About Us
What we offer
Acquisition Engagement & Marketing
Paid media programs that focus on what matters
Lifecycle Marketing
Unlock the full potential of CRM platforms
Healthcare Marketing Strategies
Payer contracting, B2B2C engagement, provider referrals
Fractional Growth Leadership
Experienced operators without long-term overhead
The SolutionsOur Core PillarsHow It WorksThe Results
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Born In-House,
Built for Impact.

After years working inside both D2C and B2B healthcare companies, we kept seeing the same pattern: strategy without execution, or execution without strategy.

Growth Vanguard was created to close that gap—bringing together experienced operators, proven playbooks, and embedded execution into a model designed to deliver real growth for healthcare organizations. The work healthcare companies do to improve lives and communities deeply resonates with us, and it’s the impact we’re proud to help accelerate.

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The Difference

The path that led to Growth Vanguard

The story behind Growth Vanguard begins with building growth teams from the inside—scaling programs, winning against major agencies, and supporting some of the most respected healthcare brands in the country.

At the beginning

Building the Growth Engine

Scaled Amwell’s in-house growth team from 1 to 40 (2014–2020).

Built a multidisciplinary team responsible for driving patient acquisition and digital growth across the Amwell platform.

Building

Trusted by Major Healthcare Brands

Became Agency of Record for many of Amwell’s largest healthcare clients.

Led direct-to-consumer patient acquisition strategies for leading health systems across the country.

Proving

Proving the Model at Scale

Built a $15M+ growth marketing business supporting 25+ healthcare organizations.

Expanded the model across multiple health systems, delivering measurable growth in highly competitive markets.

Strengthen Expertise

Deep Healthcare Marketing Expertise

Developed deep expertise across digital health and healthcare marketing.

From digital patient acquisition to supporting brick-and-mortar care networks, delivering growth for healthcare organizations at national scale.

The Present

The Birth of Growth Vanguard

These experiences became the foundation for Growth Vanguard.

A new model designed to combine senior operators, proven playbooks, and embedded execution to help healthcare brands grow faster.

Our team is an ideal blend of experiences from these consumer + health companies.

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Deep Healthcare Marketing Experience

We’ve helped digital health companies and healthcare organizations acquire and engage patients at scale—while navigating the unique regulatory, clinical, and operational realities of the healthcare industry.

Consumer growth expertise

Our team has built and scaled growth programs for leading consumer brands—bringing deep experience in performance marketing, digital acquisition, and customer lifecycle strategy.

Our team is an ideal blend of experiences from these consumer + health companies.

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Deep Healthcare Marketing Experience

We’ve helped digital health companies and healthcare organizations acquire and engage patients at scale—while navigating the unique regulatory, clinical, and operational realities of the healthcare industry.

Consumer growth expertise

Our team has built and scaled growth programs for leading consumer brands—bringing deep experience in performance marketing, digital acquisition, and customer lifecycle strategy.

The Team

The ideal team for every 
stage of your growth

Perfect for Series A-C companies that need senior strategic guidance and cross-functional execution.

Tim Ming

Founder

Brooke Grohman

Project Management & Operations Lead

Victoria Hetz

Principal Consultant

Danica Trapara

Principal, CRM / Organic Social

Monica Courtade

Principal Consultant

Brett Doyle

Principal, CRM

TJ Chance-Chin

Principal, Tracking & Analytics

Sharon Wong

Principal, Digital Design & Creative

Allan Thanh

Principal, SEM

Allison Kelley

Fractional Growth Leader

Scott Ferrebee

Principal, CRM

Amy Dowell

Principal, Brand Strategy

Katie Street

Principal, SEM

Kate Rossiter

Principal, B2B

Fathima Reeza

Consultant, CRM

Ceri Phillips

Principal, CRM

Ariel Nieman

Principal, Paid Social

Fernando D'Annunzio

Principal, SEM / SEO

Clients
100+
Growth partners to healthcare leaders and emerging digital health brands.
Founded In
2020
Averaging 10+ years of in-house experience leading teams within health organizations & start-ups.
Testimonials

Read more stories from our clients

Discover how healthcare brands have achieve growth and success with Growth Vanguard.

“Of the four paid search marketing agencies that I’ve worked with during my tenure here, you all have been the best—both in terms of results and in helping us think strategically about what’s next. One thing that truly sets your team apart is your ability to explain the Google Ads process in a way that is clear, educational, and actionable. That level of transparency has made it much easier for us to understand the strategy behind the work and trust the recommendations being made."

Karen Coar
Director of Nursing, Glasgold Group
7x
Lower Cost Per Acquisition
2.5x
Consults scheduled (Month over Month)

"Growth Vanguard focuses on users who actually become patients. My favorite metric: admissions rate more than doubled YoY — from 30% to over 60%."

Andie Hollowell
CGO, Lightfully Behavioral Health
30% → 60%+
Admission rate more than doubled YoY

"With Tim and his team at the helm, our SEM performance has seen the most efficient performance all-time — consistently hitting monthly commercial targets."

Jenny Grimshaw
VP of Marketing, Equip Health
4x
Patient Admissions
2x
Monthly Inquiries

"Growth Vanguard has redefined what ‘fractional’ looks like — this team truly adds value as an embedded partner. Far more valuable than any agency or consultant I’ve worked with."

Lauren Gerber
Head of Marketing, Nema Health
Full Hubspot Instance
Live in 2-3 months
100%
Domain and IP warming success

“Growth Vanguard rolled up their sleeves, dug in alongside my team and kickstarted a full engagement playbook. It has changed the way we approach our clients."

Janine Gianfredi
CMO, Transcarent

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Your time is now to achieve the growth you want

Our experts can help you achieve your goals.

75% faster email production and double digit workflows deployed at once

25-50% lower CAC and 2-5X+ the conversion volume

Access to Fractional Leadership with Proven Track Records
Proven Playbooks & HIPAA-Compliant Infrastructure
True Partners, Not Project Teams (Strategy + Execution)
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