
Reviews and testimonials
Surpass Growth is part of Umbrella Local's network of marketing experts in about 55 cities. Here's what business owners have written about working with the network, in their own words.
On Google
Five-star reviews from Umbrella Local's Google Business Profile.
- Hilary Russell7 months ago
I recently worked and collaborated with Umbrella Local on a recent PR article and had a very positive experience. They were professional, easy to communicate with, and produced an excellent final piece. I truly appreciated their expertise throughout the process and would highly recommend their services to anyone looking for quality PR support.
See it on Google - Andres Huertas9 months ago
Great team always willing to help. They helped get my articles and my visibility online very quickly. Where many others failed, they succeeded, no more wasting time.
See it on Google - mobi DBousa year ago
Always quality products and customer service. Highly recommended.
See it on Google - Laura Negreanu5 years ago
I like working with Umbrella Local team because they challenge my team to be better. They treat every project as it would be their own brand. We work together for more than two years now and all digital assets for my brands are looking great. I even got questions from business partners who is managing my marketing because they noticed the improvement.
See it on Google
From owners across the network
Testimonials published on umbrellalocal.com, from owners of salons, builders, law offices, restaurants and more.
I wanted to employ an external Digital Marketing Agency to breathe some fresh air into our brand, and Umbrella Local did exactly that. They took a holistic approach and really got involved in our business, understanding what we did and who our audience was. With that in mind, they completely re-developed our brand and helped our business grow where other, similar businesses went into decline.
Warrick Selzer, Bee Ware. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comI highly recommend the service of Umbrella Local. I have had excellent service and results in boosting my listing to the top in the rankings of web search of my category business.
Glenn Stewart, GES & Associates. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comI can not say enough about the Umbrella Local team of professionals. This is my second project with Umbrella Local and every step of the way, they were attentive and patient with my organizations and own personal business. I would not use any other hosting site or webmaster.
Elisa Waldron, Wells Mobile Notary. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comThe digital marketing provided to me by Umbrella Local was top-notch. The article written about my company gave us a major boost. It was published on hundreds of websites and other media. The greatest benefit was the exposure and visibility allowed us to dominate the first page of Google for many important keywords.
Ali Culpepper, Culpepper Legacy Group. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comVery professional and talented!
Dr. Thomas Huerter, Orthodontist, Omaha. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comI wanted to tell you what a pleasure it was working with Randolph and his Umbrella Local team on the SEO needs of our company. As an upstart business, it was important to get our name out into the marketplace in a cost-effective manner and you successfully got us into the Google 3 pack. I can’t thank you enough Randolph and I highly recommend that anyone that wants to increase their business revenue work with you and your team.
Corey Brown, Brown & Brown Contracting LLC. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comWorking with Erik and his Umbrella Local team has been an awesome experience from the time we got in touch and started talking about different ways to help my business grow. Every time I have had questions, Erik has always been there to provide the best service ever. One thing that really stands out about Erik is that he has shown that he cares about helping my business grow, no matter what questions I have, he goes out of his way to be there for me when I need his advice in solving a problem. His knowledge in helping me build my website and also with SEO has made a huge difference in expanding my business.
Gabriel Ortega, Santa Cruz Nutrition. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comAt least once a month, I get a ‘cold call’ from someone who tells me that they can guarantee an increase in traffic to my website. Over the years, I’ve given a couple of them a chance. None delivered. Then I met Klaus and his Umbrella Local team. They never made a promise of results. They didn’t try to ‘sell’ me anything, but they did deliver. They did, in fact, get results. And they did it with a sincere desire to help my business grow.
Natalie Joelle Armstrong-Motin, The Institute for Conflict Management. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comVery personable and professional. Adil and his Umbrella Local team created an impressive website for me. Their use of keywords helped me gain my 1st customer and continues to bring new customers each month.
Reem Mukhtar, Candid Bookkeeping Services. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comBrian and his Umbrella Local team have been our advertising, review generation, and website maintenance specialist for over 5 years now, and we continue to grow our business with the digital bank of customer reviews that never fail to bring us new business on a weekly basis.
Lorraine Berry, Lake Macquarie Conveyancing. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comI’m very grateful to have run into Carl Morrell and his Umbrella Local team. If you’re ready for your business to skyrocket to the next level, look no further. I’m first year small business doing big numbers because of these guys. Truly astonished!
Shalonda Lorraine, Shake and Go Salon. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comI had Brian and his Umbrella Local team build my website, create and put into action an online marketing plan. Brian was always very quick to respond to any questions I had. The website looks amazing, and the marketing plan has created a whole other avenue of business for us. I would highly recommend Brian to anyone with his knowledge, desire, and experience in the industry.
Jesse Smith, JSS Electrical. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comTy and I got together when I was transitioning my restaurant/catering business to be just catering. I needed an existing website updated to reflect just the catering business. Ty and his Umbrella Local team were easy to work with. They had good ideas and completed the site quickly. I would recommend them to anyone looking for a conscientious and knowledgeable online marketing resource.
