meet the mind behind the method
I learned to create structure long before I knew it could become my work.
Honestly, I didn’t set out to become a systems strategist. I’ve just always been the person who sees something confusing or harder than it needs to be and immediately starts thinking about how to fix it. I studied psychology because I wanted to understand why people do what they do. I came back to design because I missed being creative. Eventually, I realized those two parts of me weren’t as separate as I thought. That’s really how Guided Growth Systems came to be.
Patterns over time become systems.
Behavior-science brain. Designer’s eye. Systems thinker.
Founder • Creative
Systems Architect
Wellness Advocate
I’m a designer at heart, a behavior change specialist by training, a psychology nerd by degree, and a woman rebuilt by grief and grit.
MEET MEGAN
My Story
There are people who grow up knowing exactly what they want to do. And then there are people like me. People who followed the path they were told was “practical,” while pushing their real strengths off to the side. When I think back, it’s obvious where this started. I was the kid who lived for creativity. My favorite hobby wasn’t sports, it was scrapbooking. The textures, the colors, the patterns, the layering… I could get lost in it for hours.
In high school, that same instinct took shape in different ways. I joined the yearbook staff and quickly became the person who stayed late to design page layouts when everyone else went home. And one afternoon, a representative from a design college came to speak to our class, and something clicked. “Oh,” I thought. “This is a real career.” I remember walking out of that classroom lighter, almost relieved that what I loved had a place in the world. And then I remember walking into my house and having that feeling drop out from under me.
In high school, that same instinct took shape in different ways. I joined the yearbook staff and quickly became the person who stayed late to design page layouts when everyone else went home. And one afternoon, a representative from a design college came to speak to our class, and something clicked. “Oh,” I thought. “This is a real career.” I remember walking out of that classroom lighter, almost relieved that what I loved had a place in the world. And then I remember walking into my house and having that feeling drop out from under me.
My mom, who loved me and feared the world for me, didn’t even let me finish my sentence before she said, “Artists don’t make money.” I don't blame her. She had known scarcity in ways I never had. She wanted safety for me in the only way she understood it. But that moment shaped me more than I realized. I tucked my creative instincts away. I studied psychology, behavior, motivation, and all the things that control our lives.
And whether I knew it or not, I was building the foundation for what I do now. But the thing is... I didn’t trust myself with big decisions or my career. When you grow up with someone who loves you so much they try to steer your whole life, it’s easy to outsource your agency. My mom’s voice was louder than my own, and somewhere along the way, I lost the thread of who I was. I became the person who asked everyone else for their opinion before I listened to my own. I tried to make myself small enough to avoid rocking the boat.
And whether I knew it or not, I was building the foundation for what I do now. But the thing is... I didn’t trust myself with big decisions or my career. When you grow up with someone who loves you so much they try to steer your whole life, it’s easy to outsource your agency. My mom’s voice was louder than my own, and somewhere along the way, I lost the thread of who I was. I became the person who asked everyone else for their opinion before I listened to my own. I tried to make myself small enough to avoid rocking the boat.
I work with wellness coaches because they’re doing some of the most important work in the world—helping people heal, strengthen, and reclaim their lives.
and then my mom died...
There’s no neat way to summarize what that does to a person. There’s the grief, of course, which is completely disorienting. But there’s also the strange rearranging of everything you thought you understood. Her death sent me searching for answers, for meaning, and for the truth about how she lived and how I was living. I went down a rabbit hole of wellness. I started looking at what decades of stress, avoidance, and misalignment can do to a body. I looked at what I had normalized. And what she had normalized.
And slowly, I made changes. I cut out the things that were numbing me. I cleaned up my diet, improved my sleep, started moving my body more. I started to learn how to take care of myself and listen to what my body was begging for all along. Somewhere in the process of finding myself again, I reconnected to my passion for design again. And that old version of me, the one who stayed late in the yearbook room, came back like it had never left. It felt like remembering a language I used to be fluent in.
And slowly, I made changes. I cut out the things that were numbing me. I cleaned up my diet, improved my sleep, started moving my body more. I started to learn how to take care of myself and listen to what my body was begging for all along. Somewhere in the process of finding myself again, I reconnected to my passion for design again. And that old version of me, the one who stayed late in the yearbook room, came back like it had never left. It felt like remembering a language I used to be fluent in.
