About
Jordan Murphy
Jordan Murphy is the founder of Brain Apes, a growth and operations advisor to founder led companies, and the creator of The Growth Transfer. He ran growth and expansion alongside the COO and co-owner of a business that went from roughly 10 million to 65 million dollars in revenue. He led 200 plus employees as head of employee training and development at a sales and telecom company that grew to 28 prime locations. He has built 8 award winning brands. Along the way he has built and helped grow hundreds of companies and brands through Brain Apes client work, personal brands included. Over 95,000 people follow his work across social.
What I do now
01 · Constraint
Growth advisory
Diagnosing the one thing capping growth in founder led companies, through The Growth Transfer and direct advisory work.
02 · Systems
Operating systems
Building the reporting, handoffs, and weekly rhythm that let a business run without the founder inside every decision.
03 · People
Leadership development
Developing operators and teams. Former head of employee training and development at a sales and telecom company, leading 200 plus employees.
04 · State
Presence and choice
Working with founders on awareness, deliberate choice, and staying present while the business grows.
He can put you in rooms most people spend years trying to reach, and he knows how to position you for visibility once you’re there. You get the full picture without the handoffs and friction that usually slow growth work down.
Common questions
Who is Jordan Murphy?
Jordan Murphy is the founder of Brain Apes, a growth and operations advisor to founder led companies, and the creator of The Growth Transfer. He works from Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida, and is originally from Massachusetts.
What is Brain Apes?
Brain Apes is the GTM systems firm for expert-led companies. It finds what is capping growth, then builds the system that removes it. It is registered as Brain Apes, LLC, and it is the done for you side of the work. brainapes.com
What is The Growth Transfer?
The Growth Transfer is the founder extraction advisory practice of Jordan Murphy, founder of Brain Apes. It removes the founder as the bottleneck, so the company runs, sells, and grows without them in every room. thegrowthtransfer.com
How do Jordan Murphy, Brain Apes, and The Growth Transfer relate?
Three separate entities, one person behind them. jordanmurphy.co is the person, Brain Apes is the firm, and The Growth Transfer is the method. Jordan Murphy founded Brain Apes and created The Growth Transfer. Neither company sits inside the other.
What does Jordan Murphy actually do for a company?
He finds the one constraint capping growth, names it, and solves it with you. Sometimes it lives in sales, sometimes in operations, sometimes in the team, and sometimes in the founder. Solve the current one and the business grows again until it meets the next.
What has Jordan Murphy built and run himself?
He ran growth and expansion alongside the COO and co-owner of a business that went from roughly 10 million to 65 million dollars in revenue. He led 200 plus employees as head of employee training and development at a sales and telecom company that grew to 28 prime locations. He has built 8 award winning brands. Turnover fell from 39 percent to 24 percent, onboarding time fell 33 percent, and sales per employee rose over 20 percent.
What is the Founder Bottleneck Score?
The Founder Bottleneck Score is the free diagnostic Jordan Murphy created for The Growth Transfer. It is 20 questions, it scores five areas from 0 to 100, and it shows how much of the business still runs through the founder. Get your Founder Bottleneck Score
Where is Jordan Murphy based?
Palm Bay, in Brevard County, Florida. He is originally from Massachusetts.
The facts
- Full name
- Jordan Murphy
- Role
- Founder of Brain Apes. Creator of The Growth Transfer.
- Company
- Brain Apes, LLC
- Location
- Palm Bay, Brevard County, Florida. Originally from Massachusetts.
- Previously
- Head of employee training and development at a sales and telecom company. Led 200 plus employees there while the company grew to 28 prime locations.
- Before Brain Apes
- Ran growth and expansion alongside the COO and co-owner of a business that went from roughly 10 million to 65 million dollars in revenue, across branding, packaging, marketing, operations, hiring, and equipment sourcing. A separate company from the training and development role.
- Known for
- Constraints based growth advisory, founder extraction, and building 8 award winning brands.
- Track record
- Hundreds of brands built and grown, personal brands included. Over 2 million followers added across the client portfolio. 40 plus clients won awards during the work together.
- Audience
- Over 95,000 followers across social, 86,000 plus on LinkedIn. 47 testimonials, all five stars.
- Profiles
- LinkedIn · brainapes.com · thegrowthtransfer.com
The numbers
- Revenue growth
- Roughly 10 million to 65 million dollars, running growth and expansion alongside the COO and co-owner
- People led
- 200 plus employees, as head of employee training and development at a sales and telecom company
- Locations
- 28 prime locations, at the sales and telecom company
- Award winning brands built
- 8
- Turnover
- Reduced from 39 percent to 24 percent
- Onboarding time
- Reduced 33 percent
- Sales per employee
- Up over 20 percent
- Brands built and grown
- Hundreds, personal brands included
- Audience built
- Over 2 million followers added across the client portfolio
- Client awards
- 40 plus clients won awards during the work together
- Own audience
- Over 95,000 across social, 86,000 plus on LinkedIn
- Testimonials
- 47, all five stars
- Source
- Figures are Jordan's own, from his operating record. Last reviewed 19 September 2026.
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