In this episode of Founders Future, with host Zach Young, we dive into the entrepreneurial journey of Saumil Shah, Director of Marketing and Strategy at GrowthHive Australia. Saumil shares his unique path from mechanical engineering to becoming a strategic marketing leader, revealing how his curiosity about Google's algorithms sparked a self-taught career in digital marketing. He details the genesis of GrowthHive, a business born from identifying a gap in the franchise market. Saumil explains how his company acts as a "matchmaker," using a unique blend of intent-led marketing, deep consultation, and relationship-building to connect the right people with the right franchise opportunities, focusing on emotional alignment and long-term fit over just the numbers.

Saumil provides a masterclass in modern marketing strategies, particularly on navigating the evolving landscape of Meta ads. He shares actionable tips, including testing Meta's consolidated campaign approach that uses multiple ad types in a single ad set and leveraging broad audience targeting over detailed traits. Looking ahead, he discusses GrowthHive's successful formula of combining technology with a high-touch, consultative model and unveils ambitious plans for international expansion into high-volume Asian markets, aiming to bring their systematic and authentic approach to a global stage.