Robert Pusateri, Lone Star Barbeque LLC. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comIt has been a great experience working with Marc and the team. The Umbrella Local has continually took my business to another level. It always seems they have the right marketing solution to grow my business. Marc and the team are very informative. Best investment I have made in my Real Estate business. I am very happy with our partnership and would highly recommend Umbrella Local to other small businesses.
Paula Sanders, Realtor. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comMike is a professional in the true sense of the word. He is totally honest and upfront with the various facets of the business and works hard for his clients. To top it off, he is just a genuine person. When our website was in dire need of updating, I turned to Mike for that. He totally modernized the website to get us to meet current browser code standards along with revamping the site with an entirely new look. Mike reduced the website load time substantially. It went from several painfully slow seconds to just milliseconds. He then secured our site with Secure Sockets Layer encryption. Last but not least, Mike created a mobile friendly site along with a Progressive Web App. In closing, Michael and the Umbrella Local team will be a great addition to your marketing team.
John Fisch, Catcon. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comWhen I met with Darlene and David, I desperately needed a new website. I really didn’t want to make all the decisions involved with designing a new website and I really had no idea what I wanted it to look like, so like many people, I had put it off WAY too long!! It didn’t matter. I gave them some general ideas and they built the website that I now have that has a design I could never have thought of. David and his Umbrella Local team did exactly what was needed to be done without torturing me through the whole process! This is the way to get a new website with all the specs it needs to make google happy!
Tinker Simmons, Springs CPR Training. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comMichael and his Umbrella Local team did an excellent job redesigning our company website. We had some functionality issues as well as website usability issues and they addressed all of those issues and more. Now the website is much more user friendly and everything functions as it should. In fact, our site has now become the model for other franchises in the company to follow. I appreciate Michael’s hard work, and his willingness to overdeliver. I highly recommend him for web design.
Matthew Mullins, Renue Systems Oahu. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comI’ve had the pleasure of working with Rickey and the Umbrella Local team on updating my website and SEO status. Rickey is professional, creative, knowledgeable, and proactive. Through their efforts we were able to directly acquire new leads and inquiries that resulted in new sales/clients for our company. My overall experience with Rickey has been outstanding from start to finish. I highly recommend them as they are detail oriented, organized, forward thinkers, and flexible. Rickey and the Umbrella Local team were very helpful in walking us through the process, so we knew exactly how our investment would benefit our company in both the short term and long term.
Demetrius Garcia, Stuke Iowa. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comGlen and his team have helped us take care of some significant SEO blockers. This included fixing some technical factors, schema markup, content recommendations, tagging and more. We are seeing good results!
Nisha Burke, RizePoint Leadership. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comI would like to share about my experience with Dwight Macon and his team as one of the best Marketing Companies I’ve ever encountered. Their strategies definitely work, but most importantly their customer support is first class. If you are a Company looking to get more exposure and receive the best service for the price and more importantly the best customer service support for the value, this is the best Marketing Company hands down!!! 1. Easy 2. Fast 3. Value 4. Excellent, I recommend Dwight and Umbrella Local 100% to anyone looking to advertise and get more clients.
Antonie Abney, Market Zone. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comBrian and his Umbrella Local team offer a very professional and impressive trust-based marketing service, and they are my first choice when launching my advertising campaigns and websites for my new software product launches.
Dr. Alex Davidovic, Dual Olympian. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comWorking with Dr Deb and the Umbrella Local Team I have learned about some unique marketing and advertising products and services that are guaranteed, affordable, I pay only when I get a client, however, the best part of all is, the “done for you creative content” is professionally crafted by industry experts.
Dante Schettino, Az Hemp Consultants. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comBrian has been consistent in delivering leads for my business now for over 5 years and has built 3 websites for me to target specific niches and locations in our target market. Brian and his Umbrella Local team’s marketing solutions have imparted 10x growth to my business, and I would highly recommend him and his services.
I have been so happy as my leads have increased since Tony has jumped in to help with our social media plan. It’s a team effort and we have worded so well together with support. Great decision to bring him on board.
Ravi Jayara, Chic Chef Catering. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comWorking with Terrance and the umbrella local team was a joy and an education. They shared with me so many ideas about how I could take my business to the next level. I’m grateful for the their work so far and can’t wait to get my Facebook advertising campaign up and running.
Tracy Farrar, Boja Salon. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comI never really write reviews, but I take the time to do it for Alex, who does an extraordinary job! I had 5 people in the past who tried to help me with marketing but never got results. Ever since Alex and the Umbrella Local team started helping me with my digital marketing, my sales have gone up quite a bit. I recommend it 100%!
Yajaira, Transformation Spa. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comBrian and his Umbrella Local team hit the mark with their review marketing and new website service because we are now prequalifying a lot of our leads. Brians’s solution is giving us results that are expanding our business for years to come.
Bernie Garrett, Environet. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comWorking with Rick Giles and the team has been a pleasure and complete learning experience in how important reputation is in today’s marketplace. Rick devised a Blue Ocean strategy for us, helping find our unique selling proposition, our voice and brand. Rick basically set us apart from the competition, which led to fast growth. Thanks Rick and the Umbrella Local team.
