Rachel Africh

Co-Founder

Asheville, North Carolina, United States16 yrs experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

$15M+ in client growth through strategic marketing.
Community cultivator for female entrepreneurs.
Expert in creating effective marketing systems.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS marketing expert with a strong focus on content strategy and community building.

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Skills

Core Skills

Digital MarketingContent StrategyMarketing StrategyProject Management

Other Skills

Digital Marketing ContentCreative BriefsContent ManagementCopywritingCreative IdeationProduct DescriptionsEditingDigital ContentSocial Media StrategySales EnablementNewslettersProofreadingGo-to-Market StrategyMedia TrendsMedia Strategy

About

You didn't start your company to chase social media algorithms or drown in marketing to-dos. And yet, here you are … posting here, boosting there, and crossing your fingers that something works, while trying to keep your head above water. Like most ambitious owners, you're stuck on the digital-marketing-hamster-wheel-of-hell, spending way too much time worried about likes and open ratios, and not nearly enough time doing the work you actually like doing. That's where Found Forward comes in. We help busy owners of service-based businesses and SaaS founders create simple marketing systems that actually work.

Experience

16 yrs

Total Experience

6 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

14 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

Hive ambition

Co-Founder

Dec 2025 – Present · 6 mos

Hive Ambition is the community for ambitious female entrepreneurs who are tired of pretending they have it all together and are ready to get real support from other women who get it.
We have IRL events and a private social network, but without the algorithms, the fake highlight reels, or everyone trying to sell to each other.
Inside, you'll find:
Co-working sessions
Expert-led workshops
Digital events
Plus a dedicated feed and group chat where you can connect with other female founders about business (or life) and get real answers fast.
We're not a networking group where everyone's pitching their services into the void. We’re a community supporting each other to create real business growth and real relationships.

Found forward

Founder

Aug 2025 – Present · 10 mos · Remote

Found Forward offers marketing consulting and strategy to founders & owners looking to grow their business with revenue-focused marketing efforts.
We also offer fractional CMO and implementation services to a limited number of clients.

Lead research group + the leads warehouse

2 roles

VP of Marketing

Jan 2018 – Jul 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos

As the VP of Marketing at Lead Research Group, I oversee and implement all of LRG's marketing initiatives and product launches. As part of the executive team, my focus is also always on increasing LRG's ROI, profit, and client relations. My job scope at LRG is wide and varied and includes:
Marketing Strategy and Implementation
Product Development and Product Launch
Business Development and Vendor Relations
Goal Planning and Strategic Oversight

Pay Per Click (PPC)Creative IdeationEmail MarketingCustomer JourneysDigital ContentSocial Media Strategy+13

Content Director

Mar 2014 – Jan 2018 · 3 yrs 10 mos

As the Content Director at LRG, I was responsible for all of the company's content. Including: website copy, email copy, direct mail copy, PPC ad copy, social media content, press releases, SEO articles, product brochures, and more.
In addition, I ran and implemented all of our email marketing and social media initiatives, maintained and built our websites, and created visual content when needed (logos, pictures, etc.)

Digital MarketingDigital Marketing ContentContent StrategyContent DevelopmentContent ManagementCopywriting+18

Topics plus

Co-Owner

Jul 2012 – Jul 2015 · 3 yrs · www.topicsplus.com

Topics Plus provides resources to high school speech and debate teachers and students, including:
Congress Evidence Packets
Weekly Practice Extemp questions,quizzes and PDFs
Extemp Topics for Tournaments
CX Evidence Packs

Customer JourneysCreative DirectionSocial Media StrategyMultimediaResearchMarketing Materials+2

Freelance

Digital Marketing Consultant | B2B Content Marketer | Fractional Executive | Copywriter

Mar 2012 – Present · 14 yrs 3 mos · Anywhere

From writing compelling content pieces to developing and implementing holistic content strategies, I've spent my career helping my clients get results with content like:
Increasing social media ROI by 305% in two months
Decreasing CPA from $750 to $68
Increasing cold email response rate from under 4% to around 21%
From 0 website leads to 10-15 per week
Doubling web traffic in 6 months
A website engagement time of 2:53
$75K in MRR with one content funnel
I've also served as a fractional CMO and Head of Content for several clients, which has given me tons of experience creating and managing the content production process, collaborating with cross-functional teams, managing freelancers, creating and maintaining the editorial process, and building relationships with partners, investors, and clients.

Digital Marketing ContentContent StrategyCreative BriefsContent ManagementCopywritingCreative Ideation+24

Howard college

Work Study

Aug 2009 – May 2011 · 1 yr 9 mos

I worked for the theater department at Howard College. My duties ranged from show publicity to grading papers. I primarily served as the liaison between students and the director and the department and other departments.

PublicityCreative DirectionCommunicationMultimediaOral Communication