For B2B SaaS & Tech Founders

Build a Scale-Ready Organization Without the Burnout

Leveraging 15+ years of tech leadership and Private Equity rigor to turn founder-led magic into a repeatable scale engine — all while protecting your most valuable asset: your health.

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The Four Pillars of the Ascent

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The Integrity Core Mission & values as a decision-making engine
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Founder & Team Vitality Sustainability built into your operating rhythm
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Value-Based GTM ICP, segmentation & value selling frameworks
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Scale Architecture Pipeline, team & investor-ready reporting systems

The Problem

You've Hit the Invisible Ceiling

Most founders reach a point where their personal hustle is no longer enough to scale. You become the bottleneck, your team lacks organizational clarity, and your personal health begins to redline.

I bridge the gap between high-stakes Private Equity discipline and intentional, holistic wellbeing — so you can scale the company without losing yourself in the process.

15+
Years of tech leadership experience
PE
Rigor from firms like Vista Equity
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Core pillars to a scale-ready org
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Non-negotiable: your health as a KPI

Core Philosophy

"Sober, Crisp, and Grounded"

Three principles that guide everything we do together.

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PE-Backed Rigor

No 50-page slide decks. You get the execution playbooks used by top-tier firms like Vista Equity to professionalize your GTM motion — distilled into practical tools you can use Monday morning.

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Starting with Soul

We anchor your business in mission and values, ensuring your Founding Story is a powerful decision-making tool — not just wall art. Integrity is the foundation, not an afterthought.

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Vitality as Strategy

A founder's health is a business KPI. We integrate mindfulness, movement, and nutrition into your operating rhythm to ensure you're scaling sustainably — not just sprinting toward burnout.

The Framework

Four Pillars of the Ascent

A proven framework to take you from founder-led hustle to a scalable, investor-ready organization.

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The Integrity Core

Refining mission and values to drive high-integrity growth. Your "Why" becomes the compass for every hire, every deal, every decision.

02

Founder & Team Vitality

Auditing personal habits and team dynamics to prevent burnout. We build sustainability into the DNA of how you and your team operate.

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Value-Based GTM

Implementing frameworks for customer segmentation, ICP definition, and value selling. Move from feature-selling to a methodology that wins on value.

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Scale Architecture

Building the pipeline, team, and investor reporting systems for your next round. Turn drama into data and chaos into compounding growth.

The Program

Meet You Where You Are

From pre-revenue sanity checks to Series A readiness — four tiers designed to scale with you.

Tier 1: The Spark Sprint
3 Sessions
Foundation

Best for: Early-stage founders needing immediate clarity on their "Why" and their "How."

  • Session 1 — The Integrity Core: Crafting a "Founder Narrative" that connects your personal passion to a massive market problem.
  • Session 2 — The Vitality Baseline: Auditing your personal sustainability plan (meditation, movement, nutrition).
  • Session 3 — GTM Diagnosis: Mapping the "Path of Least Resistance" to your first or next major wins.
Tier 2: The Trailblazer
6 Sessions
Growth

Best for: Founders transitioning from "hustle" to a repeatable, team-led process.

  • Includes all Spark Sprint sessions, plus:
  • Session 4 — Table Group "Light": Establishing organizational health and radical clarity for your first 5–10 hires.
  • Session 5 — Value Selling Principles: Moving from feature-selling to a PE-backed value methodology.
  • Session 6 — The Seller Toolkit: Building practical tools — Mutual Action Plans and hooks — your team needs to win.
Tier 4: The Everest
Elite Advisory
Strategic

Best for: Founders seeking long-term strategic partnership and board-level coaching.

  • Session 10 — Investor Readiness: Professionalizing your communication and data room for VC/PE scrutiny.
  • Session 11 — Scaling the Team: Defining "Seller Profiles" and building your recruitment engine.
  • Session 12 — The "Peachrise" Board Review: A holistic quarterly review of KPIs and team health metrics.

À La Carte & Custom Support

Need something specific? Swap modules or deep-dive into Integrated Campaign Planning, Partner Strategy, or Hands-On Outreach Coaching.

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About

Benjamin Manwaring

I'm an operating advisor, angel investor, and executive coach based in Amsterdam and Oregon — working with early-stage founders across Europe, the UK, and the USA.

My path here wasn't linear. I started as a Teach for America corps member in Los Angeles, earned an MBA at UT Austin, and spent years inside some of the world's most demanding organizations — from Dell to Booz & Company to Vista Equity Partners. Along the way I learned that the best-performing teams aren't just well-structured. They're deeply intentional about culture, values, and the wellbeing of the people leading them.

As CRO at IncQuery, I built the entire go-to-market function from scratch and grew ARR from $12M to $24M. At Vista Equity Partners — a $100B AUM PE firm — I advised 64 B2B SaaS companies on sales, marketing, and customer success transformations. That experience gave me a rare combination: the rigor of private equity and the human instincts of someone who has sat in the founder seat.

Today I channel all of that into Peachrise Founders — helping B2B SaaS founders build scale-ready organizations without losing themselves in the process. I believe the most durable companies are built by leaders who are sober, crisp, and grounded — in their strategy, their team, and their own wellbeing.

☕ Specialty coffee 🎨 Abstract art 🍞 Sourdough baking 🥦 Vegetarian cooking 🌿 Farmers markets 🏃 Running 🌱 Mentoring founders
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Chief Revenue Officer — IncQuery Grew ARR from $12M to $24M. Built GTM from scratch including sales, marketing, and customer success.
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Operating Director, GTM — Vista Equity Partners Advised 64 B2B SaaS portfolio companies at a $100B AUM PE firm on sales and marketing transformation.
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Angel Investor & Advisor — Peachrise Partners Actively investing in and advising SaaS startups across the UK, Europe, and USA.
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Marketing Director — Dell Launched Dell's first global consumer campaigns. Delivered 20% YOY growth vs. a 4.6% industry average.
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Stanford University — LGBTQ Executive Leadership Program MBA, University of Texas at Austin (McCombs). Strategy background via Booz & Company.

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