Hey, I'm Rhys✌️
I develop evidence-led growth strategies for tech & e-commerce
Learn to test your growth strategy. Keep what works. Drop what doesn't.
🟨 Have your marketers nerd out with me on research & experiments
🟨 Outfit your team with the AI tools, data and skills to test ideas quickly
🟨 Apply evidence into your acquisition, loyalty and pricing strategies
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Growth marketing strategy by the numbers
Strategic experimentation turns evidence into growth
Relying on the latest "best practices"...
❌ Flat growth. Tied to the few channels that deliver.
❌ No focus. New team members and split priorities.
❌ Drowning in data. Horns locked debating it.
❌ Poor visibility. Faith in the vision is dwindling.
❌ Slow progression. Chasing the next shiny new idea.
❌ Untouchable targets. Fixed budget and headcount.
❌ No collaboration. Arguing sucks and nobody shares.
Trust growth built on your own, real evidence.
✅ Compound wins. Deliver with rigorous prioritization.
✅ Unifying strategy. Everyone contributes, and fairly.
✅ A unique fit. Your product proven in your market.
✅ Strategic clarity. Strong results reveal the next steps.
✅ Build momentum. Follow a premise with every test.
✅ Close the gaps. Unlock additional spend as you win.
✅ Group empathy. Supported teams commit and act.
Hire me to help
WEBSITE AUDIT
Improve conversion with buyer science
Evaluate your full buyer journey from ad to site to lifecycle.
Start with one page:
I can find +5% in five days, anywhere.
SPEAKING & PODS
Hard science with humour and heart
Hire me to your next stage or studio for my signature topic on becoming the 'wrongest in the room' and how to fail gracefully.
Growing up curious
Science nerd. Husband. Girl dad.
My dad is a retired science teacher and responsible for my curiosity. I traveled and taught ESL science to pay my way.
I now live in Toronto near the beach with my wife and two girls. We're trying to slow down. Easier said than done.
My oldest asks 1,000+ questions per day and my youngest disassembles everything she gets her hands on.
Maybe I am doing something right. 🤍
Still learning
Keeping it fresh up top
CERTIFICATIONS
Reforge
Experimentation, Product Strategy, Growth Series
Behavioral Design Academy
DBC1 - Psychology of Digital Behaviour Change
Canadian Marketing Association
Digital Marketing Certificate
Hubspot Academy
Inbound Certificate
VWO Certified Partner
Certified Conversion A/B Test Specialist
How nice is it when people talk about you?
Ananya Bala
Founder, Marleys
Working with Rhys - he’s supportive and action-oriented almost like a sparring partner. I’d recommend him to anyone thinking about validating their business ideas with experiments!
Aadil Shah
CRO Manager, Farber
I felt a lot more relaxed after the workshop. You provided all the tools I needed to get things up and running! You cut half the work for me and half my anxiety too.
Terry Yakimchick
VP Marketing, Farber
Rhys is super knowledgeable in this space, comes fully prepared and thinks carefully through the whole story. He’s approachable and made connections with every team member. Really got to know them as individuals. We have new skills we can employ starting today - the team is set up for success!
Kelsey Reidl
Marketing consultant
You killed it! First, great topic. Not enough marketers talk about experimentation from such a strategic perspective. Amazing content. You’re engaging, fun, personable. It all tied together.
Jenna Jacobson
Director Retail Institute, TMU
Rhys was outstanding in our Digital Growth Marketing program at Toronto Metropolitan University. Each week he brought tremendous energy and created an engaging learning environment. Rhys blended deep expertise accessible mentorship which truly resonated with students. Totally recommend him for high-quality educational teaching.
Mitch Solway
Think Mitch Think
You are built for this. I know how passionate about and awesome you are at running great experiments and that it comes from your own painstaking efforts to get this right inside a number of orgs - big and small.
Nick Finn
Acquisition Marketing Manager
Your expertise, passion and experience are an incredible advantage to anyone who partners up with Formentor Labs!
Ted Chiasson
Design Leader
Rhys! You’re going to crush it 👊 This is your calling!
Melissa Mohun
My amazing wife 🤍
So proud of you my love ❤️ Watch out world!! 🚀🚀🚀
Thank goodness growth is hard
I’ve said this phrase many times, both to my startup teams and to my large cross-functional growth team at Intuit.
It's a gift that what we're trying is hard. Difficult problems are the reason we have work, we're employable, we’re learning.
Hard problems give us purpose every day when we show up.
If what we solve were easy — anybody would do it. Today AI would do it. Very few people have the skills and experience to solve this difficult challenge in front of us.
Thank goodness this is hard. It's a problem built for us to solve. We’ve got this. 💪
Science that cuts through the hype
Growth tactics come and go but buyer psychology hasn’t changed
Human buying behavior is well understood. Those same psychological principles that led to purchases 100 years ago still apply, even today. What's changed is where we buy—we've moved from the cash register to the screen. This is also well-studied, known as usability.
Flashy “new” marketing hacks are just old psychological principles given a new coat.
The platforms we sell on are always changing and niche tactics don't last long. You'll chase that carrot forever.
What continues to work is deeply understanding how humans actually make choices—and positioning your marketing to attract your unique buyer when and where they need you.