And that feels like a worth building.
legacy
- Their clients
- Their families
- Their communities
- The friends who rely on them
- The systems and circles around every single person they reach
So I Built This...
Building systems for coaches who are already changing lives creates a ripple effect of wellness, education, and hope. That's what this business is all about. Wellness coaches are often born from lived experience, their own healing, or the pain of watching someone they love struggle. They’re trying to make the world better in ways that matter. They have heart, purpose, and integrity.
But they’re often drowning in the operational side of business because no one taught them systems the way they taught themselves transformation. This matters, especially now. We’re living in a time when chronic illness is rising, young adults are getting sicker, basic preventative care is misunderstood, and stress is the air everyone breathes. The world needs more people who can help others learn how to live a healthy, happy life.
But they’re often drowning in the operational side of business because no one taught them systems the way they taught themselves transformation. This matters, especially now. We’re living in a time when chronic illness is rising, young adults are getting sicker, basic preventative care is misunderstood, and stress is the air everyone breathes. The world needs more people who can help others learn how to live a healthy, happy life.
Here's Why
Because those people, wellness coaches, can’t do their best work if they’re buried under admin, broken tech, and systems held together by duct tape. My role in this moment is simple: make it easier for them to help more people. Design, psychology, behavior change, systems thinking - the skills that come naturally to me are the exact things they shouldn’t have to master. Guided Growth Systems™ is a business built from the scrapbooking kid who saw the world in layers and patterns. From the psychology student who wanted to understand why we do what we do. From the woman who rebuilt her life after losing the person she relied on most.
From the coach who finally trusted her own voice. And from the founder who believes that supporting those who support others is how we make a dent in the world. I don’t want to “scale a company.” I want to scale a movement. One that empowers wellness coaches to do their real work without burning out or breaking under the weight of running a business alone. If I can build the systems that let them show up fully, consistently, and sustainably… then maybe, in some small way, the world becomes a healthier place because I leaned into what I’ve always been good at.
From the coach who finally trusted her own voice. And from the founder who believes that supporting those who support others is how we make a dent in the world. I don’t want to “scale a company.” I want to scale a movement. One that empowers wellness coaches to do their real work without burning out or breaking under the weight of running a business alone. If I can build the systems that let them show up fully, consistently, and sustainably… then maybe, in some small way, the world becomes a healthier place because I leaned into what I’ve always been good at.
My mission is simple: to empower the people who are empowering others
I take this work seriously, because I know that when you fix one coach's backend, you are indirectly helping:
And that feels like a worth building.
life
- Their clients
- Their families
- Their communities
- The friends who rely on them
- The systems and circles around every single person they reach
So I Built This...
Here's Why
Building systems for coaches who are already changing lives creates a ripple effect of wellness, education, and hope. That's what this business is all about. Wellness coaches are often born from lived experience, their own healing, or the pain of watching someone they love struggle. They’re trying to make the world better in ways that matter. They have heart, purpose, and integrity.
But they’re often drowning in the operational side of business because no one taught them systems the way they taught themselves transformation. This matters, especially now. We’re living in a time when chronic illness is rising, young adults are getting sicker, basic preventative care is misunderstood, and stress is the air everyone breathes. The world needs more people who can help others learn how to live a healthy, happy life.
But they’re often drowning in the operational side of business because no one taught them systems the way they taught themselves transformation. This matters, especially now. We’re living in a time when chronic illness is rising, young adults are getting sicker, basic preventative care is misunderstood, and stress is the air everyone breathes. The world needs more people who can help others learn how to live a healthy, happy life.
Because those people, wellness coaches, can’t do their best work if they’re buried under admin, broken tech, and systems held together by duct tape. My role in this moment is simple: make it easier for them to help more people. Design, psychology, behavior change, systems thinking - the skills that come naturally to me are the exact things they shouldn’t have to master. Guided Growth Systems is a business built from the scrapbooking kid who saw the world in layers and patterns. From the psychology student who wanted to understand why we do what we do. From the woman who rebuilt her life after losing the person she relied on most.
From the coach who finally trusted her own voice. And from the founder who believes that supporting those who support others is how we make a dent in the world. I don’t want to “scale a company.” I want to scale a movement. One that empowers wellness coaches to do their real work without burning out or breaking under the weight of running a business alone. If I can build the systems that let them show up fully, consistently, and sustainably… then maybe, in some small way, the world becomes a healthier place because I leaned into what I’ve always been good at.
