When I founded elev8, it wasn’t because I wanted to build another marketing agency. It was because I saw an opportunity to help more people access life-changing care.
For more than 15 years, I built my career at the intersection of technology, marketing, and business growth. I had the privilege of working alongside organizations such as Google and Microsoft, helping build one of North America’s largest agency reseller programs, supporting more than 5,000 businesses, and contributing to a company recognized on the Inc. 5000 list for four consecutive years.
By every traditional measure, the journey was successful. But over time, I began asking a different question: what if all of this experience could be used to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives?
Like so many families, I have witnessed the devastating impact of addiction firsthand. Losing a close friend to overdose was a turning point that forced me to look beyond business growth and focus on something far more important: helping people find hope and healing.
As I immersed myself in the behavioral health industry, I discovered a troubling reality. Many exceptional treatment centers were struggling to reach the people who needed them most. Beds sat empty while families searched desperately for help. The problem wasn’t a lack of quality treatment. The problem was access. The problem was visibility. The problem was connection.
So I made a decision. Rather than helping organizations sell more products, I would dedicate my experience to helping behavioral health providers connect more people with care. That decision became elev8.
Today, every campaign we launch, every technology solution we build, and every strategy we deploy serves a larger purpose. Because every facility we help grow represents more patients receiving treatment, more families finding hope, and more lives being changed. Thank you for being part of this journey.
Gary Garth
Founder & CEO, elev8.io
