Growth as a Service — 2026

Growth is not a department. It's a system.

GaaS builds the system. You own the growth.

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Most businesses don't have a growth problem. They have an execution problem.

Companies spend millions on agencies, consultants, and marketing teams that operate in silos. Strategies are designed in boardrooms, then handed off to vendors who don't understand the business, the customer, or the urgency. The result: bloated budgets, misaligned incentives, and growth that stalls the moment the retainer ends.

GaaS replaces that entire fragmented headcount with a single, embedded growth system.

We take over your marketing, revenue operations, and go-to-market execution. That means owning your paid media, lifecycle marketing, CRM and data infrastructure, e-commerce, content production, UX and conversion optimization, analytics and reporting, tech stack selection and deployment, vendor management, and commercial strategy. One team. Full accountability. No handoffs.

WHAT WE REPLACE

Your creative agency, media buying agency, analytics vendor, freelance CMO, CRM consultant, IT integrator, SEO/CRO specialist, and the layers of project management stitching them together. GaaS is the entire commercial growth function -- embedded inside your business, accountable to your P&L.

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An embedded growth function that operates as an extension of your leadership team.

Not an agency. Not consultants. One integrated team that owns strategy, technology, execution, and results across your entire commercial stack.

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Growth Engineering

Systems, processes, and infrastructure that turn marketing spend into measurable, attributable revenue.

CRM & CDP implementation (Klaviyo, HubSpot, Segment, mParticle)
Real-time BI dashboards and performance reporting
Data warehouse architecture and tracking instrumentation
Marketing automation and lifecycle email/SMS flows
Conversion funnel mapping and optimization
Tech stack audit, selection, and integration
Attribution modeling and marketing mix analysis
Customer segmentation and cohort analysis
Vendor consolidation and management
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Commercial Acceleration

Rapid-turnaround sprints that diagnose barriers to growth and produce results within 90–120 days.

Paid media strategy, buying, and optimization (Meta, Google, TikTok, OOH)
Email and SMS campaign deployment at scale
E-commerce and DTC channel buildout and optimization
Loyalty and membership program design and launch
Conversion rate optimization (CRO) and UX audit
SEO and organic growth strategy
Content production pipeline (AI-powered video, photo, copy)
Partnership, affiliate, and sponsorship strategy
Revenue attribution and ROAS reporting
Promotional calendar and campaign orchestration
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GTM & Product-Market Fit

Fast, iterative testing frameworks that validate product-market fit and de-risk new launches.

Rapid channel and messaging experimentation
Pricing and packaging A/B testing
Audience discovery and ICP validation
Landing page and funnel prototyping
Customer unit economics modeling (CAC, LTV, payback)
Competitive positioning and market sizing
Commercial due diligence for PE/VC acquisitions
Pre-launch demand generation and waitlist campaigns
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Scalable Playbooks

Codified, repeatable growth strategies that transfer institutional knowledge and compound over time.

Documented growth playbooks (strategy + execution SOPs)
Knowledge transfer and team training programs
Templated campaign frameworks for repeatable deployment
Cross-vertical and cross-geography scaling blueprints
Process design: sprint cadences, reporting rhythms, accountability systems
Fractional CGO/CMO strategic leadership
Organizational design and team structure recommendations
Workflow automation and internal tooling buildout
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The Growth Sprint

A structured, time-boxed engagement designed to produce measurable outcomes in the shortest possible timeframe.

—AI

AI is not a feature. It's the operating system.

Every GaaS engagement is AI-native from day one. We don't bolt AI onto existing workflows -- we rebuild the workflow around it. The result: a lean team that operates with the velocity and output of an enterprise, compressing timelines from months to days and slashing costs by orders of magnitude.

Where AI and automation can compress timelines or multiply output, we build it in from the start -- not as an afterthought.

Custom Dashboards in Hours, Not Months

We build real-time performance dashboards with natural language querying -- aggregating POS, ad platforms, CRM, e-commerce, and web analytics into a single view. Your entire business on one screen, built in days.

