Founding Member Cohort — Application Only

Stop Learning Agentic Marketing.
Start Building It.

A vetted, application-only group of senior marketing operators working directly alongside the Search Atlas team. Every session is a working session. You leave with things built.

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1:1 Implementation

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Founding Rate — Locked

$30M ARR

— Search Atlas

5,000+

Agency Clients

INC 5000

3 Times

1.5M+

Marketers Trained

Curriculum at

Duke, Rutgers, Purdue

Why Join

Most masterminds sell access.
This one sells output.

Every working session has an engineer on the call. You don’t just learn what to build. You build it.

Direct Access to the Team Behind a $30M ARR Platform

Search Atlas powers marketing operations for 5,000+ agencies. Members work directly with the people running that operation. Not consultants. Not coaches. The actual team.

An Agentic Marketing Engineer on Every Call

52 live working sessions per year, each with an engineer who helps you build. Most marketing teams don’t have this on staff. This puts one in your corner every single week.

A Peer Group That Actually Earned Its Seat

Application-only. Every member qualified. You’re not in a community with anyone who could afford a ticket. You’re in a room of serious operators working at your level.

12 Sessions Per Year Directly with Manick

Nine virtual monthly sessions plus three full-day in-person sessions. Marketing consultants at this level charge $10,000 to $50,000 per month. This is the same access.

20 Hours Per Year of 1:1 Implementation Time

Five hours per quarter with a Search Atlas specialist, hands-on. Come with a project. Leave with it built. Additional hours available at $100/hr, below what agencies charge.

Founding Rate Locked for the Life of Your Membership

$25,000 per year, locked permanently from the day you join. This is the one time this price is available. When the founding cohort fills, it’s gone.

What You Get

Everything built around getting things done.

Not lectures. Not a course library. A structured year of working sessions, expert access, and hands-on implementation time.

March Start

Kickoff
Bootcamp

Live kickoff call in March with the full cohort. Technical framework orientation covering the agentic marketing stack and exactly how weekly sessions work.

Every Week

52 Weekly Working Sessions

An agentic engineer and dedicated facilitator on every call. Bring real campaigns and live challenges. Leave with things built. 52 times per year, no gaps.

9x Per Year

Monthly Sessions with Manick

Nine virtual monthly sessions with Manick Bhan directly. Strategic direction, campaign reviews, and feedback from the founder who scaled Search Atlas to $30M ARR.

3x Per Year

In-Person Working Sessions

Three full-day in-person sessions per year with Manick and the full team present. Concentrated execution days. Members cite these as the highest-value time they spend in the program.

Members Only 

Exclusive Software Access

Curated bonus tools and member-only discounts on software and services. Details shared directly with members. Not published publicly. Built around what actually works in the field.

$300/Ticket Value

Search Atlas Workshop Access

Complimentary access to Search Atlas workshops where space is available. Roughly $300 per ticket when sold publicly. Members get priority access before general release.

20 hrs/Year Included

1:1 Implementation Hours

Five hours per quarter with a Search Atlas implementation specialist (20 hours per year). Come with a specific project. The specialist comes ready to build. Additional hours at $100/hr.

On Demand

Session Recordings

Every weekly session recorded and accessible. Build a documented library of workflows over the course of your membership. Reference and hand off as your operation scales.

Program Cadence

A full year of structured momentum.

Weekly, monthly, and in-person sessions that compound. No 30-day gaps. No lost context. Just consistent progress.

Every Week

Working Sessions with an Agentic Engineer

An engineer on every call to help you build, troubleshoot, and implement. A dedicated facilitator keeps it focused. 52 sessions per year means no breaks in momentum and no lost context between calls.

Every Week

Peer-Level Problem Solving

Work alongside other members running serious marketing operations. Hear what’s working from people actually doing it at scale, not filtered through a presenter’s best-case examples.

Ongoing

Session Recordings

Every session recorded and indexed. Build a library of workflows and implementations you built yourself, with expert support at every step. Reference and hand off as your team grows.

9x Per Year

Virtual Sessions with Manick Bhan

Direct working time with the founder who scaled Search Atlas to $30M ARR. Campaign reviews, strategic direction, and feedback on your specific work. Not a group Q&A. A working session with a practitioner.

Every Month

Current Operating Frameworks

Manick runs both a full-service agency and an enterprise AI platform simultaneously. His input comes from what’s working right now, not what worked in a case study a few years back.

Monthly

Direct Feedback on Your Work

Bring your hardest problems and leave with a clear direction. Executives running companies at this scale don’t typically sit in regular sessions with clients. This is unusual access at any price.

3x Per Year

Full-Day In-Person Working Sessions

Three times a year the full cohort gathers in person for full working days. Concentrated execution, breakthroughs that don’t happen on video calls, and direct access to Manick and the full Search Atlas team.

Each Session

Manick Present for the Full Day

These are the in-person component of the 12 annual sessions with Manick. Not separate events. Not a surrogate. Manick shows up in person for the full day at each of the three sessions.

