Founder-Led. No Handoffs.
Elev8 is a deliberately small operation. Every engagement runs through the founder — strategy, build, and results.
Max Kelley
Founder & Operator
I'm Max Kelley, the founder of Elev8 Growth Solutions. I build and run AI sales agents, paid media campaigns, workflow automation, and websites for small and mid-sized businesses — personally, end to end. When you hire Elev8, you get me on every engagement, not a junior account manager.
- •Boston-based
- •Direct founder access on every engagement
What founder-led actually means
Direct access
Your first call, every strategy session, every build decision — directly with the operator making the work happen.
No account-manager tax
You don't pay for layers. Every hour is senior, hands-on, and spent on your growth — not internal status reports.
Right-sized engagements
Elev8 only takes on work it can deliver personally. If it's not a fit, you'll hear that up front.
Full-stack operator
AI agents, paid media, automation, websites — one person, one throat to choke, one clear accountability chain.