Scale beyond yourself.

The AI-led implementation partner transforming founder-led agencies into scalable, founder-independent businesses.

Romans Ivanovs and Kristina Radeva

We remove founder dependency from agencies and B2B service businesses.

Because most founders eventually hit the same ceiling: the business cannot grow without pulling them deeper into delivery, operations, sales, and every important decision.

We’re Romans Ivanovs and Kristina Radeva and across our portfolio we’ve helped 60+ agencies and online B2B service businesses generating $1M–$10M a year scale beyond the founder, reduce operational dependency, increase enterprise value and prepare for a future exit.

We’re not selling AI as a magic pill or repackaging someone else’s experience into a clean framework.

We build the operational structure, leadership, and systems that allow the founder to step out while the business keeps performing.

What founders say.

"Romans and Kristina get agency operations at a level most consultants simply don't.

Before working with them Carbon Box Media had a classic problem: a growing multi-service team delivering across Meta, Google, Email, SEO, and CRO, with a COO who was on an exit runway and no real operating layer sitting between me and everything.

They helped me see exactly where I was the bottleneck, design the accountability systems that would hold without me in the room, and think clearly about the COO layer at a moment when we were actively managing a transition. They understand the specific pain points of DTC agency scaling better than anyone I've worked with. Highly recommend."

Mike KolevMike KolevCEO, Carbon Box Media
"We were able to attain Klaviyo Elite Status (reserved for the top 0.2% of agencies worldwide) and significantly improve profit margins and efficiency throughout the business by implementing her suggested changes."
Adam KitchenAdam KitchenCo-founder, Magnet Monster
"Romans & Kristina don't bullsh*t you. They cut straight to what's broken and how to fix it. It's uncomfortable, but it works."
Bogdan ZabolotnovBogdan ZabolotnovCOO, Growthub
"You showed us what needed to be done and helped us get there step by step. We hit pretty much everything we were looking for within three months."
Jason EdwardsJason EdwardsCOO, Frosted
"Romans has given us a host of really powerful operating models and frameworks that frankly I in my 12-year career never thought of."
Oliver Duffy-LeeOliver Duffy-LeePartner at 21six

Built in the trenches with agency founders.

Built from advising founders through the same growth stage, team challenges, and client pressures.

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60+
Agencies advised
2.5X
Avg. added revenue
30+
Founders removed from day-to-day
$50M
Current client portfolio

RemoveTheFounder is one part of Big Growth Group.

Big Growth Group is the holding company behind the work. The implementation partner, the diagnostic, and the community each play a different role in taking a founder out of the day-to-day.

Implementation

RemoveTheFounder.com

The implementation partner where the operating system gets installed. Where the structure, rhythm, and systems are built inside your business.

RemoveTheFounder
Diagnostic

KeyManScore.com

The assessment that quantifies how dependent your agency is on you across five operational layers, and tells you where the structure breaks first.

Key Man Score
Community

AgencyDinner.com

Private dinners and a global community of agency founders working through the same ceiling, in the same room.

Agency Dinner

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