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Best growth product consultants in New York City

By Expert ShortlistUpdated 8 providersCoverage: New York City
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New York companies have no shortage of marketing and general product advisors, but specialist growth product work is harder to verify locally. The consultants on this page serve New York City remotely and cover different needs: B2B lifecycle growth, marketplace dynamics, PLG, team design, and product-led sales. If regular office time is essential, confirm travel and on-site cadence before signing.

Scope: this page covers consultants working on growth inside the product, not media buying, SEO, or general brand strategy.

Comparison table

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Provider Type Best for Location Known engagement details
Elena Verna Independent consultant B2B SaaS lifecycle growth Serves New York City remotely Advisory; terms on request
Sean Ellis Independent consultant Growth systems and executive workshops Serves New York City remotely Workshops, keynotes, and one-to-one sessions
Casey Winters Independent consultant Marketplace and consumer growth Serves New York City remotely Advisory terms on request
Hiten Shah Independent consultant SaaS founder perspective San Francisco-based; serves New York City remotely Advisory terms on request
Hila Qu Independent consultant B2B PLG, activation, and PQLs Serves New York City remotely Advisory and education; terms on request
Adam Fishman Independent consultant Growth strategy and team design Bay Area-based; serves New York City remotely Advisory terms on request
Brian Balfour Independent consultant Growth loops and modeling Serves New York City remotely Confirm direct advisory availability
Leah Tharin Independent consultant B2B PLG and product-led sales Europe-based; serves New York City remotely Sparring from EUR 2,500/month; advisory EUR 8,000-15,000/month

Provider profiles

1. Elena Verna: lifecycle growth for B2B SaaS

Elena Verna has led growth work at Dropbox, Miro, Amplitude, SurveyMonkey, and Lovable, then advised software companies across the customer lifecycle. She is a strong remote fit for New York B2B SaaS and fintech teams that need activation, retention, and monetization treated as connected problems. Read Verna’s background.

2. Sean Ellis: growth-system alignment

Sean Ellis brings early growth experience from Dropbox, Eventbrite, and LogMeIn and now offers workshops and individual sessions. He suits New York leadership teams that need a common growth model and experiment cadence across product, marketing, and data. See Ellis’s advisory site.

3. Casey Winters: marketplaces and consumer networks

Casey Winters has held growth or product leadership roles at Grubhub, Pinterest, and Eventbrite and has advised major consumer and marketplace companies. That background fits New York’s marketplace, media, commerce, and local-services products, where network effects and retention often matter more than simple funnel conversion. Read his First Round interview.

4. Hiten Shah: founder-level SaaS diagnosis

Hiten Shah co-founded Crazy Egg, KISSmetrics, and FYI/Nira and has a long record of advising software founders. He serves New York remotely from San Francisco and is best for customer-research, onboarding, pricing, and retention questions that need founder-level pattern recognition. Read Shah’s background.

5. Hila Qu: adding PLG to a sales motion

Hila Qu focuses on product-led funnels, activation, retention, PQLs, and growth-team design, drawing on work at GitLab and Acorns. She fits New York B2B companies that want self-serve growth to complement enterprise sales rather than compete with it. See Qu’s advisory practice and PLG guide.

6. Adam Fishman: strategy and growth-team design

Adam Fishman draws on product and growth leadership at Lyft, Patreon, and Imperfect Foods. He is a useful remote option for post-product-market-fit companies that need to pick the next constraint or shape a growth team’s remit and rituals. See Fishman’s advisory site.

7. Brian Balfour: growth loops and models

Brian Balfour founded Reforge after serving as HubSpot’s VP of Growth and publishes widely used frameworks for growth loops and product-channel fit. His public offer centers on education and writing, so buyers should confirm direct advisory availability. Explore Balfour’s work.

8. Leah Tharin: PLG and product-led sales

Leah Tharin advises B2B companies on PLG, monetization, and the role of sales in a product-led motion. She publishes monthly rates and serves New York remotely from Europe, with useful workday overlap for Eastern-time teams. Read Tharin’s background and engagement options.

Buyer guide

Treat this as a remote shortlist. Ask about Eastern-time overlap, travel for kickoff or quarterly planning, experience with regulated products if you are in fintech or health, and one comparable engagement where the consultant changed a product roadmap. Start with a defined problem and metric rather than a broad mandate to “find growth.”

FAQs

Are any of these consultants based in New York City?

No current New York City base was verified for this set. Every provider is described as serving the city remotely, and the table names known bases where useful.

What should New York teams ask a remote consultant?

Confirm Eastern-time working hours, travel expectations, response cadence, and whether workshops can include product, marketing, data, and compliance stakeholders together.

Which consultant fits a marketplace?

Casey Winters has the clearest marketplace specialization. Sean Ellis may fit when the larger issue is the team’s growth system, while Elena Verna is stronger for B2B lifecycle work.

What if we need someone in the team every week?

Look at fractional growth product managers. A fractional operator should join team rituals, hold a roadmap and metric, and remain accountable between planning sessions.

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