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I take ownership of high-value initiatives when companies don’t have a clear owner.

I operate as an embedded operator, not a consultant, stepping into founder- and PE-backed companies to build growth platforms, launch internal ventures, and fix stalled GTM engines. Engagements are time-boxed and outcome-driven.

How I Engage
Operator Brief
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How I Engage

Many critical initiatives fail not because they’re bad ideas, but because they sit between strategy and execution with no clear owner. Hiring a full executive team is often premature, and consulting alone doesn’t solve the problem. That’s where I step in.

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A specific initiative is defined, platform, venture, or GTM reset

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I take end-to-end ownership with CEO access and cross-functional authority

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The engagement is intentionally time-boxed, typically 90 to 180 days

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Success criteria and decision points are defined up front

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At the end, the work converts to an internal function, scales, or shuts down

No open-ended consulting. No lingering advisory roles. Every engagement forces a decision.

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What I Step In to Own

New revenue platforms inside services or legacy organizations
Tech-enabled transformation of operationally complex businesses
Internal venture build-outs requiring zero-to-traction ownership
GTM resets where growth has stalled due to structure, not effort

Engagements are intentionally narrow to ensure execution depth and accountability.

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Pattern of Execution

I’ve repeatedly been brought in to own initiatives that are strategically critical but structurally or politically difficult to staff, across services, logistics, supply chain, and consumer platforms.

Founder of multiple companies built from zero to scale
Experience operating inside services-led organizations
Built tech-enabled platforms tied directly to revenue
Led initiatives through scale-up, handoff, acquisition, or shutdown

About SGA

Sustained Growth Advisors exists as a vehicle for how I engage, not as a traditional consulting firm. It allows me to operate inside companies with clarity, authority, and a defined exit path.

About Philip Marzullo

Philip Marzullo is a founder and operator with 25+ years of experience stepping into complex businesses at inflection points. He has built, scaled, and exited multiple companies and spent years operating inside services-led organizations.

Today, he works selectively as an embedded operator, taking ownership of initiatives that matter, building them to traction, and forcing a clear decision on what comes next.

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Start the conversation.

If you’re exploring a high-value initiative that lacks a clear owner, start the conversation. I don’t take on open-ended advisory work. Every engagement is designed to either scale or end.

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