01 / Strategy
Growth Strategy
We map how each part of your business connects, then help you make the decisions that change your numbers, not just your dashboards.
Read more Now serving Santa Cruz County
A full growth team,
for a fraction of one hire.
Senior strategy, brand, web, and managed IT from one local team. The capability of a department, sized to a local business budget.
StrategyPlans that fit your business, not a template.
WebWebsites that work as hard as you do.
BrandA look and voice your customers remember.
Managed ITReliable IT support at a fraction of the cost of hiring your own.
The reality
You know you've outgrown the DIY phase.
You need senior-level strategy, marketing that converts, tighter operations. Hiring a full team isn't realistic. So you patch it together. A freelancer here. A DIY website there. An IT person who doesn't call back.
It works. Until it doesn't.
- 01 A freelancer who blows the scope and the timeline. The project stalls, and the bill keeps climbing.
- 02 A DIY website that hasn't been touched since launch. Leads bounce, and you don't know why.
- 03 An IT person you can't reach when email goes down. Half a day lost waiting on a fix.
- 04 A brand that looks like it was made in a hurry. Because it was.
Who we serve
We don't serve San Jose. We don't serve San Francisco. We serve Santa Cruz County, because the businesses here deserve the same caliber of support that Fortune 500 companies take for granted.
FC
Frances Corpuz
Founder & Principal, Sproutling & Company
100%
We only work with local businesses, so we know your market because it's ours too.
¼
The cost of one full-time growth hire.
30 min
First call. Just clarity on what to do next.
20 yrs
Frances spent two decades in corporate America. Now that experience works for businesses like yours.
Services
Four disciplines, one connecting team.
Most providers fix the one thing you hired them for. We look at your business as a system: how your marketing feeds your sales, how your operations support your growth, how your technology holds it all together. That's how we find the real problem, not just the obvious one.
02 / Creative
Brand & Creative
Logos, collateral, and campaigns that make local businesses look as sharp as they perform.
Read more03 / Web
Web Development
Fast, accessible websites that turn visitors into calls, bookings, and sales.
Read more04 / Tech
Managed IT
Monitoring, security, helpdesk, and infrastructure, handled. Reliable IT support at a fraction of the cost of hiring an IT employee.
Read morePartners we grow with
Selected local clients & community partners
Testimonials
What people say about working with us.
From business owners, operators, and the people we've mentored along the way.
"Frances doesn't just advise. She gets in the work with you. She knows my business almost as well as I do at this point. If you're looking for real help, not just another consultant, talk to Frances."
JY
"Sproutling brought both creativity and strategic insight, and we couldn't be happier with the direction they've helped us set."
JT
"She helped me gain so much clarity and confidence, not just in my business, but in myself as a business owner."
FH
"Frances was a driving force behind bringing Primary Care into Coastal and WCH. She negotiated the terms and led the entire transition on the physician side, handing off an integrated practice to my team. She also designed and led the Physician Referral Guide initiative, built to drive patient volume across our whole network, and to help us work smarter with the limited resources a small hospital has to work with. When it came time to bring on a fractional Director of Marketing, I didn't hesitate to advocate for her. I told our CEO she just gets it, and she's proven that every day. She manages our socials, branding, and collateral, built our website on a lean budget, and runs communications for WCH and our executive team. What sets her apart is that she genuinely cares about this hospital's success. She knows how to get real results even when the budget and team are stretched thin. Easy to work with and always delivers."
LM
"Their support made a huge impact, not just creatively, but financially too."
TS
"She's skilled at sifting through the noise in order to help guide the development of an achievable sales strategy."
MS
"I wouldn't be where I am today from a career trajectory standpoint if it wasn't for her guidance and mentorship."
HT
"Working with them has been an eye-opening experience that has not only defined our vision but given us the tools to turn it into reality."
RH
Let's talk.
Thirty minutes with a real person, and a straight answer about whether we can help.
Tell us where you're stuck. We'll tell you what we'd do first, and what it costs.
- Call
- (831) 508-7300
- Write
- hello@sproutlingconsulting.com
- Visit
- Santa Cruz County · by appointment
- Hours
- Mon–Fri · 9a–5p PT