From the coach who finally trusted her own voice. And from the founder who believes that supporting those who support others is how we make a dent in the world. I don’t want to “scale a company.” I want to scale a movement. One that empowers wellness coaches to do their real work without burning out or breaking under the weight of running a business alone. If I can build the systems that let them show up fully, consistently, and sustainably… then maybe, in some small way, the world becomes a healthier place because I leaned into what I’ve always been good at.
My mission is simple: to empower the people who are empowering others
I take this work seriously, because I know that when you fix one coach's backend, you are indirectly helping:
And that feels like a worth building.
future
- Their clients
- Their families
- Their communities
- The friends who rely on them
- The systems and circles around every single person they reach
So I Built This...
Here's Why
Building systems for coaches who are already changing lives creates a ripple effect of wellness, education, and hope. That's what this business is all about. Wellness coaches are often born from lived experience, their own healing, or the pain of watching someone they love struggle. They’re trying to make the world better in ways that matter. They have heart, purpose, and integrity.
But they’re often drowning in the operational side of business because no one taught them systems the way they taught themselves transformation. This matters, especially now. We’re living in a time when chronic illness is rising, young adults are getting sicker, basic preventative care is misunderstood, and stress is the air everyone breathes. The world needs more people who can help others learn how to live a healthy, happy life.
But they’re often drowning in the operational side of business because no one taught them systems the way they taught themselves transformation. This matters, especially now. We’re living in a time when chronic illness is rising, young adults are getting sicker, basic preventative care is misunderstood, and stress is the air everyone breathes. The world needs more people who can help others learn how to live a healthy, happy life.
Because those people, wellness coaches, can’t do their best work if they’re buried under admin, broken tech, and systems held together by duct tape. My role in this moment is simple: make it easier for them to help more people. Design, psychology, behavior change, systems thinking - the skills that come naturally to me are the exact things they shouldn’t have to master. Guided Growth Systems is a business built from the scrapbooking kid who saw the world in layers and patterns. From the psychology student who wanted to understand why we do what we do. From the woman who rebuilt her life after losing the person she relied on most.
From the coach who finally trusted her own voice. And from the founder who believes that supporting those who support others is how we make a dent in the world. I don’t want to “scale a company.” I want to scale a movement. One that empowers wellness coaches to do their real work without burning out or breaking under the weight of running a business alone. If I can build the systems that let them show up fully, consistently, and sustainably… then maybe, in some small way, the world becomes a healthier place because I leaned into what I’ve always been good at.
From the coach who finally trusted her own voice. And from the founder who believes that supporting those who support others is how we make a dent in the world. I don’t want to “scale a company.” I want to scale a movement. One that empowers wellness coaches to do their real work without burning out or breaking under the weight of running a business alone. If I can build the systems that let them show up fully, consistently, and sustainably… then maybe, in some small way, the world becomes a healthier place because I leaned into what I’ve always been good at.
My mission is simple: to empower the people who are empowering others
I take this work seriously, because I know that when you fix one coach's backend, you are indirectly helping:
community
And that feels like a worth building.
- Their clients
- Their families
- Their communities
- The friends who rely on them
- The systems and circles around every single person they reach
So I Built This...
Here's Why
Building systems for coaches who are already changing lives creates a ripple effect of wellness, education, and hope. That's what this business is all about. Wellness coaches are often born from lived experience, their own healing, or the pain of watching someone they love struggle. They’re trying to make the world better in ways that matter. They have heart, purpose, and integrity.
But they’re often drowning in the operational side of business because no one taught them systems the way they taught themselves transformation. This matters, especially now. We’re living in a time when chronic illness is rising, young adults are getting sicker, basic preventative care is misunderstood, and stress is the air everyone breathes. The world needs more people who can help others learn how to live a healthy, happy life.
But they’re often drowning in the operational side of business because no one taught them systems the way they taught themselves transformation. This matters, especially now. We’re living in a time when chronic illness is rising, young adults are getting sicker, basic preventative care is misunderstood, and stress is the air everyone breathes. The world needs more people who can help others learn how to live a healthy, happy life.
Because those people, wellness coaches, can’t do their best work if they’re buried under admin, broken tech, and systems held together by duct tape. My role in this moment is simple: make it easier for them to help more people. Design, psychology, behavior change, systems thinking - the skills that come naturally to me are the exact things they shouldn’t have to master. Guided Growth Systems is a business built from the scrapbooking kid who saw the world in layers and patterns. From the psychology student who wanted to understand why we do what we do. From the woman who rebuilt her life after losing the person she relied on most.
