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Acacia Growth & Impact Consulting is a product management and marketing consultancy

We deliver compelling, tangible impact to our clients and their customers

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About

Our team of expert product strategists and marketers works with a diverse set of clients, including start-ups, venture capital and private equity firms, publicly traded companies, and non-profits.

We possess hands-on operating experience at high-growth, well-respected organizations, enabling us to excel at both strategy and execution.

 
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Featured Services

  • Digital marketing

  • Product management

  • Growth, retention, and engagement

  • Loyalty programs

  • Strategic planning

  • Organizational design and hiring

  • Interim product and marketing leadership

Maureen is a disruptor among consultants. Unlike most consultants who love to hear themselves talk, she has a talent for quickly identifying needs, prioritizing tasks and then, quite miraculously, executing and delivering substantive work product at lightning speed. With Maureen’s sharp business acumen and easy personal style, we efficiently made key personnel changes, finessed our product prioritization and reinvented a financial model & pitch deck. Maureen became a trusted sounding board, and we fully intend to engage with her at the next opportunity to do so.

— High Growth Saas Startup, Co-founder & CEO

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Our Values

 
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Human-centricity

We maximize impact by deeply understanding and responding to the needs of our clients and their customers.

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Transparency

We are clear about what we can and can’t deliver, ensuring that every client derives significant value from our work together.

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Action orientation

Our focus extends far beyond high-level strategy; as former operators, we ensure that our recommendations are actionable, whether we implement them or our clients do.

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Service

We are committed to having a positive impact in the world and dedicate a portion of our business to supporting social enterprise, non-profit, and public sector clients.

 

Leadership

Maureen Sarewitz

Maureen Sarewitz brings over a decade of experience at startups, F500 companies, and non-profits, including spearheading digital initiatives for Starbucks’ loyalty program, leading marketing and product teams at Rover, operating a high-growth business segment at Wayfair, and leading strategy and go-to-market for a renowned global health e-learning program. Since founding Acacia Growth & Impact Consulting in 2020, she has partnered with clients to develop, execute, and optimize product and marketing strategy, advised executives on organizational strategy, and served in interim leadership roles. Maureen is a faculty member at the University of Washington, where she teaches Project Management to MPH students and mentors entrepreneurship students. She holds an MBA from Dartmouth College, an MA in Development Economics & International Business from Tufts University, and a BA in Political Science from the University of Washington.

 

Testimonials

  • TOP-NOTCH PRODUCT AND LEADERSHIP ACUMEN

    “Maureen dramatically exceeded our expectations, contributing more to our organizational growth than we dared hope for. In a few short months, she crafted our product approach and processes, built the capacity of team members, and helped us hire a fantastic permanent Head of Product. Beyond that, Maureen took on projects far outside her original scope, including strategic planning and serving as a thought partner to our executive team on new growth opportunities. Maureen possesses top-notch product and leadership acumen and is genuine, hardworking, and laser-focused on the needs of her clients and their users.”

    — Nithya Ramanathan, CEO @ Nexleaf Analytics

  • MY BEST DECISION YET

    “Hiring Acacia to build out my start-up's marketing program has definitely been my best decision yet. Maureen and her team of experts have helped me go from zero to 60 with marketing my company in just a few months. I'm excited for how my company is starting to scale and thrilled with Maureen's advice and execution.”

    — Marya Stark, Founder @ Trajectory Women

  • DEEP EXPERTISE IN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND GO-TO-MARKET

    “Hiring Maureen to bring to market a disruptive SaaS product was an excellent decision. Her deep expertise in product development and go-to-market strategy and execution enabled her to adeptly take this product from zero to 1, including launching a very successful beta. She is laser-focused on user needs and demonstrated a strong ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders and lead and operate in ambiguity. Hiring Maureen was a slam dunk and I can't recommend her services enough.”

    — Partner @ incubation and venture capital firm

  • EXCELLENT COMBINATION OF COLLABORATION, ACTIVE LISTENING, AND EXPERTISE

    “Maureen supported us with important strategy work for our customer loyalty program. For over a year, we had struggled to land the right strategy and in less than 6 weeks, Maureen helped us get there. She brought an excellent combination of collaboration, active listening, and expertise to align the team and inform our decisions. We greatly valued working with Maureen and look forward to leveraging her skills in the future!”

    — VP of Direct to Consumer @ CPG company

  • CREDIBILITY AND INFLUENCE THAT COMMANDS ATTENTION

    “Maureen was instrumental in the success of every project we collaborated on. She immersed herself in the details, becoming fluent in the features and benefits of our products and services, and brought valuable insights for our sales and go-to-market strategies. She brings credibility and influence that commands attention. A consummate professional to whom people defer to when discussions get tough, Maureen guides the conversation to an end where everyone wins.”

    — Scott Whitmer, AdTech and FinTech Business Development Executive @ MX

  • RARE ABILITY TO RESEARCH AND TARGET AUDIENCES

    “Maureen is an exceptionally talented resource for developing and bringing products and services to market in an effective, timely manner. Her rare ability to research and engage target audiences to understand their needs, and then help to develop better products has been invaluable. She engages both our customers and prospects better than anyone in-house. And, her audience insights have helped us develop far stronger to-to-market strategies and marketing plans than we would have had without her input.”

    — Chief Marketing Officer @ global sustainability consulting firm