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7 Stages of Growth Assessment
Identify your current growth stage, the drag points beneath the surface and the next priorities to discuss in your strategy session.
VEGA©The Visionary Entrepreneurs Growth Accelerator Initiative by VRT Management Group, LLC.
A Powerful Partnership Helping Entrepreneur-Led CompaniesBuild, Execute and Scale with Confidence.
Mark L. Madrid and Rajesh Tedla partner to bring VEGA©The Visionary Entrepreneur Growth Accelerator to growth-ready companies.
Strategic Partnership
Mark L. Madrid and Rajesh Tedla have formed a strategic partnership to help established entrepreneur-led companies build stronger leadership teams, execute with discipline and scale profitably in the AI economy.
Together, they are bringing VEGA© - The Visionary Entrepreneur Growth Accelerator initiative by VRT Management Group, LLC
to founders and executive teams ready to overcome leadership, talent and execution barriers.
Stop carrying the entire company. Build the team, strategy and systems required to scale.
Growth Readiness
Has Your Company Grown, But Everything Still Depends on You?
These are signs that your company has reached a new stage in 7 Growth Stages of a growing company and your leadership system must evolve with proven Psychometric Assessment analysis.
You may be facing
To evaluate your growth, take our free Assessments 7 SOG and TriMetrix forms.
- Too many decisions returning to the founder.
- Leaders who manage tasks do not take ownership.
- Strategies that are discussed but not executed consistently.
- Unclear roles, accountability and performance expectations.
- Difficulty developing and retaining the right people.
- Constant firefighting limits strategic leadership.
Introducing VEGA©
The VisionaryEntrepreneur GrowthAccelerator©
VEGA© is an execution-focused growth initiative for founders, CEOs, presidents and executive teams who want to build a company that can scale beyond the founder.
VEGA Helps You
Identify what is limiting growth, strengthen your leadership team, set the right priorities and create a disciplined system for execution.
It Combines
In-person leadership and business growth workshop.
Tools and practical assessments and proven frameworks.
Leadership-team alignment and peer learning.
12 months of strategic mentoring and accountability.
Who VEGA© Is Built For
Designed for Entrepreneur-Led Companies Ready to Scale Without Adding More Chaos.
VEGA© is designed for established entrepreneur-led companies that need stronger leadership, better alignment and more disciplined execution to move into the next stage of growth.
Still depend heavily on the founder.
Have market traction but inconsistent growth.
Need stronger leadership and accountability.
Struggle to turn strategy into measurable results.
Need the right people in the right roles.
Want to scale without increasing chaos or burnout.
VEGA© helps leaders move.
From operator to
strategic leader.
From founder dependency
to team ownership.
From reactive activity to
disciplined execution.
From unclear priorities to
measurable outcomes.
•What You Will Leave With
Practical Outcomes That Strengthen Execution and Support Your Next Stage of Growth.
VEGA© helps you develop the team, structure and strategic clarity required to build a more scalable, sustainable business.
A clear roadmap for the next stage of growth.
A stronger and more accountable leadership team.
Better alignment between people, strategy and execution.
Clearer roles and decision-making authority.
Stronger talent and succession systems.
A business that is more scalable, sustainable and valuable.
Business Growth Roadmap
Two Assessments + One Strategy Session = The Clarity To Scale
Complete the complimentary assessments first, then use your private strategy session to turn the results into priorities you can act on.VEGA© cohort participation is a separate next-step conversation if it fits your business.
psychology
TriMetrix HD Assessment
Clarify how your leadership style, motivators, strengths and blind spots are affecting your business today.
video_chat
Private Zoom Strategy Session
Review both assessments with a VEGA© advisor and leave with a focused action plan. Cohort options are discussed only if they fit your goals.
Assessment One
Growth Gap Diagnosis
7 Stages of Growth Assessment
A focused diagnostic that identifies your current growth stage, the obstacles creating drag and the next priorities to discuss in your strategy session.
What You Walk Away With
- 01
Identify your exact stage of growth today
- 02
Clarify your People, Process and Profit focus areas
- 03
Discover your Builder vs. Protector mindset ratio
- 04
Uncover hidden obstacles stalling progress
- 05
Clarify the leadership shifts your stage demands
- 06
Build a stage-specific action plan with your advisor
The 7 Stages Framework
A simple snapshot of where the business is today and what leadership or operating priorities need attention next.