From the coach who finally trusted her own voice. And from the founder who believes that supporting those who support others is how we make a dent in the world. I don’t want to “scale a company.” I want to scale a movement. One that empowers wellness coaches to do their real work without burning out or breaking under the weight of running a business alone. If I can build the systems that let them show up fully, consistently, and sustainably… then maybe, in some small way, the world becomes a healthier place because I leaned into what I’ve always been good at.
From the coach who finally trusted her own voice. And from the founder who believes that supporting those who support others is how we make a dent in the world. I don’t want to “scale a company.” I want to scale a movement. One that empowers wellness coaches to do their real work without burning out or breaking under the weight of running a business alone. If I can build the systems that let them show up fully, consistently, and sustainably… then maybe, in some small way, the world becomes a healthier place because I leaned into what I’ve always been good at.
My mission is simple: to empower the people who are empowering others
I take this work seriously, because I know that when you fix one coach's backend, you are indirectly helping:
vision
And that feels like a worth building.
- Their clients
- Their families
- Their communities
- The friends who rely on them
- The systems and circles around every single person they reach
So I Built This...
Here's Why
Building systems for coaches who are already changing lives creates a ripple effect of wellness, education, and hope. That's what this business is all about. Wellness coaches are often born from lived experience, their own healing, or the pain of watching someone they love struggle. They’re trying to make the world better in ways that matter. They have heart, purpose, and integrity.
But they’re often drowning in the operational side of business because no one taught them systems the way they taught themselves transformation. This matters, especially now. We’re living in a time when chronic illness is rising, young adults are getting sicker, basic preventative care is misunderstood, and stress is the air everyone breathes. The world needs more people who can help others learn how to live a healthy, happy life.
But they’re often drowning in the operational side of business because no one taught them systems the way they taught themselves transformation. This matters, especially now. We’re living in a time when chronic illness is rising, young adults are getting sicker, basic preventative care is misunderstood, and stress is the air everyone breathes. The world needs more people who can help others learn how to live a healthy, happy life.
Because those people, wellness coaches, can’t do their best work if they’re buried under admin, broken tech, and systems held together by duct tape. My role in this moment is simple: make it easier for them to help more people. Design, psychology, behavior change, systems thinking - the skills that come naturally to me are the exact things they shouldn’t have to master. Guided Growth Systems is a business built from the scrapbooking kid who saw the world in layers and patterns. From the psychology student who wanted to understand why we do what we do. From the woman who rebuilt her life after losing the person she relied on most.
From the coach who finally trusted her own voice. And from the founder who believes that supporting those who support others is how we make a dent in the world. I don’t want to “scale a company.” I want to scale a movement. One that empowers wellness coaches to do their real work without burning out or breaking under the weight of running a business alone. If I can build the systems that let them show up fully, consistently, and sustainably… then maybe, in some small way, the world becomes a healthier place because I leaned into what I’ve always been good at.
From the coach who finally trusted her own voice. And from the founder who believes that supporting those who support others is how we make a dent in the world. I don’t want to “scale a company.” I want to scale a movement. One that empowers wellness coaches to do their real work without burning out or breaking under the weight of running a business alone. If I can build the systems that let them show up fully, consistently, and sustainably… then maybe, in some small way, the world becomes a healthier place because I leaned into what I’ve always been good at.
My mission is simple: to empower the people who are empowering others
I take this work seriously, because I know that when you fix one coach's backend, you are indirectly helping:
world
And that feels like a worth building.
My mission is simple: to empower the people who are empowering others
I take this work seriously, because I know that when you fix one coach's backend, you are indirectly helping:
- Their clients
- Their families
- Their communities
- The friends who rely on them
- The systems and circles around every single person they reach
So I Built This...
Here's Why
Building systems for coaches who are already changing lives creates a ripple effect of wellness, education, and hope. That's what this business is all about. Wellness coaches are often born from lived experience, their own healing, or the pain of watching someone they love struggle. They’re trying to make the world better in ways that matter. They have heart, purpose, and integrity.
But they’re often drowning in the operational side of business because no one taught them systems the way they taught themselves transformation. This matters, especially now. We’re living in a time when chronic illness is rising, young adults are getting sicker, basic preventative care is misunderstood, and stress is the air everyone breathes. The world needs more people who can help others learn how to live a healthy, happy life.
