Growth Diagnostic

Learn what’s holding you back from 8 figures before the end of 2026.

The Growth Diagnostic gives you an expert review of your marketing, sales, and service, so you start 2027 with a clear next move to scale toward 8 figures.

$5,000
One fixed investment
2 weeks
From your deep dive to your report
3 areas
Marketing, sales, and service
Sound familiar?

What got you to 7 figures doesn’t work the way it used to.

You didn’t build a 7-figure business by accident. You sell offers people need, deliver on your promises, and know your industry. Now you’re on a mission to reach 8 figures, but the path there looks different.

01

Referrals have slowed.

Referrals, relationships, and reputation built the business. But they aren’t carrying the growth the way they once did, and nothing has taken their place.

02

New business still runs through you.

Your team has grown, but the best deals still close when you’re in the room. You’re still the rainmaker.

03

Marketing, sales, and service grew up unevenly.

One area is disciplined, another is hanging on by a thread, and one may be missing altogether. They don’t work as one system.

04

You can picture 8 figures. The route is unclear.

You trust the business is capable of it. What’s missing is a clear path and conviction in your next moves.

What’s carried your business this far shouldn’t become the ceiling on it.

The Growth Diagnostic

An expert review before you commit to a plan.

You see your business from the inside. The Growth Diagnostic compares what you see to how it looks from the outside, uncovering the gap between the two and where to focus first.

The Growth Diagnostic includes:

A working session with a strategist

A 90-minute deep dive on your business, your goals, and where you think you need the most help.

A read from the outside

How you show up online and against competitors, from your website to how prospective clients find and see you.

A first draft of your ideal client

A clear picture of the clients worth attracting, so every next move points at the right people.

A report and a clear next step

What we heard from you, what we see from the outside, where the two differ, and where to focus next, walked through on a 30-minute call.

We don’t need access to your systems to get started. If you have analytics reports handy, we’ll use them, but they aren’t required.

The Illuminated Growth Framework

Marketing, sales, and service work best as one system.

As a business grows, marketing, sales, and service drift into separate operations that don’t talk to each other. The Growth Diagnostic looks across all 3 areas that determine your ability to scale, so the step you take next is designed to help you actually scale toward 8 figures.

If you’ve taken the 8-Figure Readiness Quiz, your score gives us a head start.

Marketing

Engage

Bring in the right clients.

Most 7-figure businesses grew on referrals, relationships, and reputation, so marketing is often the least developed of the three. We compare who you want to attract with how you show up today.

What we look at
  • Who your ideal client is, and whether your message speaks to them
  • Where your best clients come from today
  • How you show up online and against competitors
Sales

Close

Win new business consistently.

When the owner is still the rainmaker, sales grows only as fast as one calendar. In your deep dive, we walk through how a prospect becomes a client and where deals stall.

What we look at
  • How a first conversation turns into a signed client
  • How much still depends on you being in the room
  • What happens with follow-up and lost deals
Service

Delight

Turn clients into champions who refer others.

Your best clients are your best source of new ones. We look at what happens after the sale, and whether the experience earns referrals on purpose or by accident.

What we look at
  • What keeps clients coming back
  • Where referrals come from, and whether anyone asks for them
  • The moments clients would tell a friend about

Combined, they do what no single area can alone: they reliably attract and grow the right clients.

How the Growth Diagnostic works

In just 2 weeks, learn what to do next to scale toward 8 figures.

1

Book

Pay online to reserve your spot. Spots are held in the order they’re booked.

2

Share your view

Complete a short questionnaire on how you see your business and where you need the most help.

3

Deep dive

Spend 90 minutes with your strategist on your business and your goals.

4

Outside-in review

We study your online presence and competitors and compare them with what you told us.

5

Your report

Get a 30-minute walkthrough of what we found and where to focus first.

Why Illuminated

A growth partner for leaders ready to stop guessing their way forward.

We verify before we recommend.

You know your business from the inside. Before we recommend anything, we check your view against how the business looks from the outside and how it actually works.

Honest guidance.

We tell you what you need to hear, even when it isn’t what you expected.

Strategy and execution, together.

When you’re ready to act, a strategist stays with you to oversee the plan and our work, so execution stays tied to what we found.

A growth team built around you.

We assemble the right experts for your industry, goals, and business model, so you can do what you do best and rely on experts for the rest.

Proof
10X
revenue in 3 years

Over 3 years in our Growth Partnership, we helped a B2C service business 10X its 7-figure revenue. With our systems running behind the scenes, they grew their team by only 50% to deliver on that demand.

“Illuminated took the time to really learn about our business. From start to finish, we could tell they cared and were committed to getting the project done right. We thoroughly enjoyed the process and love our outcome.”
Katrina L.Chief Retail Officer · Banking
“We didn’t just get great work. We got a world-class experience. They brought clarity, confidence, and world-class service every step of the way. We walked away with momentum.”
Kevin J.Executive Coach · Financial Services
“Illuminated designed and implemented a system that reflects how our team actually operates, with automation, visibility, and structure tailored to our real-world process. The result is a more efficient process and a team that has everything they need at their fingertips.”
Brooke K.Sales and Service Team Lead · Automotive Retail
Where it leads

Start with the Diagnostic. Grow from there.

Start with the plan

Growth Blueprint

$15,000

Get a roadmap built on how your business actually works. Over 6 weeks, we survey your clients and spend a deep dive week with your team on marketing, sales, and service. You get your ideal client profile, a journey map, a gap analysis, and a prioritized roadmap to bring your vision to life.

Book a Discovery Call
Put the plan to work

Growth Partnership

$10,000+ per month
After a Growth Blueprint

Bring your roadmap to life with a growth team built around you: a strategist overseeing the plan and our work, a concierge as your point of contact, and the right experts to work your roadmap’s top priorities.

Book a Discovery Call

Most clients start with the Growth Diagnostic. If you already know you’re ready for a full plan, book a discovery call with Michael. We’ll learn more about your business and put together a proposal for the Growth Blueprint and the Growth Partnership that follows it.

Why now

Start 2027 with a plan instead of a guess.

Your 2027 goals are taking shape now.

Set them knowing where you’re strong and where you’re stuck across marketing, sales, and service.

It fits before the year ends.

It just takes 2 weeks from your deep dive to your report, so you can take action before January.

The cost of waiting.

Another year of relying on what used to work, without knowing which efforts earn their place.

The plan

3 steps to scale by design.

1

Book your Growth Diagnostic.

Reserve your spot and tell us how you see your business.

2

Grow by design.

See where you’re strong and where you’re stuck, then focus on the moves that matter most.

3

Scale to 8 figures.

Systems get stronger, the right clients come in and stay, and revenue keeps rising.

Next step

Ready to bring your 8-figure vision to life?

Book your Growth Diagnostic to start 2027 knowing where to focus. You don’t have to keep chasing growth.

Pay online to book your Diagnostic. Spots on our schedule are held in the order they’re booked.

Not ready yet? Get your 8-figure readiness score to see where you’re strong and where you’re stuck.

Michael Bartos
Michael BartosDirector of Growth
Certified & Partnered
StoryBrand Agency, HubSpot Solutions Partner, Unreasonable Hospitality Certified