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Built from our own practice.

These are projects our team owned and built over ten years, from a professional sports league to mid-sized businesses. Not someone else's work, but the practice Growth Studios grew out of.

unique users per month on the ELF platforms at peak

work hours saved per month through automation (MF Connect)

concurrent live viewers at single events (GMC)

tickets per match through the club's own platform (SK Austria Klagenfurt)

Sports & Entertainment

The complete digital infrastructure of an international pro sports league, built from zero.

Over several years, we built the complete digital world of a pro football league that today reaches teams across multiple European countries and hundreds of thousands of fans. Operations, marketing and new revenue channels from a single source.

EfficiencyNew Revenue

What we built

Website and app, including concept, development and ongoing operations
Custom OTT streaming platform for live broadcasts
Remote cloud TV production, a setup that didn't exist in that form at the time
Fantasy manager and league tool for licensing and player management
Online shop, product development, sourcing, warehousing and logistics
B2B reseller platform
Centralized data platform and ELF ID with single sign-on
Performance marketing, newsletter, loyalty and affiliate programs
European NFT test case in partnership with Mint, Shopify and PayPal
IT setup and server infrastructure for content archiving

Outcome

Operational responsibility for seven-figure revenue
Several completely new revenue channels unlocked (streaming, direct-to-fan, B2B, loyalty)
Scalable infrastructure that grows with each season

Telecommunications

The complete operational backbone for a telecommunications provider.

We built a complete operational backbone for a telecommunications provider, covering lead generation, customer acquisition, contract management, billing and support in one connected system.

Efficiency

What we built

AI phone system and inbox automation
Custom CRM with integrated lead management
Automated contract and invoice management including dunning
AI-based billing controls
Performance marketing for lead generation
Customer portal and support infrastructure
Dashboards and KPI tracking for leadership
Automated procurement
Newsletter operations

Outcome

Operations run largely automated, the team focuses on value-creating work instead of administration
Around 90 work hours saved per month, roughly six hours per employee
Monthly costs cut by a five-figure amount
Several hundred leads per month processed automatically
All relevant KPIs in real time, the infrastructure scales with growth

Automotive

Website, financing calculator and backend for a premium-segment dealer.

For a dealer in the luxury car segment, we built a custom website with an integrated financing calculator and a dedicated backend for inventory management and customer inquiries.

EfficiencyNew Revenue

What we built

Premium-positioned website
Leasing and financing calculator built directly into the frontend
Custom backend for managing the vehicle inventory
Inquiry management that handles customer requests centrally and in a structured way

Outcome

Inventory management and customer inquiries run in one system
Customers can run financing pre-checks themselves, delivering qualified leads to sales
Clean data foundation for future expansion

Sports & Entertainment

Membership management, ticketing and shop on one central platform.

An Austrian Bundesliga club managed members, contracts and communication largely by hand and through separate channels, with ticketing and shop standing on their own.

EfficiencyNew Revenue

What we built

Central membership management platform
Online registration with automated contract management and billing
Direct member communication through the platform
A dedicated ticketing platform, connected to the member base and online shop

Outcome

Membership management, contracts and billing run automated instead of manually, currently for around 1,000 members
Members manage their registration themselves and see all information in one place
Around 3,000 tickets per match through the club's own platform, directly connected to member base and shop
Administration became a revenue channel: the club knows its members and reaches them directly

Sports & Fitness

Operations automation for a growing studio.

For an established martial arts and fitness studio, we automated the operational routines. Phone reception, trial session booking and customer management now run largely without manual work.

Efficiency

What we built

AI phone system for handling inquiries
Digital customer management and billing solution
Automated trial session booking

Outcome

Phone inquiries get qualified responses even outside opening hours
Trial session bookings run without manual effort
Staff has more time for actual work with customers

Sports & Entertainment

Website and streaming platform for another sports league.

For the GMC, we built the digital presence and an OTT streaming platform that opens a direct revenue channel to fans.

New Revenue

What we built

League website with season and team logic
OTT streaming platform for live broadcasts and on-demand content
Integrated payment and billing for subscriptions and single events

Outcome

A direct distribution channel for the league's own content, independent of traditional media partners
A subscriber base in the mid four figures as recurring revenue
Single events streamed live by more than 20,000 concurrent viewers
Subscription and pay-per-view run entirely through the league's own platform, billing included

Automotive

Website with integrated appointment booking for a car detailing service.

For a car detailing service, we built a website with transparent service descriptions and integrated appointment booking. Customers can understand services, compare options and book directly.

Efficiency

What we built

Website with clear service explanation
Integrated appointment booking in the frontend

Outcome

Customer inquiries run through a structured booking tool
Less phone overhead for scheduling
Clear service communication reduces follow-up questions

Sports & Entertainment

A modern IT foundation inside, a digital presence with its own sales channel outside.

A Berlin club with tradition and ambition needed both: a modern working foundation for the team inside, and a presence that matches the ambition outside.

Digital infrastructure & presence

What we built

Cloud-based IT infrastructure with Google Workspace and central data management
Securely configured mobile hardware for location-independent work
Ongoing management of the club website
Online shop with its own product range
Newsletter and performance marketing

Outcome

The club works location-independently on a cloud-based IT foundation, data sits centrally instead of on individual devices
A well-maintained digital presence with a clear club identity
The club's own shop as a direct sales channel
Fans are reached in a structured, plannable way through newsletter and performance marketing

Sports & Entertainment

Brand development and digital marketing for a top-10 heavyweight boxer.

For one of the world's leading heavyweight boxers, we ran brand positioning, website and social media operations. The goal was an independent athlete brand with direct access to the fan community.

New Revenue

What we built

Brand development and positioning
Website focused on fan engagement
Social media campaigns with audience growth

Outcome

A standalone athlete brand beyond pure sporting performance
A fan community in the six figures, directly reachable through his own channels
The foundation for sponsorship and self-marketing, independent of the outcome of single fights

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