break fast otherwise.

    Approach

    Joined as Employee #14 and VP Marketing. Built marketing functions from scratch and scaled the org from 1 to 40+ while running aggressive supply and demand acquisition in parallel.

    Key Achievements

    • Pre-revenue → $60M+ ARR two-sided marketplace growth
    • Cut B2B CAC 50% while sustaining 40% MoM growth
    • Built marketing org from 1 to 40+ staff
    • Supported $20M Series C and successful acquisition

    Outcome

    Established the template for portfolio-scale two-sided acquisition: parallel supply and demand engines with shared infrastructure—and a successful exit.

    Results

    $60M+
    ARR Built
    From pre-revenue
    2M+
    Worker Supply
    Acquired
    1,200 ENT + 20K SMB
    Demand Side
    Customers acquired
    50%
    B2B CAC Reduction
    While sustaining 40% MoM

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