Elliot Padfield
Growth consultant in San Francisco. I help startups figure out how to grow and write about what I learn along the way.
Now
Running SevenThirtyTwo, a growth studio for early-stage B2B startups. Working with teams from solo founders to 30+ person growth orgs.
Exploring productivity systems that actually fit how I think. Reading about longevity science and how AI is changing creative work.
Navigating an O-1 visa renewal — open to speaking and judging opportunities.
Writing
- The First 90 Days as Head of Growth at a Startup (and How Founders Should Judge You)2025
- Consultative Sales at Scale: Why Quiz Funnels Are Still Underused (and How to Actually Use Them)2025
- Recovering / Extracting Data from a Terramaster TNAS Drive Using Windows2024
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SevenThirtyTwo
SevenThirtyTwo is my San Francisco-based growth studio. We're a fractional growth team for startups who need senior operators without the overhead of full-time hires.
The model is simple: you get access to me as a fractional Head of Growth, plus an on-demand bench of specialists — media buyers, designers, copywriters, and operators who've scaled companies before. It's what a great in-house team looks like, without the 6-month ramp.
We work across positioning, paid media, funnel strategy, founder-led content, and increasingly, using AI to move faster without adding headcount. For companies that need it, I'm available on-site — I've embedded with teams in SF, NYC, and the Middle East.
Currently Building
Previous work
- GTM strategy & paid media for Givefront (YC W24)
- Lifecycle & retention marketing for UrbanForex
- Citizen engagement campaigns for Florida DOT
- Direct mail strategy for Unicoin
- Persona research & GTM for Nemawashi
- Head of marketing for a Chambers-ranked tech law firm
Kind words
“Elliot is more like a cofounder than a growth operator. He spent countless nights helping us battle through crisis after crisis without even having to ask. We would not be where we are today without him.”
— Series A Founder
“I've been working with Elliot for over a year. It's super hard to find people who can span both deep marketing and the commercial side. Elliot can.”
— Stef, Gaia Wellbeing
“My wife's brand has a video doing ~1000 views every 10 minutes on TikTok. $1300 in sales so far today. It's her 8th video, she has 69 followers when she posted it. Big up @elliotpadfield.”
— Colin Landforce
Media & Speaking
Press
- Are teenage millionaires really more ethical with money?The Telegraph
- Ten lessons to teach your children about moneyThe Times
- 17-Year-Old Becomes Millionaire by Helping Small BusinessesInfluencive
- Teenage British entrepreneur launches US consultancyConsultancy.uk
Podcasts
- TikTok Ads: Tips, Strategy and the Future of Growth MarketingThe Facebook Disrupter
- How Authors Can Use TikTok To Market Their BooksWriter On The Side
- Business Lessons from UK's 17-Year-Old MillionaireThe Teenage Impact
Speaking
- EY Foundation Young Men's NetworkErnst & Young
- Youth Entrepreneurship PanelCommon Vision
- MILLENNIFEST London 2019Keynote
Interested in having me on your podcast or at your event? Get in touch
Background
London → Dubai → Fort Lauderdale → New York → Los Angeles → San Francisco.
Contact
elliot@elliotpadfield.com— work
press@elliotpadfield.com— podcasts, speaking, press