For owner-run gyms, restaurants, shops & service businesses

More customers from social media and your website, without you doing all of it.

We run your content, build your site, and set up the follow-up that turns followers into paying customers. Built by an owner who grew a supplement chain to 8 locations and 7 figures.

  • Month-to-month, no contracts
  • You approve every post
  • Book this month: 2 weeks of posts free

8

store locations built and sold (Active Nutrition)

7 figures

in yearly revenue, grown through COVID

$1.4M

in ad spend managed

12

client brands on our work page

What we do

Pick what you need. Or let us run all of it.

Social media marketing

Growth Signal · we post, you approve

Page strategy, weekly content, creative direction, offer testing, monthly analytics.

Business coaching

Growth Seat · four calls a month

Four one-hour calls a month, plus marketing direction and tools. Owner decisions, partnerships, and accountability between calls.

Follow-up systems

Growth Stack · no lead slips through

We map how work moves, install follow-up process, and trim the tool stack.

GrowthOS · all three together

Marketing, coaching and follow-up, run by one team.

Most owners start here. We'll price it on the call around what you need.

Talk through GrowthOS

GrowthOS · Founder

We elevate your business — our fee grows with it.

A program built for early-stage businesses. We invest in your growth first, and our monthly fee scales as your revenue does — so we win when you win.

Only available to businesses with under $350,000 in yearly revenue.

Apply to Founder

Why Growth Aware

Most agencies post. We build the machine underneath.

We grow the page

Real content, real strategy, real offers. Not vanity metrics — posts that move people toward your business.

We build the system

Follow-up flows, process maps, tool stacks. So the business runs when you're not in the room.

One partner, not three vendors

Marketing, coaching, and systems under one roof. No finger-pointing between agencies.

You see everything

A client portal where you approve posts, review your website, and track ad performance — all in one place.

We do the unglamorous work

The follow-ups nobody wants to do. The process nobody wants to map. That's where growth actually lives.

No long contracts

Month-to-month retainers. If we're not earning it, you shouldn't be paying for it.

The result

A business that grows on the outside and runs on the inside — without you in every room.

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Trevor Baker, Founder of Growth Aware

Trevor Baker

Founder, Growth Aware

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The founder

Why I started Growth Aware

I spent years watching good owners burn out — not because they couldn't run their business, but because every new channel, tool, and "opportunity" landed on their desk. Social, ads, follow-up, the website, the CRM — it all funneled back to one person.

The agencies I saw only sold one piece. A social shop posted. A web shop built. A coach coached. Nobody built the whole machine, and nobody wanted to do the boring middle work that actually makes growth stick.

I started Growth Aware to be that partner — to grow the page and build the system underneath it, so the business can run when you're not in the room. That's the whole point.

"Most owners don't need another vendor. They need one partner who sees the whole board."

Client work

Real businesses. Real websites. Real growth.

From wine bars to fitness expos, here's a look at the owners we partner with and what we built together.

Tee Dimension
Rebrand · Website · Social · Coaching

Tee Dimension

From one gym line to six worlds.

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The Social Pour
Wine Bar & Retail

The Social Pour

Jasper, IN

Jasper's hometown wine bar — a curated pour of low-intervention wines from small producers around the world, plus bottles from right here in Indiana.

The Cutting Crew
Tree & Land Services

The Cutting Crew

Hopkins County, KY

Licensed, fully insured, family-owned tree service — removal, trimming, stump grinding, and lot clearing with the equipment to handle any storm.

Mr. Hart Hootie Hoos
Immersive Music Education

Mr. Hart Hootie Hoos

Indiana

Immersive music experiences for kids — conducting virtual orchestras with hand gestures, creating glowing sound waves, and stepping inside 360° rhythm worlds.

Kann Performance Training
Fitness & Online Coaching

Kann Performance Training

Evansville, IN

Coach Zac Kann's performance training — 11+ years, 30,000+ sessions, online and in-person, with a pocket-sized coaching app, supplements, and gear.

Owsley's Lounge
Cocktail Lounge & Bar

Owsley's Lounge

Jasper, IN

Jasper's premier rooftop lounge — high-end feel, at-home vibe. Crafted cocktails, top-shelf spirits, curated wine and beer, and a private-event space in the River Centre.

Travel with Enchanted
Travel Agency

Travel with Enchanted

Indiana

A travel agency specializing in Disney, cruises, and family vacations — personalized itineraries, exclusive deals, and agents who handle every detail.

Family Fit Night
Community Event

Family Fit Night

Evansville, IN

A free fall block party at BFIT East — inflatables, trick-or-treating, face painting, food trucks, and vendors, presented by BFIT, Growth Aware, Formerly The Baker Group, and RiverCity Fit Expo.

Obsidian Concierge
Real Estate Concierge

Obsidian Concierge

Lubbock, TX

A real estate concierge service for Lubbock brokerages — field ops, pre-listing management, and white-glove moving coordination so agents stay in their high-performance zone.

RiverCity Fit Expo
Fitness Expo & Competition

RiverCity Fit Expo

Evansville, IN

The NPC Indiana Muscle & RiverCity Fit Expo — a major bodybuilding and fitness expo in Evansville, co-promoted by Trevor Baker and Eric Schmidt.

FitFuel
Gym & Wellness

FitFuel

Jasper, IN

A full-service gym bringing fitness, nutrition, recovery, and community under one roof — 24-hour access, group classes, personal training, PT, cryotherapy, and bodybuilding prep.

Jasper River Centre
Community Hub & Residences

Jasper River Centre

Jasper, IN

A community hub in downtown Jasper bringing world-class events, local business support, and stylish residential living into a single lifestyle destination.

Real Formulas
Sports Nutrition & Supplements

Real Formulas

USA · Online

Real ingredients. Real results. Clinically-dosed, fully transparent sports supplements — no proprietary blends, no fillers, made in the USA.

Client reviews

What owners say.

"Working with Trevor Baker and Growth Aware has been one of the best decisions I've made for my businesses, Tee Dimension and Tactical Descent."

Jason McCraken

Founder, Tactical Descent & Tee Dimension

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Our story

Outside growth. Inside systems. One partner.

Most owners don't fail because they can't post. They fail because everything runs through them — the page, the leads, the follow-up, the way the shop actually runs on a Tuesday.

Growth Aware grows the page and builds the system underneath it, so the business can run when you're not in the room.

Show up.
Tell the truth.
Grow both sides.
Build it so it lasts.
Stay human.
Do the unglamorous work.

FAQ

Questions owners ask us

Growth Aware is a marketing, coaching and systems partner for owner-operated small businesses. We run your social media and content, coach you weekly on the decisions only an owner can make, build the follow-up systems behind your business, and design websites that turn visitors into customers.

Free 20-minute growth call

Pick a time. It takes 30 seconds.

A real conversation with Trevor, not a sales script. Book in November and our team designs 2 weeks of social posts for your business, free, whether or not we work together.

  1. 1You tell me the goalWhere the business is now, where you want it, and what's in the way.
  2. 2I get specificWhat's holding growth back: the page, the website, the follow-up, or all three.
  3. 3You leave with a planIf we can help, I'll say how and what it costs. If we can't, I'll tell you who can.

Rather write? or email trevor@thegrowthaware.com.

Pick a time

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