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● COHORT 09 OPEN · STARTS DEC 15● 2,400+ ALUMNI● 96% LANDED CLIENTS IN 60 DAYS● COLOMBO · DUBAI · MELBOURNE● TAUGHT BY DILAN FERNANDO ● COHORT 09 OPEN · STARTS DEC 15● 2,400+ ALUMNI● 96% LANDED CLIENTS IN 60 DAYS● COLOMBO · DUBAI · MELBOURNE● TAUGHT BY DILAN FERNANDO
COHORT 09 · 12 SEATS LEFT

Broke
Booked.
Earning USD.

GrowthLab is a 12-week digital marketing intensive that takes you from zero to charging USD 500–2,000/month per client. Run by Dilan Fernando — agency owner who's spent over $4M on ads.

2,400+ alumni · 4.9★ from 612 reviews
Live · Last 30 days

Student wins this month

$148KTotal earned
312New clients won
87First-time freelancers
1.4MAds managed
0Alumni earning online
0$M+ ad spend managed
0Clients in 60 days
0Live workshops included
Why most courses fail

Theory is free.
Skill is paid.

Most courses

  • Hours of lectures, zero implementation
  • No real ad accounts to practice on
  • "Generic" templates from 2019
  • You finish with a certificate, no clients
  • WhatsApp group ghosted by week 3

GrowthLab

  • Build 5 real campaigns from week 1
  • Live ad account access ($500 budget)
  • Updated every cohort with what's working now
  • Client outreach lab — land your first client by week 8
  • Lifetime alumni Slack + monthly mastermind
12-week curriculum

The no-fluff
marketing operating system.

8 modules · 38 live workshops · 5 paid client projects · Lifetime updates.

01Week 1–2 · 12h

Marketing Foundations

Customer psychology, positioning, offer design. Why some ads convert at 8% and others die at 0.5%.

Offer StackICAUSP
02Week 3 · 8h

Brand & Copywriting

Voice, hooks, story-driven copy that doesn't sound like AI. Daily writing sprints.

HooksVSLEmail
03Week 4–5 · 14h

Meta Ads Mastery

Facebook + Instagram from $5/day to $500/day. CBO, ABO, Advantage+ broken down.

CBOPixelRetargeting
04Week 6 · 10h

Google & YouTube Ads

Search intent, Performance Max, YouTube discovery. Funnel from cold view to checkout.

PMaxSKAGsYT Funnel
05Week 7 · 8h

SEO & Content

Topical authority, programmatic SEO, AI-assisted content that actually ranks in 2026.

ProgrammaticTopicalBacklinks
06Week 8–9 · 12h

Funnels & Automation

Build full sales funnels with GHL, Klaviyo, Zapier. Email + SMS sequences that print money.

GHLKlaviyoZapier
07Week 10 · 10h

AI Marketing Stack

Prompting, agent workflows, AI image/video, AI ad creative, scaling content 10×.

GPTMidjourneyRunway
08Week 11–12 · 16h

Client Acquisition Lab

Cold DM scripts, LinkedIn pipelines, contracts, pricing. Walk out with paying clients.

Cold DMPricingContracts
Tools you'll master

Become expensive in every tool agencies pay for.

META ADS
GOOGLE ADS
GA4
SEMRUSH
AHREFS
KLAVIYO
GHL
ZAPIER
CHATGPT
MIDJOURNEY
RUNWAY
NOTION
FIGMA
WEBFLOW
Dilan Fernando
YOUR MENTOR
11YEARS IN
Meet Dilan

Built for operators,
not theorists.

I started in 2014 with $0, freelancing for cafés in Colombo. Today I run an 18-person agency in Dubai with clients across 14 countries — DTC brands, SaaS, real estate, education.

I've personally spent $4M+ on Meta and Google ads, hired and trained 200+ marketers, and built systems that landed me on Forbes 30 Under 30 (Asia, 2023). GrowthLab teaches the exact playbook I use every day.

EXPERIENCE11 years · agency CEO
AD SPEND$4M+ managed
RECOGNITIONForbes 30u30 · 2023
CLIENTS14 countries served
Student case studies

Receipts. Not promises.

$8.2KMO 4 · MEERA · DTC AGENCY

From bank teller to DTC ads operator

Meera left her bank job in month 3 and now runs ads for 4 e-commerce brands.

$3.4KMO 2 · KAVINDU · SOLO FREELANCER

Quit hotel job in 6 weeks

3 retainers from cold outreach. Now serves clients from a beach in Mirissa.

$22KMO 6 · NIPUNI · AGENCY OWNER

Built a 5-person agency in Negombo

Started Cohort 04, hired her first VA in month 4, now runs a $22K MRR shop.

What students say

Real students. Real wins.

★★★★★

"I joined while still doing 12-hour shifts. By week 8 I had two paying clients. By week 12 I quit. Best ROI I've ever made."

Tharindu R.Cohort 06 · Now $5K/mo
★★★★★

"Dilan doesn't sell hype. He shows you exactly how he runs his agency. The client outreach week alone paid for the whole course."

Achini S.Cohort 07 · Freelancer
★★★★★

"I tried 3 other courses before this. None of them gave me a real client. GrowthLab gave me 4 in 60 days. Done."

Rashmin L.Cohort 05 · Agency owner
Investment

One decision
changes a decade.

Cohort 09 starts December 15. 12 seats left at this price.

Self-paced

Get the entire curriculum, learn on your timeline.

$497one-time · or 3× $179
  • All 8 modules · 60+ hours of video
  • Templates, swipe files, scripts
  • Alumni Slack access (lifetime)
  • Course updates forever
  • Certificate of completion
14-day money-back guarantee
Cohort · 12 seats left

Live Cohort

12 weeks, live with Dilan + 1-on-1 coaching.

$1,497one-time · or 4× $397
  • Everything in Self-paced
  • 38 live workshops with Dilan
  • $500 ad budget on real account
  • 1-on-1 portfolio + outreach reviews
  • Client Acquisition Lab (week 11–12)
  • Job board + agency referrals
"Land a client or money back" guarantee
FAQ

Last questions.

I'm a complete beginner. Will I keep up?

Yes. Cohort 09 is built so a total beginner can follow week-by-week. The curriculum assumes zero marketing background. Most students are full-time employees or career switchers.

How much time per week do I need?

6–8 hours/week. 2 hours of live workshops + 4–6 hours of implementation. We're strict — if you can't commit, please don't apply.

What's the "Land a client or money back" guarantee?

Complete every week's homework + the Client Acquisition Lab. If you don't land a paying client within 90 days of finishing, we refund the cohort fee. Full conditions in the contract.

Will this work outside Sri Lanka?

Most of our students serve clients in the US, UK, Australia, UAE. The curriculum is global. Currency is irrelevant — clients pay in USD.

Do I get certified?

Yes — GrowthLab Certified Marketer certificate. More importantly, you'll have 5 case-studied campaigns in your portfolio, which matters far more than any cert.

Cohort 09 closes when
seats run out.

2,400+ alumni already moved their lives. Apply in 4 minutes — no payment required to apply.

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