Ronald M., Medicaring For You. Review of Umbrella Local on umbrellalocal.comWant results like these for your business
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On Trustpilot
Reviews of Umbrella that name Rafael Eri, our National Director. Most are from owners who run marketing agencies of their own with Umbrella's team.
May 13, 2026
Rafael and Umbrella Deliver Above & Beyond
Rafael goes above and beyond to make sure his clients are taken care of. I am very happy to have him as my mentor and guide. The Umbrella products and services cover the full range of digital marketing that every business needs and I am proud to represent these folks. The entire Customer Service team is very responsive and truly care that issues get resolved promptly. Raf's training and industry experience is invaluable and the offerings are a great deal for local business owners to use to build and grow. I am happy to give 5 Stars!
May 13, 2026
Thanks to Umbrella
Thanks to Umbrella, our digital marketing business has tools that simplify and amplify what we provide our clients. We learned more talking to Raf than any other sales person. His straight forward, no non-scence approach was great!
March 30, 2026
"Your success is our success" rings true here.
"Your success is our success" rings true in their actions. Rafael Eri, Chief Growth Strategist & Business Consultant, in particular really took care of me during the orientation and he is still coming through for me when I run into issues. The Umbrella Team in general is constantly trying to help you win. Umbrella regularly presents innovative tools for us to add to our arsenal of offerings that we can present to our clients. That speaks well of their R&D department. The AI field is moving quickly and any agency that is not constantly innovating will quickly be overtaken. I'm happy to have a team behind me that will keep my agency at the forefront of technology.
April 2, 2026
Top tier partner serving my autonomy & small business growth
I have seen a lot of options when it comes to running one’s own agency. Being an agency that’s powered by Umbrella Local is the most efficient and effective avenue, in my opinion. I so appreciate the support and sharing of expertise in digital marketing. Special shootout to Rafael — seriously, so generous, empathetic, compassionate, incredibly knowledgeable, and simply and effectively - SUPPORTIVE. I get the best of both worlds, having my own business and the autonomy and flexibility that comes with that, while getting world class support and solutions to offer my clients. Much love and gratitude for the Umbrella team and for the high level solutions that they make it possible for me to offer to small business owners to reach their goals (while I reach mine).
June 11, 2026
I rarely write reviews
I rarely write reviews, but Umbrella has truly earned it. Over the years, I've invested tens of thousands of dollars into digital marketing tools, software platforms, training programs, and business systems. As a graduate of Full Sail University, I've had the opportunity to work with and evaluate many different technologies. Very few companies have impressed me the way Umbrella has. What stands out most is that Umbrella genuinely lives up to its name. Instead of forcing business owners and entrepreneurs to piece together multiple tools, services, and vendors, they have brought everything together under one true umbrella. The platform provides the resources, automation, and support needed to grow a business without having to hire an expensive launch team or multiple specialists. I also want to personally recognize Rafael for his exceptional customer support. As a veteran, I experienced some health challenges that temporarily pulled me away from my business activities. During that time, Rafael and the Umbrella team consistently stayed in touch, checked in, and made sure I had the support I needed. That level of care is rare in today's marketplace and speaks volumes about the company's culture and commitment to its customers. If you're looking for a platform that combines powerful technology, business-building tools, and a team that genuinely cares about your success, I highly recommend Umbrella. In my experience, it is one of the best platforms available in the digital marketing space today. Thank you, Rafael and the entire Umbrella team, for creating a platform that truly helps entrepreneurs succeed.
Pay-per-result SEO that stayed for years
Two long-running campaigns from the Umbrella Local network. Both case studies are published by Umbrella Local.
Restaurant group, 16 locations in eight states
Burton's Grill & Bar
283 search phrases on Google's first page
Started on pay per result. After six years, phrases such as 'gluten free Hingham MA' rank on page one, and Umbrella Local attributes close to $100K a month in in-store sales to that search traffic.
Read the case study on umbrellalocal.comClassic and collector car lender
J.J. Best Banc & Co.
26 high-volume phrases on Google's first page
Started with pay-per-result SEO and has stayed seven years, ranking for searches such as 'classic car financing' and 'collector car loans'.
Read the case study on umbrellalocal.comFrequently Asked Questions
Are these reviews of Surpass Growth?
They're reviews of the Umbrella Local network, which Surpass Growth is part of, and of Umbrella, the company behind it. Each one says where it was published.
Where do these reviews come from?
From Umbrella Local's Google Business Profile, from Umbrella's page on Trustpilot, and from the testimonials page on umbrellalocal.com. They're copied word for word.
Why do some reviews name other people?
Umbrella Local has marketing experts in about 55 cities, and many owners thank the expert they worked with by first name.
Are the case studies typical results?
They're two long-running pay-per-result SEO campaigns that Umbrella Local published. Results depend on the business, the market and the keywords, so treat them as examples, not a promise.
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