Level up each piece of your patient acquisition operations in behavioral healthcare.

– Business Development
– Digital Marketing
– Admissions
– UR & Rev-Cycle

50+ Years

Growth Sherpa has over 50 years of combined experience specifically in behavioral healthcare.

$1.5BIL

Our business development and marketing leaders have overseen over $1.5 billion of revenue generation.

90,000 Admissions

Growth Sherpa has seen the successful conversion of over 90,000 admissions for our clients & partners.

100+ Sales Executives

The sales and marketing team at Growth Sherpa Consulting have trained and/or consulted over 100+ executives.

Who is Growth Sherpa…
Growth Sherpa is different because of the understanding and purpose-driven approach to the challenges programs face. We will partner alongside your leaders to find solutions so programs can focus on what is most important — providing excellent patient care.
Steve Donai, founder of Growth Sherpa Consulting, is a business development executive with more than two decades of successful sales and leadership experience. His career working in behavioral healthcare fulfilled a passion for using his sales knowledge to make a positive impact on the patients and families trusting the company he served. With more than a decade of behavioral healthcare-focused experience, generation of over $300 million of revenue, oversight to 15,000+ admissions, and the development of dozens of leaders within the behavioral health space Steve decided to create Growth Sherpa to offer his unique coaching and professional development methods to assist business development leaders. Growth Sherpa is different because of the understanding and purpose-driven approach to the challenges programs face. We will partner alongside your leaders to find solutions so programs can focus on what is most important — providing excellent patient care. With this purpose, Steve has put together a team of behavioral healthcare professionals at each level of your patient acquisition operations. So whether you need a staff level employee to put together a prospect list in a new market, a sales director to oversee your outreach team, or an executive leader to work directly with leadership to ensure all parts of the revenue generation ecosystem are working in harmony Growth Sherpa will have the bespoke plan created for your organization.
What We Do…
Growth Sherpa Consulting provides an entire suite of services to behavioral health providers to enhance their patient acquisition processes.

Business Development

We audit performance, provide best practices, assist in CRM implementation, and behavioral health focused sales training.

Digital Marketing

Growth Sherpa provides a full suite of marketing services: lead-gen, data audit, SEO/PPC, social media, podcasting, and more.

Admissions

Our leadership can assist in AC training, scripting, lead attribution, & call center opperations.

Rev Cycle | UR

Growth Sherpa Consulting also provides tools for Rev Cycle & UR to perform at clinical and financial optimization.

The Team
The Growth Sherpa Consulting team is built from some of the best leaders in modern behavioral healthcare & addiction treatment.
Steve Donai
Founder
Steve Donai, founder of Growth Sherpa Consulting, is a business development executive with more than two decades of successful sales and leadership experience. His career working in behavioral healthcare fulfilled a passion for using his sales knowledge to make a positive impact on the patients and families trusting the company he served.
Chris Foust
Vice President, Marketing Services
Christopher J. Foust is a seasoned marketing and branding leader with over 15 years of experience driving significant growth and innovation in the behavioral healthcare industry. As a leading marketing strategy and branding executive, he has built multiple internal lead-generation teams from the ground up, directly managing PPC and SEO campaigns, social media, and content creation.
Keziah Hill
Keziah Hill
Director of Admissions Services
Keziah Hill discovered a true calling in admissions by helping individuals facing substance use disorder and mental health challenges access life-changing care. Through empathy, personal experience, and guided conversations, Keziah placed hundreds of people into treatment and was honored with multiple Heart of Service awards at Foundations Recovery Network. In a later role as Referral Account Manager, Keziah built and strengthened referral partnerships, supported client growth, and gained valuable insight into treatment center admissions processes. Today, as Director of Admissions Training at Growth Sherpa Consulting, Keziah focuses on optimizing admissions performance and conversion through scripting, call tracking, and tech alignment, ensuring treatment providers connect compassionately and effectively with those seeking help.
Madison Ball
Madison Ball
Outreach Assistant
Madison Ball is a student at the University of North Carolina Charlotte with four years of experience as an afterschool teacher and summer camp counselor. A proud dog owner, she loves all things Disney, enjoys traveling, and is an avid reader.
From the Growth Sherpa Blog…
Growth Sherpa has years of experience in behavioral healthcare, spanning digital marketing, admissions, business development, rev-cycle, leadership development, and more. Now we’re sharing that expertise through our blog. Read some of our latest posts below.