Growth Academy Global

What Growth Academy Global does

Growth Academy Global is a privately held, founder-owned education and coaching company based in Jupiter, United States, that teaches established service business owners how to win what it terms 'AI-era client acquisition.' Its core proposition is built on four interlocking systems: LinkedIn category ownership, LinkedIn Live client acquisition, AI search visibility, and Codex agent workflows. The company serves a primarily SMB segment — founders, consultants, coaches, and service-business owners with high-ticket offers — and additionally offers a done-with-you AI Agent Setup service for 5–25-person owner-led businesses.

Its product portfolio is tiered from free to premium. Free entry points include a monthly 3-day live masterclass, the 7-Day Video Challenge, Profile Optimizer, About Section Writer, and a 19-step Codex Setup Guide. These feed paid programs: the LinkedInpreneurs 6-week live cohort (run 3x/year, 500+ cumulative graduates cited), an application-only 1:1 Personal Branding partnership (6 months, working directly with founder Shanee Moret, with documented client outcomes above $500K), and the Work With Growth Academy agency engagement. A digital Skills Dashboard with 100+ Codex prompts and an editorial Codex Field Notes pillar serve as both marketing assets and product components. The underlying technology stack is built on third-party AI infrastructure (primarily OpenAI Codex, with Claude Code and OpenClaw as secondary agents) wrapped in proprietary orchestration frameworks, delivered via Beehiiv (email), Kajabi (courses), Cloudflare (hosting), and Google Analytics.

The business is bootstrapped and founder-controlled, with no disclosed institutional funding, no co-founders, and headcount reported in the 1–10 range. Distribution is entirely direct: no resellers, no marketplace listings, and no OEM channels. Growth is anchored by founder Shanee Moret's personal brand — approximately 900K LinkedIn followers and 267K+ newsletter subscribers — which functions as both the company's primary social proof and its top-of-funnel acquisition engine. Application-gated intake for the premium tier means every premium inquiry is manually reviewed.

Name

Growth Academy Global

Legal name

Growth Academy Global

Website

https://growthacademy.global

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Coaching and Personal Branding Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Computer Training (611420), Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Data, Analytics & AI Training (BI, Data Engineering, ML/GenAI) (BPAEANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI & Emerging Technology Literacy (EDAAAIAJ), AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF), AI Tutoring Systems (Conversational Tutors, Homework Helpers) (EDAFAFAC)

Keywords

• Personal branding coaching
• LinkedIn marketing training
• AI agent implementation
• Client acquisition consulting
• Business growth coaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Jupiter

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. LinkedInpreneurs Cohort Program: 6-week live cohort program running 3x per year. Tuition is not publicly disclosed. Each cohort includes curriculum on Profile & Positioning, Content & Newsletter, and Video & Conversion. Over 500 graduates cited.
2. 1:1 Personal Branding Partnership: 6-month hands-on, high-touch personal branding partnership working directly with Shanee Moret. Application-only. $500K+ in client results cited for this tier. Tuition not publicly disclosed; positioned as the premium engagement tier.
3. Live Masterclasses (Free): Monthly 3-day intensive masterclasses covering LinkedIn strategy, AI tools, and personal branding. Free to attend, used for demand generation and email list growth. The free masterclass is the primary top-of-funnel acquisition channel.
4. Digital Programs and Resources: Free resources including the 7-Day Video Challenge, Profile Optimizer, About Section Writer, 30-Day Video Challenge (days 1-3 free), and the Skills Dashboard drive top-of-funnel engagement and email capture. Full program access unlocks with purchase.
5. Free Resources and Challenges: 30-Day Video Challenge (3 days free, then program unlocks with upgrade), Profile Optimizer tool, About Section Writer tool, all serving as lead capture mechanisms feeding the email list of 27K+ subscribers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Growth Academy Global teaches established service business owners how to win AI-era client acquisition through four interlocking systems: LinkedIn category ownership, LinkedIn Live client acquisition, AI search visibility, and Codex agent workflows. It delivers this through tiered training programs including a 6-week cohort (LinkedInpreneurs), premium 1:1 personal branding partnerships, done-with-you AI agent implementation for small businesses, and a Skills Dashboard of 100+ Codex prompts, supported by free live masterclasses and a public blog.

