Build It Like
You'll Sell It.
Scale It Like
You Mean It.
A 26-year overnight success story — Aaron Hageman grew a $1 company 75x and exited to Walmart. Now he helps founders build businesses through people, not just hustle.
YOU'VE GROWN FAST. NOW YOU'RE HITTING THE CEILING:
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The Entrepreneur Who Bought a Company for $1 and Sold It to Walmart
In the mid-90s, Aaron Hageman acquired Delivery Drivers Inc. for $1 and spent the next 26 years building it into a national gig-economy powerhouse — growing it 75x before Walmart came knocking. He didn't reverse-engineer an exit. He just ran it like someone, someday, would want to buy it.
Now through 75x Strategy, Aaron brings that same operator mindset to founders who are ready to stop being the bottleneck in their own business — and start building teams, systems, and structures that scale without them.
What We Deliver
We think like operators, not consultants. Every engagement is execution-focused — bringing top-tier leadership into your business without the overhead.
Fractional Leadership
Outsourced CEO, CMO, COO, and Admin services — fill critical leadership gaps at a fraction of the full-time cost. You get C-suite thinking without the C-suite overhead.
Scaling & Operations Strategy
Eliminate bottlenecks, build scalable systems, and increase operational efficiency at every level. We work inside your business, not just above it.
Financial & Growth Advisory
Cash flow planning, profitability strategy, and growth forecasting grounded in real operator experience — not textbook frameworks.
Exit & Acquisition Strategy
Build a business that thrives beyond you. From strategic acquisitions to exit preparation, we help you maximize valuation and structure the right deal.
Strategy Day Onsite
A deep-dive intensive where Aaron maps your business, identifies leadership gaps, and builds a 90-day execution roadmap — in a single focused day.
The Lab
The ultimate growth accelerator for founders ready to stop overthinking and start executing. Community, accountability pods, live workshops, and expert frameworks.
Four Principles That Built a 75x Company
These aren't theories from a textbook. They're the operating principles Aaron developed over 26 years of building Delivery Drivers Inc. — and the same frameworks he now brings to every client engagement.
Build People Systems
Scale isn't about your business.
Every entrepreneur wants to talk about scaling up. Aaron's answer is always the same: you already have systems for your product. What you need are people systems — structures that let your leaders replicate themselves, so the business grows even when you're not in the room. Move from building a team to creating structures for team-building.
You can expand without expanding leadership, but you can't grow.
Run It Like You'll Sell It
From day one.
You can't reverse-engineer a good exit. But you can start a company and run it, from day one, like someone someday will want to buy it. Great hiring process, incredible records, a culture that values healthy and happy employees — this doesn't just make your business better to run. It makes it better to sell.
I didn't plan to sell DDI from the start. I just ran it like someone would want to buy it.
Inches, Not Miles
Measure success in fractions.
In business, people love fairytales — the founder who launches, kicks ass for three years, and exits in year four. That's not most stories. Most successful entrepreneurs are decades-long overnight successes. Aaron measures goals to the tenths of percentages. Moving from 96.2 to 96.3 percent means you made progress. Keep moving the ball.
I measure success in inches, not miles. Keep moving the ball.
The Ripple Effect
Throw bigger rocks.
Aaron grew up throwing stones at a lake, counting the rings, hoping each one would go a little further than the last. Beyond growing wealth or having more control over your time, he believes that when you create even one good job for someone else, you begin to change the world. Building through people isn't just good business — it's the whole point.
When you create even one good job for someone else, you begin to change the world.
Want These Frameworks Working in Your Business?
Book a strategy call and Aaron will show you exactly where to start.
Choose Your Growth Path
Every engagement is built around your business — not a generic package. We offer flexible structures including flat retainers, revenue share, and hybrid models depending on your stage and goals.
Revenue Share Option: For the right fit, Aaron offers a hybrid model — a reduced cash retainer paired with a performance-based rev share (typically 2–3% on incremental revenue above your prior year baseline). This aligns incentives and rewards real growth.
For founders who need strategic direction and a thinking partner — without full operational involvement.
Fractional C-suite leadership embedded in your business. Ideal for companies scaling past $2M. Includes a hybrid rev share option — reduced retainer + performance-based upside.