3x Per Year

The Relationships That Compound

The side conversations, the impromptu problem-solving, and the peer relationships built in these rooms are what members most frequently cite as the highest-value outcome of their first year.

Always Available

Exclusive Software and Discounts

Curated bonus tools and member-only discounts on software and services. Shared directly with members, not published publicly. For active members running real campaigns, the savings add up fast.

5 hrs Per Quarter

1:1 Implementation Time

Five hours per quarter included. Additional hours at $100/hr, below what most agencies charge for comparable specialist work. Come with a specific project and leave with it done or well underway.

Where Space Allows

Search Atlas Workshop Access

Complimentary access to Search Atlas workshops throughout the year. Roughly $300 per ticket publicly. Members get priority access before general ticket sales open. A handful of workshops per year adds meaningful value.

You work directly with the people who built it.

The Search Atlas leadership team, plus the program coordinator who has trained over 1.5 million marketers worldwide.

Manick Bhan picture, Founder & CEO of Search Atlas and Linkgraph

Manick Bhan

Founder CEO/CTO, Search Atlas

Nine virtual monthly sessions plus three full-day in-person sessions. Marketing consultants at this level charge $10,000 to $50,000 per month. This is the same access.

Sophia Deluz Bhan picture, COO & Co-Founder of Search Atlas and Linkgraph

Sophia Deluz-Bhan

Co-founder & COO, Search Atlas

Background in media from NYU. The operational architecture behind what Search Atlas has built is hers. She has navigated the full $2M to $30M journey firsthand and built the team that made it possible.

Arman Advani picture, Partner & Director of Search

Arman Advani

Partner & Director of Search

There is a difference between knowing SEO theory and having built an 8-figure agency on top of it. Arman has done both. His input in sessions is grounded in what works at scale, not what looks good in a case study.

Justin Rondeau picture, Head of Marketing in Search Atlas

Justin Rondeau

Head of Marketing, Search Atlas

Works upstream of tactics, at the level of the offer itself: what you’re selling, how it’s framed, and why someone buys. That skill set separates campaigns that scale from ones that plateau.

Matt Bailey picture, Program Coordinator

Matt Bailey

Head of Training

Master of Education in Instructional Design and Technology. OMCP Certified. Microsoft has noted his ability to simplify the complexity of digital marketing. He brings the structural rigor that ensures every member makes real progress throughout the year.

Founding Member Pricing

Two ways in.
One price — locked forever.

Same access, same team, same founding rate regardless of which structure you choose. This price is not offered again once the founding cohort fills.

Pay in Full — Save $5,000

$25K

per year, paid upfront

Installment Plan

$7,500 × 4

$30,000 total — four monthly payments

You’re all set to get started with your first payment.

$2,083/mo

Effective monthly cost at $25K/year

52 sessions

With an agentic engineer, every week

12 sessions

Direct access to Manick annually

$10K–$50K/mo

What consultants at this level charge

How to Join

Two ways in.
One price — locked forever.

Same access, same team, same founding rate regardless of which structure you choose. This price is not offered again once the founding cohort fills.

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Submit Your Application

Tell us about your background and what you're building. Takes less than 10 minutes.

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Application Review

The team reviews every application personally, within 24 hours. Standards are real and consistent.

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Interview Call

Selected candidates meet with the team to align on goals and fit. A two-way conversation, not just vetting.

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Join as a Founding Member

Rate locked in. March kickoff details confirmed. Your seat is secured in the founding cohort.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

What you need to know before applying.

Is Search Atlas software included in the membership?

Members do not receive Search Atlas or OTTO SEO access as part of the membership. Members receive access to curated bonus tools and member-only discounts on software and services. The specific tools and discount amounts are shared directly with members and are not published publicly.

Nine are virtual monthly sessions held throughout the year. Three are in-person sessions where Manick is present for the full day. The in-person sessions are part of the 12 total — not separate events added on top. Nine virtual plus three in-person equals 12 sessions per year with Manick directly.

Five hours per quarter are included with membership (20 hours per year). These sessions are with a Search Atlas implementation specialist. You bring a specific problem or project and the specialist comes ready to build. Additional hours beyond the included allotment are available at $100 per hour.

Members bring real campaigns, active challenges, and specific projects. An agentic marketing engineer helps build and troubleshoot. A dedicated facilitator keeps the session on track. These are not presentations or lectures. Members leave with things done or well underway. Sessions are recorded for reference.

Yes. Founding member pricing is locked for the life of your membership. As long as you maintain continuous membership, your rate does not increase. Founding member pricing is not offered again once the founding cohort fills.

Applications are reviewed within 24 hours. Selected candidates have a brief interview call to align on fit and goals. The cohort kicks off in March. The class size is small and fixed, so securing your spot early matters.
 
The core weekly commitment is a single group working session. Monthly and in-person sessions are scheduled well in advance. The 1:1 implementation hours are scheduled at your discretion. The program is built for senior marketing leaders with full operations to run. High value, manageable time commitment.