AI-Powered Content Production

Proprietary content generators that produce video, photo, and copy assets for social and paid media at a fraction of traditional creative costs. We reduce content budgets from tens of thousands to pennies and dimes while increasing output volume.

Automated Campaign Deployment

Fully automated email, SMS, and paid media workflows that let a lean team produce the output of an organization ten times its size. Campaign orchestration, audience segmentation, and A/B testing -- all running on autopilot.

Intelligent Marketing Automation

AI-driven lifecycle flows that trigger the right message, to the right customer, at the right time. From welcome sequences to win-back campaigns, every touchpoint is optimized for conversion and LTV.

Proprietary Ad Optimization

Custom AI-optimized digital advertising tools -- like the proprietary Meta ad engine we built at Spitz that achieved 9.7x ROAS. Machine learning models that continuously optimize spend allocation, creative rotation, and audience targeting.

Predictive Analytics & Modeling

Customer lifetime value prediction, churn risk scoring, demand forecasting, and marketing mix modeling. We turn your data into forward-looking intelligence that drives allocation decisions before the numbers hit the P&L.

"We don't use AI to look innovative. We use it to make a team of five produce the output of fifty -- and do it better."

DAVIDE DE MASI, FOUNDER
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Proven at Scale

TRUSTED BY BRANDS INCLUDING
Ferrari
Google
Oracle
The Global Fund
Hellas Verona FC
Spitz
777 Partners
Flair Airlines
Bonza Airlines
Genoa CFC
Hertha BSC
Standard Liege
London Lions
EDGLRD
Cann
Feals
Medterra
$120M+ incremental revenue generated66 portfolio companies managed$12B AUM under growth leadership+20% avg top-line revenue growth$25M+ ad spend managed$20M+ in fixed cost reductionsCannes Lion & Shorty Award winner$120M+ incremental revenue generated66 portfolio companies managed$12B AUM under growth leadership+20% avg top-line revenue growth$25M+ ad spend managed$20M+ in fixed cost reductionsCannes Lion & Shorty Award winner
Hellas Verona FC case study
FOOTBALL · SERIE A2024 – 2026

Hellas Verona FC

Chief Digital Officer
+30%E-commerce revenue YoY
+66%Digital reach & impressions
10K+Members in 3 months

Serving as Chief Digital Officer. Launched Hellas Studios digital content house. Built #WeAreHellas membership program. Led viral marketing and drop campaigns. Grew season ticket revenue 11% YoY through digital transformation of the purchase journey.

Spitz case study
RESTAURANT · FAST-CASUAL2022 – Present

Spitz

CMO / Partner
$38MRevenue (from $12.7M)
33Locations (from 18)
200K+Loyalty members

Led national expansion to 18 states. 58 consecutive weeks of positive same-store sales. Built proprietary CDP, CRM, website, and mobile app from scratch. Loyalty program accounts for 33% of gross revenue.

777 Partners case study
PRIVATE EQUITY · PORTFOLIO2022 – 2025

777 Partners

Head of Growth
$120M+Incremental revenue
66Portfolio companies
+20%Avg top-line growth

Operational management across $12B AUM portfolio including Flair & Bonza Airlines, Genoa CFC, Hertha FC, Standard Liege, London Lions, and more. Led digital transformation, created unified IT stacks, managed $25M+ in ad spend, and built scalable growth playbooks across the entire portfolio.

Flair Airlines case study
AVIATION2022 – 2025

Flair Airlines

via 777 Partners
+30%Customer base
+514%Returning customers
$36MIncremental revenue

Deployed data tracking, dashboards, promotional strategy, and lifecycle marketing from scratch. Email channel drove 31% of direct revenue. Built CRM/CDP infrastructure and real-time reporting.

EDGLRD case study
AI · ENTERTAINMENT2024

EDGLRD

Consultant
ViralGuerrilla campaign on X
2Major festival activations

Architected holistic digital growth strategy for Harmony Korine’s AI-based content studio. Developed and executed viral guerrilla campaign for Baby Invasion feature film with physical and digital activations at ComplexCon and the Venice Film Festival.

