About
Lucas James is a growth executive, operations specialist, and two-time founder with a proven track record of scaling and exiting B2B service enterprises. As the Co-Founder and former CEO of Twiz, a specialized digital marketing agency, Lucas built a high-performance engine focused on customer acquisition for B2B service companies and e-commerce brands, culminating in a successful acquisition in mid-2024.
Today, Lucas serves as the Chief Growth Officer at RapidDev, an Inc.-recognized, fast-growing agency where he leads enterprise sales and partnership ecosystems, helping agencies, consultants, and founders scale using AI and no-code infrastructure. He is also the founder of Menlo IQ, an AI-powered referral platform for small businesses. Lucas specializes in turning chaotic agency environments into structured, asset-backed businesses positioned for premium exits.
"Navigating an exit is incredibly intense. Traditional advisors rarely understand the ground-level grind of a service business. I love stepping into the corner of other founders because I’ve been through the exact same highs and lows, and I know what it takes to get a deal over the finish line cleanly."
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Previous Exits
Twiz | Strategic Acquisition (2024)
Valuation: Undisclosed
Lucas co-founded and served as CEO of Twiz, scaling it over six years into a premier B2B lead-generation and marketing agency. By focusing heavily on outbound sales automation, repeatable operational frameworks, and predictable customer acquisition metrics, he built a highly efficient business model that insulated the company from traditional agency churn. In June 2024, Lucas successfully navigated the strategic sale of the agency to Abire Remote LLC, validating his playbook for transforming traditional service models into structured, premium acquisition targets.
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