Lea Victoria Blanchard

Growth often depends too much on the founder. I help mission-driven businesses identify and activate growth opportunities beyond paid acquisition, through strategic partnerships, ambassador programs, educational initiatives, events and community-building.

As a former founder and startup operator, I thrive in ambiguity and enjoy turning ideas into experiments that can be quickly tested and refined. I have built and supported ecosystems in food, health, education, neurodiversity and SaaS, both within startups and my own ventures.

• Partnership strategy and outreach

• Ecosystem mapping and opportunity identification

• Community and membership design

• Ambassador and referral programs

• Workshops, webinars and events

• Facilitation and educational initiatives

• Pilot design and growth experimentation

Recent projects include building a sustainable food marketplace (Gastrocampo - prized venture), structuring partnership initiatives for a HR tech scale-up (Factorial), growing communities for gifted and neurodivergent adults (Gifted Zoo), and supporting inclusive fashion (Ayami.store) and health businesses in developing ecosystem-led growth strategies.

Whether you need an ecosystem audit, a short experimentation sprint or ongoing fractional support, my goal is to help you discover what creates meaningful, sustainable growth for your business.