For brands that refuse to play small.
A Fractional CMO and consultancy built for founders and leadership teams who want to scale fearlessly.
At Elevate Growth Solutions, we combine Fractional CMO leadership, brand strategy and marketing consultancy to help ambitious businesses sharpen their direction, build strong brands, and turn strategy into measurable growth.
Our mission
To give start-ups and scale-ups a fighting chance.
Big companies have big marketing chiefs, big teams and big budgets. Smaller businesses often have the ambition but not the senior firepower to turn that ambition into structured, measurable growth.
That’s where Elevate Growth comes in. We bring 30 years of experience in brand and marketing leadership – the kind normally locked behind big-company walls – and make it accessible, without the overhead of a full-time CMO or large agency team.
About the founder
Gerhard Sagat — Founder & Fractional CMO
Gerhard is a Fractional CMO, and senior global brand and marketing leader with three decades of experience driving growth and transformation across industries including fintech, FMCG, tech and gaming.
He’s worked on both sides of the table – as Global Head of Brand at IG Group and as a strategy director across leading agencies like McCann, DDB and Havas – helping build challenger brands that lead their categories.
His expertise spans brand strategy, go-to-market leadership, marketing transformation, and creative effectiveness, all delivered through a practical, results-focused approach.
Previous professional roles:
- Global Head of Brand Marketing – IG Group
- Global Director of Strategy – McCann
- Head of Strategy – DDB
- Director of Strategy – Havas Worldwide
- Marketing Manager – Peermont Resorts
- Marketing Manager – Famous Brands
- Marketing Manager – ABSA (Barclays)
Awards:
- Judge, Creative Effectiveness Panel
- 7 x APEX Awards for Marketing Effectiveness, including the Grand Prix
- Loerie Gold for Creative Excellence
We’ve worked with some of the best companies.
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