Google case study
TECHNOLOGY · ENTERPRISE2017 – 2018

Google

Consultant
Cannes LionAward-winning campaign
Shorty AwardBest social strategy

Directed digital content strategy and social media campaigns for Google’s enterprise and consumer product launches. Work recognized with a Cannes Lion and a Shorty Award for best-in-class social strategy and creative execution.

Genoa CFC case study
FOOTBALL · SERIE A2022 – 2024

Genoa CFC

via 777 Partners
3.2xE-commerce conversion
7K→116KEmail database
€8.4MTicketing revenue

Built CRM, deployed performance dashboard, ran UX audit. Season tickets up 3.1x YoY. Playbook scaled across 4 additional football clubs in the portfolio.

London Lions case study
BASKETBALL · BBL2022 – 2024

London Lions

via 777 Partners
+156%Gameday merch
+42%Total gameday revenue
+37%Attendance

Built CRM and MarTech stack from scratch. Framework extended to broader British Basketball League. Drove significant attendance and merchandise growth.

Feals case study
CBD · WELLNESS2022 – 2023

Feals

Head of Growth
+2%EBITDA (from near-bankruptcy)
2.3xROAS improvement
+80%LTV increase

Led full business turnaround from near bankruptcy to profitability in six months. Built a marketing team of 10. Launched subscription product generating $200K/month within 90 days. Full CRO, SEO, and UX overhaul.

Cann case study
CPG · DTC2021 – 2022

Cann

Head of Marketing
10xDTC channel growth
$3.5MIn 18 months
$5MAd budget managed

Launched and scaled DTC channel with celebrity collaborations (Kate Hudson, Gwyneth Paltrow). Managed nationwide digital marketing team and $5M ad budget. Built front-end and back-end e-commerce platform and delivery infrastructure across seven states.

Medterra case study
CBD · GLOBAL DTC2019 – 2021

Medterra

Sr. Global Digital Director
$30MGross sales
+16%YoY growth
+6%Profit margin improvement

Managed an international team of 30+ employees plus multiple agency engagements. Optimized $500K monthly ad budget across channels while improving profit margins. Drove $30M in gross annual sales.

Ferrari case study
AUTOMOTIVE · LUXURY2018

Ferrari

Consultant
+24%Above campaign targets
60M+Global impressions

Directed holistic social media launch strategy for the Ferrari Portofino. Exceeded launch campaign targets by 24% with 60M+ global impressions across all channels.

The Global Fund case study
GLOBAL HEALTH2017

The Global Fund

Consultant
$9BFundraising target achieved

Created the replenishment campaign featuring Justin Trudeau, Charlize Theron, and Samuel Eto’o. Achieved the $9B global fundraising target to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.

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Who GaaS Is For

You’re spending on marketing but can’t attribute the spend to revenue.

You have product-market fit but your go-to-market engine is stalled or fragmented.

You’re a startup that needs to find product-market fit fast and can’t afford to guess.

You’re entering a new market or launching a new product — and need to move in 90 days, not 12 months.

You’re a PE or VC portfolio company that needs to demonstrate commercial value creation.

Your team has talent but lacks the technical infrastructure and systems to perform.

You need the impact of a C-suite growth leader without the full-time overhead.

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Davide De Masi, Founder and Growth Engineer

Davide De Masi

Founder & Chief Growth Officer

Built the original GaaS methodology as Head of Growth at 777 Partners, generating $120M+ in incremental revenue across 66 portfolio companies with $12B AUM. Currently CMO/Partner at Spitz, scaling the brand from $12.7M to $38M in revenue. Most recently served as Chief Digital Officer at Hellas Verona FC in Serie A.

Track record includes turning around Feals from near-bankruptcy to profitability in six months, scaling Cann's DTC channel 10x to $3.5M, driving $30M in sales as Sr. Global Digital Director at Medterra, and leading campaigns for Ferrari (60M+ impressions), Google (Cannes Lion & Shorty Award), Oracle ($10M digital transformation), and The Global Fund ($9B fundraising target). Education spans a BS from UW, MSc from ETH Zurich, and PhD candidacy at the University of Bern.

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