
Amanda Schwartz Ramirez
will help you go from paycheck to portfolio career
COO: Advisor, Consultant, Fractional
About Amanda
Amanda is a strategy and operations executive who spent a decade at PayPal leading innovation programs, strategy, business development, and emerging technology — then made the leap herself. She founded Garden Labs in 2022 and now serves a portfolio of venture-backed startups and Fortune 500 companies as a fractional COO and advisor.
First Round Review featured her as their go-to expert on fractional executive leadership, and she teaches the top-rated "On-Ramp to Full-Time Advising and Consulting" course on Maven. She isn't teaching this from a textbook — she's actively running her practice and navigating the same market her students are entering.
Courses
Multi-day, guided programs to get real results
Workshops
Single-day, hands-on sprints to practice new skills
Lightning Lessons
Free, interactive sessions to explore new topics






