How it works

An advisory, not an open vendor directory.

Here's exactly what happens after you tell us what you need.

Tell us what you need

Pick one category or several. Brands and operators see their own lists.

Answer only what's relevant

Each need has its own short path. Shared facts (market, volume, channels) are asked once and reused.

We route it

Instant match, guided advisory call, or a handoff to Parcel Rate Lab or XitStock when that's the right tool.

We identify partners

Two or three from the vetted network, scored on capability, market, vertical, volume fit and capacity.

You approve the intro

Click "Connect me" and we introduce you both by email, with context. We check in two weeks later.

Instant Match

Brands under 2,500 orders a month

Automated shortlist with fit scores. Don't know your market? Upload 30 days of orders and your manufacturer location and we'll recommend one. New brand with no history? We start you in a central hub.

Guided Match

Brands over 2,500 orders a month, real estate, M&A

Starts with a short advisory call. For enterprise brands we run the RFI, tour facilities with you, and a success manager stays with you through onboarding and beyond.

Where the money comes from

GrowthSteer is free to brands and operators. Partners may compensate GrowthSteer when an introduction becomes a client. That is disclosed up front, and it never changes which partners we recommend or the order we present them. Partners cannot pay for placement. Read the disclosures.

How partners get in

Providers apply online, submit documents and five client references we call ourselves, and sit a leadership interview. Operators (3PLs, warehouses, carriers, forwarders) are visited in person at every facility, during a live shift, before admission, where we meet leadership, the account team and the floor. Service providers complete a live working session with the team a client would actually get. Everyone is scored on eight dimensions, re-confirms their profile every 90 days and is re-checked annually. Hover for the full vetting process, or read the standard.

One profile, three platforms

With your opt-in, basic profile details carry over to Parcel Rate Lab (parcel benchmarking) and XitStock (overstock and returns) so you never re-enter them. Uploaded files, references, intros and vetting notes are never shared.

Partner applications are open now.

Brand and operator matching opens January 1, 2027.

Apply to partner