Full-scale operator partnership. Aaron and team are fully embedded in your growth — from people systems to exit strategy.
All engagements begin with a complimentary Strategy Call. Pricing is tailored to your business stage and goals.
Five Steps to Transformative Scale
Complimentary Strategy Call
A focused discovery session to see if we're the right fit. We ask the hard questions — what do you have, what do you need, what do you want? No pitch, just clarity.
Strategy Day Onsite
Aaron comes to you. A full-day deep dive to map your business, identify leadership gaps, surface the real bottlenecks, and build a 90-day execution roadmap.
Choose Your Engagement Model
Flat retainer, revenue share, or hybrid — we structure the engagement around your stage and goals. 5–6 clients max. You get real access, not a template.
Build the People Systems
We implement the structures: hiring frameworks, leadership development, client systems, KPI dashboards, and the 'parking lot' methodology that keeps your team executing between sessions.
Run It Like You'll Sell It
Whether your exit is 2 years or 10 years away, we build the business to be attractive, transferable, and valuable — so when the right offer comes, you're ready.
"Aaron has played a pivotal role in enhancing my understanding of business growth. His expertise in navigating the gig economy and understanding the intricacies of legal requirements for 1099 workers is nothing short of extraordinary. Aaron's talent as a speaker is undeniable — he possesses the rare ability to captivate and educate simultaneously, reminiscent of the legendary Jim Rohn."
Breakthrough Mastermind
Aaron speaking at global conferences and Fortune 100 events worldwide
From Dropout to Delivery Kingpin
In the mid-90s, 20-year-old Aaron Hageman bought Delivery Drivers Inc. for $1 and spent the next 26 years turning it into a national last-mile delivery powerhouse — before Walmart came calling. Not a fairytale. Not a unicorn. A decades-long overnight success built through people.
From Dropout to Delivery Kingpin is Aaron's unfiltered roadmap: how he hired, led, scaled, and eventually exited — and what every entrepreneur can take from that journey. It's not about secrets. It's about a well-developed playbook that anyone can apply.
"I'm not special. I didn't make this up. When I saw enough and learned enough, I could see that successful entrepreneurs are all doing the same things." — Aaron Hageman
Get the BookThrow Bigger Rocks. The Lab.
Aaron grew up throwing stones at a lake, counting the rings, hoping each one would go a little further than the last. The Lab is built on that same philosophy — incremental progress, compounding over time, with a community that holds you accountable to keep throwing.
Designed for entrepreneurs and founders who are done overthinking and ready to execute. Get Aaron's frameworks, live workshops, accountability pods, and direct access to a network of operators who've been in the trenches.
Find Out Where You're Leaving Growth on the Table
The 75x Scale Readiness Assessment scores your business across 5 critical dimensions — People Systems, Scale Readiness, Leadership Leverage, Exit Positioning, and Execution Velocity. 15 questions. Instant results. No fluff.
Insights & Strategy
25+ years of scaling businesses distilled into actionable frameworks. No fluff. No theory. Just the playbook.
Built by Operators. Led by Experience.
This isn't a consulting firm staffed by MBAs. Every person on this team has been inside the machine — building, scaling, and exiting real businesses.
Aaron Hageman
Founder & Principal Advisor
CEO · Strategist · Exit Architect
Bought Delivery Drivers Inc. for $1 in the mid-90s and spent 26 years building it into a national gig-economy powerhouse before selling to Walmart. Aaron brings the same operator mindset to every client — building businesses through people, not just hustle.
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Brooke Janzen Petkus
Chief of Staff & Operations Lead
COO · Organizational Architect · Proxy
Brooke served as Aaron's Chief of Staff and ran the organization as his operational proxy — the person who made sure the machine kept moving while Aaron was in the room with clients. She brings precision, systems thinking, and an unmatched ability to turn strategy into execution.
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Maresa Friedman
Strategic Advisor
Sales Strategist · Industry Force · Speaker
Maresa is a recognized force in the business strategy world — founder of Strategy Solved, sought-after speaker, and advisor to high-growth companies. She brings deep expertise in sales systems, team performance, and the frameworks that separate scaling businesses from stalling ones.
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Aaron started with a simple question: what do I have, what do I need, what do I want — and how do I get there? That question built a 75x company. Book a strategy call and let's ask it about yours.
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