Reinventing how startup advisors work
Upthriving emerged out of the belief that one of the most significant challenges startups face is achieving growth. Founders often possess the technical know-how to develop exceptional products but may struggle to expand their ventures due to insufficient marketing expertise, limited time to adapt to the ever-evolving marketing landscape, and inadequate resources to identify positive ROI solutions.
Upthriving solves this challenge by employing seasoned startup marketers whose extensive experience and well-established networks expedite a startup's launch process. Over the years, Upthriving has successfully executed hundreds of campaigns and driven triple-digit revenue growth for startups like UpNest and ZipRealty, contributing to their successful exits.

CMO / Founder / Board Advisor / Network Builder
VP Marketing for UpNest (Realtor Marketplace), Director Marketing for ZipRealty (Brokerage)
Performance Marketing for Indeed, Macys, Webtrends (Enterprise Clients)
CMO of WeXL.org (Diversity Non-profit)
Harvard Alumni
Meet Your Startup Growth Team
Vince
Advisor
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Strategy and team management provided
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Quarterly performance review
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Help the team achieve marketing goals & KPIs
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Create new business opportunities

Pablo
Lead Gen / Email
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B2B acquisition
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Progress report of prospect leads from outreach efforts
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Tests Google, Linkedin, Twitter & Quora, Yelp, Houzz, Nextdoor

Bethany
Social / Influencer
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Social Media outreach
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Create and curate engaging, opinionated, and informative style content
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Engage with influencers and new audiences
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Tests Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest, Reddit & Snapchat accounts

Rodrigo
Website / Web Developer
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Ready the website for acquisition marketing
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Desktop, tablet and mobile friendly
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Create sales landing pages
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Build a resources section for content management

Stephen
Copywriter / Content Manager
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Write original content for organic ranking and branding
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Create content for acquisition marketing
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Write emails, ebook / whitepaper for leadgen

Rocco
SEM
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Implement ads tracking, setup audience data, write Ad Copy
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Setup campaign settings
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Research hyperlocal, audience, theme and keyword targeting
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Tests Google Ads and Bing Ads

Greg
SEO
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Set up proper communication with Google through Search Console
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Build out proper sitemaps, robots & page structure
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Create & optimize meta tags, title tags, and descriptions sitewide
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Build backlinking strategy

Emily
Display / Media Buyer
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Implement ads tracking, setup audience data, create Ad Copy
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Setup campaign settings
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Research hyperlocal, audience, theme and keyword targeting
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Tests Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, Quora, Reddit Ads, Criteo, Adroll, Taboola, Hulu, OTT, TikTok, Twitter, Print, Radio Ads

Chris
PR
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Pitch to High Domain Authoritative websites, TV, Newspaper and Magazines
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Press distribution created and syndicated through HARO
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Existing established relationships with press

Christina
Affiliates / Partnerships
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Implement tracking, setup audience data, write Ad Copy
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Find partnership opportunities
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Tests Commission Junction, Rakuten, Share a Sale, Yellow Pages, BBB

Successes
2
Startup Exits
100+
Campaigns
500M+
Revenue Generated
20+
Years Experience