Boutique Growth Operator

Helping Founders Escape the Scaling Ceiling

Foundation before tactics. Systems that run without you. Built for founders with traction.

Federico Nigro, boutique growth operator working with founders with traction

The Growth Partner Founders Choose Over Agencies

Boutique senior partnership for founders with traction. Four to six founders served per year. Operator-led, senior team executes under the same direction.

Real Numbers, Real Clients

Results you can expect

€200K → €450K

Ofanto Italy. Revenue in 12 months. Zero ads.

+37% MoM

Ippocra (healthtech). One positioning pivot. AI lead gen on autopilot.

+€850K

Anonymized B2B. Revenue generated so far. Email + lifecycle, zero ad spend.

€9.30

ESA BIC Brindisi. Cost per booking. First cohort filled, brand new website.

The Ladder

Four tiers. One operator.

From a 5-min audit to long-term partnership. Pick the right entry point for where you are.

AuditFree · 5 min

Audit funnel

Auto-qualifies fit in 5 minutes. If we're a fit, you book a discovery call. If we're not, you get the Founder Playbook and you move on with something useful.

Sprint6–10 weeks · productized

Foundation Sprint

Full-funnel install: positioning, tracking, funnel, paid ads launch, lifecycle base, analytics dashboard. Fixed scope, fixed outcome. Investment discussed after the audit.

RetainerLong-term partnership

Growth Operator Retainer

Long-term partnership built around the founder relationship. Strategy, ads optimization, lifecycle, retention, lead gen. Operator-led, senior team executes under the same direction.

EnginesModular · managed

Deployable Growth Engines

Productized systems: Lead Gen, Lifecycle, Ads Optimization, Content. Built once, deployed per client. Add-on to retainer or standalone.

Why Founders Choose Us

Six things we do differently

01

Senior partnership, no agency overhead.

Most agencies pitch you the founder and deliver a junior account. With us you stay close to the operator from pitch to delivery, with senior specialists executing under the same direction.

02

Foundation before tactics.

95% of growth folks jump to ads, SEO, posts. They skip positioning, tracking, lifecycle. Ads on a broken funnel is burn rate.

03

Goals, not hours.

Engagement is fixed, scope is on outcome. Whether the work needs 10 strategy hours a week or 40, the agreement is the same. Incentive aligned with your result.

04

Long-term partnership.

3 months minimum, default 6–12. We learn your business, your team, your market. Strategic decisions only matter inside that depth.

05

Operator-led, team-supported.

Founder background spans marketing operations, media buying, and ex content creator for Nike, Oppo, JD Sports, MyProtein. Engineering by training. Senior specialists execute the tactical under operator direction.

06

Founder voice, contrarian POV.

Recognizable voice, Italian rhythm, founder-first, contrarian on 6 fixed points. No corporate, no MBA, no LinkedIn platitudes.

The Process

Foundation → Scale → Long-term

Three months of foundation. Six months for compounding results. Twelve+ months for category-defining work.

Months 1–3

Foundation

Positioning + ICP verification. Tracking + analytics setup. Customer voice mining. Lifecycle base install. We don't launch ads until this is dialed in.

Months 4–6

Scale

Paid ads launch (foundation is solid now). Lead gen system (B2B) or acquisition expansion (Ecom). Lifecycle deep work. Monthly experiment cycles.

Months 7+

Long-term

System optimization + iteration. Team training + handoff prep. Case study material. Referral activation. Clean exit when your team can run it.

Common Objections

What founders ask me

How does pricing work?

Engagements are goal-based, not hourly. Investment is discussed after the audit, once we know whether we're a fit and what scope makes sense for your business. We're not the cheapest option and we're not trying to be.

We just want help on ads, not positioning work.

Ads on a broken funnel is burn rate. We work foundation-first, or we're probably not the right partner. This is non-negotiable.

How many hours per month do we get?

We work on goals, not hours. Whether the engagement needs 10 strategy hours a week or 40, the output is what matters. The agreement is fixed.

We already have an in-house growth person.

Perfect. We work alongside your team. We don't replace execution. We bring strategy, roadmap, and senior pattern recognition. Your team becomes faster and clearer with us in the loop.

How long until we hit our growth target?

We don't promise timelines. We promise systems. Three months of foundation. Six months before measurable results. Anyone promising 30-day results is selling fiction.

Can we see public case studies?

Yes. Ofanto Italy €200K → €450K in 12 months. Ippocra / dPulses +37% MoM. ESA BIC Brindisi €9.30 per booking. An anonymized B2B +€850K through email and lifecycle, available on request under NDA.

Ready to Scale

Build a system that runs without you.

Four to six founders served per year. Boutique partnership. If you have traction and you're tired of trick-of-the-month, take the 5-minute audit.

If we're a fit, we talk. If we're not, you get the Founder Playbook and you move on with something useful.

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Boutique growth operator for founders with traction.

Mission

Help founders escape the scaling ceiling by building growth systems that run without them. Foundation before tactics. Boutique, senior, no junior.

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