01
Start Up
1-10 employees
02
Ramp Up
11-25 employees
03
Delegation
26-50 employees
04
Professional
51-80 employees
05
Integration
81-150 employees
06
Strategic
151-250 employees
07
Visionary
251-500 employees
Assessment Two
Leadership performance profile
TriMetrix HD Assessment
A concise leadership profile that shows how your natural style, motivators, strengths, acumen and relevant EQ insights may be shaping performance. Your advisor uses the data to focus the debrief on what matters most.
Leadership dimensions
Behaviors
How you tend to lead, decide and respond under pressure.
Driving Forces
What gives you energy, what drains it and why it matters for growth.
Competencies
Which leadership skills are strongest and where development would help most.
Acumen
Where judgment is strong and where blind spots may be showing up.
What you walk away with
- 01
Understand your leadership style under pressure
- 02
Pinpoint blind spots affecting your team
- 03
Receive a personalized debrief from a VEGA© advisor
- 04
Identify motivators, energy drains and EQ considerations
- 05
Measure role-to-strength alignment
- 06
Walk away with a concrete personal growth action plan
Founder and CEO. Advisor. Growth Accelerator
Rajesh Tedla
Helping leaders build scalable, resilient and high-value businesses with clarity and confidence.
I work with Entrepreneurs, Founders, Co-Founders and SMB executive leaders running organizations with 20 to 500 employees who want growth that is repeatable, predictable, and scalable, not chaotic.
With 20+ years of experience, I help leaders translate strategy into execution by implementing operating systems that drive clarity, alignment, accountability and measurable performance. This work is practical, execution focused and designed to scale with the business.
Through (VEGA©) The Visionary Entrepreneurs Growth Accelerator© Initiative by VRT Management Group, LLC. I’ve supported 500+ Entrepreneurs, SMBs and leadership teams combined, delivering over $120M+ in measurable financial impact.
VEGA© helps leaders scale using practical, measurable systems including strategy execution frameworks (“Growth As A Process”), 90-day execution plans, multi-year operating and strategic roadmaps, revenue optimization, operational excellence, leadership alignment, and disciplined change management so growth becomes intentional, not accidental.
About Mark
Mark L. Madrid
National Economic Strategist AI Futurist Bestselling Author Founder & CEO, Breakthrough Mavens, LLC Former Associate Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration
Mark L. Madrid is a nationally recognized economic strategist, AI futurist, bestselling author and Founder & CEO of Breakthrough Mavens, LLC. As former Associate Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, his team supported over four million small business owners through capital access, education, cybersecurity, procurement and entrepreneurial development.
Today, Mark empowers organizations to translate vision into measurable outcomes through executive leadership, AI governance and breakthrough execution. Breakthrough Mavens combines executive advisory with practical AI implementation including AI Value Path & 10+1 Code, Human-Centered AI Acceleration (AigentConnect) and executive AI education delivered with Rajesh Tedla through the Visionary Entrepreneur Growth Accelerator (VEGA©).
His career began on Wall Street with J.P. Morgan after graduating with honors from The University of Texas at Austin. He also earned a Master of Nonprofit Administration, cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame. He hosts Self-Fueling Excellence and the Small Business is Big Business with Mark L. Madrid podcast.
Trust is the world's strongest currency lasting breakthroughs are created through integrity, disciplined execution, contagious energy and servant leadership.
Key Credentials & Impact
- Former Associate Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration his team supported 4M+ small businesses
- Founder & CEO, Breakthrough Mavens, LLC executive advisory + practical AI implementation
- Visiting Scholar, Clinton School of Public Service Entrepreneur-in-Residence, NMSDC
- Senior Executive Advisor, First National Bank of Bastrop Senior Executive Advisor, iAmerica
- Bestselling author of ENERGY and co-author of The Leader™s Playbook
- Featured by Forbes, Inc., NYSE, Aspen Institute, The Hill, Stanford, UT and Notre Dame
- Jefferson Award for Public Service American Airlines Extra Mile Award Honorary Colonel, U.S. Army Reserve
Breakthrough Mavens Fractional C-Suite
AI ValuePath & Human-Centered AI
Executive AI Education with VEGA©
Keynote Speaking & National Media
Bestselling Author ENERGY
Inclusive Economic Mobility
Client Success Stories
Real Businesses. Real Growth. Real Results.
