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Amanda Schwartz Ramirez

Amanda Schwartz Ramirez

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COO: Advisor, Consultant, Fractional

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Amanda Schwartz Ramirez will help you go from paycheck to portfolio career

Amanda is a strategy and operations executive who spent a decade at PayPal leading innovation programs, strategy, business development, and emerging technology — then made the leap herself. She founded Garden Labs in 2022 and now serves a portfolio of venture-backed startups and Fortune 500 companies as a fractional COO and advisor.

First Round Review featured her as their go-to expert on fractional executive leadership, and she teaches the top-rated "On-Ramp to Full-Time Advising and Consulting" course on Maven. She isn't teaching this from a textbook — she's actively running her practice and navigating the same market her students are entering.

Previously at
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On-Ramp to Full-Time Advising and Consulting for Busy Execs

This course is THE tool to start your consulting, advising, or coaching career. Amanda provides a concrete and actionable roadmap to every stage of building your business, and offers insights that are invaluable. I was consistently blown away by the level of detail yet accessibility she provides in her classes, and now I understand the specific steps I need to take to transition into a full-time consultant. Could not recommend this course more!
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Lexie

Cohort 2
Consultant

On-Ramp to Full-Time Advising and Consulting for Busy Execs

Really helpful overview of consulting, advising, board seat opportunities. Amanda was tremendously helpful. Highly recommended for anyone considering this path.
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Eric

Cohort 1
(Ex-) CEO · Just sold Daisi Technology, Inc. (AI and ML ops); looking at advising as a possible path on what I do next

On-Ramp to Full-Time Advising and Consulting for Busy Execs

More geared towards those who are early on or thinking about starting their own consulting / advisory business, this course is still relevant to those running a business who want to refresh their offerings through hands-on feedback and a structured approach. Amanda is a very authentic, thoughtful, and experienced instructor who also invites active participation and storytelling from group members. I look forward to staying engaged with my cohort and continuing to share tips about building our own businesses and refining our GTM approaches!
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Josie-Dee

Cohort 1
Product Consultant / Advisor / Fractional PM · Self

On-Ramp to Full-Time Advising and Consulting for Busy Execs

This course was extremely helpful in providing the tools I needed to hone in my offering as a consultant/advisor. The structure of the discussions during office hours between Amanda and the class facilitated fresh perspectives to each of our questions. I appreciated the cohort was composed of professionals with diverse consulting experience - plus they were awesome people, all helping each other build towards their next chapter.

Maria

Cohort 1
Head of Financial Planning and Analysis

On-Ramp to Full-Time Advising and Consulting for Busy Execs

I highly recommend taking this class .. it's a true master class! The content that Amanda covered was highly actionable and allowed me to better define my services. The class format was well balanced between real live examples and ample time for discussion.
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Bill

Cohort 1
Fractional CFO / Advisor · Aperture Advisors