Non-Profit | 501 (c)
$2M Monthly Revenue Through DTC Transformation
ClearSteam, a clinic-based acne skincare brand, sought to shift from a traditional clinic to a DTC online product-based company, in order to expand their brand nationally.
The Growth System
How scalable results growth were achieved
Where Growth Was Constrained
Sky’s The Limit struggled to achieve consistent marketing results and build a scalable, cost-effective in-house team.
- Difficulty achieving marketing outcomes using agencies or partial in-house teams
- High costs and complexity of hiring a full-time onshore CMO
- Limited capacity to scale marketing, lead generation, and community engagement
- Need for proven systems to operationalize marketing efficiently
- Challenges in integrating offshore talent with nonprofit operations
Systems Installed for Scale
EGS implemented a strategic shift: build a small, high-performing in-house marketing team using offshore resources.
- Sourced a fractional CMO for strategic oversight without full-time overhead
- Built an offshore in-house marketing and lead generation team rivaling onshore capabilities
- Embedded offshore talent into community management and accounts departments for operational efficiency
- Provided proven SOPs and frameworks to enable rapid execution and integration
- Created scalable systems to support marketing, community engagement, and organizational growth
Measurable Growth Outcomes
The strategic shift unlocked operational efficiency, scalability, and cost-effective results.
- Offshore team fully operational, providing marketing and lead generation capabilities needed to thrive
- Scalable and sustainable marketing operations, supporting mission impact
- Eliminated reliance on external agencies while optimizing the marketing budget
- Increased capacity to support underrepresented entrepreneurs through improved engagement and outreach
- Established a framework for sustainable growth and easy operational scaling
Conclusion
Sky’s The Limit’s journey from struggling to build an effective marketing strategy to an in-house dedicated offshore team of marketing and community engagement experts. EGS’ tailored approach provided Sky’s The Limit with the tools and resources needed to drive results while maintaining the nonprofit’s focus on its mission to empower underrepresented entrepreneurs.
“The piece that really sparked my interest in EGS was combining these proven growth systems with their trained talent to be able to move really quickly. EGS culture is really strong, bringing A-team players; the top 1% talent in the Philippines; into my business to execute on these systems. It’s really a smart way to go about getting real results quickly. That’s what we were looking for, whilst spending less than we would in the US.”
Bo Ghirardelli
CEO, Sky’s The Limit