Build To A Billion

Built around the growth, scale and value of modern advisory firms.

Build To A Billion is MAA's flagship platform for growth, scale, succession and enterprise value. It is purpose-built for partners targeting firm owners, founders, CEOs, RIAs, acquirers, platforms, lenders, consultants, technology providers and valuation firms.

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The Challenge

Growth-stage advisory firms are the hardest audience to reach well.

Owners and CEOs of $250m–$2bn firms are besieged with generic outreach. They respond to peer-led storytelling, real numbers and credible operators — not to product pitches dressed up as thought leadership.

The MAA Solution

Peer-led editorial, research and events around enterprise value.

Build To A Billion brings together editorial features, founder interviews, growth data, dedicated bookazine, webinar series, podcast conversations and private dinners — all aimed at firms with serious scale ambition.

Why It Works

A platform built for influence, not impressions.

  • 01

    Peer-led storytelling earns attention where outreach cannot.

  • 02

    Dedicated bookazine and special report give partners a stage.

  • 03

    Webinar and podcast series build authority over time.

  • 04

    Private dinners convert visibility into senior conversations.

  • 05

    Audience segmentation targets firms by AUM band and growth signal.

  • 06

    Editorial framing supports M&A, capital, valuation and platform messages.

What Is Included

A complete commercial programme.

Every element is designed to compound. Editorial, distribution, intelligence and follow-up work together as one integrated campaign.

  • Build To A Billion bookazine and special report sponsorship
  • Founder-led editorial features and case studies
  • Webinar series on growth, capital, succession and operations
  • Dedicated podcast season with Derrick Kinney
  • Private CEO and founder dinners
  • Research drops with PlayVerto data
  • Segmented email distribution to growth firms
  • Companion video and social campaign assets

Best For

Who this is built for.

  • Acquirers, aggregators and capital partners
  • Lending, valuation and M&A advisory firms
  • Platforms and custodians targeting growth RIAs
  • Consulting and operations firms serving growth-stage advisors
  • Technology vendors selling into scaling firms

Commercial Outcomes

What partners take away.

  • Direct exposure to growth-stage RIA owners and founders
  • Authority around enterprise value, capital and succession
  • A pipeline of senior conversations from private events
  • A long-life library of case studies and research to feed sales

Example Use Cases

How partners are using this in practice.

Case 01

Bookazine sponsorship

A capital partner sponsors the Build To A Billion bookazine, including a research chapter and three executive interview films.

Case 02

Private dinner series

A platform sponsors four private dinners across the year with growth-stage RIA founders, supported by editorial framing.

Case 03

Year-long platform

An M&A advisory firm anchors a year-long programme — editorial, podcast season, webinar series and private events.

Investment

By proposal.

Every partnership is shaped around your commercial objective, audience, message and timing. We will return a costed proposal within five working days of an initial conversation.