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Which do you want first:
You can’t simply buy your way into growth. or I can help.

I need help !

I’m Ethan Chen

  • Growth Architect
  • Systems Thinker
  • Chaos Whisperer

I help Series A founders stop chasing shiny objects and start building comprehensive growth engines — systems that turn chaotic growth experiments into predictable revenue machines.

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Featured Experience

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Led growth marketing teams managing $250M+ annual ad spend

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Helped build, scale, and sell On the Barrelhead Inc., acquired by NerdWallet in 2022

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Built systematic infrastructures responsible for 60% of company revenue

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Guided companies through high-stakes scaling challenges and market disruptions

After years of building marketing infrastructures for large companies, I realized the most impactful work happens at the inflection point — when founders have proven product-market fit but need systematic approaches to scale.

Turn product-market fit into sustainable scaling

You're hitting targets through sheer willpower, constantly fighting fires. Your competitors are raising bigger rounds while you're stuck in the same scaling trap that catches 80% of Series A companies.

The real problem is that you're trying to scale without the infrastructure that makes growth predictable.

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Build the marketing foundation that scales with your business

  • Analytics that actually inform decision
  • Automation that works without breaking
  • Feedback loops to iterate on what's working
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Take risks, but in a way that accelerates learning

  • Risk/reward frameworks for new channel
  • Systematic testing that builds pattern recognition
  • Smart bets that maximize learning velocity
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Scale your impact through systematic processes

  • Playbooks that work without your intervention
  • Hiring frameworks for high-performance teams
  • Systems that maintain quality as you grow

$250M+ in growth.
60% revenue contribution.
Highest team morale.

Real Results From
Systematic Approaches:

Crisis to scale

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When a major company faced sanctions and operational chaos, I was part of the small team that diagnosed the root cause, designed the fix, and executed the turnaround. Making order from perceived chaos isn't just what I do — it's who I am.

High-Stakes Performance

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Led growth marketing operations managing $250+ million in annual ad spend, directly responsible for approximately 60% of company revenue. Built and maintained the highest-performing, highest-morale team in the organization.

Systematic wins

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Experienced the "drug high" of performance marketing—turning $1,000 campaigns into $10,000 returns — but more importantly, built the systematic infrastructure that makes those wins repeatable and scalable.

KEY METRICS | Track & Optimize:

Return on Ad Spend (ROAS) & Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC)

User activation, retention, and lifetime value

Pipeline velocity and conversion rates

Team performance and operational efficiency

SERVICES

Break out of founder-led sales chaos.
You deserve a growth engine that scales
without burning you out.

How We'll Build Your Systematic Growth Infrastructure:

PHASE 1

Foundation audit

Map your current growth infrastructure and identify the highest-impact gaps

PHASE 2

Strategic framework

Design your systematic approach to taking calculated risks and building repeatable processes

PHASE 3

Implementation roadmap

Build the tools, processes, and team capabilities that scale without you

PHASE 4

Growth acceleration

Execute systematic experiments that compound into predictable revenue growth

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Book Your First growth Strategy Session

No pitch, no pressure — just strategic thinking applied to your growth challenges.