Growth, run by an operator, not a slide deck.
We help e-commerce and digital-first companies grow faster, convert better, and scale smarter — across sales, marketing, AI, and operations.
Some recent results
The Growth & AI Readiness Checklist
A 15-minute self-audit that shows what's holding revenue back, and what to fix first.
- 48 yes-or-no checks across website, email, sales, CRM, AI and go-to-market
- A one-page scorecard that points to your fastest wins
- A plain-English path from chatbots to AI agents
- Quick wins you can act on this week
I'm not your typical consultant. I'm an operator — quick to diagnose, faster to execute, and always focused on impact.John Mikhaylov, Founder & CEO
What we bring to the table
Whether you sell physical products, services, or use your site for lead gen, we help build the sales and marketing infrastructure that moves the needle — fast.
Website design & builds
Fast, conversion-focused websites, from strategy and messaging to design, development, launch, SEO basics, and booking and lead capture.
Website builds
Recent build: Magical Palace of Wayne
AI implementation
Put AI to work, from customer-facing chatbots to agents for sales, marketing and operations, with the rollout, training and ROI tracking to make it stick.
Learn moreEmail marketing
Email marketing campaigns that drive engagement, retention, and revenue.
Learn moreSales system design
Sales system design — from playbooks to compensation to pipeline forecasting.
Learn moreGo-to-market strategy
Go-to-market strategy that connects brand, performance, and operations.
Learn moreDiagnose fast. Execute faster. Measure everything.
Most consultants hand you a recommendation and leave. Our founder has run the teams, owned the numbers, and built and sold a business. We come in, find what's actually holding revenue back, and work alongside your team until it moves.
Diagnose
A fast, honest look at your funnel, sales process, channels, team and spend: where revenue is leaking and what's worth fixing first.
Execute
A focused plan with owners and dates, then hands-on execution with your team. Not a deck that sits in a drawer.
Scale
Put the people, process and reporting in place so the gains hold after the engagement ends.
Get a free site & AI audit
Tell us your site and we'll send back a short list of quick wins.
- Conversion quick winsMessaging, calls to action, mobile and checkout or forms.
- AI & automation openingsWhere a chatbot, workflow or agent could save time.
- Your top prioritiesWhat we'd fix first, in plain English. Usually within a few business days.
Results, not promises
Outcomes from operating roles where our founder, John Mikhaylov, led sales, marketing and operations before founding Garden State Consulting Group.
Practical playbooks, no fluff
How to Actually Deploy AI in a Growing Company: From Chatbots to Agents
Most companies don't have an AI problem. They have a rollout problem. Here's the framework I use to go from first chatbot to working agents, without the hype.
Why Your E-commerce Site Isn't Converting (and the Fixes I'd Make First)
Before you redesign the site or buy more traffic, run this checklist. It's the order I diagnose a store that isn't converting, and the fixes I'd make first.
Email Marketing for DTC Brands: The Flows That Actually Drive Revenue
Email is the channel you own. These are the automated flows I set up first for DTC brands, what goes in each one, and how to measure whether they're working.
Ready to move faster?
Tell us where growth is stuck. We'll tell you what we'd fix first, and how fast.