Performance Marketing for Regulated, High-Constraint Markets

I build growth systems where the standard paid media playbook breaks.

Twelve years in the categories that get other marketers banned. I handle the performance marketing, the attribution repair, and the compliant acquisition strategy for teams whose growth problem is too important for generic answers.

Regulated DTCPaid MediaGA4 / GTMShopify PlusAttribution RepairLifecycle
$22M+
Attributed revenue from one compliant paid media engine
14
Regulated U.S. markets scaled on a repeatable system
0
Platform account restrictions in a high-risk category
$1M+
Monthly budget across search, social, and programmatic
About

A senior growth operator for the messy, high-stakes markets.

Most performance marketers learn the craft in clean, unregulated ecommerce, where remarketing just works and the pixel fires the way it should. I learned it in the hard places, where none of that is true.

For twelve years I've helped brands grow in categories where compliance, trust, attribution, and customer behavior all matter at once. I can set the strategy with your leadership and still go find the broken tracking event myself. I treat paid media as infrastructure, not campaigns. Build the measurement and the funnel first, then scale the spend into something that actually holds.

Infrastructure first
Build the system before scaling the spend.
Then measurement
Decision-quality data beats perfect data.
Then optimization
Test with discipline, not just volume.
Then scale
Repeatable, compliant, and durable.
The Person Behind the Systems

A whole person, not just a pixel.

Morgan Avenia

Before any of the dashboards, there was the stage. I performed for fifteen years, and that training still runs underneath the work. Timing, reading a room, knowing when to hold a beat. It turns out to be the same wiring I use on data. I usually trust my read on what a number is really saying before the report catches up to me.

Off the clock you'll find me at a live show or deep in someone's birth chart, because the patterns genuinely fascinate me either way. And I'm raising an eleven-year-old who's already a far better clarinet player than I ever was a singer.

Live musicTheatre & voicePattern recognitionAstrology for funParent
The Work

A compliant paid media engine, built from zero.

A regulated acquisition system across 14 U.S. markets, designed around platform policy, localized demand, and measurement that holds up.

The hardest category in advertising, scaled without a single banned account.

$22M+
Revenue
6.94x
Avg. ROAS
14
Markets
0
Policy issues

The problem

No compliant acquisition infrastructure existed. Standard remarketing, lookalikes, messaging, and attribution were all restricted by platform policy and state-by-state law.

What I did

Treated paid media as infrastructure. Built policy-safe account architecture, multi-domain funnels, and durable measurement first, then scaled spend into each new market with localized, compliant creative.

Selected Wins

Revenue without losing ROAS discipline.

16.3x ROAS
$3.4M
Holiday programmatic program on localized audience and creative.
25.94x ROAS
$607K+
Tentpole framework. High-intent capture at exceptional efficiency.
2024 programmatic
$13.8M+
A single year of optimized audience, creative, and market strategy.
SEO & web
+40% YoY
Organic acquisition growth at RISE through site and content work.
Experience

Built across regulated DTC, fintech, and hospitality.

2026 – Present
ClearLeaf Compliance
Founder & Principal Growth Strategist. A media and claims review desk that catches risky claims and measurement gaps before regulated campaigns go live.
2022 – 2025
Green Thumb Industries
Performance Marketing Manager. Scaled paid media from 2 to 14 markets and built the engine behind $22M+ in attributed revenue.
2025 – 2026
5280 Brands
Paid Media & Digital Performance Manager. Paid acquisition, Shopify Plus attribution repair, and compliant funnels for regulated DTC wellness.
2019 – 2022
RISE Dispensaries
Digital Marketing & Growth Manager. Email, SMS, paid media, SEO, web, lifecycle, and CRO, including 40% YoY organic growth.
2016 – 2020
Theory Wellness · Uplift · Miraval
Early-stage cannabis marketing and CX, fintech paid search, and the search-led naming strategy through the Miraval Berkshires rebrand.
Founder Venture · Live Product

Launch cannabis ads that pass the first time.

ClearLeaf is the compliance copilot I built for cannabis marketing. Scan any ad against state law and platform policy, see your risk score, and get a policy-safe rewrite in seconds. It came straight out of running compliant paid media across 14 regulated markets.

No credit card required. ClearLeaf is not legal advice.

Pre-flight every ad

Catch medical claims, youth appeal, and platform violations before launch.

49 legal markets

State rules for adult-use, medical, and hemp and CBD, kept in one place.

Compliant rewrites

An instant, policy-safe rewrite and a fix path you can act on today.

Hiring, Consulting & Growth Leadership

Let's talk about the growth problem you can't hand to just anyone.

For teams in regulated, high-constraint markets that need senior growth leadership, attribution repair, or a compliant acquisition engine built right.

Pittsfield, MA · Remote-first · Full-time, fractional, and consulting conversations