In this episode, DemandMaven founder and growth strategist Asia Orangios shares her path from laid-off marketing lead to trusted advisor for PLG SaaS companies. What started as a solo consulting gig in 2018 evolved into a boutique growth consultancy—and along the way, Asia discovered that the real problem isn’t always marketing. It’s everything that comes after: product experience, activation, pricing, and turning demand into actual revenue.

Asia reflects on the emotional rollercoaster of early entrepreneurship, the burnout cycles that pushed her to build a team, and the surprising role public speaking played in her pipeline. She opens up about managing ADHD as a founder, learning to delegate the work she once thought only she could do, and why her next act might just be as CEO of a SaaS company—not just a consultant to them.

(00:00) Intro

(00:47) How Asia became a solopreneur

(03:19) Shifting to strategic growth consulting

(06:27) Team building with ADHD in mind

(11:02) Growth through delegation and feedback

(25:53) Managing work and life demands

(28:30) Using AI to grow smarter

(29:22) Why speaking matters in business

(29:48) Business impact of public speaking

(36:34) Marketing opportunities beyond the usual

(41:42) Overcoming doubts and embracing growth

Follow Asia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asiaorangio/

Check out DemandMaven: https://demandmaven.io/

Check out Asia’s newsletter, The Work by DemandMaven: https://demandmaven.substack.com/

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