Spring Spruce

Holding company · New York

We build and operate digital businesses that compound.

Spring Spruce is a solo founded New York holding company. We own a portfolio of low-touch businesses across certification test prep, content and affiliate sites, ecommerce, and apps, and we advise professional firms on AI search visibility.

Portfolio

The businesses we own

Each brand keeps its own name and look. Spring Spruce LLC is the company behind all of them.

Consulting

Tradecraft

AI search visibility (GEO and AEO) for professional firms. We audit how AI answer engines describe a business and fix what they get wrong.

Certification prep

NRCMEPrep

Exam preparation for the DOT medical examiner certification.

Content and affiliate

Baby Nerd

Guides, gear, and book lists for parents raising curious kids.

Ecommerce

Stalk and Stone

Organic products, sold direct.

Travel

WeWayfare

Practical trip planning guides, written from a parent traveler's point of view.

Approach

Built for staying power, not quick wins

01

Low touch

Each business is designed to run with a few hours of attention a week. If it needs a full time operator to survive, we do not build it.

02

Compounding

We favor assets that grow on their own: search rankings, content libraries, email lists, and repeat customers. Each year builds on the last.

03

Lean by design

AI and automation handle the repeatable work. Technology is the margin lever across everything we own.

Get in touch

For partnerships or Tradecraft consulting, email us directly.

jon@springspruce.com