Product overview

Growth Academy Global is an AI-era client acquisition company offering a tiered portfolio spanning free tools, cohort programs, premium 1:1 services, and done-with-you AI implementation. At its core, it teaches established service business owners to win AI-era client acquisition through four interlocking systems: LinkedIn category ownership, LinkedIn Live client acquisition, AI search visibility, and Codex agent workflows. The product architecture consists of free entry points (Live Masterclass, 7-Day Video Challenge, Profile Optimizer, About Section Writer, Codex Setup Guide) that feed into paid programs (LinkedInpreneurs cohort, 1:1 Personal Branding with Shanee Moret, Work With Growth Academy agency service), with the AI agent capability layer built on OpenAI Codex using the Codex Goal Mode framework and a Skills Dashboard of 100+ prompts. For small businesses with 5-25 employees, Growth Academy offers a dedicated AI Agent Setup service with CEO-first implementation targeting revenue-adjacent workflows. The public blog and case studies serve as proof content and AI-searchable resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LinkedInpreneurs A 6-week live cohort program for entrepreneurs and business owners teaching how to turn LinkedIn into the primary client acquisition channel. Covers profile and positioning, content and newsletter strategy, video, and conversion. Runs three cohorts per year with 500+ graduates cited. Tuition not publicly disclosed.
• 1:1 Personal Branding Partnership A 6-month high-touch personal branding partnership delivered directly by founder Shanee Moret. Application-only intake. Builds brand, content system, and client pipeline for founders, consultants, and executives with high-ticket or high-trust sales cycles. Documented outcomes include $500K+ in client results. Tuition not publicly disclosed.
• AI Agent Setup for 5-25 Person Businesses Done-with-you AI implementation service for owner-led small businesses with 5 to 25 employees. Uses a CEO-first approach to capture how the owner runs the business, then builds Codex-powered workflows across lead follow-up, RFQ-to-quote, proposal creation, invoice visibility, client onboarding, and content-to-sales. Includes training, team readiness, troubleshooting, and human approval gates.
• Work With Growth Academy (Agency) Application-based client engagement program for established service businesses. Shanee Moret and team personally review every inquiry to assess fit for LinkedIn inbound engine building. Process includes application review, fit assessment, and next-move mapping. Backed by 10 documented case studies such as Jayce Grayye ($200K+ inbound), Isidro Galicia (six-figure contracts), and Claire Davis (3x growth).
• Skills Dashboard (100+ Codex Skills Pack) Digital dashboard containing 100+ Codex skills and prompts for SMB owners. Covers onboarding, permissions, business intelligence, file cleanup, home base setup, revenue recovery, content, operations, and agent workflow prompts. Acts as the practical bridge between reading tutorials and applying them inside a business.

Quantifiable outcome

• Maria Malik grew from 2,000 to 100,000 LinkedIn followers in 5.5 months
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration21 records

AI capability19 records

Feature7 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Justin Welsh: Solopreneur educator teaching individuals to build profitable one-person businesses on LinkedIn and Twitter through cohort programs and digital products. Closest direct peer — same LinkedIn-first organic distribution model, same premium cohort pricing architecture, same target customer (service business owners seeking inbound).
• Brand Builders Group: Personal branding education company (founded by Rory Vaden) offering cohort programs and done-with-you services to experts, coaches, and consultants. Same vertical (personal branding for service providers), similar high-ticket positioning, and overlapping customer base of high-ticket service business owners.
• Demand Curve: Growth and marketing education company teaching founders and marketers how to acquire and retain customers through courses, playbooks, and agency services. Same SMB customer, similar "education + done-with-you" hybrid model, comparable AI-era marketing curriculum overlap.
• Section: AI business education company offering cohort-based courses (AI for Business, AI Strategy) to operators and executives. Overlapping AI-tooling curriculum and similar cohort-based pricing; broader executive audience but comparable AI-training product structure.
• Lara Acosta: Personal branding strategist and educator focused on helping coaches, consultants, and thought leaders grow on LinkedIn. Same founder-led distribution model, same niche (LinkedIn personal branding for service providers), and overlapping high-ticket program offerings.
• Leveraged Agency (Levy Esses): B2B LinkedIn lead-generation agency and education program for consultants and agencies. Same LinkedIn-first client acquisition thesis, similar done-with-you + cohort model, and overlapping ICP of service-business owners pursuing inbound.
• Maven: Cohort-based learning platform hosting live courses taught by practitioners across business, AI, and marketing. Comparable cohort pricing structure, similar premium live-cohort delivery model, and overlapping AI-business curriculum.
• Foundr: Entrepreneur education company offering courses, magazines, and a paid community for founders. Same founder-education customer segment, similar digital product + cohort architecture, and overlapping SMB growth and marketing curriculum.

Emerging players

• Copyblogger Academy: Content marketing education platform with courses on copywriting, content strategy, and authority building. Adjacent vertical — content authority for service businesses — but broader marketing rather than LinkedIn-specific.

Others

• Kajabi: Course-creation and knowledge-commerce platform. Growth Academy Global uses Kajabi as its course delivery backend. Adjacent enabling technology rather than a competitor, but a potential partner/alternative path for distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/theshaneemoret
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@growthacademyglobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/growthacademyglobal

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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