Mike Murphy

Growth-focused marketing executive driving same-store revenue at scale

Chief Marketing Officer with 20+ years of experience building acquisition and retention engines for PE-backed, multi-location healthcare and consumer services businesses.

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What I Do

Building disciplined growth systems at scale

I build data-driven marketing systems that drive measurable growth, not vanity metrics. My focus is on acquisition and retention engines that improve unit economics and same-store performance across large, distributed footprints. I partner closely with executive leadership, operations, and finance teams to translate strategy into execution that scales.

Scope & Impact

Driving same-store growth at national scale

400+

Multi-location sites supported

Healthcare

Veterinary and dental platforms

PE & Enterprise

Public and private equity-backed

National scale

Growth programs deployed across hundreds of U.S. markets

Same-store growth

Strategies tied directly to unit-level performance

Cost efficiency

Sustained reductions in CAC and CPA at scale
Career Highlights

Executive leadership across healthcare growth platforms

• EVP of Marketing for a national, private equity-backed veterinary services platform supporting hundreds of locally branded hospitals across the U.S.

• Chief Marketing Officer and founding marketing leader for a fast-growing, PE-backed dental services organization, scaling the business through de novos, acquisitions, and brand consolidation across multiple states.

• Led digital marketing and new client acquisition for a global veterinary healthcare provider, supporting hundreds of hospitals and managing enterprise-scale budgets, teams, and platforms.

• Built and led centralized acquisition and retention teams, modern martech stacks, and KPI frameworks aligned with operations and finance.

• Trusted partner to CEOs, executive leadership teams, and boards, with experience supporting transactions, lender communications, and long-range growth planning.

How I Operate

Principles that guide my leadership and execution

Growth with accountability

Every initiative ties directly to measurable growth, unit economics, or operational efficiency.

Systems over tactics

Repeatable engines and scalable processes outperform one-off wins and isolated campaigns.

Partnership over silos

Sustainable growth happens when marketing, operations, finance, and the field are aligned.