Most Revenue Consultants Have Never Run All of the Functions They Advise On.
Growth-stage B2B companies, especially SaaS, fintech, professional services, hit revenue plateaus for predictable reasons.
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Marketing and sales aren't aligned.
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Partnerships exist on paper but don't produce pipeline.
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Customer success is reactive, not strategic.
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The revenue engine has pieces, but no unified system.
Most CEOs respond by hiring consultants who diagnose the problem, recommend a plan, and leave. The company is left with a deck full of insights and no one who knows how to execute. Or worse, they hire a sales leader hoping that person will fix everything, only to realize the problem wasn't capacity, it was the foundation itself.
Rise of Us was built to solve a different problem: installing revenue capability, not creating consultant dependency.
We don't advise from the sidelines. We've run these functions: marketing, sales, partnerships, and customer success. Not at household names with huge budgets, at real growth-stage inside companies like yours. We know what it takes to build a system that works when you're not in the room.
We Build Systems, Not Dependencies.
Most fractional CROs focus on sales. Rise of Us works across the entire revenue engine (marketing, sales, partnerships, and customer success) because revenue problems are rarely confined to one function.
Our engagements start with a Revenue Engine Diagnostic, a paid assessment designed to determine whether your revenue challenge is a capacity problem (you need more people) or a system problem (the pieces aren't working together). Most of the time, it's the latter.
From there, we work alongside your team through a Revenue RISE Retainer, a high-context engagement where we don't just recommend what to do, we help you build it. The goal isn't to make you dependent on us. The goal is to install the capability so your team can run it without us.
Some clients stay on a $500/month Maintenance Retainer after the core work is done, but most don't need to. That's by design.
Operator-Led, Not Consultant-Led.
Rise of Us is led by someone who has been in the operator seat, not just advised on it. We've built go-to-market strategies, scaled sales teams, launched partnership programs, and founded a tech company. We know what works because we've done it, not because we read about it.
When you work with Rise of Us, you're working with someone who has run revenue functions at growth-stage companies, survived distressed asset sales, coached CEOs, and started a company from scratch. That's not consultant experience. That's operator experience.
Meet the Founder
Founder, Operator, CRO Summer Poletti.
Summer is a corporate nomad, 3x Founder, Podcast Producer.
And in her spare time, Wife, Mom, Hiker, and a heck of a home cook!
My Story
I spent the bulk of my corporate career running revenue operations inside growth-stage B2B companies (mostly SaaS, fintech, and professional services firms) navigating the messy middle between startup and scale. I have held roles across service/delivery, marketing, sales, customer success, and partnerships, which means I understands how these functions need to work together, not in isolation. I've built go-to-market strategies, launched products, scaled teams, and navigated the kind of operational chaos that comes with high-growth environments.
My career took an unexpected turn during COVID when my employer was hit by external fraud, leading to a distressed asset sale. I stayed on as President to help stabilize the business, protect jobs, and transition to new ownership. It was the kind of high-stakes operational work most consultants never touch.
After that, I moved into coaching, thinking it would be a natural second-act career. But coaching felt incomplete. No amount of coaching could address internal misalignment, lack of strategy, or repeatable processes. I saw the same structural challenges across industries. Smart CEOs investing in solutions that couldn't move the needle because the underlying system wasn't built to scale.
So I tried something else: I co-founded a fintech startup, took it to MVP, and learned firsthand what it takes to build a company from the ground up. When that partnership dissolved, I realized I had something most consultants don't; operator experience across every stage of the revenue engine, plus the founder mindset to build systems, not just strategies.
That's when Rise of Us was born.
I realized with advancement in AI and automation I didn't need a team or large budget. I famously launched the company with a $50/month tech stack, a clear positioning strategy, and a commitment to running it like the kind of company I'd always worked for. Professional, structured, and built to last.
Today, I work with growth-stage CEOs who need someone who's been in the seat, not just studied it. I also produces and host Revenue Remix, a podcast exploring revenue strategy, leadership, and the realities of scaling B2B companies.
What It's Like to Work With Us
High-Context, High-Touch, and Built to Transfer.
Rise of Us doesn't work with startups or companies looking for quick fixes. We work with growth-stage B2B companies (typically $2M–$30M ARR) where revenue is stuck, but not dead, companies that have traction but need a system to scale it.
Our engagements are hands-on. We don't drop a strategy deck and disappear. We work directly with your team to diagnose the problem, build the solution, and transfer the capability so you can run it without us.
We also work under strict confidentiality protocols, including with SOC-audited financial services clients, because we understand that trust and discretion are non-negotiable in this work.
Industries We Serve:
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B2B SaaS
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Fintech
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Professional Services
If your revenue engine is stuck, we'll help you figure out why, and then we'll help you fix it.