For over three decades, VRT has partnered with growth-minded organizations to unlock clarity, strengthen leadership and drive measurable business outcomes.
Horizon Service Co.
Leadership Alignment + Scale
Working with VRT helped us gain the clarity we needed to align our leadership team and build systems that scale. The results speak for themselves.
MedPro Group
Executive Team Growth
Working with VRT helped us gain the clarity we needed to align our leadership team and build systems that scale. The results speak for themselves.
Cynergy
Growth Plateau Broken
VRT's frameworks gave us a roadmap to break through our growth plateau. Their guidance transformed the way we lead, communicate and execute.
STAAMP
Sustainable Scale
Partnering with VRT brought structure to our growth strategy and helped our team build the discipline needed to scale sustainably over the long term.
LATICRETE
Culture + Bottom Line Impact
The VRT team challenged us to think bigger and lead smarter. The impact on our culture, processes and bottom line has been remarkable at every level.
CONVEYCO
Operations Alignment
Partnering with VRT brought structure to our growth strategy and helped our team build the discipline needed to scale sustainably over the long term.
Ash Brokerage
Repeatable Execution
VRT's approach gave our team a shared language for growth and the tools to turn strategy into consistent, repeatable execution across every department.
Jersey City Medical Center
Leadership Clarity
Working with VRT helped us gain the clarity we needed to align our leadership team and build systems that scale. The results speak for themselves.
De Haro Ramirez Group
Growth Strategy Alignment
VRT's frameworks gave us a roadmap to break through our growth plateau. Their guidance transformed the way we lead, communicate and execute.
Interpreters & Translators Inc.
Team Communication
VRT's approach gave our team a shared language for growth and the tools to turn strategy into consistent, repeatable execution across every department.
Superior Sign & Lighting
Operational Excellence
The VRT team challenged us to think bigger and lead smarter. The impact on our culture, processes and bottom line has been remarkable at every level.
Horizon Service Co.
Leadership Alignment + Scale
Working with VRT helped us gain the clarity we needed to align our leadership team and build systems that scale. The results speak for themselves.
MedPro Group
Executive Team Growth
Working with VRT helped us gain the clarity we needed to align our leadership team and build systems that scale. The results speak for themselves.
Cynergy
Growth Plateau Broken
VRT's frameworks gave us a roadmap to break through our growth plateau. Their guidance transformed the way we lead, communicate and execute.
STAAMP
Sustainable Scale
Partnering with VRT brought structure to our growth strategy and helped our team build the discipline needed to scale sustainably over the long term.
LATICRETE
Culture + Bottom Line Impact
The VRT team challenged us to think bigger and lead smarter. The impact on our culture, processes and bottom line has been remarkable at every level.
CONVEYCO
Operations Alignment
Partnering with VRT brought structure to our growth strategy and helped our team build the discipline needed to scale sustainably over the long term.
Ash Brokerage
Repeatable Execution
VRT's approach gave our team a shared language for growth and the tools to turn strategy into consistent, repeatable execution across every department.
Jersey City Medical Center
Leadership Clarity
Working with VRT helped us gain the clarity we needed to align our leadership team and build systems that scale. The results speak for themselves.
De Haro Ramirez Group
Growth Strategy Alignment
VRT's frameworks gave us a roadmap to break through our growth plateau. Their guidance transformed the way we lead, communicate and execute.
Interpreters & Translators Inc.
Team Communication
VRT's approach gave our team a shared language for growth and the tools to turn strategy into consistent, repeatable execution across every department.
Superior Sign & Lighting
Operational Excellence
The VRT team challenged us to think bigger and lead smarter. The impact on our culture, processes and bottom line has been remarkable at every level.
Customer Reviews
Working with VRT helped us gain the clarity we needed to align our leadership team and build systems that scale. The results speak for themselves.
Horizon Service Co.
Is Your CompanyReady for Its Next Stage?
You have already proven that you can build a company.
The next challenge is building an organisation that can grow without depending on your involvement in every decision.
Build the Team.
Strengthen the Strategy.
Execute with Discipline. Scale Beyond the Founder.