About Mavan
What is MAVAN?
MAVAN is a Menlo Park, CA-based growth studio that helps high-growth companies solve complex growth problems by embedding specialised talent. Per the homepage: "MAVAN embeds instantly — with the talent that scaled the world's most iconic startups — to build your custom growth engine." The studio brings together 170+ skilled growth specialists who've worked at companies including Apple, Google, Masterclass, Meta, Netflix, and Snapchat.
Mavan Group Inc was incorporated on April 3, 2020 and has since worked with 70+ startups. Public case-study results include scaling ElevenLabs' Search marketing to a high six-figure monthly budget over nearly a year (Luke Harries, Head of Growth), cutting KidStrong's customer acquisition costs by 60% (Erin Clift, CMO), validating-building-launching Autotech Ventures' product into market in just 90 days (Quin Garcia, Founder), and helping Fireflies grow scale efficiently (Dionatan Korb, Growth Lead). MAVAN has launched its model into 20+ international markets with positive incremental ROI.
Services are delivered through four pillars: 360 Evaluation (audit from conversion to PMF), Holistic Growth Strategy, Rigorous Testing, and Results Review & Tuning.
Where will I work?
MAVAN is a fully remote, globally distributed company headquartered in Menlo Park, California (West Menlo Park area). The careers page is explicit: "Flexible work; work when, how, and where it works for you. Work from home in an environment built for remote work. Work alongside a highly talented, diverse, and globally distributed team."
What is the MAVAN team like?
Leadership: Matt Widdoes (Chief Executive Officer), Dan Barnes (President), Ellyn Stanton (Chief of Staff), and Sam McLellan (VP of Growth). The MAVAN Advisory Group (MAG) is an exclusive network of executives advising on agency operations and internal venture-studio projects — named advisors include Kimberly Pointer Corbett (Chief Publishing Officer at Fortis Games), Lea Dudum (CFO at Elevation Advisory), Bryan Kelley (Director, Uber for Business — Global Marketing Programs and Operations), and Kfir Raiby (Data Scientist at Afeka Tel Aviv Academic College of Engineering).
Five named values guide the team: Proactive ("We're self-starters. We don't wait around. We make things happen. We anticipate challenges and get to work on solutions before they're needed"), Curious ("We are lifelong learners. We ask big questions, we uncover big answers"), Reliable, Efficient, and Excellence.
Work-Life Balance
MAVAN's public careers benefits state: "Flexible work; work when, how, and where it works for you" and "Work from home in an environment built for remote work." Current openings are all freelance specialist roles (Media Buyer, App Store Optimization, Lifecycle, Demand Generation, Conversion Rate Optimization, and Martech Implementation), giving operators the freedom to set their own hours within engagement scope.
Perks and Benefits
- Fully remote — work where, when, and how it works for you
- Globally distributed team across multiple time zones
- Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits
- Have an idea for a start-up? MAVAN provides resources to test it
- Direct access to 170+ growth specialists who've scaled iconic companies
- Active freelance roster: Media Buyer, ASO Specialist, Lifecycle Specialist, Demand Generation Specialist, CRO Specialist, Martech Implementation Specialist