True
Clarico-Full Image

From Growth-Trapped to Growth-Ready: Build Operations That Scale


You've built a successful business, but success created chaos. Team in place but everything revolves around you. Systems breaking under growth pressure. You're trapped between too successful to stay small and too chaotic to scale. In this interactive session, discover the framework successful founders use to scale without being the bottleneck and you'll identify which gaps hold you back and what to fix first.


What You'll Walk Away With:

  • Clarity on which gap—systems, processes, or team—is your biggest bottleneck
  • How to assess if your three foundational pieces are strong or shaky
  • One immediate action to reduce founder dependency
  • Confidence that growth requires systemizing smarter, not hustling harder








Mara Whitener

Business Problem-Solving Strategist & Fractional COO

Mara Whitener — Strategic Growth Partner for Founders at the $600K–$1M+ 

Mara Whitener is a trusted advisor to growth-stage founders navigating the complexity of scaling past $600K–$1M+. With over two decades of experience building and operating successful service-based companies, she helps CEOs reclaim control by tightening strategy, aligning leadership, and stabilizing internal operations for long-term, sustainable growth.


Her specialty lies in solving what others overlook: the internal bottlenecks that silently erode momentum: misaligned teams, broken systems, scattered priorities, and founder over-functioning. More often than not, Mara spots the bottlenecks breaking growth that Founders can’t spot on their own. She brings a rare combination of strategic insight and operational rigor, delivering hands-on partnership that moves businesses from reactive to reliable.


Clients turn to Mara when their business has outgrown its foundation—and their success is creating more friction than freedom. She’s not here to offer advice from the sidelines. She’s a Strategic Growth Partner who works inside your business to implement the structure, leadership clarity, and operating rhythm that drive scale without burnout.

Her approach is sharp, efficient, and always customized. No fluff. No filler. Just the infrastructure, insight, and execution support your business actually needs to grow with confidence.


Outside of business, Mara is a lifelong advocate and community leader, with five Congressional Awards for leadership impact. She’s also a foster pet parent and behind-the-scenes introvert who finds joy in turning big visions into clean, scalable systems.


Ticket Type Valid Through Price Quantity
Early Bird Guest In-Person ANE
04/05/2026 59.00 59.0 USD USD

Guest In-Person ANE
04/08/2026 79.00 79.0 USD USD

Add-on Exhibitor Guest In-Person ANE
04/08/2026 75.00 75.0 USD USD


Ticket Type Valid Through Price Quantity
Early Bird Member In-Person ANE
04/05/2026 49.00 49.0 USD USD

Member In-Person ANE
04/08/2026 69.00 69.0 USD USD

Add-on Exhibitor Member In-Person ANE
04/08/2026 65.00 65.0 USD USD

Ticket Type Valid Through Price Quantity
Early Bird Guest In-Person ANE
04/05/2026 59.00 59.0 USD USD

Guest In-Person ANE
04/08/2026 79.00 79.0 USD USD

Add-on Exhibitor Guest In-Person ANE
04/08/2026 75.00 75.0 USD USD

Ticket Type Valid Through Price Quantity
Early Bird Non-Member In-Person ANE
04/05/2026 89.00 89.0 USD USD

Non-Member In-Person ANE
04/05/2026 109.00 109.0 USD USD

Add-on Exhibitor Non-Member In-Person ANE
04/08/2026 85.00 85.0 USD USD

Ticket Type Valid Through Price Quantity
Raffle
04/08/2026 20.00 20.0 USD USD

Chapter
Nashville
Date & Time
Wednesday

April 8, 2026

11:00 AM 1:00 PM US/Central
Location

The Sapphire Suite

1201 Liberty Pike
Ste 229
Franklin, TN 37067
United States
Get the direction
Facilitated By

Meghakanya Bradley

meghabradley@ewomennetwork.com
SHARE

Find out what people see and say about this event, and join the conversation.

To install this Web App in your iPhone/iPad press and then Add to Home Screen.