Growth & Operations Lead

ABOUT THE COMPANY

GrowthWays Partners is a business advisory practice, focusing primarily on the health and wellness industry, founded by a serial entrepreneur and operator who has built, scaled, and exited multiple companies — including a $150M+ acquisition by a global industry leader. We developed and teach the Guardrailing framework — a published, proven methodology used with business owners, investors and entrepreneurs to build companies with clarity, structure, and long-term value.

This is not a traditional advisory business. We work at the intersection of hands-on advisory aligning business growth strategy, and — helping founders make better decisions, build better companies, and create real enterprise value (while making the world a better place)

The practice is growing, and we are building the team to scale it.

Learn more about GrowthWays at OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for a Growth & Operations Lead to join us in our Bay Area office. This will be hire number 1 for GrowthWays, and as such, this is a ground-floor role with a high ceiling — designed for a sharp, hungry operator who wants to learn the craft of business advisory from someone who has done it at the highest level.

This is an apprenticeship as much as it is a job. The right person will start by running the operational engine of the practice, and grow into someone who can assess businesses, support client engagements, assess growth initiatives, and eventually deliver Guardrailing workshops and frameworks independently.

If you want a job where you process tasks and clock out — this is not it. If you want a front-row seat to how elite-level business advisory works and a genuine path to doing it yourself, keep reading.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Manage and coordinate client engagements, communications, and follow-through

• Plan and execute workshops, events, and speaking engagements end-to-end

• Research and qualify business and investment opportunities for principal review

• Identify and book speaking engagements, conference appearances, and podcast opportunities

• Source and qualify prospective advisory clients

• Build and maintain systems that keep the practice running at a high level

• Learn the Guardrailing framework deeply — with a clear path to facilitating it yourself

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• 1-3 years of experience in business operations, entrepreneurship, consulting, or a related field (yes - internships count as experience)

• Strong research and analytical instincts — you know how to evaluate an opportunity quickly

• Excellent written and verbal communication — you can represent this brand with confidence

• A natural operator who owns things fully and follows through without reminders

• Genuine passion for entrepreneurship, business building, and advisory work

• Bay Area-based — this is an in-person role at our office

• Hungry to learn, grow, and eventually take on more responsibility

• Ability to travel to industry events, workshops, and meetings (valid passport required)

COMPENSATION & GROWTH

• Base salary: $50,000

• Commission on revenue directly generated (speaking engagements booked, clients sourced)

• Performance bonuses tied to practice growth milestones

• Clear path to facilitation, expanded advisory responsibilities, and title growth

• Direct mentorship from a founder who has built and exited at the $150M+ level

HOW TO APPLY

Submit your resume and a brief note — not a cover letter, just a few sentences — telling us what specifically draws you to this role and what you'd bring to it on day one.

Applications that lead with energy and specificity will always move to the top of the pile.