Founder-Led Growth Advisory
You built something real.
Now let’s make it stronger.
Who This Is For
Which one sounds like you?
The Overextended Founder
“I built this agency because I love the creative work. Now I run the company.”
Finance, HR, sales, hiring, approvals. The agency succeeded. You became the thing holding it together.
The Exit-Minded Founder
“If clients hear I’m leaving, will they leave too?”
Thinking about a sale, a raise, a partner, or stepping back. Wondering if the business is worth what the revenue suggests.
3 Platforms, 1 Advisor.
Growth Advisory
For the Overextended Founder. One-time Growth & GTM Audit ($2,500, 2–3 weeks) followed by an ongoing Advisory Retainer ($4,000/mo) to diagnose and close the gaps between where you are and your next stage of growth.
Exit & Investor Readiness
For the Exit-Minded Founder. Get acquisition and/or investment-ready before you’re in the room. Custom made action plan and support. $5,000/mo for fast, intensive engagement to get a credible outside read on where your business actually stands, before you sell, raise, or bring in a partner.
Fractional CMO
Senior marketing leadership, without the full-time bet. Embedded, part-time CMO-level marketing leadership for founders adding a capability they don't yet have the bench to run. 8–12 hrs/month. $6,000/mo, 3-month minimum, with a 2-week mutual easy-out.
Meet the Founder
After a decade directing growth for some of the biggest brands in the country, plus over $50m in sell-side M&A for founder-led agencies, Nick Verderosa started Heroic to bring that same rigor to the founders who built something because they loved it, and help them get back to doing that.
Growth Advisory, Fractional Executive Leadership, and Exit & Investor Readiness aren’t three separate businesses, they’re one connected practice built around a single arc: get the growth engine right, put board-level leadership behind it, then get the business ready for whatever comes next, whether that’s a raise or an exit.
His roots include client-side relationships with brand groups like Nissan, General Motors, PepsiCo and Mercedes-Benz.
Ready to Champion Growth?
Each process starts with a no-obligation consultation. Submit the form below to start the conversation.