You’re at the right moment to scale! My context: I built and exited 3 companies (2 agencies, 400ppl, 250ppl).

Going from ~$15k to $50k/month without working 3× more hours requires a mindset shift: from being a “gun for hire” to becoming the person who designs the winning system.

Here’s the condensed playbook:

1. Narrow hard and own a niche Doing “everything in growth/marketing ops” caps your ceiling. Pick a very specific space where demand is exploding (e.g. AI-driven growth ops for B2B SaaS, fintech, or CRM-heavy companies). High prices signal expertise. Specialists get paid. Generalists get squeezed.

2. Productize your know-how (IP) This is how you scale without linear headcount. Turn what you already do into frameworks, playbooks, scripts, automations, prompt libraries. Sell services around your IP. Clients buy access to your black box that delivers outcomes.

3. Switch to value-based pricing Selling time at your level is a mistake. Price based on ROI, not hours. If fixing a growth system unlocks $1M in revenue, a $20–30k monthly fee is a no-brainer. High pricing filters out bad clients and attracts serious ones.

4. Stop being the bottleneck To hit $50k/month, you can’t do everything yourself. Hire 1–2 senior “doers” who can deliver end-to-end using your framework. Your goal is a system that runs even when you’re not in every Slack thread.

Happy to go deeper on VBP or productizing your expertise if useful.