ROZUM — Growth Consulting for Small Businesses and Agencies
Strategy, infrastructure, and cultural intelligence.
Strategy, infrastructure, and cultural intelligence.
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Harvard Business School
Certificate of Management Excellence
Chief Member since 2023
“You’re good at what you do. The problem is nobody’s built the system to prove it. ”
Small Businesses
Most small businesses grow on reputation and relationships until the referrals slow down. Then there's no plan B. ROZUM builds what comes next: the positioning, the pipeline, the outreach that brings in clients on purpose instead of by accident. We work with a lot of women-owned businesses and businesses in communities of color — the ones that traditional consultants tend to overlook.
Agencies
Small and mid-sized agencies are usually great at the work and terrible at selling it. New business lives in the founder's head, the credentials deck is three years old, and nobody has time to do outreach. ROZUM builds the new business function so the agency can actually run it — positioning, materials, pipeline, process. The whole thing.
How it works
Three steps. No mystery.
01
Discovery call
15 minutes, free, no commitment. You tell me what’s going on, I tell you what I think.
02
Audit
I look at everything: your positioning, materials, online presence, and pipeline. You get a clear picture of where you are.
03
Build
We build the system together and hand it over so your team can run it.
The Method
R.I.S.E.
Root
We figure out what you're actually built on. Your positioning, your voice, what makes you different from every other business that does what you do — and why your best clients chose you in the first place.
Illuminate
A full audit of where things stand. What's landing, what's not, what you've been too close to notice. We look at everything — your materials, your pipeline, your digital presence — and tell you what we actually see.
Shape
This is where things get built. The specific deliverables depend on what the audit turned up — it might be a full rebrand, a CRM overhaul, or an outreach strategy. Whatever moves the needle.
Expand
We hand you the keys. Everything we build is designed so you can run it after we're gone — the playbooks, the processes, the templates. You shouldn't need us forever, and that's the point.
A few things we've built.
“I've been working with Maria for a couple of months now and I can confidently say she's been essential to my growth! As a small business owner, I can't cover all of the bases while still running the business itself and you don't know what you don't know. Having Maria's guidance and hands on approach allows me to focus on what I do best, while knowing my business is in good hands. She zeroes in on exactly what my vision is and what strategies best compliment that so I'm never getting generic information. Highly recommend to other business owners!”
ROZUM is a growth consulting practice founded by Maria Robles, based in New York. The practice serves small businesses and agencies across the United States and Canada, with a focus on strategy, infrastructure, new business development, and cultural intelligence. ROZUM works with clients in New York City, Westchester, Connecticut, New Jersey, Long Island, New Hampshire, and Maine.
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Fifteen minutes. Tell me where you are and I'll tell you what I think.