But they’re often drowning in the operational side of business because no one taught them systems the way they taught themselves transformation. This matters, especially now. We’re living in a time when chronic illness is rising, young adults are getting sicker, basic preventative care is misunderstood, and stress is the air everyone breathes. The world needs more people who can help others learn how to live a healthy, happy life.
Because those people, wellness coaches, can’t do their best work if they’re buried under admin, broken tech, and systems held together by duct tape. My role in this moment is simple: make it easier for them to help more people. Design, psychology, behavior change, systems thinking - the skills that come naturally to me are the exact things they shouldn’t have to master. Guided Growth Systems is a business built from the scrapbooking kid who saw the world in layers and patterns. From the psychology student who wanted to understand why we do what we do. From the woman who rebuilt her life after losing the person she relied on most.
From the coach who finally trusted her own voice. And from the founder who believes that supporting those who support others is how we make a dent in the world. I don’t want to “scale a company.” I want to scale a movement. One that empowers wellness coaches to do their real work without burning out or breaking under the weight of running a business alone. If I can build the systems that let them show up fully, consistently, and sustainably… then maybe, in some small way, the world becomes a healthier place because I leaned into what I’ve always been good at.
From the coach who finally trusted her own voice. And from the founder who believes that supporting those who support others is how we make a dent in the world. I don’t want to “scale a company.” I want to scale a movement. One that empowers wellness coaches to do their real work without burning out or breaking under the weight of running a business alone. If I can build the systems that let them show up fully, consistently, and sustainably… then maybe, in some small way, the world becomes a healthier place because I leaned into what I’ve always been good at.
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Born in the PNW to a family doing the best they could with the info they had.
Memory Lane
2006
Discovered my coping mechanism: organizing EVERYTHING.
2011
Went from scrapbooking to yearbook designing and fell in love with photography and graphic design.
2014
Chose psychology as a major because it was "practical" and so that I could learn why people do the things they do.
2017
Moved home after graduating and immediately was hit with my mom's cancer diagnosis.
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Started working as a certified behavior technician for the next 3+ years.
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2021
Became a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor Intern. I needed something that helped others & was remote, so I had more flexibility to spend time with my mom.
2023
Lost my mom, quit my job and went back to school to study business because I wasn't going to delay my dreams any longer.
2024
Opened Canva & designed something after years and immediately recognized a part of myself I had pushed aside.
2025
Got certified in nutrition and behavior change. Rebuilt a lot of things in my life that I hadn’t realized were broken.
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Started combining everything I knew and realized I had a lot I wanted to share with the world.
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2025
Got clear on the kind of business I wanted to build. One that actually supports the people who spend their lives supporting others.
2025
Went through an entire personal development journey and learned how to break through my visibility blocks.
2025
Created Guided Growth Systems LLC to help coaches who give so much to others finally have a business that supports them too.
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Now I help wellness coaches run businesses that feel intentional and sustainable.
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my philosophy
You didn’t choose this work because it’s easy. You choose it because you care about people, about healing, about creating change that lasts longer than a trend cycle. Your business deserves a backend that honors that level of intention. At Guided Growth Systems™, we don’t see your website, CRM, or automations as “tech.” We see them as extensions of your values, your leadership, and the experience you’re trying to create for the people you serve.
Your mission deserves a system built with the same care you give your clients.
Human-first systems.
Because no automation matters if it disconnects you from your people.
Behavior-informed design.
Your systems should support real-world habits, not fight against them.
A long-view approach.
Build your business from the future you’re creating, not the overwhelm you're trying to escape.
Wellness-first operations.
You can scale without burnout when the backend carries its weight.
legacy builder
explore our plans
Launch a professional foundation with the essential tools your business needs to operate smoothly.
Automate operations, improve client experience, and create systems that support scaling.
A fully integrated ecosystem designed for established brands ready to expand capacity and impact.
"Megan is a true creative talent."
client testimonial
"Beyond the design skills, Megan is incredibly organized and professional. She used great tools and dashboards to keep the project on track, stayed on time and budget, and hit every milestone. Communication was excellent throughout. I can't recommend her more highly—whether you're a solo entrepreneur or an enterprise business, Megan will deliver the service, solutions, and results you need. I'm already looking forward to working with her again and consider her a go-to resource in my professional circle."
- Tammy Robacker
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